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Business of SportsGold or Nothing? India’s Sporting Legacy with Abhinav BindraOn this episode we speak to Abhinav Bindra, India’s first ever individual Olympic gold medallist as he breaks down the impact of Sport in our society with hosts Karan Ravishankar and Uday Jhala. Are we too obsessed with chasing medals or should we be looking at the larger impact sport can have on shaping our lives?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2023-01-2433 minBusiness of SportsPlaying Field: What 2022 tells us about 2023 with Joy Bhattacharjya and Indrajit HazraThe biggest sporting stories of the year gone by and the stage for 2023, it’s game on in the new year. In this episode Explosion of e-sports in India, from competitive gaming to e-sports there is a new league of players and fans in town. Qatar Football World Cup deep dive – the tech take the game to new highs Golf Wars: PGA vs LIV Golf drama continues, what does the drama between American-based tour and Saudi Arabia backed LIV puts question marks on the future of golf. Women sports take centre stage from IPL to weight lifting, shooting to race...2023-01-1045 minBusiness of SportsThe IPL Auction 2023: The numbers, the strategy, the masterplan with Justin Geale and Jeet BanerjeeOn this episode, we speak with Justin Geale, Tournament Director of Major League Cricket and the former Director of Operations for the IPL and Jeet Banerjee, MD at Gameplan Sports as well as the man who controlled the IPL auction paddle for a number of years for KKR. Our hosts Karan Ravishankar and Uday Jhala are invited in for a unique masterclass as we receive an education in what goes on behind the scenes at an IPL auction - how it works, what the strategies are, the mind games employed and the intense boiler room pressure situation of auction...2022-12-2045 minBusiness of SportsHow To Become A Professional Poker Player with Nikita Luther & Dhaval MudgalIn this week’s episode, Our host Uday Jhala and Karan Ravishankar speak to Nikita Luther and Dhaval Mudgal, superstars of the Indian poker scene as they give us a masterclass into what it takes to becoming a successful professional poker player. They continue to drop aces on how to navigate the murky and often controversial world of the poker business in India.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2022-11-1539 min
Why Do I with Uday Jhala"India used to be so free spirited. Now there is this fear" - Sam RelphOn our season finale, we have a fascinating chat with Sam Relph, former Delhi bureau chief for Barcroft media and someone who has a very unique perspective as a journalist reporting in India for over a decade. Through his stories that have appeared in numerous publications like The Guardian, The Independent and The New York Post, he has witnessed first hand the shifting winds of Indian politics, media and the general mindset of Indian society. From thumbing through the pages of the Limca Book of Records finding quirky stories to covering the Mumbai terror attacks, he has travelled to...2020-09-2339 min
Why Do I with Uday Jhala"It has become a circle jerk of guitar w*nking" - Ananda SenThis week we have a boozy, intense and always hilarious conversation with Ananda Sen aka Mumshi. Formerly of The Supersonics and The Ritornellos - he is an original wild child of the early Indian rock scene and arguably one of the most talented musicians of our generation. Not afraid to speak his mind and rant about everything from how Indian artists are getting ripped off by music labels to why most Indian men are cheating hypocrites. Unfiltered and unfettered - he isn’t here to mince words. Neither are Shanks, who joins us again as co-host as well as a...2020-09-161h 05
Why Do I with Uday Jhala"When did we become the moral compass of the world?" - Gabriella DemetriadesThis week we welcome Gabriella Demetriades for a freewheeling chat about what it’s really like to be a social media influencer - to invite hundreds of thousands of strangers into your personal life. Do you still have the right to privacy or do you now have to accept that every move you make will be intensely scrutinised and judged? It’s a conversation that has extra relevance right now where we see a trial by media unfolding before our very eyes. Regardless of your opinion about who is or isn’t guilty, is it our place to execute people...2020-09-0943 min
Why Do I with Uday Jhala"Absolute control is dangerous" - Kazim RizviThis episode we have a producer takeover! Karan Ravishankar, producer of the show makes his debut as co-host as we welcome Kazim Rizvi as our guest - Founder of The Dialogue and author of the proposed Data Privacy Framework for the Aarogya Setu App. What happens to our data, who controls it and how terrified should we be? Kazim breaks it down for us, giving us the information that everyone absolutely NEEDS to know. Are we on our way to becoming the next China or Gotham City? Either way, no bat signal will be enough to rescue ourselves. WE...2020-09-0249 min
Why Do I with Uday Jhala"Books need people" - Karuna Ezara ParikhThis week our guest is Karuna Ezara Parikh, former model and television anchor and now a poet and a writer known widely for her activism. Her first book The Heart Asks Pleasure First releases on 21st September, and she took some time out to have a passionate conversation about the power of the written word, in an age of social media.2020-08-2636 min
Why Do I with Uday Jhala"If you look at the brain of someone with CTE, you will actually see physical holes in it" - Nipun ChopraThis week we are joined by Nipun Chopra - assistant professor of biology at De Pauw University and a PHD in Medical Neuroscience, Nipun & Uday scratch the surface on Alzheimer’s but the crux of the discussion is about the impact of head injuries in sports and how that is changing the way the world looks at concussions, specifically a condition known as Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy or CTE made notorious by the tragic circumstances surrounding athletes like Chris Benoit (WWE) & Aaron Hernandez (NFL) 2020-08-1944 min
Why Do I with Uday Jhala"I don't think I could ever forget the face of that young girl" - Priyanka PruthiThis week our guest is Priyanka Pruthi - former NDTV journalist and now works at UNICEF in New York producing award-winning content to help generate public interest in children’s rights. We discuss the despair and brutality in the very worst of humanity that she has encountered during her various heartbreaking experiences, but most crucially we explore the hope, empathy and compassion in ordinary people doing extraordinary work2020-08-1239 min
Why Do I with Uday Jhala"Elon Musk is more Green Goblin than Tony Stark" - Shiv RamdasThis week our guest is Shiv Ramdas - sci fi writer and tech geek.. we discuss the future of AI and the somewhat frightening prospect of a human-robot hybrid. We also debate whether Churchill and Elon Musk are worthy idols or false heroes - but most importantly, Shiv looks into his crystal ball and predicts the future of the human race.
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· A...2020-07-2946 minWhy Do I with Uday Jhala"My life is like a gay rainbow" - Maanav DevMaanav - lawyer, restaurateur and all-round magnificent beast - and Uday have a freewheeling conversation about the challenges of coming out of the closet in urban India. From his father making Elton John comparisons to being hounded by his bosses for hanging out with girls, we discuss the tragic yet often hilarious tribulations of being homosexual in a society that is still finding its way around the subject - and find out who will play him in a movie of his life!
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