Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchYoga over Python: how India’s new college curriculum rewards the easiest skills
Episode 726
India's new undergraduate framework was supposed to fix a broken system — where only 8% of graduates land jobs that match their degrees.
The fix? Giv…
6 months, 1 week ago
If Razorpay is right about AI, you may never open a payment app again
Episode 725
At a fintech conference in February, Razorpay showed a demo.
A user ordered food on Zomato by voice and paid — without opening a checkout page or a U…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
India's new IT rules could turn every content creator into a publisher. Without the protections
Episode 724
A cartoon reposted. An account restricted. A takedown notice with no warning and no appeal.
India's new IT rules give platforms three hours to remove …
6 months, 2 weeks ago
The flight refund problem is fixed. The jet fuel problem is just getting started
Episode 723
India's civil aviation ministry issued two directives this March that pulled in opposite directions. First, it mandated full refunds for cancelled fl…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
India wants a chip-design hub—without the founders who can make it happen
Episode 722
India wants to design its own semiconductor chips. To help, the government launched a scheme with money and tools for startups that do exactly that. …
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Why your health insurance works great — until you need it
Episode 721
Imagine paying insurance premiums for years and then one day you actually need it. You're in a hospital, or someone you love is. And the insurer says…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
India banned online betting. Polymarket is wagering on our elections anyway
Episode 720
Polymarket and Kalshi are two New York-founded prediction market platforms now valued in the billions. While both let users bet real money on electio…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
The click is dead. Long live the answer
Episode 719
For a decade, digital advertising ran on one idea: get to the top of Google. Buy the keywords and earn the clicks. That was the game.
But AI just chan…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Why Open AI's flirtation with an "adult mode" never landed a date
Episode 718
In 1965, Yoko Ono sat on a stage at Carnegie Hall and handed a pair of scissors to strangers. What they did next was entirely up to them.
It was a pe…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
India commoditised Novo's blockbuster obesity drug. Novo's not flinching
Episode 717
Semaglutide's patent just expired in India. The molecule behind Novo Nordisk's blockbuster obesity drugs, Ozempic and Wegovy, is now fair game for ge…
6 months, 3 weeks ago