Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchReliance wants to combine Hotstar and JioCinema into one mega app. Is it really a good idea?
Episode 334
About a month ago, news broke about Reliance's plans to merge Disney+ Hotstar with JioCinema after their Star-Viacom18 merger. While the merger is pe…
1 year, 8 months ago
Guess who is helping the government keep drug prices in check
Episode 333
So far, buying medicines in India has been a complete minefield. Allow me to elaborate with the help of a completely plausible hypothetical scenario.…
1 year, 8 months ago
Why Doon School and Mayo College are no longer the obvious choices for India's elite
Episode 332
Back in the day, being from one of India’s prestigious boarding schools – the likes of Doon or Mayo – was the ultimate stamp of honour. Most of thes…
1 year, 8 months ago
All you need to know about India's most-hyped GenAI company
Episode 331
Sarvam, a generative AI startup based out of Bangalore, managed to raise more than $50 million from investors like Peak XIV and Khosla Ventures, in l…
1 year, 8 months ago
Can cheap seats come with extra legroom? We ask the man behind India’s first budget airline
Episode 330
Every time you take a domestic flight and don't have to break a fixed deposit to buy a ticket, you have Captain GR Gopinath to thank. In 2003, he la…
1 year, 8 months ago
India's largest non-bank is a prisoner of its own growth
Episode 329
Phone calls from Bajaj Finance offering loans are almost inescapable and the non-bank has been facing quite a backlash for it.
But telecalling has bee…
1 year, 8 months ago
How Birkenstocks went from being a clunky, orthopaedic sandal to the new it-shoe
Episode 328
Not so long ago, Birkenstocks were considered the antithesis of high fashion. For the longest time, the 250-year-old German brand’s characteristic ch…
1 year, 8 months ago
Meet the unlikely winners of India's quick commerce boom. Local brokers.
Episode 327
India's biggest quick commerce players — Blinkit, Instamart, and Zepto — are on a mission. They are frantically hunting for properties they can conve…
1 year, 8 months ago
Why half of India's young doctors are drowning in debt
Episode 326
Young independent doctors in India are stuck between a rock and a hard place. Take F M, a 32-year-old psychiatrist who has a clinic in South Mumbai. …
1 year, 8 months ago
Daybreak News Wrap: Musk vs Brazil; why we can't trust online news; and Meta's cool new sunglasses
Episode 325
In this episode of Daybreak, hosts Snigdha and Rahel try something new — instead of the usual monologue or interview, they cover three of the biggest…
1 year, 8 months ago