Here’s the 216th edition of my weekly series, The Last 7 Days, weekly recommendations of What To Read, What To Listen and What To Watch.
What To Read:
- How disinformation works—and how to counter it? Read more here.
- Why Plastic Waste Is a C-Suite Issue? Read here.
- South Korea cracks down on ‘shrinkflation’. Check it out here.
- Why popcorn is expensive? PVR Inox answers as it pulls out all stops to draw in more crowd. Read it here.
- Court documents reveal Google’s payments to Apple increased to an eye-watering $20 billion. Read here.
What To Listen:
*The attached links redirect to Spotify, but you can search for these episode titles wherever you listen to your podcasts.
- Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of NVIDIA, on Stanford GSB: View from the Top podcast, details his experience founding NVIDIA, building the first killer application for NVIDIA’s technology, deciding which markets are worth exploring, steering the company through challenging times, designing the right organization structure, and his views on the AI revolution. Listen to it here.
- On A Bit of Optimism, Glucose Goddess (Jessie Inchauspé) shares the fundamental understanding of Glucose, benefits of managing glucose levels, her personal journey and transformation, impact of water and alcohol on glucose spikes, and much more. Check it out here.
- In this episode of Think Fast Talk Smart, Julia Minson and host Matt Abrahams delve into the intricacies of conflict and disagreement, her expertise on decision-making and conflict negotiation, the need for genuine curiosity and receptiveness in communication to foster productive dialogue. Listen here.
- What do Bieber, Lorde, Cézanne, Monet, Nudge Podcast, and Rock Around The Clock have in common? They all became much more popular through exposure. This episode of Nudge shares the irrational psychology behind popularity, and you’ll learn what it takes to create a hit. Listen to it here.
- Dr. Subramanian Swamy, on The Ranveer Show, breaks down the workings of the current government and understand the rights and wrongs of politics, his views on PM Modi, his mission in life, what the BJP is doing wrong, the situation of corruption in India, the media and their fearful lies, and more. Check it out here.
What To Watch:
- In this episode of Stumble with Roshan Abbas, Zakir Khan shares candid insights into his personal and professional life, success, fame, and the intriguing world of meme culture. He opens up about his unforgettable experience of performing at the Royal Albert Hall to a crowd of thousands and reveals why he prefers not to set finite goals. Watch it here.
- Siddharth Roy Kapur delves into his journey from being one of the top management members at UTV Motion Pictures with Ronnie Screwvala, to starting his very own production house, the business of Bollywood, why he thinks we’re prospering as an industry, and the scope of making this larger. He discusses what went through in producing films like Dangal, Rang De Basanti, and Jagga Jasoos. Check it out here.
- In this interview with Baradwaj Rangan, director, director Kiran Rao opens up about her film, ‘Laapataa Ladies‘, the evolution of the script, does every film need a message, how they test films before it’s release, and whether she’s a good director of actors. Watch here.
- TV Show Recommendation of the Week: Baby Reindeer (Dealing with a female stalker, a man is forced to face a dark, buried trauma.)
- Movie Recommendation of the Week: Philip’s [Malayalam] (Unforeseen events arose in Philip’s joyful family, disrupting their happiness. They must tackle these hiccups and regain their life.)
You can check out the previous editions of The Last 7 Days – here.
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