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Subscribe to My Newsletter: https://www.dostcast.com/newsletterSubscribe to Dostcast Clips:https://www.youtube.com/@dostcastclips?sub_confirmation=1Listen to Dostcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/70vrbHeSvrcXyOeISTyBSy?si=be05dbdd564245d9Join the Dostcast Janta Party on WhatsApp for regular updates: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbAZwo5D8SDs5kf94N3TWant to suggest a guest?Fill this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ft_-1QDs7XpsSWnaPOeF21yUlhk9bzKvwHSyh4hHfBU/edit?usp=drivesdk====================================================================Varun Mayya built his first company, Jobspire, as a college student and sold it to a US firm three years later. He went on to write the Bloomsbury bestseller Pyjama Profit, run Avalon and Scenes, and grow a YouTube channel past a million subscribers explaining AI to India. He now runs Aeos, a 600-person content and AI company, and is spending his own money on Unleash the Avatar, a soulslike he calls India’s shot at a world-class console game. In this episode, Vinamre and Varun discuss:- AI and jobs: the Mona Lisa printer test, Husain's ₹40 crore original vs ₹500 print, utility vs preference work- Building Unleash the Avatar: scanning Chanderi at dawn, Johnny Yong Bosch as Vikram, a hand-coded combat system- Designing an Indian hell: Bali's split gates, Yamraj's kinkaras, and hell as a government office with token numbers- The ship captain theory of building a company: recruiting misfits, surviving mutiny, managing belief over risk- Why you shouldn't build an AI company: game studios vs nuts-and-bolts businesses, AI research as "reverse Robin Hood"- Ideas as mind viruses: SCP's anti-memes, the wrong freelancing dream, how your city and circle rewrite ambition- Why storytelling beats technology: WWE, Mark Antony, branded water, daily writing, and the "zip file" problem.Follow Varun Mayya on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thevarunmayya X: https://x.com/VarunMayya YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@varunmayyaTimestamps:00:00:00 – Coming Up00:00:39 – Nikita Bier's Personalised Games Idea00:04:57 – Mona Lisa Test For AI Jobs00:08:26 – Scanning Chanderi For Photogrammetry00:11:12 – Subscribe to The Last Library Newsletter00:12:39 – Millet Potions Instead Of Elf Potions00:13:33 – Unleash The Avatar Trailer Backlash00:17:11 – Why Indian Games Should Compete On Drama00:19:50 – Gaming Is Going The YouTube Way00:21:54 – How Rockstar Beat Everyone00:25:35 – Why Varun Won't Reveal The Budget00:27:48 – Why Varun Is Building A Game00:30:33 – Game Dev vs Web Dev00:33:35 – Breaking The Hero's Journey00:39:24 – Johnny Yong Bosch Voices Vikram00:41:16 – Bali's Gates To Naraka00:47:23 – Hell As A Government Office00:48:31 – Why Storytelling Runs Tech00:54:13 – How To Find Your North Star00:56:21 – Ship Captain Theory Of Startups01:09:41 – SCP Anti-Memes And Mind Viruses01:11:08 – The Freelancing Trap01:19:31 – The Writing Habit That Compounds01:26:18 – AI-Proof Advice For Every Generation01:28:09 – Nuts And Bolts Beat Game Studios01:31:20 – AI Research Is Reverse Robin Hood01:36:26 – Why Varun Lost 30 IQ Points====================================================================Vinamre Kasanaa is a writer at heart, podcaster and entrepreneur by craft.He spends a significant part of his time reading and researching.With over 500 podcasts under his belt, he’s interviewed everyone—from HNIs and industry leaders to everyday superheroes.Follow Vinamre:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinamre-kasanaa-b8524496/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinamrekasanaa/Twitter: https://twitter.com/VinamreKasanaaDostcast: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dostcast/Twitter: https://twitter.com/dostcast====================================================================Contact Us:For business inquiries: [email protected]

Subscribe to My Newsletter: https://www.dostcast.com/newsletterGet your Neo1 here: https://neosapien.ai/shop?utm_source=dostcast&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=dostcast_podcast&utm_content=video_description===========================================================Subscribe to Dostcast Clips:https://www.youtube.com/@dostcastclips?sub_confirmation=1Listen to Dostcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/70vrbHeSvrcXyOeISTyBSy?si=be05dbdd564245d9Join the Dostcast Janta Party on WhatsApp for regular updates: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbAZwo5D8SDs5kf94N3TWant to suggest a guest?Fill this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ft_-1QDs7XpsSWnaPOeF21yUlhk9bzKvwHSyh4hHfBU/edit?usp=drivesdk====================================================================I’m back after a month away, and this one is just me, no guest. I got married, moved out of Bombay, and spent the gap reading instead of recording. So I sat down and answered everything you have been asking: how I met my wife, why I kept it private, the scam that is the Indian wedding industry, growing older, wasted potential, and my honest take on the politics everyone keeps dragging me into. Half of this is me talking to myself as much as to you. It feels good to be back. Timestamps:00:00:00 – I Got Married Last Month00:01:06 – How I Met Her00:02:08 – Why I'm Keeping it Private00:02:22 – Why I Finally Married00:06:03 – The Wedding Industry Scammed Me00:11:04 – Marriage Ended My Workaholism00:12:26 – Nobody Marries Anymore00:20:05 – Future of Dostcast00:22:45 – I Feel Everything Too Deeply00:25:31 – I Wasted My Twenties00:34:52 – How I Look At Art00:37:07 – Why I Stopped Networking00:39:05 – My Favourite Cocktail Bars00:41:19 – My Honest Take On Politics00:45:36 – Alcohol Made Us Human00:47:37 – Conclusion====================================================================Vinamre Kasanaa is a writer at heart, podcaster and entrepreneur by craft.He spends a significant part of his time reading and researching.With over 500 podcasts under his belt, he’s interviewed everyone—from HNIs and industry leaders to everyday superheroes.Follow Vinamre:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinamre-kasanaa-b8524496/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinamrekasanaa/Twitter: https://twitter.com/VinamreKasanaaDostcast: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dostcast/Twitter: https://twitter.com/dostcast====================================================================Contact Us:For business inquiries: [email protected]

Buy his book: https://amzn.in/d/03KByIGfGet your Neo1 here: https://neosapien.ai/shop?utm_source=dostcast&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=dostcast_podcast&utm_content=video_descriptionFull episode summary powered by Neosapien: https://dostcast.notion.site/Suhel-Seth-Episode-Notes-9b436616963e82d5bad7015b9e4ec547?source=copy_link=====================================================Subscribe to Dostcast Clips:https://www.youtube.com/@dostcastclips?sub_confirmation=1Listen to Dostcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/70vrbHeSvrcXyOeISTyBSy?si=be05dbdd564245d9Join the Dostcast Janta Party on WhatsApp for regular updates: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbAZwo5D8SDs5kf94N3TWant to suggest a guest?Fill this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ft_-1QDs7XpsSWnaPOeF21yUlhk9bzKvwHSyh4hHfBU/edit?usp=drivesdk====================================================================Suhel Seth is one of India's most recognisable public voices, a marketing man, author, and commentator who has spent decades in the rooms where power actually sits. He has advised prime ministers, briefed Vajpayee's 1999 campaign, and counts the Tatas among his closest associations. His new book, WTF India: Are We Losing the Plot, turns that insider's eye on everything urban India complains about and then forgets by morning. Blunt, funny, and completely unwilling to let anyone, including himself, off the hook.In this episode, Vinamre and Suhel discuss:• Why "jugaad", "chalega", and "don't worry" are the three phrases killing India, and the Anand Mahindra tweet that started it all• The Gurugram rant that went viral, flood deaths, leaking new airports, and 71 of India's top 100 companies sitting in a city that doesn't work• Bribes as a way of life, from a death certificate for his own mother to the cop who arrested the DJ instead of the complainant• Indira Gandhi, the licence Raj, and why he blames her for ruining "the idea of India"• The Cancer Express, free treatment nobody knows about, and his unbuilt idea for a 3,000-bed hospital on Ayodhya land• Education versus knowledge, Lee Kuan Yew's Singapore, and why he reads a book a dayIs India even a democracy, 42% vote shares, election spending in the crores, and what politicians confess to him in privateFollow Suhel Seth on:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/suhelseth/X: https://x.com/SuhelsethTimestamps:00:00:00 – Intro00:02:34 – Suhel Seth On Jugaad Culture00:05:19 – Leaking Parliament And Monsoon Flooding00:07:18 – Delhi Air Pollution And Gurugram00:09:50 – Civic Sense At Taj Bengal00:12:46 – Star News And Rupert Murdoch00:15:13 – Gurugram Rant That Went Viral00:18:14 – Bribes, Speed Money, Death Certificates00:21:14 – WTF India Is About Solutions00:25:54 – What Politicians Admit In Private00:28:35 – Dhan Mill And Sainik Farms Illegal00:29:35 – How Indira Gandhi Damaged India00:31:44 – Cancer Express And Tata Hospitals00:34:47 – Education As India's Change Agent00:43:34 – Lee Kuan Yew's Singapore Housing00:48:08 – Sofitel Smoking Bluff Story00:53:01 – Is Indian Democracy Really Democratic01:00:57 – India As A Civilizational Legacy01:04:27 – Audience Q&A01:16:09 – Chandrasekaran And Tata Sons Future====================================================================Vinamre Kasanaa is a writer at heart, podcaster and entrepreneur by craft.He spends a significant part of his time reading and researching.With over 500 podcasts under his belt, he’s interviewed everyone—from HNIs and industry leaders to everyday superheroes.Follow Vinamre:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinamre-kasanaa-b8524496/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinamrekasanaa/Twitter: https://twitter.com/VinamreKasanaaDostcast: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dostcast/Twitter: https://twitter.com/dostcast====================================================================Contact Us:For business inquiries: [email protected]

Get your Neo1 here: https://neosapien.ai/shop?utm_source=dostcast&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=dostcast_podcast&utm_content=video_descriptionFull episode summary powered by Neosapien: https://dostcast.notion.site/Yashovardhan-Azad-Policing-Power-and-National-Security-Episode-Notes-3dc36616963e80e3bc82c5d386970f69?source=copy_link========================================================Subscribe to Dostcast Clips:https://www.youtube.com/@DostcastClips?sub_confirmation=1Listen to Dostcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/70vrbHeSvrcXyOeISTyBSy?si=be05dbdd564245d9Join the Dostcast Janta Party on WhatsApp for regular updates: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbAZwo5D8SDs5kf94N3TWant to suggest a guest?Fill this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ft_-1QDs7XpsSWnaPOeF21yUlhk9bzKvwHSyh4hHfBU/edit?usp=drivesdk====================================================================Yashovardhan Azad spent his career at the top of Indian security. He headed the Special Division of the Intelligence Bureau that runs VIP protection, and he personally handled security for the Prime Minister, the President, and the Indian cricket team's 2004 tour of Pakistan. He is also the son of a former Bihar Chief Minister, so he watched power operate from both sides. His book, Policing the Republic, pulls apart why Indian policing is broken and who keeps it that way. He talks like a man with nothing left to protect: names, dates, and stories most officers take to the grave.Follow Yashovardhan Azad on:X: https://x.com/yashoazad?lang=enWebsite: https://yashoazad.in/ Buy His Book Policing the Republic: https://www.amazon.in/s?k=9789361315923 Timestamps:00:00:00 - Coming Up00:01:47 - His Father Vs The Coal Mafia00:04:01 - India's Secret Transfer Mafia00:07:05 - Inside Pakistan For Cricket Diplomacy00:08:28 - Peshawar Was A Nightmare00:11:22 - "Will They Spare Sachin?"00:16:22 - Three Hotels, Later Bombed00:17:37 - Z+ Security Tiers Explained00:20:39 - The PM's 20-Minute Nightmare00:22:39 - Modi's Jhalmuri And Broken Protocol00:24:41 - Abdul Kalam's Bravest Question00:27:24 - Trump Attack, Rushdie Stabbing00:29:45 - Gandhi Family SPG: Revenge?00:32:02 - Rahul Gandhi's Security Breach00:33:15 - Honest Officers Get Punished00:36:41 - "Transfer Me, I Don't Care"00:43:38 - Student Riots And Gabbar Singh00:46:14 - Jailed MPs Voted In Parliament00:48:35 - Divya Mittal And Lateral Entry00:53:46 - Naxals Ran A Parallel Government00:55:44 - Hidma's Killer Battalion01:03:58 - How Police Bribes Work01:07:07 - The Peer Gate Riot01:11:13 - When Can Police Beat You01:14:49 - One Drug Law, Two Rules01:18:14 - Communal Riots From Inside01:20:48 - What Do Police Protect01:22:43 - Home Ministry And NEET Mess01:27:11 - CBI Protects The Ruling Party01:32:25 - Officers Of A Lost Era#ajitdoval #naxals #naxalattack #indiapakistan #modi ====================================================================Vinamre Kasanaa is a writer at heart, podcaster and entrepreneur by craft.He spends a significant part of his time reading and researching.With over 500 podcasts under his belt, he’s interviewed everyone—from HNIs and industry leaders to everyday superheroes.Follow Vinamre:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinamre-kasanaa-b8524496/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinamrekasanaa/Twitter: https://twitter.com/VinamreKasanaaDostcast: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dostcast/Twitter: https://twitter.com/dostcast====================================================================Contact Us:For business inquiries: [email protected]

Buy His Book: https://www.amazon.in/Masala-Body-Engineers-Guide-Eating/dp/9377300096Full episode summary powered by Neosapien: https://dostcast.notion.site/Krish-Ashok-Episode-Notes-3e336616963e80ffa5f0f31ddc39dbe2?source=copy_link Get your Neo1 here: https://neosapien.ai/shop?utm_source=dostcast&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=dostcast_podcast&utm_content=video_description========================================================== Subscribe to Dostcast Clips:https://www.youtube.com/@dostcastclips?sub_confirmation=1Listen to Dostcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/70vrbHeSvrcXyOeISTyBSy?si=be05dbdd564245d9Join the Dostcast Janta Party on WhatsApp for regular updates: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbAZwo5D8SDs5kf94N3TWant to suggest a guest?Fill this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ft_-1QDs7XpsSWnaPOeF21yUlhk9bzKvwHSyh4hHfBU/edit?usp=drivesdk====================================================================Krish Ashok is the science educator who has spent years talking Indians out of fearing their own food. A Chennai-born engineer by training, he built a 1.4 million-strong following by applying real science to the kitchen and calmly dismantling the panic around microwaves, frozen food, and drinking water with meals. His book Masala Lab decoded the science of Indian cooking. In this conversation he turns the same lens on the body: fat loss, protein, gut bacteria, supplements, and the wellness industry that profits from keeping you anxious. Evidence-first, unbothered by trends, and uninterested in the fear economy most health content runs on.Follow Krish Ashok on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_masalalab X: https://x.com/krishashokTimestamps:00:00:00 – Coming Up00:01:47 – The Food Fear Crisis00:03:09 – Negativity Bias And Clickbait00:07:53 – Cutting Protein On A Diet00:09:34 – Food, Politics, And Religion00:12:15 – Public Water And Hygiene00:14:17 – Why Examine Your Poop00:16:06 – Seven Types Of Poop00:19:39 – Fat Loss Is Mostly Breathing00:24:42 – GLP-1: India Vs America00:28:11 – The Protein Obsession Problem00:28:46 – Why Excess Protein Hurts You00:36:08 – Eating Safe While Travelling00:42:04 – Is Saturated Fat Really Bad00:43:13 – Sugar Industry Paid Harvard00:43:57 – Seed Oils Vs Ghee00:47:49 – Nutrients Vs Whole Foods00:48:49 – Supplements Are Expensive Urine00:51:23 – Fat-Soluble Vitamins Can Overdose00:51:45 – Chai And Iron Absorption00:53:17 – Do Probiotics Actually Work00:54:58 – Soluble Fiber Feeds Gut Bacteria00:56:34 – Lactobacillus And Detox Cleanses00:56:48 – H Pylori And Ulcers01:01:06 – Gut Health Means Small Intestine01:07:28 – Eno Does Not Fix Acidity01:13:34 – Health Has Become Performative01:14:54 – Vitamin D Deficiency Explained01:16:53 – Melanin, Sunlight, And Skin Cancer01:21:22 – Vegetarian Deficiencies And B1201:22:31 – Vegan Diet Deficiency Risks01:30:01 – Veg Vs Non-Veg Labels01:31:53 – Hidden Sugar In Health Foods01:33:07 – Ancestral Diets And Marketing01:37:11 – Read Labels, Resist Marketing====================================================================Vinamre Kasanaa is a writer at heart, podcaster and entrepreneur by craft.He spends a significant part of his time reading and researching.With over 500 podcasts under his belt, he’s interviewed everyone—from HNIs and industry leaders to everyday superheroes.Follow Vinamre:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinamre-kasanaa-b8524496/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinamrekasanaa/Twitter: https://twitter.com/VinamreKasanaaDostcast: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dostcast/Twitter: https://twitter.com/dostcast====================================================================Contact Us:For business inquiries: [email protected]