Podcasts
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·Regulation & Institutions
Understanding the Living Will—Clarity, Autonomy, and Care at the End of Life
Why talking about death early may be the most humane act of care we offer our families—and ourselves
·Development & State Capacity
When Numbers Lie
Why measurement is never neutral—and why AI forces us to rethink what we trust
·Strategic Affairs & Geopolitics
2025 in Review | Episode 5: India’s Strategic Tightrope in a Fragmenting World
Ambassador Shyam Saran on a post-American order, a slowing China, and how India must balance room for manoeuvre with hard-headed realism on Russia, the US and China.
·Strategic Affairs & Geopolitics
2025 in Review | Episode 4: Europe’s Year of Hard Choices
Europe entered 2025 already strained by war, fractured politics, and economic anxiety. As Philippe Le Corre explains, this was the year when three pressures collided—an unending war in Ukraine, a drastically altered transatlantic dynamic under Trump 2.0, and a more openly competitive China
·Strategic Affairs & Geopolitics
2025 in Review | Episode 3: America’s Year of Disruption
Justin Logan of the Cato Institute on how Trump’s second term reshaped global trade, defense alignments, and America’s domestic equilibrium—and why the turbulence may be far from over
·Strategic Affairs & Geopolitics
2025 in Review | Episode 2: The Erosion of Global Norms & Accelerating AI
Sundeep Waslekar, president of Strategic Foresight Group, on a West in turmoil, an international order in free fall, and an AI race racing ahead of rules.
·Strategic Affairs & Geopolitics
2025 in Review | Episode 1: China and the Trumpian Reset
How does China see the Trumpian reset of the global order? What's really happening inside its domestic economy? And are we seeing signs of a thaw with India? A conversation with Chinese economist Prof. Yao Yang
·Development & State Capacity
The Age of Individualism—and Its Unseen Costs
John Kay—one of the world’s leading thinkers on economics, corporate purpose, and capitalism—explores why individualism remains so deeply entrenched, even as it fuels inequality, populism, and institutional decay. Part 1 of a two-part conversation
·Conscious Capitalism and Ethical Business
How Community, Not Competition, Can Renew Capitalism
The real job of management is managing the not always compatible expectations of stakeholders, says John Kay. The organizations that have been successful in the long run are the ones that managed these balances. Part 2 of a two-part conversation
·Development & State Capacity
The Government Works—Just Not How You Think
The government is not as a machine to fix, but a living system to serve: a conversation with Subroto Bagchi, entrepreneur, author, and public servant
·Global Trade and Geoeconomics
The $100K H-1B Shock & India’s Innovation Moment
The visa fee has sent shockwaves through the global talent ecosystem. What does this mean for U.S. startups, Indian engineers, and the future of innovation?
·Leadership Practice and Development
Terry Szuplat on the Art of Powerful Communication
Seven takeaways from a conversation with President Barack Obama’s speechwriter
·Corporate Strategy
Power shifts and algorithms
Sangeet Paul Choudary in conversation with Shrinath V on how AI is changing business strategy. Part one of the two-part podcast: “The Next Game: Competing When AI Changes the Rules.”
·Corporate Strategy
Where to Play and How to Win in the AI Era
Sangeet Paul Choudary, author of ‘Reshuffle’, in conversation with Shrinath V. The final in a 2-part podcast: ‘The Next Game: Competing When AI Changes the Rules’
·Corporate Strategy
John Kay on Purpose, Profit—and the Perils of Thinking Like a Hare
In conversation with D Shivakumar, the acclaimed economist revisits the soul of business—from Boeing’s fall to Apple's hollow shell—and what real strategy should look like
·AI Ethics & Governance
The Ubuntu of AI: South Africa's Moral Imagination
What does artificial intelligence look like when viewed through the lens of justice, solidarity, and Ubuntu?
·The Geopolitics of AI
India’s AI Gambit
What will it take for India to lead, not just react, in the age of AI? An exclusive Founding Fuel - NatStrat Live session
·AI at Work
AMA: How to make AI work for you?
Tanuj Bhojwani and Anmol Shrivastava answer questions on how to make AI a part of your lives
·Crisis Leadership, Reputation and Trust
FF Live: Managing Corporate Reputation in the Digital Age
18 takeaways on crisis management and trust-building
·Strategic Affairs & Geopolitics
Masterclass: The World in 2025 - Part 2
15 takeaways from Part 2 of the two-part Masterclass series with former foreign secretary Shyam Saran
·Strategic Affairs & Geopolitics
Masterclass: The World in 2025 - Part 1
17 takeaways on the new dynamics in geopolitics and geoeconomics, especially after Donald Trump’s inauguration as US president, the shifting sands in the Middle East with conflict and informal fragile truce, and the big decadal shifts
·Leadership Practice and Development
Leaders vs. bosses: What does it take to become a leader?
Fireside chat: Ajay Piramal, Nitin Paranjpe and Dr Anil Khandelwal, in conversation with Indrajit Gupta
·Leadership Practice and Development
Founding Fuel Live | The Best Business Books of 2024
A Founding Fuel Live conversation between D Shivakumar and Ramesh Srinivasan, co-author, ‘The Journey of Leadership’
·Corporate Strategy
Tech Titans and Billion Dollar Bets
SoftBank insider Alok Sama talks about the mind of the investment company’s iconic founder Masayoshi Son, how venture capital operates, the tech bros, India’s true potential, and more
·Founder Journeys
How mega founders unlock startup success - Part 2
Where do outliers come from? In Part 2 of their conversation Rahul Chandra, author and MD of Arkham Ventures and Third Eyesight’s founder and CEO Devangshu Dutta discuss the startup ecosystem, the power of storytelling, and building for Middle India
·Founder Journeys
How mega founders unlock startup success - Part 1
Good delusions, irrational goals, marathon mindset. In Part 1 of their conversation, Rahul Chandra, author and MD of Arkham Ventures and Third Eyesight’s founder and CEO Devangshu Dutta discuss what sets outlier entrepreneurs apart
·Digital transformation
AMA on EVs with Hormazd Sorabjee and Pranav S: 22 Takeaways
Whom is an EV best for? What is the viable life of an EV? Do they have resale value? These and more questions answered
·Strategic Affairs & Geopolitics
Masterclass: Geopolitics and Global Trade - How It Impacts India
What are the implications of the US-China rivalry for companies, global trade and India in particular? The Masterclass is a culmination of a weeklong curated learning experience
·High Performance Individuals and Teams
23 Takeaways from Founding Fuel Live: The Best Business Books of Summer 2024
A conversation with Dr D Subbarao, Dr Dana Sinclair and Harit Nagpal, and D Shivakumar
·Corporate Strategy
Heatwave, Flood & Water Stress: India Inc’s Tryst with Extreme Weather Patterns
Why businesses need a holistic climate action plan. Now!
·Strategic Affairs & Geopolitics
Masterclass: The World in 2024
A stellar panel unpacks the primary drivers of complex change facing the world: The implications of elections in more than half the democratic world; the US-China rivalry and the economic disruptions of their mutual de-risking; assessing Global South as a tangible international entity; and more
·Strategic Affairs & Geopolitics
Masterclass: Making Sense of the Hamas-Israel War
What does the war mean for the world? A discussion with Sundeep Waslekar
·Development & State Capacity
Perspectives on democracy, progress & changemakers
Book discussion: A conversation between D Shivakumar and Arun Maira on Maira’s book, ‘Listening for Well-being’
·High Performance Individuals and Teams
FF Life: Mental wellbeing at work
Strategies and practices to enhance productivity and happiness at the workplace
·Strategic Affairs & Geopolitics
Masterclass: The World in 2023
A top-class panel of experts decodes the world of opportunity and risk on multiple fronts
·Leadership Practice and Development
Do leadership books matter?
Where do you go for leadership insights? What makes a good biography? Why does everyone seem to be talking about meaning and purpose? A discussion on books and some recommendations
·Strategic Affairs & Geopolitics
Masterclass: Making Sense of Xi Jinping’s China
Why the crucial Communist Party congress starting October 16 could mark a major inflexion point in the country's political and economic journey
·Leadership Practice and Development
Building a Premier Leadership Cadre: The TAS Story
Lessons from India Inc’s replica of the IAS
·Transition Journeys
Moonlighting: An idea whose time has come
In this Founding Fuel Masterclass, Satish Pradhan, TN Hari, Surabhi Sanchita and Kavi Arasu unpack the undercurrents and how leaders are thinking about it
·Corporate Strategy
Building Back Better: Lessons from Zoho's founder
Sridhar Vembu and Sharad Sharma talk about creating resilient, uniquely Indian companies; questioning buzzwords and received wisdom; investing in deep tech; and more
·Development & State Capacity
Why we need a new framework for India@100
Arun Maira, Ravi Venkatesan and Naushad Forbes discuss why the shape of economics, governance and business must change to fulfil our tryst with destiny
·Climate & Environmental Sustainability
Making Sense of the Climate Crisis with Simon Mundy
A conversation with the author of ‘Race for Tomorrow’ on how the crisis and the experiments to avert it are reshaping our world
·Corporate Strategy
Making Sense of the 10-minute delivery phenomenon
Hari Menon, co-founder & CEO, BigBasket, deconstructs e-commerce’s latest obsession with superfast delivery
·Digital transformation
How Nandan Nilekani learnt to use tech mindfully
#Beacon2022 Festival Special: Nandan Nilekani and Tanuj Bhojwani talk about digital hygiene, making tech choices, holding your own in the attention economy, enabling serendipity, cryptocurrency and more
·Strategic Affairs & Geopolitics
Making Sense of the Russia-Ukraine war: What it means for the world
What might be the fallouts—economic, social, humanitarian, geopolitical? Sundeep Waslekar and Vivek Kelkar discuss
·Development & State Capacity
Economy and Electorate: The Road to 2024
A long view on what the next two years might signal for the Indian economy and politics—and how the electorate will be groomed for 2024
·High Performance Individuals and Teams
Vishy Anand on what makes champions tick
Viswanathan Anand offers a view from the commentary box at the World Chess Championship 2021
·Strategic Affairs & Geopolitics
Masterclass: The World in 2022
What is the global impact of the US-China tussle? Is Asia rising? What about global economic recovery and sustainability? Kanti Bajpai, Viral Acharya, Nicholas Parker, and Sundeep Waslekar offer a multidisciplinary view on the key drivers of change
·Founder Journeys
How Sugar Cosmetics found its sweet spot
Vineeta Singh, CEO of Sugar Cosmetics, talks about turning fears into wins, taking an unconventional approach to succeed in a David & Goliath scenario, and building resilience from unexpected sources