Europe is at the most challenging point in its geopolitical crossroads ever since the collapse of the Soviet Union. It faces the question of whether to remain united, and if so, how to conduct its geopolitical affairs as a superstate.In this video I explore how Europe can unite as a country, using India as an example of diverse peoples coming together for a shared future.
23 Jul 2025
The Reality of Being Mixed Race in South Korea - French Korean Sheds Light on Workplace Culture, Life, and Korea's Demographic Crisis
In this candid interview, we sit down with a French Korean living in South Korea to get her unique perspective on life, culture, and some of the country's most pressing issues.
We dive deep into:
What it's like working as a mixed-race person in Korea.
The Korean perception of their demographic crisis.
The surprising similarities between Indian and Korean cultures.
The evolving acceptance of foreigners, immigration, and marrying outside of the Korean ethnicity.
2 Mar 2025
Stat Cats - India Vs 20th Century USA - 02
In this episode of Stat Cats I compare household appliance and electricity penetration between India and 20th century USA, adding some fun stories about power cuts in India during childhood vacations.
16 Feb 2025
Stat Cats - India vs 20th Century USA - 01
How does India today compare with the USA of 100 years ago? What can we learn from this about where India is going? Check out this season Stat Cats to find out.
9 Feb 2025
Dark and Deep - 07 - Mr. Five Percent
Calouste Gulbenkian, also known as Mr. Five Percent, sets up the biggest oil deals in the 21st century and becomes one of Europe's wealthiest people in the process.
23 Aug 2024
Dark and Deep - 06 - Petro Bros
Two British businessmen influence the fate of the Middle East. The first is Paul Julius Reuter, founder of the Reuters news agency, who started life as a Jew in Germany and ended life as a lord in the British Empire and owner of both a global news corporation and Persia's central bank. The second is William Knox D'Arcy, a rags to riches entrepreneur who gambled on land to find gold in Australia, and gambled on oil exploration to find the first commercial quantities of oil in the middle east, crossing paths with spies, The Rothschild Family, Winston Churchill, British Petroleum and more.
27 Jul 2024
Dark and Deep - 05 - Pax Britan-Arabica
Britain's early forays into the middle east weave threads of spirit with the 1962 film Lawrence of Arabia. Aashrit also colours the episode with personal stories from his childhood in Dubai.
28 Jun 2024
Dark and Deep - 04 - Changing Tides
Horses give way to horsepower. The allies float to victory on a wave of oil.
25 May 2024
Dark and Deep - 03 - World Eater
The United States of America discovers oil in the 1800s and quickly ascends to its status as the world eater.
27 Apr 2024
Dark and Deep - 02 - Canal of the Pharaohs
A childhood friendship results in the creation of the most important canal of the modern world; The Suez Canal.
16 Mar 2024
Dark and Deep - 01 - Black Sands
Napoleon sets sail to conquer Egypt en route to India in the footsteps of Alexander the Great, but his luck runs out he becomes stranded. He stays in Egypt, and unintentionally lays the sociopolitical foundations of the world's future oil infrastructure.
16 Dec 2023
Red Lands Black Hands - 05 - Draxter's Laboratory
James Drax lands an island colony named Barbados in 1627 with 300 Pounds in pocket and a dream to turn it into 10,000. He starts by living in a cave and shooting hogs, but soon his lofty goals become grounded in reality when he sets up a money making machine in the form of a sugar plantation. The roots of capitalism are laid down by enslaved hands on lands vacated by a mountain of the dead.
8 Oct 2023
Red Lands Black Hands - 04 - Land Ho
In 1519, Cortés releases a superweapon on Mexico that eradicates entire civilisations, causing the paths of America, Asia, and Africa to diverge forever.
1 Sept 2023
Red Lands Black Hands - 03 - Humble Beginnings
Portugal's Prince Henry the Navigator leaps, or rather crawls, onto the world stage. His knights struggle for decades against the African Sahara looking for Mansa Musa's river of gold. Portugal unlocks a golden door to the modern era.
29 Jul 2023
Red Lands Black Hands - 02 - Be Careful What You Wish For
It's 1324, and history's richest man Mansa Musa splurges in Cairo to make a name for himself. His principles clash with the great Mamluk Sultan. In the aftermath, Europe awakens to new horizons. Be careful what you wish for.
9 Jul 2023
Red Lands Black Hands - 01 - Setup
It's 1311 and the richest man in history has just become king in Mali. Being the richest isn't enough for him. He also wants to be famous, and he'll go on the most impactful vacation in human history to do it.
5 Jul 2023
Tipping Points Introduction
An introduction to why we're here, what the podcast is about, and what you can expect going forward. Get hyped!
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