E46 – Jaws: The Unseen Fear
It is July 1974, and Steven Spielberg is not yet part of Hollywood royalty. He’s just a small director with a huge shark problem. Spielberg was shooting on location…
E45 – Discipline: Sachin Tendulkar – 241*
When Sachin Tendulkar walked out to the crease at the Sydney Cricket Ground on 2nd Jan 2004, one of the best batsmen in the world found himself in a rather…
E44 – Apple 1984 – The ad that changed the world
On January 22nd, 1984 during the live Super Bowl in America, had the highest ever viewership for any television programming.
E43 – The Mars Climate Orbiter
On 1998 December 11th, the Mars Climate Orbiter was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida. It was part of a dual mission. The other thing was the Mars Polar Lander, which would be launched about a couple of weeks later……
E42 – The Viking Warrior
In 1889, a 10th-century warrior’s grave was discovered in Sweden in an archaeological dig. It had all the accoutrements of a Viking professional soldier. It had long swords, short swords, knives, bows, arrows, a spear, and a shield……
E41 – The best shooting hand
In the 1930s, there was a man in the Hungarian army who was determined to be the best pistol shooter in the world. He practiced very hard and by 1936 he was not only Hungary’s best but a world class shooter. His name was Karoly Takacs…
E40 – The postcard
I teach a course on storytelling at SP Jain Institute of Management and Research in Mumbai and had asked my students to find stories. Amruta found this beautiful story that I want to share with you today…..
E39 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi & Story Triggering
This chapter is a little different. I am going to tell you stories but we’ll talk about something that I call story triggering. Those of you who read my book would have…
E38 – Who packs your Parachute?
This is a very short story about the veteran from the Vietnam War, his name was Captain Charles J Plumb. One day Capt. Plumb and his wife, both staying in Kansas City, were having dinner…
E37 – The Day Notre Dame Burned
It was around 6pm on April 15th, 2019. The security employee monitoring the smoke alarm panel at the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris was just three days old in his job. Stationed since…