E56 – The Dhoni Twist
Did Dhoni know something that Kumble didn’t? Perhaps…
E55 – The Perfect Want Ad
Would you ever join a team which promised “hazardous journey, small wages, bitter cold, long months…
E50 – Is this your best?
This is the late 60s, and Henry Kissinger is the National Security Advisor to President Richard Nixon. Winston Lord is his special assistant….
E49 – Relaxing For The Same Results
Derek Sivers is a musician, entrepreneur, and author who became famous for his 3 min TED Talk on how to start a movement. In a podcast, he shares this incident which made him question his A-type personality…..
E48 – Stories do work
It was Monday evening, October 3rd, 2005. Bob Iger, who had recently become the CEO of Disney, was going to give his first presentation to the board. Ten years ago, Disney bought ABC. Iger, who was the Vice President at ABC, was made…
E47 – The Kick of Michael Phelps
It is August 16 2008. The Beijing Olympics are on. Michael Phelps has already won six gold medals. Now he’s on the quest for the record equaling 7th, The 100 meters butterfly. The record for the seven individual goals in a…
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……