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Aashrit Parvangada's Tipping Points
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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…
S3E2 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.
S3E1 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.
S2E7 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.
S2E6 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…
S2E5 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.
S2E4 Dark and Deep - 04 - Changing Tides
Horses give way to horsepower. The allies float to victory on a wave of oil.
S2E3 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.
S2E2 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.
S2E1 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…
S1E5 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…
S1E4 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.
S1E3 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…
S1E2 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…
S1E1 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…
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