It's a new year and a big announcement.  The pod has had a change of name!

Chapter Highlights Include: 

(00:00) Intro

(03:52) Alex's Nurai Island Trip

(06:17) Our New Years Resolutions

(15:22) New Year, New Name

(17:39) Travis Scott, Lil Uzi Vert Announced for Wireless Abu Dhabi

(25:48) Dubai Axes 30% tax on Alcohol

(33:43) Amazon Lays Off 18K Employees

(39:44) Dubai Announces $8.7 Trillion Economic Plan

(47:10) Ronaldo signing to Al Nassr

(55:30) Today’s Sponsor: Soul Purpose

(56:30) Content Recommendations: Avatar: The Way of Water

(1:02:00) Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

(1:04:08) Kaleidoscope

(1:09:03) Chamath Palihapitiya on MIT

(1:11:09) Moment of Zen

(1:14:03) Vik’s Trip to Bali

(1:18:36) Raj Out & About in Dubai

(1:26:23) Shout Outs

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A crazy week in Dubai and here to break it all down is my cousin Neil Ganatra from Toronto.  We talk about Dubai and his thoughts on the creative and business world here.  Plus some GREAT food spots and a little news.

Use the chapter links to jump to the SOLE review!  On today’s episode of ALGO Vik, Alex, and I as well as Sal, Jesal and Kish from the ALGO editorial team discuss.

(00:00) Intro 

(01:16) Highs and Lows of 2022 

(02:17) Horrible Year for Crypto 

(06:51) Bad Year for Streaming Services?

(12:16) Stressful Times in the UK 

(18:59) Kanye West 2023 Comeback? 

(22:26) The Movie Industry has Smashed 2022

(28:18) Kish’s Charity Walk for The Alzheimer's Society 

(28:49) London Music Events are back 

(29:55) Qatar World Cup 2022 

(36:27) Amazing Year for Music  

(39:09) What a Year for The Middle East 

(41:10) Raj & Vik’s Eventful Year 

(47:56) In-Depth SoleDXB Breakdown  

(1:34:31) Huge Shout Out to Everyone at SoleDXB

(1:48:02) Alex Seeing KRS-One Live   

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On today’s episode of ALGO Vik, Alex and I discuss:  

(00:00) Intro 

(02:17) Lovesoul X SoleDXB 

(12:31) Elon Musk Announces Big Advertisers back on Twitter  

(20:21) Elon Musk’s New AI ChatBot 

(25:05) Elon wants to punch Kanye West  

(30:15) Our Spotify 2022 Wrapped 

(35:44) UAE attracts $2.9bn in Hotel Earnings 

(43:41) Kevin Hart Announces New Tour  

(49:33) Jay-Z’s $2 Billion Law Suit 

(54:32) Switzerland’s 6-1 Loss to Portugal  

(56:57) Crazy Dubai World Cup Fan Zone Experience  

(1:03:24) UAE National Day  

(1:05:01) Shout Out Nimi Mehta  

(1:09:05) Content Recommendations   

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In today's episode of The Raj Kotecha Show we cover:

(00:00) Start

(02:30) DJ Khaled Performs in Saudi Arabia

(22:53) SoleDXB this week

(26:56) Ye Cancelled

(38:04) Nike Adidas Cut Production

(46:15) Balenciaga Fallout

(57:37) Personal Boundaries & Policies

(01:08:43) Will Smith on Trevor Noah

(01:18:16) SBF speaks to NYT

(01:21:23) Daniel Priestley on Ali Abdaal Review

(01:24:57) Jason Calacanis on Tim Ferriss

(01:25:43) Colin & Samir Mr Beast & Manager

(01:27:50) Jumeirah at Saadiyat Review

(01:30:33) Hayal at St Regis Downtown

(01:32:44) DP World's Big Tech Project

(01:37:55) Meeting JME & Lethal B

(01:42:00) Night at Honeycomb HiFi

(01:45:02) Plans for Episode 50

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Packed episode with just Raj and Vik recorded the day after My Friends Your Friends at Jun's in Dubai.

(00:00) Intro

(02:00) My Friends Your Friends Recap

(03:11) Cohost shout outs

(06:20) Vik on scaling MFYF

(12:18) Team shout outs

(13:15) Food at Jun’s

(16:28) World Cup Unexpected Wins

(19:15) Watch Matches in 2 mins

(20:30) Former Disney CEO Returns

(31:05) Tom Ford sells $2.8bn

(37:40) Louis Vuitton Hotel Paris

(44:30) Diddy Launches Ciroc Yak

(48:48) Hidden Hip Hip Unicorns?

(52:06) Zomato Quits Delivery

(58:28) Rishi Sunak meets Volodymyr Zelenskyy

(01:03:10) FTX crash via Coinbase CEO on All In Podcast

(01:05:55) Did Chamath attack David Sacks?

(01:08:40) What will happen to Sam Bank Fried?

(01:11:05) Crypto exchange transparency

(01:14:40) Thesis: The Return of “the market”

(01:18:10) Recession tech talent shifts

(01:20:50) Dubai’s Best Food

(01:21:32) Gold standard restaurants

(01:24:18) Jet skiing Ride In Dubai

(01:25:00) See through Kayaking

(01:28:55) PodFest Dubai

(01:29:55) Reem from Dukkan Media

(01:32:00) Meeting Rashad from EYL

(01:38:18) Content recommendations

(01:38:33) Neal Brennan Blocks Review

(01:40:37) Ali Abdaal Daniel Priestley

In today’s episode of ALGO, it is just Alex and I discussing the announcement of the new My Friends Your Friends event happening on the 22nd of November. We also talk about Twitter and Meta laying off massive amounts of staff, and Netflix launching a £4.99/month subscription which comes with ads. Big news out in the UAE with Ras Al Khaimah confirming that the Wynn Hotel Casino will be opening in 2026. Alex and I also give our thoughts on the new Drake x 21 Savage album and Vogue suing them for using fake Vogue Magazine cover to promote their new album.  

Chapter highlights include:  

(00:00) Intro 

(02:35) My Friends Your Friends  

(05:58) Twitter, Meta & Stripe Lay Offs 

(14:52) Netflix is on Sale  

(21:38) Ras Al Khaimah Confirms Wynn Hotel Casino  

(26:45) Drake x 21 Savage Being Sued by Vogue  

(33:32) Gen Z Mom Content Creators on Twist  

(36:24) Raekwon & Ghostface Killah Kith Campaign  

(37:04) Nimesh Patel - Thank you China 

(37:33) Alex’s Reviews Rome Trip 

(42:00) Raj Out & About in Dubai 

(45:05) Shout Outs   

Register free for the next MFYF https://www.myfriendsyourfriends.com 

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Huge show - just Vik and I this week. We consumed a lot of content and hit some cool spots in Dubai. RIP Takeoff. 

(00:00) No Alex

Connect:

On today’s episode of ALGO Vik, Alex and I discuss Rishi Sunak becoming the new Prime Minister of the UK, Youtube launching handles, and Saudi Arabia announcing the lineup for the Soundstorm 2002 music festival. We also discussed the end of Nomad Capitalist's Youtube run and our jam-packed weeks and weekend in Amsterdam & Dubai.   

Chapter highlights include:  

(00:00) Intro 

(01:51) Martin Garrix, Tiesto, James Hype & more in Amsterdam

(12:45) Best Indian Restaurant in Blue Waters 

(16:25) Experience on the QE2 

(18:19) Vik’s Son Learns how to Surf 

(18:43) Diwali House Party  

(21:16) Diwali Brunch at Jumeriah Golf Estates  

(23:22) Culture Summit In Abu Dhabi with Trevor Noah

(48:15) Rishi Sunak Becomes UK's CEO 

(1:07:20) Youtube Handles Announced  

(1:22:54) Nomad Capitalist Leaves Youtube 

(1:27:22) Kanye West Loses Big Deals 

(1:33:40) Post Malone, Bruno Mars & more Announced for Saudi Arabia Music Festival

(1:40:03) Content Recommendations  

(1:44:41) Shout Outs

Connect: 

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https://www.instagram.com/alexchristophe 

https://www.rajkotecha.com/ 

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On today’s episode of ALGO Vik, Alex and I discuss Kanye West and everything that’s been going on in his world, Drake losing $800k betting on a football game. We also talk about Giggs speaking on brand deals with new and upcoming artists as well as James Corden getting banned from a New York restaurant.

Chapter highlights include:

(00:00) Intro 

(04:05) Out & About in Dubai 

(15:13) Everything Kanye West 

(38:46) Giggs Blasts Brands on Instagram 

(49:16) Drake Loses $800K on Barcelona Match 

(52:52) James Corden Banned From NYC Restaurant  

(59:54) Creed 3 Trailer Out Now 

(1:10:00) Nas’ Kings Disease 3 Announced 

(1:15:11) Will SoleDXB book LaRussell? 

(1:17:20) Anas Bukhash Interview with Shaquille O'Neal 

(1:19:28) UFC Abu Dhabi 

(1:23:40) Alex is Going to Rome 

(1:24:20) Shout Out to the Editorial Team

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