ALGO: A LOT GOING ON WITH RAJ KOTECHA | THE NO1 PODCAST IN DUBAI

On today’s episode of ALGO Vik, Alex and I discuss where we’ve been for the past 8 weeks and why we haven’t put out a new podcast. We dive into the Great British Pound hitting a 37-year low, and the Queen's passing. We also discuss Stormzy’s new music video, LL Cool J going off on AKADEMIKS, Kanye west leaving GAP, and more.   

Chapter highlights include: 

00:00 Intro 

02:22 Where We All Are  

07:47 Why We Didn't Record A Podcast Over Summer 

08:22 Ireland Trip 

11:04 Raj in Bali 

16:27 Raj in London 

20:51 Etihad Arena with Robin Sharma  

30:34 GBP Hits 37-Year Low 

47:41 The Queen has passed away  

58:36 Stormzy’s New Music Video 

1:10:00 LL COOL J Going Off On DJ AKADEMIKS 

1:20:14 Kanye West leaves GAP 

1:28:10 Apple Sponsors Super Bowl 

1:35:26 Outro  

Connect: 

https://www.instagram.com/rajkotecha 

https://www.instagram.com/vikmorjaria 

https://www.instagram.com/alexchristophe 

https://www.rajkotecha.com/ 

Listen and watch THE RAJ KOTECHA SHOW on all platforms including Spotify, Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Stitcher, and more at https://www.rajkotecha.com/podcast

In this episode I answer questions submitted on Instagram during my vacation in Bali.  

(01:26) How to create a community

(04:46) Meeting for a cigar

(05:55) How Raj developed his taste in music

(10:25) How is Raj so Sexy (lol) 

(10:53) Red Pill vs Blue Pill (UK Politics) 

(12:02) Raising money as a creator vs a business 

(14:55) Biggest changes Raj has seen in Dubai

This show is also on Spotify, Apple Podcast, YouTube or anywhere you hear podcasts - for links visit http://www.rajkotecha.com/podcast 

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On today's episode of ALGO Vik, Alex and I discuss my birthday party, our favorite highlights from the last year and we talk about how our community in Dubai has had a real and positive impact on our lives.

This is the last episode of ALGO that we will record in person together, as we leave Dubai for the summer, so we also get into the future plans for ALGO.

Chapter highlights include:

00:00 Intro

01:37 Recap of Raj’s Party

36:27 Alex’s 2022 Highlights

51:16 Vik’s 2022 Highlights

1:09:31 Raj’s 2022 Highlights

1:23:29 Shout outs

Connect:

https://www.instagram.com/rajkotecha

https://www.instagram.com/vikmorjaria

https://www.instagram.com/alexchristophe

https://www.rajkotecha.com/

Listen and watch THE RAJ KOTECHA SHOW on all platforms including Spotify, Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Stitcher, and more at https://www.rajkotecha.com/podcast

On today's episode of ALGO Vik, Alex, and I discuss my birthday party AKA the biggest party of the year, TikTok going head to head with Instagram by allowing photos to be posted, Snoop Dogg’s collaboration with Eminem for Bored Ape Yacht Club at NFT NYC, Pharrell becoming the chief brand officer for doodle NFT, as well as Cristiano Ronaldo signing a multi-year NFT deal with Binance.   

Chapter highlights include:  

00:00 Intro 

02:38 Raj’s Birthday Party in Dubai 

12:15 TikTok Launches Photos 

21:28 Why some people didn't get the invite 

23:38 Cristiano Ronaldo Partners with Binance  

39:22 NFT NYC 

39:30 Snoop Dogg X Eminem X Bored Ape Yacht Club  

54:00 Pharrell Becomes Doodle's Chief Brand Officer 

1:03:11 Content Recommendations (Snoop’s Comedy Special, Beyonce’s new song, Drake’s new Album, Adam Sandler's new movie) 

1:22:00 Shout outs  

Connect: 

https://www.instagram.com/rajkotecha 

https://www.instagram.com/vikmorjaria 

https://www.instagram.com/alexchristophe 

https://www.rajkotecha.com/ 

Listen and watch THE RAJ KOTECHA SHOW on all platforms including Spotify, Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Stitcher, and more at https://www.rajkotecha.com/podcast

On today’s episode of ALGO Vik, Alex and I discuss my party happening on June 25th at 1life in D3, as well as a recap of my UK trip which includes a MFYF London recap and more. We also discuss the Adidas X Ravi collaboration and some content recommendations.   

Chapter highlights include:  

00:00 Intro 

02:20 Manchester Recap  

04:29 London Recap 

14:33 Soho Radio Show  

17:04 MFYF London 

20:08 Flashback Party  

21:06 Shout out to the family  

22:03 Beats Theory Radio Show 

25:03 Vik Out & About in Dubai 2

29:30 Alex Out & About in Dubai 

31:20 Birthday Party June 25 

33:09 Adidas X Ravi Collab 

37:12 Content Recommendations (Batman, Jurassic World, Nimesh Patel Youtube Special, Raekwon’s book) 

44:42 Alex’s 1 Year Drone Showreel  

Connect: 

https://www.instagram.com/rajkotecha 

https://www.instagram.com/vikmorjaria 

https://www.instagram.com/alexchristophe 

https://www.rajkotecha.com/  

Listen and watch THE RAJ KOTECHA SHOW on all platforms including Spotify, Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Stitcher, and more at https://www.rajkotecha.com/podcast

On today’s episode of ALGO Vik, Alex, and I discuss my crazy 48 hours in Manchester as well as my quick visit to Leicester and my past few days in London. We also discuss Andreessen Horowtiz’s $4.5 billion Web3 fund, Instagram’s new layout, and the EU exposing algorithms.

Chapter highlights include:

00:00 Intro 

5:16 48 hours in Manchester 

6:11 Visiting Old Trafford  

8:00 Russell Peters Performs at the Manchester Apollo 

9:26 DJ Starting From Scratch Dance Hall Jam 

14:30 A Night Out With Alingon Mitra 

15:22 48 Hours in Manchester 

30:00 Short Trip to Leicester  

31:26 Landed in London

37:23 Andreessen Horowitz’s $4.5 Billion Web3 fund 

50:13 Instagram’s New Layout

53:48 EU Exposing Algorithms

1:02:48 Jack Dorsey Leaves Twitter Board

1:07:22 Content Recommendations (Mission Impossible 7 Trailer, The Eminem Show Expanded Edition) 

1:16:17 America’s Shootings

1:20:22 Shout Outs

Connect:

https://www.instagram.com/rajkotecha

https://www.instagram.com/vikmorjaria

https://www.instagram.com/alexchristophe

https://www.rajkotecha.com/

Search for THE RAJ KOTECHA SHOW on Spotify and Apple Podcast too.

In today's episode of ALGO Vik, Alex, and I discuss the launch of our Creative Content for Brand Building Bootcamp, Elon Musk on the All-In podcast, the CEO of Instagram doing a ted talk, and Netflix potentially introducing adverts in Q4 of 2022.  

Chapter highlights include:  

00:00 Intro 

00:58 Creative Content for Brand Building Workshop and Bootcamp 

8:19 Spencer lodge’s birthday dinner 

19:16 Raj’s UK Plans 

23:44 Will Netflix Introduce Advertising? 

43:15 Instagram’s New Update 

52:39 Instagram CEO, Adam Mosseri’s Ted Talk 

1:17:31 Elon Musk on the All-In Podcast 

1:21:24 Shout outs   

Connect: 

https://www.instagram.com/rajkotecha 

https://www.instagram.com/vikmorjaria 

https://www.instagram.com/alexchristophe 

https://www.rajkotecha.com/ 

Search for THE RAJ KOTECHA SHOW on Spotify and Apple Podcast too.

On today's episode of ALGO Vik, Alex, and I discuss the return of My Friends Your Friends, Russell Peters selling out Dubai, Maroon 5 in Abu Dhabi, and Elon’s Twitter deal being on hold.

Chapter highlights include:  

00:00 Intro 

1:27 The Return of My Friends Your Friends  

18:34 Neil’s work experience  

25:52 Russell Peters sells out Dubai  

38:39 Taco Stars 

40:10 Maroon 5 in Abu Dhabi  

47:33 Creative content workshop 

48:29 Elon’s Twitter Deal on Hold  

52:06 Are #Hashtags Dead? 

59:15 Instagram Launches NFT’s  

1:04:11 Emirates Launches Premium Economy  

1:12:22 Content Recommendations (Kendrick Lamar, Cristiano Ronaldo, Pete Davidson)  

Connect: https://www.instagram.com/rajkotecha 

https://www.instagram.com/vikmorjaria 

https://www.instagram.com/alexchristophe 

https://www.rajkotecha.com/ 

Search for THE RAJ KOTECHA SHOW on Spotify and Apple Podcast too.

Another great episode of ALGO. Check out the highlights below for everything we spoke about.

Chapter highlights include:

00:00 INTRO

2:34 ALEX IS BACK

5:20 NEPHEW BOYS NIGHT

10:45 BAR DU PORT

13:29 AQUAFUN

16:14 BEST PIZZA PLACES IN DUBAI

19:15 PAVILION AT THE BEACH (JBR)

23:20 AQUAVENTURE

26:42 MAISAN 15

28:23 DELIVEROO DRIVER COMPENSATION

38:00 DAVE CHAPPELLE ATTACKED

46:36 DRAKE'S $400M UNIVERSAL DEAL

1:03:07 MY FRIENDS YOUR FRIENDS CO-HOSTS

1:08:02 CCA BOOTCAMP

1:09:06 CONTENT RECOMMENDATIONS

1:09:27 GARYVEE ON IMPAULSIVE

1:11:25 LET US NOT TALK FALSELY - NAVAL RAVIKANT

1:12:42 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ANNUAL CONFERENCE

1:26:01 SHOUTOUTS

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Connect:

https://www.instagram.com/rajkotecha

https://www.instagram.com/vikmorjaria

https://www.instagram.com/alexchristophe

https://www.rajkotecha.com/

Search for THE RAJ KOTECHA SHOW on Spotify and Apple Podcast too.

Another great episode of ALGO. Check out the highlights below for everything we spoke about.  

Chapter highlights include:  

(00:00) INTRO

Connect: 

https://www.instagram.com/rajkotecha