Oliver and Victoria unpack Gates’ sprawling conversation with Raj, challenging everything from billionaire legacy-building to the power—and peril—of foundation-driven global change.

From cognitive decline to polio eradication, personal regrets to planetary ambitions, Gates' worldview sparks fierce debate about the role of wealth, power, and privilege in shaping our future.🔥

In this episode:

“Inheritance minimalism” or aristocratic power laundering?

Gates’ “maniac mode” and the myth of meritocratic grind

Can billionaires ethically dictate global health priorities?

Foundations vs. democracy: what happens when capital outlasts elections?

Is Gates shifting from talent extraction to local innovation in India?

The haunting fear of mental decline in a cognitively driven identity