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Believe it or not, some people in the world actually dislike McDonald’s so much that they’ve been ousted from the country. Countries like Kenya, Iceland, Bolivia and Nepal don’t have a single McDonald’s outlet. But why has a brand so loved everywhere else in the world failed to succeed in these countries? Listen to find out! 

In the mid 2000s, BlackBerry was undoubtedly the most popular phone in the world. Seemingly everybody had one, and those who didn't, wanted one. The brand held more than 20% of the global market share. What went wrong? How did an iconic brand become obsolete? Listen to find out.

In this episode, we unpack the buzz around Tesla finally entering the Indian market, the steps that the carmaker might take to cement its success in India, and how India could take a leaf out of China’s EV playbook to potentially revolutionise EV adoption in the world’s largest democracy.

In this episode, we explore how China has solidified its position as a sports superpower. We take a look at the different strategies the country has employed to harvest the maximum number of gold medals at the games, and take a peek into the country’s infamous sports boarding schools that create world champions out of their students.

Over the past few years, China has poured in billions of dollars building infrastructure throughout the African continent. While this investment is great for economic development in Africa, what does China have to gain from it? In this episode, we unpack this complicated dynamic and try to understand what exactly is going on in the continent. 

In this episode, we explore how brands target your nose in different ways, and no, it’s not just the food industry who’s doing it. 

It’s been over 60 years since the world’s most popular lollipop brand was founded. In this episode, we explore the origins of the Chupa Chups brand, its intriguing connection with the famous Surrealist artist Salvador Dali, and how it went from being a family owned business in Spain to conquering the world (and space before Bezos and Branson could!)

What do Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Richard Branson have in common? Apart from being multi-billionaires, all three have ambitions of commercialising space with tourism and building colonies with their respective space companies. How close are they to their goals? Are people actually buying into the hype? Listen to find out. 

There’s a lot of conversation about how dating apps have influenced modern romance and even society at large, but in this episode, we explore how dating apps themselves have transformed over the years. From becoming safer and more inclusive, to adapting to unforeseen circumstances such as the pandemic, dating apps are constantly evolving and doing a great job at it too.

Prove you are human to listen to this podcast. Just kidding. In this episode, we take a look at how the ubiquitous CAPTCHA tests have served more than just the purpose of differentiating between humans and bots, and how it has evolved over the two decades of its existence.