The SoapyRao Show

The SoapyRao Show

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The SoapyRao Show episodes

  • Slowing down: The perils of peek performance ft. Paul Rulkens
    In this episode of the podcast, I talk to Paul Rulkens an expert in strategic performance, international author and award-winning speaker about the parameters that determine performance in today's day and age, how the lockdown and online interactions have affected performance, the importance of strategic quitting, why creating value is more important than just looking at what you do, how skill and luck feature in sustainable performance, the values of curiosity and humility in creating individuals who can change the nature of events, why the majority is wrong when it comes to innovation and how looking around rather than just within your field can help you innovate.
    Please do check out his website www.paulrulkens.com, watch his Ted talk and connect with him on LinkedIn.
    Thanks for listening and hope you are well.
    Cheers!

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    1 hr 1 min
  • Whistleblowers and photocopying bills
    I had my first in-person corporate gig after a long time and that got me thinking about standup, cause a guy at the show said “great speech!” After my set.
    Anyway, looks like the world is staying beautifully insane with the Facebook whistleblower leaking documents that she printed out at Facebook's office, prop guns killing people and politicians claiming they are victims of social media platforms.
    That's right politicians claiming they are victims. Hope you are well and thanks for listening.


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    21 min
  • The social experiment: An assault on human self worth ft. Nic Voge
    Are you worth it? How do you view your worth? Is worth weighed in material value? In this episode I talk to Nic Voge Senior Associate Director of the McGraw Centre for Teaching and Learning at Princeton University and Ted speaker about ability, achievement and self-worth, the idea of relying on certain aspects of your work for a sense of self-worth, how procrastination doesn't have to be viewed as a bad thing and how you can use it to overcome obstacles to your potential, the role of parenting in instilling self-worth and a whole lot more. Except for the Loreal tag line we covered a lot of points on worth. Do check out his Ted talk on procrastination and self-worth. Thanks for listening and hope you are well. Cheers!

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    1 hr 25 min
  • Analysing human remains
    From mount Vesuvius spilling its beans many years ago to archaeologists digging up remains, to historic Pamila Anderson references, to the origin of the Baywatch theme song, to sorting out your shit; this episode is explosive… kind of.
    Thanks for listening and hope you are well.
    Cheers!




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    16 min
  • Capturing the imagination: Best time to tell your story ft. Debleena Majumdar
    Growing up, Debleena loved two things. Stories and numbers. She chose a career with numbers and for the first 12 years of her career working in Investment Banking, Investment Management and Venture Capital with companies like GE, JP Morgan, Prudential, Fidelity etc. For the last 7 years, she has been working in the Social Impact space, first from an investment lens, with Unitus Ventures and Gray Matters Capital, and then as an entrepreneur. She set up kahaniyah.org to combine her love for data and stories. She also set up a platform called Chaabee to help students prepare for open schooling certification. She is a published author. Her latest book is a crime novel called, A Marketplace for Murder on sale at Amazon and Flipkart.

    Hope you are well and thanks for listening!
    Cheers!

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    1 hr 19 min
  • Blind Golf
    Hello there! Its amazing to get back on the range and hit some golf balls. In this episode I talk about my journey with the game, introducing blind golf in India, swinging without seeing (that's a golf reference, not an orgi), learning about life from golf lessons, blind Russians and well I forget, but some other fun stuff! As always thanks for listening and hope you are well. Cheers! Full episode link in bio #BlindGolf #LifeLessons #Sports #Swinging 

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    18 min
  • Food or science: The future of lab grown meat ft. Ira Van Eelen

    I think there are too many people eating too much! What's worse is that they talk about it, tell you what they ate, why they ate it and how it makes them feel… then they ask you what you ate and why you shouldn't have… but..Food glory is food.. right? Well, something like that. In this episode of the podcast, I talk to Ira Van Eelen the founder of Kind Earth Tech about her journey with alternate sources of food growing up in the Netherlands, the work her father did with cultivated meat back in the 80s, the increase in meat and overall food consumption around the world, practices in the meat industry, the overall impact of our current food growing patterns, how some vegans are fun to be around and the use of technology to shape the future for food. Do check out the work her team and her doing at kindearth.tech

    #IraVanEelen #KindEarthTech #SundeepRao 


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    1 hr 6 min
  • Pandora papers and bad breath
    The money trail is finally exposed and journalists have to be applauded for being great investigators and snitches. I'm sure that's what the ultra-rich whose details are being leaked are thinking. Welcome to another episode of the podcast where I'm wearing a ghastly T according to my wife and I'm zapped after doing yoga in the sun. From bad breath to Megan holding the royal balls, to the financial news of sorts; this episode is power-packed and funny as fuck! Well, that's just a clickbaity marketing line I thought I would throw in there! Hope you are well and thanks for listening! Cheers!

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    19 min
  • Acknowledging your needs: The power of saying no ft. Lauren Freedman
    In this episode of the podcast, I talk to Lauren Freedman a podcaster and host of the Uninvisible Pod about living with an auto-immune disorder during a pandemic, the changing narrative in America, waking up to realise that you have been sold a lie, looking at yourself and figuring out why you want to do something, the power of saying NO and the strength in community and sharing conversations.
    Do check out Lauren's podcast “Uninvisible Pod”, head over to her website www.uninvisiblepod.com and Insta @uninvisiblepod

    Hope you are well and thanks for listening!

    Cheers!

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    1 hr 10 min
  • Talking to kids
    I think your podcast is interesting but not as good as your other one; however, I would like to be on it.
    This is the kind of message that I receive and what keeps me going.
    Welcome to another episode of the podcast where I talk about talking to kids, the global climate
    strike and a really repressed volcano in Spain.
    Hope you are well and thanks for listening!
    Cheers!
    #Kids #ClimateStrike #Volcanos #SundeepRao #TheSoapyRaoShow

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    19 min

About The SoapyRao Show

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Welcome to The SoapyRao Show, where we dive deep into the questions of life with a touch of humor and a whole lot of heart. Join your host, Sundeep Rao, a remarkable stand-up comedian with a knack for…