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Figuring Out is a podcast for people who want to learn. It connects the world’s sharpest minds to the 1.4 billion Indians who want to win.
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Build A $100M Brand Using Influencers & Viral Marketing | Kent Yoshimura | FO587 Raj Shamani Nov 12, 2026

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(00:00) — Intro
(03:39) — How Neurogum Built a Fast-Growing, Profitable D2C Brand
(06:45) — How TikTok, Viral Marketing & Creator-Led Growth Changed Neurogum
(15:23) — Building a Creator Army: Affiliate Marketing, Commissions & Brand Partnerships
(30:42) — How to Launch Products & Create Marketing That Stands Out
(46:08) — Micro vs. Mega Influencers: What Actually Drives Brand Growth?
(55:43) — Celebrity Marketing, Experiential Campaigns & Building Brand Awareness
(1:25:11) — How to Build a Community That Turns Customers Into Brand Advocates
(1:45:01) — Hiring, Leadership & Building a Strong Company Culture
(1:56:56) — How Neurogum Expanded Globally & Why India Was a Key Market
(2:04:40) — The Most Expensive Mistake He Made in His Career
(2:10:14) — Spotting New Product Opportunities & Building the Next Big Category
(2:17:25) — The Most Extraordinary Thing He Wants to Do Next
(2:18:26) — The Personal Cost of Becoming Kent
(2:20:58) — Outro

In today's episode, we sit down with Kent Yoshimura, co-founder and CEO of Neuro, to understand how he built a fast-growing D2C brand and turned influencer marketing into a powerful growth engine.

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Psychology Of Billionaires, Extreme Ambition & Secrets Of Success | Joe Hudson | FO586 Raj Shamani Nov 10, 2026

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(00:00) — Intro
(03:30) — What Makes High Performers Different?
(17:35) — How to Stop Rumination & Find Motivation Beyond “I Should”
(23:55) — Guilt, People-Pleasing & Learning to Want What You Truly Want
(45:30) — How to Change Your Inner Narrative & Build Healthy Ambition
(1:03:01) — How to Discover Who You Really Are
(1:33:30) — Reconnecting With Your Body: Emotions, Relationships & Marriage
(1:44:48) — Emotional Literacy: Understanding Anger, Sadness, Guilt & Shame
(1:53:03) — How to Feel Your Emotions Without Being Controlled by Them
(2:00:59) — Rejection & the Cycle of Self-Criticism
(2:08:32) — The Need to Prove Yourself: Djokovic, Ambition & Validation
(2:24:40) — One Piece of Advice Nobody Should Follow
(2:26:21) — The Personal Cost of Becoming Joe Hudson
(2:30:50) — BTS
(2:31:48) — Outro

In today's episode, we sit down with Joe Hudson, founder of The Art of Accomplishment to understand how the top 1% think and what really holds them back.

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Ex-IMF Chief Economist: How USA Debt Triggers a Global Crisis | Gita Gopinath | FO585 Raj Shamani Nov 07, 2026

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(00:00) — Intro
(03:51) — Where Does Money Come From & How Do Central Banks Control It?
(12:28) — Why Governments Borrow & Is America’s $38 Trillion Debt a Problem?
(18:09) — The Dollar’s Global Power, China’s Yuan & the Future of World Trade
(28:42) — The US Economy, a New World Order & India’s Biggest Opportunity
(37:25) — Why Corruption Is So Hard to Fix & What Countries Can Do About It
(41:22) — The Global Economy’s Great Gamble: AI Boom vs. Geopolitical Risk
(50:54) — Why Globalization Is Retreating & Are Tariffs Making It Worse?
(1:03:41) — The IMF, Global Debt & the Risk of the Next Economic Crisis
(1:22:43) — Five-Year Predictions: AI, Geopolitics & the Future of the World
(1:36:33) — One Piece of Advice No One Should Follow
(1:37:24) — The Personal Cost of Becoming Gita Gopinath
(1:40:40) — Outro

In today’s episode, we sit down with Gita Gopinath, Former IMF First Deputy Managing Director, Harvard Professor & Founding Director of the Global Economics Lab , who, free of the IMF’s diplomatic constraints, now says exactly what she thinks.

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How To Make The Next 10 Years The Best Years Of Your Life | Mel Robbins | FO584 Raj Shamani Nov 05, 2026

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(00:00) — Intro
(03:51) — Mel Robbins on Changing Your Life & the Power of Encouragement
(12:03) — Why You Feel Stuck: Let Them, Focus & Moving Forward
(19:45) — What Do You Really Want? Visualizing Your Future & Taking Action
(29:07) — The 5-Second Rule, Procrastination & Doing Hard Things
(36:24) — Finding Joy, Gratitude & Building Better Daily Habits
(47:51) — How Your Energy Shapes Your Relationships
(52:25) — Can You Excel at Work You Don’t Love?
(54:30) — How Mel Rebuilt Her Life & Achieved Financial Security
(1:16:32) — Building a Personal Brand & Growing a Business
(1:27:31) — How to Love Someone You Sometimes Dislike
(1:37:16) — Mel’s Advice on Life, Purpose and Legacy
(1:39:10) — The Most Extraordinary Thing Mel Wants to Do Next
(1:40:08) — The Personal Cost of Becoming Mel Robbins
(1:41:14) — BTS
(1:42:20) — Outro

In today’s episode, we sit down with Mel Robbins, host of the award-winning show The Mel Robbins Podcast and author of the #1 NYT Bestselling book The Let Them Theory, who has inspired millions of people around the world to transform their lives.

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Sam Altman On AI Revolution, Superintelligence & Future Of Humanity | FO583 Raj Shamani Nov 03, 2026

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(00:00) — Intro
(03:44) — Sam Altman on AI, OpenAI and India’s Optimism About the Future
(08:30) — Sam Altman’s Leadership, Long-Term Impact and the Importance of Pushback
(12:30) — How Scaling Neural Networks Changed AI
(16:26) — The GPT-4 Bet That Changed OpenAI’s Future
(20:34) — Building Companies, Finding Contrarian Ideas and Taking Moonshots
(27:28) — Why OpenAI Launched ChatGPT Early and Embraced Experimentation
(31:05) — AI Risks, Concentrated Power and OpenAI’s Competitive Advantage
(41:27) — OpenAI’s Departures, Research Culture and High-Stakes Leadership
(45:47) — Sam Altman on Life Before OpenAI, Startup Moats and Founder Success
(54:22) — Y Combinator, Ambition and the Best Startup Advice
(58:05) — Career Growth, Compounding and Questioning Your Beliefs
(1:03:44) — The Most Extraordinary Thing Sam Altman Wants to Build Next
(1:04:49) — The Price of Becoming Sam Altman
(1:06:17) — BTS
(1:07:10) — Outro

In today's episode, we sit down with Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, to understand how he thinks, makes decisions, and bets on ideas before the world believes in them.

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Bryson DeChambeau On Mindset, Loneliness, Losing His Father & Winning US Open | FO582 Raj Shamani Oct 31, 2026

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(00:00) — Intro
(03:15) — Bryson DeChambeau on Golf, Curiosity and Constant Improvement
(06:14) — The Obsession With Finding a Distinct Advantage
(09:50) — How Bryson’s Childhood Shaped His Curiosity and Competitive Drive
(19:00) — What Makes Elite Athletes So Competitive?
(23:10) — Childhood Insecurities, Fear of Rejection & Raising Money to Play Golf
(29:09) — Why Bryson Challenged Golf’s Traditions & Invented One-Length Clubs
(39:59) — How Changing Your Perspective Can Improve Your Life
(42:54) — How a New Driver Helped Bryson Shoot 58
(45:50) — The Power of Micro-Improvements
(56:07) — Why Bryson Decided to Hit the Ball Farther
(59:25) — Inside Bryson’s Intense Speed-Training Routine
(1:05:23) — Playing Through Injury, Surgery & Joining LIV Golf
(1:19:25) — How Bryson Uses Movement to Think & Feel
(1:30:39) — Handling Criticism, Frustration & Humility
(2:03:04) — Bryson on His Father’s Death & the 2024 US Open
(2:27:03) — One Piece of Advice Nobody Should Follow
(2:28:13) — The Personal Cost of Becoming an Elite Athlete
(2:28:37) — BTS
(2:30:02) — Outro

In today’s episode, we sit down with Bryson DeChambeau, Professional Golfer, to understand how he approaches golf differently and what it takes to perform at the highest level.

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What A Nuclear Bomb Does To You, Second By Second | Annie Jacobsen | FO581 Raj Shamani Oct 29, 2026

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(00:00) — Intro(03:42) — Annie Jacobsen Explains Nuclear Weapons: Types, Power & Global Threats(09:18) — How Small Can Nuclear Weapons Get?(11:41) — Why Putin’s Nuclear Threats Are So Dangerous(13:09) — How Many Nuclear Weapons Do the US, Russia, China & India Have?(15:24) — Where Nuclear Weapons Are Stored & How Nuclear Deterrence Works(17:01) — Can One President Really Launch a Nuclear War?(34:59) — How the President Would Escape a Nuclear Attack(40:03) — How One Nuclear Missile Could Trigger a Global Apocalypse(47:27) — What a Nuclear Bomb Does to a City in Seconds(50:07) — The Secret Calculator Scientists Used to Predict Nuclear Bomb Damage(54:15) — Area 51 & the Secret History of US Nuclear Tests(1:38:26) — The False Alarm That Nearly Triggered a Nuclear War(1:47:50) — Why Biological Weapons Could Be More Dangerous Than Nuclear Weapons(2:50:11) — What Governments Don’t Want the Public to Know(2:59:13) — What Annie Jacobsen Knows That the Rest of the World Doesn’t(3:00:59) — What’s the Most Extraordinary Thing Annie Jacobsen Wants to Do Next?(3:08:57) — BTS(3:09:35) — Outro

In today’s episode, we sit down with Annie Jacobsen - investigative journalist and bestselling author who has spent her career inside the world of nuclear weapons, Area 51 and national security.

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How Extreme Heat Is Becoming India’s $180 Billion Problem | Arunabha Ghosh | FO580 Raj Shamani Oct 27, 2026

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(00:00) — Intro(03:29) — Climate Change: How It’s Threatening India’s Future(07:00) — How Extreme Weather Is Impacting India’s Economy(13:59) — Why India Is Facing More Extreme Heat & Unpredictable Weather(20:34) — How India Is Using AI to Fight Extreme Heat(23:50) — How Air Pollution & El Niño Could Worsen India’s Climate Crisis(31:16) — Can the Middle East Conflict Trigger India’s Next Energy Crisis?(37:50) — Which Industries & Countries Are Responsible for Climate Change?(45:01) — Why Climate Change Has Become a Global Power Struggle(49:56) — Can Scientists Artificially Cool the Planet?(54:42) — Has Any Country Solved Its Environmental Imbalance?(58:47) — Major Business Opportunities for Young Entrepreneurs(1:07:55) — How India Can Keep Its Cities and Homes Cool(1:14:20) — Outro

In today’s episode, we sit down with Dr Arunabha Ghosh, Climate & Energy Policy Expert | Former CEO, CEEW, to understand the economics of climate change and the future of energy in India.

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How Osama Bin Laden Was Found, Killed & Raid Strategy | Robert J. O’Neill | FO579 Raj Shamani Oct 24, 2026

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(00:00) — Intro(03:53) — Rob O’Neill on Planning the Bin Laden Raid(16:09) — How the CIA Tracked Bin Laden and Why the U.S. Didn’t Bomb His Compound(22:21) — Inside SEAL Team Six: Training, Weapons, and Mission Briefing(33:19) — The Bin Laden Raid: Helicopter Crash, Obstacles, and the Final Shot(49:49) — Face-to-Face With Osama bin Laden: K*ll or Capture?(1:02:00) — The CIA Analyst Meets Bin Laden’s Body(1:06:28) — Surviving the Raid, Leaving the Navy, and Life After(1:09:16) — Obama’s Announcement and Meeting Obama and Biden(1:17:43) — Fear, Threats, and the Cost of Going Public(1:22:23) — Rob O’Neill’s Biggest Regret After the Raid(1:25:59) — The SEAL Mindset for Getting Through Hard Times(1:35:08) — SEAL Training, Early Deployment, and Life Before 9/11(1:45:22) — One Piece of Advice Nobody Should Follow(1:46:03) — The Personal Cost of Becoming a Navy SEAL(1:48:15) — BTS(1:49:05) — Outro

In today's episode, we sit down with Robert J. O'Neill former SEAL Team Six operator, bestselling author, and the man who fired the shots that killed Osama bin Laden for an unforgettable conversation about fear, courage and the mindset that never quits.

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How To Build An Unbreakable Mind & Push Beyond Your Limits | Ayyoub El Osrouti | FO578 Raj Shamani Oct 22, 2026

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