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I've waited almost 10 years to meet Wim Hof in person, and today it finally happened.

Some of what stayed with me:
A breathing technique so simple I tried it live on camera and felt it change my head almost instantly
A very personal story about loss that quietly became his life's purpose
A moment where East and West agreed on something ancient without even trying to

I walked into this episode slightly unwell, and somehow that felt fitting. Some conversations ask something of you before they give you something back.

Thank you Wim, for one of the most special days this show has had.

17 hours ago | [YT] | 5

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I've had Ladakh on my bucket list for longer than I can remember, and I don't think I was prepared for how much it would move me.

There's something about standing in front of mountains that old that makes your problems feel impossibly small, in the best way. I kept thinking about how little I actually know, and how much this place has quietly held onto for centuries before any of us showed up.

What stayed with me most wasn't the sightseeing. It was the people, a home-cooked meal made with more warmth than I knew what to do with, quiet mornings with monks who've spent their whole lives searching for something I'm just beginning to understand, and long stretches of just sitting with someone I love, talking about what it means to grow together.

I don't think I've felt this humble and this grateful at the same time in a long while.

This is only the first half of the journey. There's a lot more of Ladakh still to come.

Thank you to everyone who opened their homes and their hearts to us on this trip.

2 days ago | [YT] | 7

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I've had Ladakh on my bucket list for longer than I can remember, and I don't think I was prepared for how much it would move me.

There's something about standing in front of mountains that old that makes your problems feel impossibly small, in the best way. I kept thinking about how little I actually know, and how much this place has quietly held onto for centuries before any of us showed up.

What stayed with me most wasn't the sightseeing. It was the people, a home-cooked meal made with more warmth than I knew what to do with, quiet mornings with monks who've spent their whole lives searching for something I'm just beginning to understand, and long stretches of just sitting with someone I love, talking about what it means to grow together.

I don't think I've felt this humble and this grateful at the same time in a long while.

This is only the first half of the journey. There's a lot more of Ladakh still to come.

Thank you to everyone who opened their homes and their hearts to us on this trip.

2 days ago | [YT] | 6

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I did not expect to feel like a 10-year-old fan again today.

Brett Lee walked into the studio, the same guy I used to wait for every over as a kid, hoping he'd bowl and do that signature celebration. We'd done one online podcast years ago, but this was the first time meeting him face to face.

We covered a lot, his playing days, a few things that never made it to the papers, and some stories I genuinely did not see coming.

Thank you Brett, for being one of the reasons a whole generation of us fell in love with this game.

3 days ago | [YT] | 6

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For the first time ever, I got three brain experts in one room together, a psychologist, a neurologist, and a neurosurgeon, and just let the conversation go wherever it wanted.

Some of what came out of it:
Why resilience looks different in every generation
What's actually happening in someone's mind before they consider suicide
How dramatically autism cases have risen in just a few decades, and what it might mean
Why scrolling is neurochemically identical to playing a slot machine

Honestly, I learned more in this one conversation than I have in a while. If you enjoy this format, tell me in the comments, I genuinely want to do a lot more group episodes like this.

Thank you Havovi, Dr. Sid, and Dr. Alok for trusting me with this experiment.

6 days ago | [YT] | 17

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Seven years. That's how long I've been trying to get this episode made.

This time we finally did, and I don't think I could have found a better guide into 600 years of history to uncover The Great & Fearless Ahom Dynasty.

Some of what stayed with me:
The animals they actually trained for war (you won't believe which ones)
The women who picked up swords when their husbands fell in battle
A village near Guwahati that's still whispered about for what happens there
How they held off an empire for decades without ever fully falling

Most of us grow up knowing about the Rajputs, the Marathas, the Sikhs. Very few of us know that Assam had its own line of kings who were never truly conquered for 600 years.

This episode was my attempt to fix that, even if just a little.

Thank you Sauradeep bhai, for finally giving Ahom the mainstream stage it deserves.

1 week ago | [YT] | 9

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I noticed something the moment Kip Andersen landed in India this time. He told me that every time he comes back here, he feels like he's been here before, in some past life. Hearing him talk about chanting the Hanuman Chalisa every single day, something he only started a year ago, was one of the most moving parts of this conversation.

We talked about:
His most extreme experiences making Cowspiracy and What The Health
His ayahuasca and San Pedro journeys
Why he feels drawn to Hanumanji's energy
His new documentary Test Subject V

By the end, I realised this wasn't just a conversation about films or activism. It was about a man who's quietly found his own spiritual home in a culture that isn't even his own.

Thank you Kip, for trusting TRS with this side of your journey.

1 week ago | [YT] | 7

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I loved The Odyssey, and Christopher Nolan did his magic again.

We went through Troy, the 1997 Odyssey, and The Return with Ralph Fiennes, and unpacked how each one brings something different to this 3,000-year-old story. But it went so much deeper than just the films - we ended up talking about the actual Trojan War, whether Helen of Troy really existed, and this incredible theory that Zeus and Poseidon might just be Indra and Varuna wearing different names.

What stayed with me the most is just how much emotional depth is packed into Homer’s original writing, layers you only really appreciate once someone like Abhijit walks you through it.

If you’ve watched the new Odyssey, grew up loving Troy, or just love a good historical rabbit hole - this episode is for you.

Thank you Abhijit, this was such a fun and enriching conversation.

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 6

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I've never experienced anything quite like Puri.

Standing in front of Jagannath Ji for the first time, I finally understood why this is called one of the most mysterious and mystical places in the world. Meeting sevayat families who've served the Lord for generations, watching a devotee climb the Neel Chakra with nothing but faith and zero safety gear, experiencing my first ever samudra aarti by the sea every single moment felt like a lesson in surrender.

But what moved me the most was watching people from every religion come together, all bowing to the same Jagannath. No boundaries, just devotion.

This wasn't just a vlog for me, it was a reminder of what real bhakti looks like.

Thank you for being part of this journey with me.

Jai Jagannath. 🙏❤️

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 42

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I walked into this conversation expecting to talk about money. I walked out thinking about AI, biotech and the next ten years of our lives.

Sowmay Jain opened his first trading account the day he turned 18. By his twenties he'd built and exited out of the crypto world entirely, choosing to go all-in on AI, robotics and biotech instead.

This wasn't a typical startup episode. It became one of the most wide-ranging conversations I've had on TRS.

We went into why he walked away from crypto the day ChatGPT launched. What it's like running a company with almost no engineers. Why he believes apps are becoming obsolete. The science behind GLP-1 drugs and modern biohacking. And why he thinks the next decade will decide everything.

3 weeks ago | [YT] | 10