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The Sunday Draft

श्रीraj on the human stories behind global shifts

Think more deeply about the world. Honest, candid conversations with insiders, experts, and people with a story worth hearing. No hot takes. No agenda. thesundaydraft.substack.com

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37 episodes

  1. How US Democratic Challengers Beat the Odds (and the Incumbents) 1:03:45
  2. Beyond Left vs. Right: Builders, Burners, and the Populist Trap 1:12:27
  3. How to Reclaim Your Attention and Deepen Your Learning 1:25:01
  4. What Makes an Ordinary Person Fight Back? 1:06:45
  5. Building a Tech Company: Before vs. After AI 1:00:09
  6. Uncovering Butler: What the FBI Missed and Why It Matters 1:27:30
  7. How to Master Executive Presence & Workplace Conflict 1:04:35
  8. He Rode 3,700 Miles in Protest for Our Rights 1:10:26
  9. Why Highly Articulate Leaders Still "Shrink" Under Pressure 1:00:05
  10. Why Leisure Cycling is the Ultimate Form of Freedom 58:36
  11. Are We Running an AI Race Toward a Cliff? 41:22
  12. Leaders Eat Last: What serving with an elite F-16 Squadron Actually Taught Him 1:13:15
  13. Inside Iran’s Underground Resistance 1:00:16
  14. How to Build a Real Estate Empire Around Your 9-to-5 43:24
  15. Stop Chasing Followers. Start Chasing Purpose. 1:07:14
  16. Editing Playboy, Interviewing Obama, and Drawing for 20,000 Readers 48:47
  17. Points, Miles, and the Truth About Travel Hacks 1:04:22
  18. Is the Internet Still Real? 58:57
  19. The Fixer: 33 Years Inside the Middle East with CBS News 1:04:42
  20. India's Gen-Z Movement Crisis: Why Modi's Government Reacted Now 54:13
  21. Why Socialism Struggles: An Economist Takes on the Mamdani Effect 48:07
  22. Why Companies Aren't Getting ROI on AI 57:20
  23. Think Your Way Out of Billionaire-Driven AI Replacement 1:22:34
  24. "We Left a Piece of Us There" 59:46
  25. Piff-Paff Politics: The Cockroach Party, One Month In 1:29:15
  26. Are We Enabling AI to Replace Us? 1:22:13
  27. Raising Them in Your Cage — AMA with a Child Psychologist 1:34:59
  28. Troll Wars: Explaining Indian Culture to the Internet 26:14
  29. Is the Era of Cheap Oil Over? 1:22:01
  30. The War That Broke America’s Spirit 1:17:53
  31. From Invisible Children to ICE Detention — The Story So Far | The Sunday Draft LIVE 53:52
  32. 🎙️ NEW: Monthly AMA on Child Psychology, Social Media, Screen Time & AI 31:09
  33. The Meenu Batra Case: Withheld From Due Process 56:51
  34. Can Art Survive War? 48:30
  35. The Child Brain Trap: Social Media, AI, and What's Happening to Our Children 1:34:59
  36. The Hindu Gym Owner Who Took a Muslim Name — and Paid the Price 39:20
  37. Introducing The Sunday Draft 27:11