The Book Talkies
The Book Talkies
Kaustubh Bhake & Anirudh Chaudhary
Welcome to The Book Talkies Podcast! A unique show where we take you into the wonderful world of books. On this platform, we will be conversing about the books we have read and come to love. Our purpose for this podcast is to make you fall in love with books! As we discuss our perspective on some bestsellers and hidden treasures, we hope to persuade our listeners to join us on this splendid journey of reading. You can reach us on the below links to share your thoughts: Twitter Handle: @thebooktalkies LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-book-talkies
07. Conversation on 'Can't Hurt Me' by David Goggins
In this episode of The Book Talkies, Kaustubh and Anirudh discuss about an unexpected treasure of a book called Can’t Hurt Me – written by David Goggins. This book defines what hard work, sheer grit, disciplined work ethic and will power can turn impossible to possible. This is a phenomenal life changing book that everyone should read and re-read.   Please let us know what did you think about this episode. You can share your feedback by reaching out to us on our LinkedIn page (https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-book-talkies) and by following us on our Twitter handle (@thebooktalkies).
Apr 2, 2022
35 min
06. Conversation on 'Maus' by Art Spiegelman
In this episode of The Book Talkies, Kaustubh and Anirudh welcome their very first guest speaker Amruta Rajadhyaksha (an avid reader, a Senior Product Analyst and happens to be Kaustubh's partner)  to discuss about a highly recommended Graphic Novel: 'Maus' - written by Art Spiegelman. This is the only Graphic Novel which has won the Pulitzer prize. They try to put themselves in the shoes of Vladek Spiegelman, an Auschwitz survivor (from the Nazi era in the World War 2) and Art's father, on whom this book is based. A true yet disturbing tale and a must read! Please let us know what did you think about this episode. You can share your feedback by reaching out to us on our LinkedIn page (https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-book-talkies) and by following us on our Twitter handle (@thebooktalkies).
Mar 19, 2022
27 min
05. Conversation on 'The Psychology of Money' by Morgan Housel
In this episode of The Book Talkies, Kaustubh and Anirudh pick up an interesting book in the world of finance: 'The Psychology of Money' - written by Morgan Housel. Through their conversation they highlight the understated importance of human relationship with money. Through real-life examples they discuss and debate they importance of factors like luck and risk, long term investing, power of compounding and room for error in financial success. As much as the world says: "Money can't buy you happiness", Kaustubh and Anirudh are on a quest to disprove this notion and convince listeners to identify their 'Enough'!   Please let us know what did you think about this episode. You can share your feedback by reaching out to us on our LinkedIn page (https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-book-talkies) and by following us on our Twitter handle (@thebooktalkies).
Mar 5, 2022
34 min
04. Kaustubh's Perspective on '21 Lessons for the 21st Century' by Yuval Noah Harari
In this episode of The Book Talkies, Kaustubh picks up a revolutionary book '21 Lessons for the 21st Century' - written by respected historian Yuval Noah Harari. And he makes his best efforts to convince Anirudh and our listeners to read it. Kaustubh excitably shares why this book is so relevant for the humankind right now as he highlights how revolutions in Technology & Bioengineering will be the game changers for our species. He also focuses on where do the ideologies such as liberalism and socialism stand in the overall Homo Sapiens evolution story. Finally, he encourages us to look inward by mentioning what Yuval has to say about the true meaning of life. Please let us know what did you think about this episode. You can share your feedback by reaching out to us on our LinkedIn page (https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-book-talkies) and by following us on our Twitter handle (@thebooktalkies).
Feb 19, 2022
41 min
03. Anirudh's Perspective on 'Who Not How' by Dan Sullivan
In this episode of The Book Talkies, Anirudh picks up 'Who Not How' - a book by leading strategic coach Dan Sullivan, talking about the understated power of 'Whos',  trying to convince Kaustubh to read it.  He takes you through the simple yet phenomenal idea of the Who Not How way with examples from his own professional and personal life. He talks about the cost vs investment mindset, sharing reasons why people procrastinate and how this book has helped him in many ways to get over it.   You can reach out to us on our LinkedIn page (https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-book-talkies) and follow us on our Twitter handle (@thebooktalkies) to share your thoughts/feedback by commenting on our posts!!
Feb 4, 2022
17 min
02. Conversation on 'Atomic Habits' by James Clear
In this episode of The Book Talkies, we venture into a hearty conversation on 'Atomic Habits' - a book written by Behavior Science Expert James Clear.  We take you through some simple ideas from the book for building good habits and eliminating bad ones. We share our personal experiences of how this book has helped us create sustainable systems to build lasting habits. You can reach out to us on our LinkedIn page (https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-book-talkies) and follow us on our Twitter handle (@thebooktalkies) to share your thoughts/feedback by commenting on our posts!!
Jan 19, 2022
19 min
01. Conversation on 'Inglorious Empire: What the British did to India' by Dr. Shashi Tharoor
In this episode of The Book Talkies, we venture into a deep conversation about Dr. Shashi Tharoor's highly acclaimed book 'Inglorious Empire: What the British did to India'.   Some of the themes we cover include Racial Discrimination with the Indian subjects, Divide & Rule policy leading to the horrors of Partition and two defining moments that shaped the course of colonial history for India, along with some very interesting less-known factoids. You can reach out to us on our LinkedIn page (https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-book-talkies) to share your thoughts/feedback by commenting on our posts!!
Jan 4, 2022
24 min