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Gary Marcus: The AI Bubble, OpenAI's Burn Rate, and Why the Hype Will End Badly
May 30, 2026
48m 45s
Peter Diamandis: The Future of Work, Abundance, and Why AI Changes Everything
May 16, 2026
54m 44s
Mukesh Bansal: Building With AI & Why Junior Developers Are Already Losing
May 2, 2026
41m 41s
The Future of Code, Companies & Engineers in the Age of AI | SparX
Apr 18, 2026
1h 11m 33s
The Dark Side of AI No One Talks About | Mukesh Bansal | Connor Leahy | SparX
Apr 4, 2026
1h 05m 22s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/30/26 | ![]() Gary Marcus: The AI Bubble, OpenAI's Burn Rate, and Why the Hype Will End Badly✨ | AI technologyCognitive science+5 | Gary Marcus | OpenAIAfter the Turing Test+2 | — | AI bubbleOpenAI+6 | — | 48m 45s | |
| 5/16/26 | ![]() Peter Diamandis: The Future of Work, Abundance, and Why AI Changes Everything✨ | future of workartificial intelligence+4 | Peter Diamandis | Singularity University | — | AIentrepreneurs+6 | — | 54m 44s | |
| 5/2/26 | ![]() Mukesh Bansal: Building With AI & Why Junior Developers Are Already Losing✨ | AI developmentnon-technical founders+4 | — | Claude Code | — | AI modelshealth tracker+4 | — | 41m 41s | |
| 4/18/26 | ![]() The Future of Code, Companies & Engineers in the Age of AI | SparX✨ | AI in companiesproduct development+5 | Peeyush Ranjan | EnricoGoogle+2 | — | AIengineering+7 | — | 1h 11m 33s | |
| 4/4/26 | ![]() The Dark Side of AI No One Talks About | Mukesh Bansal | Connor Leahy | SparX✨ | AI safetysuperintelligence+4 | Connor Leahy | Control AI | — | AIsuperintelligence+5 | — | 1h 05m 22s | |
| 3/14/26 | ![]() Harvard Scientist on Alien Life, Black Holes, & the Discovery of 5000 Planets | SparX✨ | astrophysicsblack holes+3 | Priyamvada Natarajan | Yale UniversityMIT+1 | — | astrophysicsblack holes+5 | — | 58m 47s | |
| 2/22/26 | ![]() The AI Safety Crisis: Are We Ready for Superintelligence? | AI Safety Expert Roman Yampolskiy | SparX✨ | AI safetysuperintelligence+4 | Roman Yampolskiy | AI SafetyAGI+1 | — | AI safetysuperintelligence+6 | — | 58m 40s | |
| 1/31/26 | ![]() PM’s Economic Adviser on India’s Semiconductor Future | Neelkanth Mishra | SparX✨ | semiconductorsIndia's semiconductor mission+4 | Neelkanth Mishra | India Semiconductor MissionMicron+1 | India | semiconductor industryIndia's roadmap+3 | — | 52m 46s | |
| 1/17/26 | ![]() AI Threatens Jobs in 2026: Programmers, Call Centers, and Beyond ft. Emad Mostaque | SparX✨ | artificial intelligencefuture of work+4 | Emad Mostaque | ChinaMeta | India | AIjobs+7 | — | 1h 01m 11s | |
| 12/27/25 | ![]() The Behaviour Science of Habits, Motivation & Success | Dr. BJ Fogg on SparX✨ | behavior sciencehabits+4 | B.J. Fogg | StanfordTiny Habits | — | habitsmotivation+6 | — | 58m 25s | |
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| 12/13/25 | ![]() The Future of AI: Ethics, Safety & the Rise of Intelligence✨ | AI ethicstechnological future+4 | Debjani Ghosh | NITI AayogIntel+1 | — | AIethics+5 | — | 55m 01s | |
| 11/29/25 | ![]() 2026 Job Shock: What Neelkanth Mishra Predicts for India | SparX✨ | Indian entrepreneurshipeconomic policy+5 | Neelkanth Mishra | EPFOAadhaar | IndiaUS+1 | entrepreneurshipIndia+6 | — | 53m 24s | |
| 11/15/25 | ![]() India’s Biggest Internet Success Story | Sanjeev Bikhchandani | SparX✨ | entrepreneurshipinternet economy+4 | Sanjeev Bikhchandani | HorlicksInfo Edge+6 | — | NaukriSanjeev Bikhchandani+8 | — | 1h 10m 22s | |
| 10/31/25 | ![]() Lenskart: Peyush Bansal on Building India’s Eyewear Empire, IPO Launch, Shark Tank and More | SparX | In this episode of SparX, Mukesh Bansal sits down with Peeyush Bansal, Co-founder and CEO of Lenskart. They dive into Peeyush’s journey from building early ventures to creating one of India’s most impactful consumer brands. How his mission to solve India’s vision crisis became a movement to make eyewear accessible for all.They talk about:Why India remains the blind capital of the world.The untapped opportunity in the eye correction market.Crises and hard choices that shaped Lenskart’s growth.Why putting the customer first isn’t a strategy, but a survival skill.How to build with purpose in a market that often overlooks real needs.The challenge of scaling offline retail.If you’re interested in entrepreneurship, purpose-driven business, or building in India’s next wave of consumer health innovation this conversation offers clarity, in every sense. | — | ||||||
| 10/27/25 | ![]() Inside India’s 1 Lakh Cr Tech Masterplan | Tech Secretary, Govt. of India | SparX | In this episode of SparX, Mukesh Bansal talks with Abhay Karandikar, Secretary of the Department of Science and Technology and former Director of IIT Kanpur. They break down how India can build core technology at home, move research from labs to real products, and grow deep tech in AI, quantum, space, biotech, energy and medical tech.They speak about:How capital will be deployed through trusted second-level fund managers like AIFs, DFIs, TDB, BIRAC and IIT research parksPriority areas, from energy transition to biotech, quantum, robotics, space and defence techThe path from basic research to product, including the TRL 4 to 6 valley of deathIndia’s AI plan, including language models, curated datasets and GPU infrastructureThe national quantum mission across computing, communication, sensing and materialsIf you are building deep tech in India or tracking where the next breakthroughs may come from, this conversation is a must-watch. | — | ||||||
| 10/11/25 | ![]() Why Indian CEO’s are not investing in R&D (Concerning) | Manish Gupta | SparX | In this episode of SparX, Mukesh Bansal speaks with Manish Gupta, Senior Director at Google DeepMind. They discuss how artificial intelligence is evolving, what it means to build truly inclusive AI, and why India must aim higher in research, innovation, and ambition.Manish shares DeepMind’s vision of solving “root node problems,” fundamental scientific challenges that unlock breakthroughs across fields, and how AI is already accelerating discovery in areas like biology, materials, and medicine.They talk about:What AGI really means and how close we are to it.Why India needs to move from using AI to creating it.The missing research culture in Indian industry, and how to fix it.How AI can transform healthcare, learning, and agriculture in India.Why ambition, courage, and willingness to fail are essential to deep innovation.Manish also shares insights from his career across the IBM T.J. Watson Research Center and now DeepMind, two of the world’s most iconic research environments, and what it will take for India to build its own.If you care about India’s AI journey, research, and the future of innovation, this conversation is a masterclass in what it takes to move from incremental progress to world-changing breakthroughs. | — | ||||||
| 10/4/25 | ![]() The Harsh Truth About Women in Leadership | Mukesh Bansal | SparX | In this episode of SparX, Mukesh Bansal sits down with Roopa Kudva, former head of CRISIL and Omidyar Network India, to discuss her new book Leadership Beyond the Playbook and her powerful reflections on leadership.Roopa shares why leadership is not about following fixed frameworks but about writing your own playbook, shaped by values, lived experiences, and conscious choices. They explore:The toughest transition from middle to top management and why so few make itHow leaders can build breadth of experience and step out of silosWhy authenticity and developing your unique leadership identity matter more than copying stylesThe barriers that hold women back from leadership roles and what it will take for India to change thatWhy mental health is a critical leadership issue and how leaders can normalize conversations around itThe role of reflection, sponsors, and executive coaches in accelerating leadership growthRoopa also shares stories from her own journey, from pioneering credit ratings in India, to asking for the Chief Ratings Officer role at CRISIL, to driving impact investing at scale, and why she believes leadership is both deeply personal and a national imperative.If you are curious about how leaders are made, the challenges of growing into bigger roles, and what it takes to build an authentic leadership path in today’s world, this episode is a must watch. | — | ||||||
| 9/27/25 | ![]() Why America Is Shutting the Door on Indian Talent | Mukesh Bansal | SparX | In this episode of SparX, Mukesh Bansal takes a hard look at the state of India’s deep tech ecosystem. While the world races ahead with AI, semiconductors, and frontier science, India is at a crossroads: will we be creators of technology, or just consumers?Mukesh argues that true deep tech is only possible when rooted in deep science, a culture of research, curiosity, and discovery. He unpacks why India risks being left behind if we don’t invest in science the way the US, Europe, and China have, and what it will take for India to build original IP, Nobel-worthy science, and globally competitive deep tech companies.He explores:Why India’s dependence on foreign tech poses a strategic risk.The looming threats to IT services and startup ecosystems.How India can move from “Make in India” to “Discover in India, Invent in India, then Make in India.”Lessons from history: how breakthroughs in physics, AI, and the internet all started with curiosity-driven science.What it will take for India to aspire to Nobel Prizes, original IP, and world-class innovation.This is not just about technology, it's about India’s future. If you care about Viksit Bharat, scientific ambition, and the next wave of innovation, this video is a must-watch. | — | ||||||
| 9/20/25 | ![]() The Real Science Behind Interstellar | Rana Adhikari x Mukesh Bansal | SparX | In this episode of SparX, Mukesh Bansal speaks with Rana Adhikari, experimental physicist at Caltech and leading voice in gravitational-wave research. From doubting Einstein as a student to helping build the LIGO detectors that confirmed his theories, Rana has been honoured with the Breakthrough Prize, Gruber Prize, and the New Horizons in Physics Prize.They dive into:What gravitational waves really are, and how LIGO measures distortions smaller than an atom.The story behind LIGO’s breakthrough detections which is now catching 2–3 black hole mergers every week.Why LIGO-India, now approved and funded, could be the world’s most precise detector and even test Einstein’s theory of relativity itself.The cutting-edge role of quantum entanglement and AI in pushing measurement beyond classical limits.Building a thriving science ecosystem in India focused on mentorship, risk-taking, and the path to future Nobel Prizes.Rana also shares his personal journey from tinkering as an auto mechanic in Florida, to becoming one of the world’s foremost experimental physicists, and now working closely with India to bring world-class science infrastructure to life.If you’re curious about black holes, the true nature of reality, or India’s chance to lead in fundamental science, this conversation is a must-watch. | — | ||||||
| 9/13/25 | ![]() Former RBI Governor Exclusive: US Tariff Shock! Raghuram Rajan Calls It A 'Wake-Up Call' For India | In this episode of SparX, Mukesh Bansal speaks with Raghuram Rajan (Former RBI Governor) on India’s economic crossroads, tariff wars, shifting geopolitics, AI disruption, and the urgent need for jobs and human capital investment.They discuss:India’s position between the U.S. and China.The real impact of tariffs on trade, GDP, and livelihoods.Why 7.8% GDP growth isn’t the full story.The jobs crisis and AI’s disruption of tech roles.Building human capital: world-class universities, R&D, and upskilling.Strategic autonomy in AI and reducing vulnerabilities.Dr. Rajan’s message to India’s youth on ambition, learning, and opportunity.If you want to understand the choices shaping India’s economic future, this is a must-watch conversation. | — | ||||||
| 9/6/25 | ![]() Tech Expert: India Did What US & China Couldn’t Do it in decades! | Mukesh Bansal | SparX | In this episode of SparX, Mukesh Bansal speaks with Sharad Sharma, one of the key minds behind Aadhaar and UPI. Sharad shares why he left a successful corporate career to focus on nation building, and how India can avoid becoming a trade colony of China or a tech colony of the US by doubling down on deep tech and research-driven innovation.They discuss:- The origins of India Stack and Digital Public Infrastructure.- How UPI really scaled and the lessons for entrepreneurs.- Why India must build a strong R&D and product innovation ecosystem.- The urgent need for new research institutions, mid-career researchers, and long-term thinking.- How India can carve its own path in AI through health, education, and data-driven use cases.If you want to understand India’s deep-tech playbook and the roadmap to Viksit Bharat, this is a must-watch conversation. | — | ||||||
| 8/30/25 | ![]() R&D Scientist : India is 25 years Behind China! We should wake up | SparX | In this episode of SparX, Mukesh Bansal speaks with Shivkumar Kalyanaraman, CEO of the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF). India’s biggest push yet to fund science, research, and deep tech.Shiv explains why India needs to build its own technologies instead of only buying them, and how ANRF will unlock ₹50,000 crore in research grants and ₹1 lakh crore in patient capital to power innovation. They talk about:- How research moves from a basic idea to real products.- Why India spends less on R&D than other nations and how that can change.- How startups, industry, and researchers can work with ANRF.- The big focus areas: AI, medical tech, EVs, quantum, biotech, energy, and more. Shiv also shares his own journey from researcher to industry leader with 75+ patents, and now stepping into government to shape India’s research future. If you’re curious about India’s innovation story and where the next big breakthroughs will come from, this conversation is a must-watch. | — | ||||||
| 8/23/25 | ![]() Expert Economist : How America is becoming the world’s arms leader | Neelkanth Mishra | SparX | In this episode of SparX, Mukesh Bansal sits down with Neelkanth Mishra, Chief Economist at Axis Bank, to unpack the chaos behind Trump’s tariff wars and what it means for the global order.They explore why these moves aren’t just about trade, but about four bigger objectives. Covering various topics from stagnant U.S. wages and life expectancy gaps to America’s renewed manufacturing drive for national security, this episode talks about the forces influencing today’s shifting geopolitical landscape.They discuss whether tariffs can deliver on revenue goals, the risks of a trade war, and how a “might is right” continues to dominate global economics. Neelkanth dives into why a dollar devaluation may be inevitable, what history teaches us, and why China as a near-equal opposer changes the game.Whether you’re an investor, policy enthusiast, or curious about the future of money, power, and global stability, this episode offers a lens into the economic strategies that could rewrite the world order. | — | ||||||
| 8/14/25 | ![]() How Modi Ji Shaped My Political Journey | Tejasvi Surya on BJP Ideals & Future Plans | SparX | In this episode of Sparx, Mukesh Bansal sits down with Tejasvi Surya, one of India’s youngest Members of Parliament for an unfiltered conversation on leadership, purpose, and building a stronger nation. From his early days as a student activist to becoming a Member of Parliament at 28, Tejasvi shares the defining moments, risks, and unwavering convictions that shaped his journey.They dive deep into themes of taking initiative without waiting for permission, the power of youth in nation-building and lessons from icons like Swami Vivekananda on mental strength, physical fitness, and resilience. Tejasvi reveals how a grassroots campaign over coffee shop meetings grew into a statewide movement, why consistency beats intensity in every pursuit, and how a 14-day solo trip to Bhutan helped him rediscover his purpose.The conversation also spans fitness, governance reforms, Bengaluru’s urban challenges, the future of public transport, and the disruptive force of AI along with a bold vision for Viksit Bharat 2047. | — | ||||||
| 8/9/25 | ![]() Cult.fit Founder - How I Beat Stress in 20 Seconds | Mukesh Bansal | SparX | In this episode of SparX, Mukesh Bansal dives deep into something that we do all the time - breathing - one of the most integral part of our lives. He explores all the different styles of breathing and shares actionable steps to master breathing. | — | ||||||
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