**Take a bite: **We discuss if the 'future is Asian' with Parag Khanna—leading global strategy advisor, world traveller, and best-selling author. The podcast starts with the hosts talking about three recent high-profile Indian weddings before ending with a Secret Santa gift exchange between the hosts.  **00:00—Introduction** Our regular hosts Anita Kapoor (speaker and TV personality), Debra Langley (fashion and tech consultant), Benjamin Hopkins (health entrepreneur) and Norman Tan (editor-in-chief of Esquire Singapore) share what they've been up to since the last podcast. **01:10—"Coffee Catch Up"** The hosts discuss the recent high-profile Indian weddings—Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra (#Prick), Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh, and Isha Ambani and Anand Piramal.  **10:14—"Fresh off the grill" ** Feature segment with new guests each podcast. For this episode, we picked the brains of celebrated author Parag Khanna about the proposition in his upcoming book—_The Future Is Asian_—on whether Asia will become (or already is) the economical and cultural powerhouse of the world.   Parag Khanna is a leading global strategy advisor, world traveller, and best-selling author. He is Founder & Managing Partner of FutureMap, a data and scenario based strategic advisory firm.  Parag has been an adviser to the US Government and has served in Iraq and Afghanistan as a senior geopolitical adviser. He is currently an advisor to several Governments, including the Singapore Government and sits on the Board of multiple companies and institutions. Parag's newest book is The Future is Asian: Commerce, Conflict & Culture in the 21st Century will be available in January 2019 in Singapore, February 2019 worldwide. He is author of five other titles. His books have been translated into more than twenty languages. In 2008, Parag was named one of Esquire’s “75 Most Influential People of the 21st Century”. For more information on Parag Khanna, please visit [paragkhanna.com](https://www.paragkhanna.com/). **57:41—"Last call of the day"** This week the hosts play Secret Santa and were each assigned to buy a gift for another host. Find out if they really know each other well through their gift choices.  **LISTEN, SUBSCRIBE, SHARE** Loved our podcast? Subscribe. Stay connected to us on social media by following us on [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/esquiresg/), [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/esquiresg/), and [Twitter](https://twitter.com/esquiresg). For more from the Esquire Singapore universe—to learn how to build a life that matters—head to our website: [esquiresg.com](https://esquiresg.com/).