Rishi and Al meander down memory lane. Ponder on erstwhile conversations. Discuss the trials and tribulations of a now forced reality. And arrive at the fact that it's all good. We are up and running, geared differently, equipped with technology and a host more empathetic. They are actually optimistic that WFH is here to stay.

Al and Roz discuss the very high involvement act of bringing up children. They discuss their values, nuggets that shaped their personalities, and the mantras that guide their parenting views. The conversation touches on the 70ies, their age gap and their parents change over the years. They agree the key words would be 'nudge' and 'balance' while dealing with kids today.

Al and Uday discuss professional life today and why it should have been implemented eons ago. Mindsets, time & travel,  technology, face to face meetings, and  X men, all alluding to rapid mutation.  Thanks to  Covid19 we have realised what was The Old Abnormal.

Al and Uday, sip on Highland Smoked Single Malts and discuss the great nations China, India and Pakistan and the current skirmishes. They savour their Ardmore and Taliskar while talking about the stra

In what is actually Part 2 and a continuation of the conversations of Session 5 but let's just call it Session 6 for the purposes of archiving - while getting only a bit high on Danish Navy-issued Rum and Japanese Shochu, Al and Zed lucidly ponder at length the future of Digital Media, Advertising, Content in India and the shift from traditional mind-sets in the ancient land of Elephanta and elephants. Will brands and agencies in India finally make the leap and transform to tell better brand...

Drinking dark rum again, Al wants to talk about the state of media and marketing and what the future holds for digital marketing transformation in India. Zed is more interested in the state of his very tasty Shochu drink (a Japanese rice distilled liquor, best had with ice and soda.) Al takes us down memory lane once more to the Good ol' dark days of colonization and the Raj, aka. Great (or is it Little? ...no, it's Great accordingly to Al) Britain, but why they actually screwed things up,...

Zed finishes the rest of the Sake while Al discovers devilishly delicious pink, pre-mixed cans of perennial favourite, Gordon's Gin and Tonic. In what turns out to be a Gin-soaked session, Al and Zed talk about the fast pace of life before Covid, arriving at the right place at the right time, the pleasures of family time, about the Great Slowdown and how life has changed since the latest pandemic began. So, is life better now?  Other topics discussed at random: The ancient history of Gin...

Al drinks A.H. Riise Royal Danish Navy Rum and he is keen to deep dive into "the Good Old Days" - and just what this oft-repeated phrase and concept means. Does it hold any weight, any water - the weight of water perhaps... that is, was the past better than the present? Or is Now better? How do we judge these things with any objectivity and accuracy. Bloody intense topics! Zed savors an affordable bottle of Sake (Japanese fermented rice wine) and he gives massive amounts of Shri Shri-type...

Drinking more beer - Al continues with his favourite, Carlsberg, but he reminisces about his second favourite, Tuborg, while Zed gets into the good zone with every man's favourite - a scotch and soda. aka. High Ball - which comes pre-mixed in a can at the local banya stores in Japan! Al and Zed go down memory lane to when they first met in Beijing, China, of all bloody places, and the insane fun that was had all those years ago - living, working and partying in epic proportions as two Bindaas...

Drinking top shelf lager beers (Denmark’s Carlsberg and Japan’s Sapporo), Al and Zed get things started by talking about how it all started, creativity, the bath-loving Romans in the West Midlands, the United Kingdom, “Great“ Britain, the enterprising Brits and the can of stinking crap they have been left holding thanks to Brexit, plus the unspeakable horrors of war, atom bombs dropping WTFs, colonialism, and the ephemeral beauty of Japan (the Land of the Rising Sun.) Also, sketches of early...