The Power of Long-Form Meaningful Conversations with Amit Varma, Host of The Seen and the Unseen (MDE396)

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November 7, 2020 • 89 mins

Minter Dialogue Episode #396 Amit Varma is the first journalist to win twice the prestigious Bastiat prize (2007 and 2015), which aims to honor writers "whose work cleverly and wittily promotes the institutions of the free society”. Based in Mumbai, Amit was named by BusinessWeek magazine in its India's 50 Most Powerful People 2009 list, for his blog India Uncut. He's an author and host of The Seen and the Unseen podcast, one of the most impressive podcasts you'll ever come across for its long-form interviews and superlative guests. In this conversation we discuss the state of India, the philosophy behind the man and the podcast, India's role in leadership and film, the importance of meaningful conversation and many more topics. If you've got comments or questions you'd like to see answered, send your email or audio file to nminterdial@gmail.com; or you can find the show notes and comment on minterdial.com. If you liked the podcast, please take a moment to rate/review the show on RateThisPodcast. Otherwise, you can find me @mdial on Twitter. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/minterdial)

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