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The Bhagavad Gita teaches the essence of the ancient Vedanta philosophy. Vedanta is the complete wisdom for achieving a peaceful, productive, and purposeful life in this world.

In this podcast series, Gautamji, senior disciple of Swami A Parthasarathy, explains the Gita verse by verse, focussing on its practical application in modern living.

Gautamji also addresses student questions on the Gita and Vedanta in dedicated Q&A episodes. In addition to the verse by verse explanations, these will be helpful to better understand and apply these teachings in your life.

Understood takes you deep inside the seismic shifts reshaping our world right now. From online porn and crypto chaos to the rise of tech oligarchs, deepfake AI, and the broken promises of the internet — we explore the stories that define our digital age with hosts and characters embedded in the heart of the action.

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Season 1 - The Naked Emperor: the rise and fall of bitcoin king Sam Bankman-Fried.

Season 2 - The Pornhub Empire: the story of how a Montreal-founded company came to dominate the adult industry.

Season 3 - Modi’s India: how one man rose from poverty to the peak of political power.

Season 4 - Céline: the surprising cultural, political and business alchemy that created a superstar.

Season 5 - Who Broke the Internet? The internet sucks now, and it happened on purpose.

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