ALGO: A LOT GOING ON WITH RAJ KOTECHA | THE NO1 PODCAST IN DUBAI

On today’s episode of ALGO Vik, Alex, and I discuss: (00:00) Intro (00:41) Welcome Back Alex (01:36) Apple VR Headset Announced (16:34) Elon Musk Loses $200bn (20:01) Tim Cook’s $49m Pay Cut (27:54) Will Saudi Arabia Buy The WWE (38:00) UAE Allow Teenagers to Run Businesses (50:06) Chris Brown Beats Elvis Presley As Male Singer with Most Gold-Certified Singles (54:52) Euston shooting (1:01:50) Con...

It's a new year and a big announcement.  The pod has had a change of name! Chapter Highlights Include:  (00:00) Intro (03:52) Alex's Nurai Island Trip (06:17) Our New Years Resolutions (15:22) New Year, New Name (17:39) Travis Scott, Lil Uzi Vert Announced for Wireless Abu Dhabi (25:48) Dubai Axes 30% tax on Alcohol (33:43) Amazon Lays Off 18K Employees (39:44) Dubai Announces $8.7 Trill...

A crazy week in Dubai and here to break it all down is my cousin Neil Ganatra from Toronto.  We talk about Dubai and his thoughts on the creative and business world here.  Plus some GREAT food spots and a little news.

Use the chapter links to jump to the SOLE review!  On today’s episode of ALGO Vik, Alex, and I as well as Sal, Jesal and Kish from the ALGO editorial team discuss. (00:00) Intro  (01:16) Highs and Lows of 2022  (02:17) Horrible Year for Crypto  (06:51) Bad Year for Streaming Services? (12:16) Stressful Times in the UK  (18:59) Kanye West 2023 Comeback?  (22:26) The Mo...

On today’s episode of ALGO Vik, Alex and I discuss:   (00:00) Intro  (02:17) Lovesoul X SoleDXB  (12:31) Elon Musk Announces Big Advertisers back on Twitter   (20:21) Elon Musk’s New AI ChatBot  (25:05) Elon wants to punch Kanye West   (30:15) Our Spotify 2022 Wrapped  (35:44) UAE attracts $2.9bn in Hotel Earnings  (43:41) Kevin Hart Announces New Tour &nbsp...

In today's episode of The Raj Kotecha Show we cover: (00:00) Start (02:30) DJ Khaled Performs in Saudi Arabia (22:53) SoleDXB this week (26:56) Ye Cancelled (38:04) Nike Adidas Cut Production (46:15) Balenciaga Fallout (57:37) Personal Boundaries & Policies (01:08:43) Will Smith on Trevor Noah (01:18:16) SBF speaks to NYT (01:21:23) Daniel Priestley on Ali Abdaal Review (01:24:57) Jason Calaca...

Packed episode with just Raj and Vik recorded the day after My Friends Your Friends at Jun's in Dubai. (00:00) Intro (02:00) My Friends Your Friends Recap (03:11) Cohost shout outs (06:20) Vik on scaling MFYF (12:18) Team shout outs (13:15) Food at Jun’s (16:28) World Cup Unexpected Wins (19:15) Watch Matches in 2 mins (20:30) Former Disney CEO Returns (31:05) Tom Ford sells $2.8bn (37:40) Louis V...

In today’s episode of ALGO, it is just Alex and I discussing the announcement of the new My Friends Your Friends event happening on the 22nd of November. We also talk about Twitter and Meta laying off massive amounts of staff, and Netflix launching a £4.99/month subscription which comes with ads. Big news out in the UAE with Ras Al Khaimah confirming that the Wynn Hotel Casino will be opening in 2...

Huge show - just Vik and I this week. We consumed a lot of content and hit some cool spots in Dubai. RIP Takeoff.  (00:00) No Alex (02:16) Migos Member Takeoff Killed in Houston 25:30 Elon's Friends Join Twitter 33:55 What if Elon saves Twitter? 38:55 Twitter Brand Extention - Maps? 43:33 Twitter Wallet 47:10 Elon is good at consumer 54:50 Matt Hancock on I'm A Celebrity 1:05:25 James Cordon...

On today’s episode of ALGO Vik, Alex and I discuss Rishi Sunak becoming the new Prime Minister of the UK, Youtube launching handles, and Saudi Arabia announcing the lineup for the Soundstorm 2002 music festival. We also discussed the end of Nomad Capitalist's Youtube run and our jam-packed weeks and weekend in Amsterdam & Dubai.    Chapter highlights include:   (00:00) Intro&nbs...

On today’s episode of ALGO Vik, Alex and I discuss Kanye West and everything that’s been going on in his world, Drake losing $800k betting on a football game. We also talk about Giggs speaking on brand deals with new and upcoming artists as well as James Corden getting banned from a New York restaurant. Chapter highlights include: (00:00) Intro  (04:05) Out & About in Dubai  (15:13)...

On today’s episode of ALGO Vik, Alex and I discuss Jay-Z’s brand new investment, MoneyKicks getting attacked during his visit to London, and the 15% drop in MBA applicants. We also discuss what Vik and I have been busy doing in Dubai and what Alex has been up to in Amsterdam.   Chapter highlights include:   (00:00) Intro  (02:17) New News Reporter   (06:00) Out & About in A...

On today’s episode of ALGO Vik, Alex and I discuss 50 cent’s concert in Dubai, Russell Peters in The Netherlands, and Inay, Vik’s son’s birthday. We also discuss Serato’s stem separation, Elon Musk launching his robot, and Kim Kardashian paying an SEC fine of 1.3 million dollars. Chapter highlights include:   00:00 Intro  05:17 50 Cent at Coca-Cola Arena  19:03 Russell Peters in The...

Alex is off this week so our good friend Jesal is jumping in.  It's a great episode, especially if you love 90's hip hop! (04:30) Vik's upcoming radio spot for International Podcasting Day (05:58) Raj is in Zanzibar (again) (08:04) No more masks in Dubai (13:36) The Palm Jebal Ali is Back // Pricing in Oversupply (22:50) Coolio Passes Away Age 59

On today’s episode of ALGO Vik, Alex and I discuss where we’ve been for the past 8 weeks and why we haven’t put out a new podcast. We dive into the Great British Pound hitting a 37-year low, and the Queen's passing. We also discuss Stormzy’s new music video, LL Cool J going off on AKADEMIKS, Kanye west leaving GAP, and more.    Chapter highlights include:  00:00 Intro  02:22 Wh...

In this episode I answer questions submitted on Instagram during my vacation in Bali.   (01:26) How to create a community (04:46) Meeting for a cigar (05:55) How Raj developed his taste in music (10:25) How is Raj so Sexy (lol)  (10:53) Red Pill vs Blue Pill (UK Politics)  (12:02) Raising money as a creator vs a business  (14:55) Biggest changes Raj has seen in Dubai This show...

On today's episode of ALGO Vik, Alex and I discuss my birthday party, our favorite highlights from the last year and we talk about how our community in Dubai has had a real and positive impact on our lives. This is the last episode of ALGO that we will record in person together, as we leave Dubai for the summer, so we also get into the future plans for ALGO. Chapter highlights include: 00:00 Intro...

On today's episode of ALGO Vik, Alex, and I discuss my birthday party AKA the biggest party of the year, TikTok going head to head with Instagram by allowing photos to be posted, Snoop Dogg’s collaboration with Eminem for Bored Ape Yacht Club at NFT NYC, Pharrell becoming the chief brand officer for doodle NFT, as well as Cristiano Ronaldo signing a multi-year NFT deal with Binance.    C...

On today’s episode of ALGO Vik, Alex and I discuss my party happening on June 25th at 1life in D3, as well as a recap of my UK trip which includes a MFYF London recap and more. We also discuss the Adidas X Ravi collaboration and some content recommendations.    Chapter highlights include:   00:00 Intro  02:20 Manchester Recap   04:29 London Recap  14:33 Soho Radio Sho...

On today’s episode of ALGO Vik, Alex, and I discuss my crazy 48 hours in Manchester as well as my quick visit to Leicester and my past few days in London. We also discuss Andreessen Horowtiz’s $4.5 billion Web3 fund, Instagram’s new layout, and the EU exposing algorithms. Chapter highlights include: 00:00 Intro  5:16 48 hours in Manchester  6:11 Visiting Old Trafford   8:00 Russell...

In today's episode of ALGO Vik, Alex, and I discuss the launch of our Creative Content for Brand Building Bootcamp, Elon Musk on the All-In podcast, the CEO of Instagram doing a ted talk, and Netflix potentially introducing adverts in Q4 of 2022.   Chapter highlights include:   00:00 Intro  00:58 Creative Content for Brand Building Workshop and Bootcamp  8:19 Spencer lodge’s bi...

On today's episode of ALGO Vik, Alex, and I discuss the return of My Friends Your Friends, Russell Peters selling out Dubai, Maroon 5 in Abu Dhabi, and Elon’s Twitter deal being on hold. Chapter highlights include:   00:00 Intro  1:27 The Return of My Friends Your Friends   18:34 Neil’s work experience   25:52 Russell Peters sells out Dubai   38:39 Taco Stars  40:10 M...

Another great episode of ALGO. Check out the highlights below for everything we spoke about. Chapter highlights include: 00:00 INTRO 2:34 ALEX IS BACK 5:20 NEPHEW BOYS NIGHT 10:45 BAR DU PORT 13:29 AQUAFUN 16:14 BEST PIZZA PLACES IN DUBAI 19:15 PAVILION AT THE BEACH (JBR) 23:20 AQUAVENTURE 26:42 MAISAN 15 28:23 DELIVEROO DRIVER COMPENSATION 38:00 DAVE CHAPPELLE ATTACKED 46:36 DRAKE'S $400M UNIVERS...

Another great episode of ALGO. Check out the highlights below for everything we spoke about.   Chapter highlights include:   (00:00) INTRO (01:38) OUT & ABOUT IN DUBAI (01:50) PIZZAS AT AKIBA DORI (07:33) RUSH RACING (10:12) SMASHING PLATES AT OPA (15:35) NEWS FROM THE WEEK (15:46) MY FRIENDS YOUR FRIENDS IS BACK (17:12) CREATIVE CONTENT FOR BRAND BUILDING COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT (20:06)...

Today Vik and I discuss Dubai's biggest visa overhaul and how we think that will impact Dubai in Q4, Netflix's share price crashing and why you should keep an eye on Spotify. We also give you our (mostly musical) content recommendations for the week and Vik eats a burger.    Chapter highlights include: 00:00 INTRO 01:01 WE GOT GUILT BURGER 02:57 OUT & ABOUT IN DUBAI 03:09 MONKEY BAR...