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TanGent Show · September 29 · 57 min

Vikas Satyal

This week I'm talking to an extremely special guest: my brother Vikas. He works in market research and consulting, has an MBA, and is probably the only person I know who can turn a discussion about college into a detailed analysis of why people waste time. Since we grew up together, there's a lot of shared history here. We talk about growing up in Fairfield, Ohio, why Cincinnati is "okay" but still feels like home, the movies that shaped all three of us brothers, and the study sessions at our parents' house that were supposedly about school but usually involved snacks, ping-pong, and a lot of hanging out. Vikas also gets surprisingly honest about struggling in college, going back for his MBA, and what he learned from having to prove to himself that he could do it. And then there's why he's terrible at cooking, why he'd happily spend a million dollars traveling and doing nothing, and why our family's shared obsession with movies has apparently turned into a competitive sport. It was fun getting to know my brother a little differently, even after all these years. Follow Vikas: Instagram Threads LinkedIn

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This week I'm talking to an extremely special guest: my brother Vikas. He works in market research and consulting, has an MBA, and is probably the only person I know who can turn a discussion about college into a detailed analysis of why people waste time.

Since we grew up together, there's a lot of shared history here. We talk about growing up in Fairfield, Ohio, why Cincinnati is "okay" but still feels like home, the movies that shaped all three of us brothers, and the study sessions at our parents' house that were supposedly about school but usually involved snacks, ping-pong, and a lot of hanging out. Vikas also gets surprisingly honest about struggling in college, going back for his MBA, and what he learned from having to prove to himself that he could do it.

And then there's why he's terrible at cooking, why he'd happily spend a million dollars traveling and doing nothing, and why our family's shared obsession with movies has apparently turned into a competitive sport. It was fun getting to know my brother a little differently, even after all these years.

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