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We discuss books and other things in life. Hosts: Abhishek - @__heyabhi Hiteshwar - @hiteshwarmehla Send us your feedback or book recommendations on tostraightreads@gmail.com.

Episodes

  1. 06/20/2021

    Ep 4 - Rowling's Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | Apple's WWDC'21

    In this video, we discuss about Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. How despite being a children's book, it has touched the adult us in numerous ways. A very good read. Highly Recommended even to brand new readers. In Straight Masala, we dive deep into everything that Apple announced in the much maligned WWDC'21. Links: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone: Illustrated Edition  - https://www.amazon.in/Harry-Potter-Philosophers-Stone-Illustrated/dp/1408845644 Pottermore/Wizarding World - https://www.wizardingworld.com/ WWDC - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TD96VTf0Xs&t=580s Samsung Note 20 Ultra - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0h4_sJbnRsI Music: Intro - https://www.youtube.com/user/thegrahamgarn Background - Epidemic Sound Outro - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0H5eBZaxXPY Hosts :  Abhishek (left) - @__heyabhi   Hiteshwar (right) - @hiteshwarmehla    Send us your feedback or book recommendations on tostraightreads@gmail.com.

  2. 05/20/2021

    Ep 3 - Cliff Kuang's and Robert Fabricant's User Friendly | Fiction vs Non-Fiction | Will Shorts take over YouTube?

    Hosts  Abhishek (left) - @__heyabhi  Hiteshwar (right) - @hiteshwarmehla   We discuss User Friendly: How the Hidden Rules of Design Are Changing the Way We Live, Work, and Play authored by Cliff Kuang and Robert Fabricant. A fresh perspective to an underdiscussed area of the world around us.   Book Topics  02:09 - Brief Overview 03:28 - What is User-Friendly? 04:53 - 3 Mile island nuclear story 11:55 - Real life bad designs examples 19:43 - Design over practicality?  25:00 - Design for Error 26:51 - Self Driving Cars - Ain't no trust? 30:47 - India: Good luck self driving here 31:47 - The Deadly Duo - Driver less and silent electric cars Straight Masala  37:24 - Fiction vs Non Fiction  46:27 - Shorts taking over YouTube? Links  User Friendly: How the Hidden Rules of Design Are Changing the Way We Live, Work, and Play https://www.amazon.in/User-Friendly-H...  Send us your feedback or book recommendations on tostraightreads@gmail.com.

  3. 05/12/2021

    Ep 2 - Ken Kocienda's Creative Selection | Apple vs Tile + Amazon | India's braindrain post Covid

    Hosts Abhishek - @__heyabhi Hiteshwar - @hiteshwarmehla We discuss Ken Kocienda's Creative Selection: Inside Apple's Design Process During the Golden Age of Steve Jobs. The legend of Ken is very well known but we are critical of some aspects. A good read overall. Book Topics 1. The Safari Saga 2. Heuristic Approach. Does it work?  3.Oversimplification of working at Apple. Was burnouts a reality?  4. Donut Design. Banging your heads in glass 5. The mystery around Ken's Exit 6. Cook and the next 10 years in tech 7. Summary Masala 1 : Apple vs Tiles Ft. Amazon 2 : The Aftermath of Covid : India's Brain Drain is coming(again)? Links Creative Selection: Inside Apple's Design Process During the Golden Age of Steve Jobs https://www.amazon.in/dp/1529004713/ref=cm_sw_r_wa_apa_glt_fabc_FDTWY54S4PM71QKTA2K5 Insanely Simple: The Obsession That Drives Apple's Success https://www.amazon.in/dp/067092119X/ref=cm_sw_r_wa_apa_glt_fabc_4QP0Y5VTMQSTJS06PNK2 Amazon partners with Tile https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/05/07/amazon-partners-with-tile-to-compete-with-apple-airtag People getting hurt in Apple office https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/mar/05/apple-park-workers-hurt-glass-walls-norman-foster-steve-jobs Apple Employees not enjoying the new open office https://www.inc.com/geoffrey-james/apple-employees-hate-apples-5-billion-open-plan-o.html Send us your feedback or book recommendations on tostraightreads@gmail.com

  4. 05/03/2021

    Ep 1 - Austin Kleon's Show your work | New iMac | Setting up a new podcast

    We discuss some points from the books "Show your work" by Austin Kleon. Then finish off with our opinion on the design of the new iMac and the fun we are having setting up this new podcast.

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We discuss books and other things in life. Hosts: Abhishek - @__heyabhi Hiteshwar - @hiteshwarmehla Send us your feedback or book recommendations on tostraightreads@gmail.com.

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    Straight Reads
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    2021
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