<![CDATA[Masala Inc.: Masala Inc]]>https://yeshyendamuri.substack.com/s/masala-inchttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!AnfJ!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb0b13a6d-91b0-4bb6-ba2d-7312b0fc5cba_1280x1280.pngMasala Inc.: Masala Inchttps://yeshyendamuri.substack.com/s/masala-incSubstackTue, 25 Aug 2026 07:03:01 GMT<![CDATA[002: Reading With Your Ears]]>https://yeshyendamuri.substack.com/p/002-reading-with-your-earshttps://yeshyendamuri.substack.com/p/002-reading-with-your-earsWed, 12 Aug 2026 14:23:24 GMTA Netflix cartoon sends me back to The Smiths—and to old walks through New York, bike rides to the ocean, and the strange way music stores entire periods of our lives.

From there, I talk about Spielberg disappointment, discovering that classic books are classics for a reason, reading Pride and Prejudice to a newborn, using audiobooks as a way to focus, and what happens when the AI tokens finally run out.

Chapters

  • 00:00 — Alley Cats and The Smiths

  • 02:15 — Music, Memory, and the Ocean

  • 05:13 — Disclosure Day and Spielberg

  • 07:36 — Jane Eyre and Why Classics Endure

  • 10:08 — Reading With Your Ears

  • 12:24 — AI Tokens and Slowing Down

]]><![CDATA[Flashbangs Can’t Fix Bad Acting]]>https://yeshyendamuri.substack.com/p/flashbangs-cant-fix-bad-actinghttps://yeshyendamuri.substack.com/p/flashbangs-cant-fix-bad-actingTue, 11 Aug 2026 14:52:38 GMTI have finally watched Oppenheimer. Why Christopher Nolan’s best films balance spectacle with character, and why The Odyssey left me frustrated despite its technical brilliance. Then the walk turns toward life: unexpectedly being out of work, discovering how dependent I’ve become on AI coding agents, and remembering what it feels like to slow down.




Chapters

  • 00:00 — Nolan, Spectacle, and Character

  • 01:26 — The Odyssey in IMAX

  • 02:25 — Rediscovering Oppenheimer

  • 06:16 — WhereThe Odyssey Falls Short
    08:34 — A Sudden Break from Work

  • 10:01 — Coding, AI Agents, and Slowing Down

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