It took over 30 hours, but I'm in India! I'm looking forward to keynoting IIM Indore's conference on corporate performance and AI in a few days, and you better believe during all of that travel time I listened to talks and books for my #AcademicRunPlaylist!

First was an informative talk by Randall S. Jones on the state of Japanese economy and political situation https://youtu.be/kUuqZQLNiBI?si=6Vcjdi8sDjx1Rvan

Next was a great panel at Power At Work on the latest news in the US labor world with Seth Harris, Michael Z. Green, Kate Bronfenbrenner, and Chris Garlock https://youtu.be/MtLxzD8cs6U?si=tydBa7rVQh3E8Tfo

Next was "India: 5000 Years of History on the Subcontinent" by Audrey Truschke. This book is a sweeping tour of Indian history, with nearly no stone left unturned. Starting with the Indus Valley Civilization and continuing until the modern day, Truschke examines changes across the subcontinent over the centuries while making sure to always keep Indians at the center, even when going further afield to study international influences. There is a lot less on post independence India than one might expect, although Truschke discusses that topic in the excellent chapter on her historiographical approach at the end of the book. Overall, this tome serves as a rigorous introduction to India's history, pointing the way to further reading on topics of interest. Highly recommend https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691221229/india

Last was "Wall Street" by Charles Geisst. This is a nicely written chronology that spans the centuries from the first days of finance in the American colonies to the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis. Geisst covers much of this with an individual, case focused approach, and largely eschews analysis except to occasionally dig at finance critics. If you're looking for facts or cases to illustrate a phenomenon or if you're completely unfamiliar with US finance this book will be good to pick up https://global.oup.com/academic/product/wall-street-9780190613549