Welcome to randInt podcast, where Raffy & Chandra explore how seemingly random events can shape our lives and lead to unexpected success. In each episode, we either delve into the stories of people from all walks of life and uncover the pivotal moments that led them to where they are today or explore the seemingly random development that influence our state of the world. From chance encounters to serendipitous discoveries, we examine the role of luck and opportunity in shaping the planet. So ...
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In this episode of the RandInt Podcast, Raffy and Chandra discuss their experiences and observations after returning to Australia from America. They explore cultural differences, the negotiation culture in America, the convenience of services, and the social dynamics of networking. The conversation also touches on geographical variances in the US a…
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In this episode, Raffy and Chandra catch up after a break and discuss their recent experiences. They talk about the transition from boat life to land life, the unpredictable weather patterns they've encountered, and the challenges of returning to work. They also share their random skills and talents and the episode ends with optimistic facts about …
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In this episode, Raffy and Chandra discuss the differences between Australia and the US. They talk about their experiences in both countries, including the differences in lifestyle, culture, and technology. They also touch on topics such as cashless payments, tipping, and the friendliness of drivers. The conversation highlights the micro-bubbles th…
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S04E10 - What's your biggest phobia and why is it public speaking?
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In this episode, Raffy and Chandra discuss public speaking and the fear associated with it. They explore the ranking of public speaking as the number one fear, higher than the fear of cancer. They also discuss the evolutionary reasons behind the fear of public speaking, such as the fear of judgment and the need for group acceptance. Raffy shares hi…
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In this episode, Raffy and Chandra catch up on their current locations and experiences. Raffy is in Palo Alto, California, while Chandra is in Cagliari, Sardinia. Raffy and Chandra discuss various topics including selling a kidney for an Airbnb, buying a bike, cleaning habits, and random facts about Australia and Sardinia. They also touch on techno…
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S04E08 - Autopilot With a Bit More Fraud
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In this episode, Raffy and Chandra discuss startups that have imploded, focusing on car companies like Tesla, Fisker, and Nikola. They explore the challenges faced by these startups, including fraud, delayed product launches, and competition from established players. They also touch on the role of timing, luck, and hype in the success or failure of…
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S04E07 - Boat Life & Japanese Toilets
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In this episode, Raffy and Chandra catch up on their recent experiences. Chandra shares his boat renovation journey and the challenges he faced. Raffy talks about his recent trip to Japan and the convenience of navigating the country using Google Maps. The conversation ends with random stories about Chandra's favourite sail and drone deliveries to …
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In this episode, Raffy and Chandra discuss the topic of burnout recovery. They share their personal experiences and strategies for dealing with burnout. They emphasize the importance of recognizing burnout and taking action to address it including the unusual but effective. Things mentioned in the episode: Oura Ring: https://ouraring.com/product/ri…
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In this mini-sode of the Randint Podcast, Raffy and Chandra discuss the impact of random events on history and medicine. They explore examples such as the discovery of the smallpox vaccine by Edward Jenner, the accidental invention of soft serve ice cream, the introduction of leaded gasoline, the misguided practice of lobotomies, and the accidental…
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In this catch-up-sode, Raffy and Chandra discuss the challenges of hiring in a startup, AI memes, boat renovations and Raffy's upcoming sabbatical plans.They also highlight the challenges of decision-making and the need for efficient systems that don't involve carrier pigeons. The conversation touches on the importance of saying no and rejecting go…
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S04E03 - Bryan Quah - Community builder extraordinaire!
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We're back with another interview-sode and this time, we chat to Bryan Quah from Samsung Regional HQ in Singapore! Raffy first met Bryan during a launch event last year and found out about the twists and turns in his journey to his current role. Bryan shares his journey from being born in the US to growing up in Singapore and studying in Western Au…
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S04E02 - Eric Czuleger asks 'What's a country?'
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We have the first interview-sode for 2024 and boy, is it a good one! We're chatting to Eric Czuleger, who shares his journey from aspiring playwright to joining the Peace Corps in Albania, teaching kids in Iraqi Kurdistan, writing a book and becoming a diplomat. And that's only part of the journey! This is one of THE most random and diverse chats t…
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S04E01 - Feel Good Resolutions
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Welcome back to a new year of randInt! Can you believe it's the 4th year of the podcast?! This episode is all about resolutions. After a quick catch up about how the holiday season went, we dive into resolutions and a mini book review of Ali Abdaal's "Feel Good Productivity" as a framework for new resolutions that we might ACTUALLY do in 2024! In t…
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It's the last episode of season 3 before we take a break for a few weeks! Chandra shares his AI project and the challenges and enjoyment of programming. We chat about the different types of projects that we enjoy: Chandra loving the exploratory and exciting new things and Raffy focussing more on implementing things that already exist. We also focus…
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Not content on exploring the concept of six degrees of separation on just one episode, we're back with part TWO! We share stories of unexpected connections they have made with people in various spheres of their lives, including the clinical innovation course, the startup world, the sailing community, and the medical and tech fields. We also explore…
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We’ve covered influencers, now lets niche down to travel influencers (or travelfluencers as were calling them)! We explore the rise of travel influencers and how they showcase their experiences through social media. There’s lots of pros and cons of travel influencing, including the impact on tourism and the potential for overcrowding in popular des…
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Chandra's back on land and since he's been in Perth, we've had more connection issues than we did when he was in the middle of the ocean! One good thing about that is a more condensed episode that doesn't stretch for huge amounts of time. In this slightly delayed catch-up-sode, we talk about... How free time is making us busier Chandra's latest pro…
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After a short catch up, it's time to talk about something that was topical about 5 years ago: a mastermind group! Before we get to that, remember to subscribe and share the podcast with your friends! In this episode, we chat about how we started having regular calls, how to best make such a group and the things we've found useful in pursuing our ow…
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S03E12 - Six Degrees of Separation
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You know the whole "everyone's connected by six degrees of separation" thing? Well, here are some stories that lends some credence to the theory! We discuss our most obscure connections and... a mystery...Things mentioned in this episode: Six Degrees of Separation (Wiki) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_degrees_of_separation Facebook says only 3…
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We're back with another catch-up-sode after both hosts have been galavanting around the world. Raffy gives us the highlights of Seoul, NYC & Paris while Chandra is his usual shady self and refuses to tell us where he is... Who knows why? In this episode, we discuss (in no particular order)... how to cook jellyfish?! picnics in Europe "good" busines…
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Most of our episodes are now bounced into space and back via Starlink, but THIS episode is the same but during a storm at sea! Welcome to the Stormy seas catch-up-sode! Apologies in advance for the audio quality - there’s only so much massaging of the audio file you can do with patchy internet and gale-force winds! In this episode, we have a new li…
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Influencers. Back in our day, the word didn't even exist and now it's a career aspiration! In this episode, Raffy & Chandra act like their geriatric, Millennial selves and wave their arms while discussing this new-fandangle phenomenon. Have they always existed? Are they glorified sales folk? The nerdy super fans? Or something totally different? Thi…
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S03E08 - Why did you become a doctor?
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Join Raffy and Chandra in a rather introspective episode of the podcast, where they delve into the unusual paths that led them to become doctors despite their unconventional passions. Brace yourself for an engaging discussion on the rollercoaster ride of medical school, where they unveil the raw realities that often go untold. In this eye-opening e…
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S03E07 - Finalising renos & settling into the sea life
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After more delays in international waters, randInt is back with a brand new episode (and hopefully some semblance of regularity!). We didn't want to do another catch-up-sode, but with the delays, we started catching up anyways, so hitting the record button was only natural... In this episode we talk about... Finishing renovations! Life out in the o…
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S03E06 - What do orcas eat for brunch?
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Welcome to the first episode of the randInt podcast that has bounced to space and back! That's right folks, with Chandra over on his boat, the only way this episode came to be was by the technology that is Starlink satellite internet! In this episode, we finally get a chance to catch up with each other after all the recent travels as well as explor…
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Welcome back, dear randInt-ers! After 5 countries and 3 continents, we bring you another delayed episode- apologies for the delay! What began as another catch-up-sode with a Growing up Brown story turned into much more with Chandra having some unexpected backpack issues, Raffy having Ramadan migraines and so much more! In this episode we talk about…
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S03E04 - Alex Ellis, Zigzagging into launching BluePrint Medical
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It's time for another interview-sode and this time, we have the co-founder of BluePrint Medical, Alex Ellis! Alex has one of the most colourful & entertaining sequence of jobs leading up to founding his own company that deals in medical recruitment. It's a far cry from being a Special Constable with the British Police, which was his first job. In t…
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Well, well, randInt doing something topical? That's new! This episode came about because both Chandra and Raffy realised that the pandemic/work/life and lack of breaks were indeed taking a toll on things. What surprised them both was just how far they were both along on the scale of burn out! In this episode, we get a bit serious and cover... what …
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S03E02 - ChatGPT is the medic for me
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So this WAS meant to be a mini-sode on a random topic, but in the usual randInt style, it covered a LOT of ground! After a quick catch up, we dive into all things ChatGPT and other AI models doing some pretty nifty things. Is terminator now inevitable? Or are we all going to utopia where AI medics solve all our problems? Listen on to findout… If yo…
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S03E01 - Hello, 2023! Welcome to Season 3!
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Welcome to Season 3 of the randInt podcast! 🎉🎉🎉 What began as a chat over take-away has become an essential part of all things random in our lives. Thank you, dear rand-listener, for making this journey a possibility! We begin 2023 with Chandra on a boat and myself getting ready to head off to Singapore on a last minute "influencer" trip. How did i…
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A belated end of Season 2 is finally here! After hitting some semblence of stability, randInt did it again and went all random. Blame the time zones, geography and the general lack of ability for Chandra and Raffy to do a podcast when they're in the same physical location. This time though, they DID manage to record one like it started: in an apart…
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S02E18 - Dr Vyom Sharma - The Medical Magician
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Dr Vyom Sharma join us for this episode of the randInt podcast and boy, did the topics go into some random territory! Vyom is medical practitioner, health commentator, a performance artist and so much more. After graduating from Monash University, he has done the following in no particular order: Took time off and toured the world performing magic …
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S02E17 - Renovation slows, island time flows
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These last few episodes before the end of the year break are really coming in spits and spurts, aren’t they?! Have no fear, more randInt is (finally) here! With a segment that has been long requested by some listeners… SHAMELESS REQUEST! You know it’s shameless when it’s in bold AND italics, but please consider leaving us a review on Apple Podcast,…
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S02E16 - Dr Evelyn Chan - Breaking the medical trope with SmileScope
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It’s time for another interview and this time, our guest is Dr Evelyn Chan, paediatric doctor and current CEO of a health-tech startup, SmileyScope! Both Chandra and I have known Evelyn from medical school and it’s been amazing to see her journey so far. It’s certainly been an atypical path through medicine with lot’s of interesting deviations alon…
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Well, look who’s back with a new episode! That’s right, it’s randInt more extra random after a month long break! SHAMELESS REQUEST! You know it’s shameless when it’s in bold AND italics, but please consider leaving us a review on Apple Podcast, Spotify or which ever platform you’re listening to. It helps A LOT! We’re trying to bring some interestin…
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S02E14 - Seeing things on Tesla-ventures
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After an accidentally long delay, we’re back with a new episode! SHAMELESS REQUEST!You know it’s shameless when it’s in bold AND italics, but please consider leaving us a review on Apple Podcast, Spotify or which ever platform you’re listening to. It helps A LOT! We’re trying to bring some interesting guests on and guess what they look at? This pas…
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Finally a random topic minisode after a few long episodes! In this one, we tackle a topic Chandra is quite passionate about: learning something new in the fastest possible way! Given the current trend toward “knowledge work” and the relative new pace in innovations coming out everyday, we thought we’d summarise our approaches to how we tackle new i…
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S02E12 - Toxic Traits & Optimisation rates
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Our last catch-up-sode seemed to have hit a listener nerve with so many self destructive/toxic traits that people wanted to tell us about! We got so many via Spotify polls, messages and DMs that we focused this whole episode on it! Apart from a catch up, we ALSO GOT ANOTHER VOICE MAIL! Which means, it’s time for more “Growing up Brown” stories… Oth…
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S02E11 - Dr Antony Rapisarda - Medical doctor & tech founder
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Dr Antony Rapisarda is our guest for this episode of the randInt podcast and this may be one of the most far ranging, funny and (of course) random conversations we’ve had thus far on the podcast! Anthony is a medical doctor who spent years doing research in various fields including molecular genomics then proceeded to complete his medical studies o…
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S02E10 - Love stricken, self destructive chicken
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We’re getting back on track with the randInt podcast with more of the scheduled regularity! This episode, we’re having a long overdue catch up and talking about the VERY random month we’ve had. In this episode we talk about... When we plan to stop working Why Chandra is commuting across the continent Why I woke up to messages from my family having …
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S02E09 - Paul Willison - Life on the ocean
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Episode 009 of Season 2 brings another guest to the randInt podcast universe and this time it’s Paul Willison! One random encounter with the maritime world changed the course of Paul’s life toward all things sailing related. That’s how he ended up teaching Chandra the ropes on the water. Also, apologies for the delay folks, technical issues kept th…
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S02E08 - Scrabble tactics & dating antics
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It’s time for another catch-up-sode of the randInt podcast! In this rather long chat, we discuss the confusion that is caused by the official Scrabble dictionary, the joys of working holidays and Chandra returning to Victoria for a short stint. Other things in this episode include... Severe fatigue, but not Covid!? What happens when a Tesla hits a …
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S02E07 - Dr Charles Phillis - cars, boats, planes & all things FAST!
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Season 2 promised more interview-sodes and the first one where we interview someone totally outside our friend circle is here! Dr Charles Phillis hails from the sun-drenched lands of the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia where he has crafted one of the more unusual medical careers... In this episode we talk about... Charles’ love for all things f…
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It’s a week delayed, but hopefully worth it! Apologies dear listeners for the week long delay in getting this episode out to you! In our quest to improve the production value of the podcast, we’re trying out some new software and with the challenges of clinical work, things just got a bit too much to be on time. So, we’re fashionably late to the to…
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S02E05 - Travel impediment & what is CST?
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After starting Season 2, we both realised we hadn’t actually had a catch-up episode since the start! Given just how different the world looked since the last episode was released and how many times my recent travel plans changed, there was a lot to catch up on. So we decided a chat was in order and random banter ensued... In this episode we talk ab…
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S02E04 - Dr Marion Chan: Meticulous attention to detail in surgery and...baking?
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After promising more interview-sodes this season, we’ve finally synced our times and managed to do one! Hooray for that! This episode, we’re talking to our mutual medical school friend, Dr Marion Chan (known as Maz-é to us). Marion isn’t JUST a renowned plastic surgeon, but also very active in the world of dance sports, baking and music. All this a…
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S02E03 - Where to look, when you're looking for love...
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It’s another minisode of the randInt podcast Two minisodes that are ACTUAL minisodes less than 30 mins?! Season 2 is very different to Season 1 indeed! In this episode (which just missed Valentine’s Day), we talk about LUUUURRVVEEE. Well more like the nerdy stats related to it. In order to help one keen listener with their love life, we look at the…
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Welcome back to another episode of randInt! In this actual minisode (we managed to keep it to about half hour for once), we explore the world of philanthropy and charitable giving. It turns out that not all charities are created equal in terms of effectiveness. But does effectiveness even matter when you’re trying to do good for the world? That’s t…
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S02E01 - Heart rates and first dates (kinda)
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Welcome back to randInt for 2022! It’s been a little while since the last podcast so we’re beginning the year with a recap of what we’ve been up to and the plans for the year ahead... In this episode we talk about... holiday plans getting Omicron’d Using biometrics to figure out maximum relaxation Our new project “doctor want’s a hubby” Only 4 thin…
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It’s the last episode of our inaugural season of podcasting! What a journey it’s been through the ups and downs of learning the art of podcasting and the many random detours along the way. In this episode Chandra and Raffy reminisce about the year that’s just been as well as catching up on what’s been happening. Topics in no particular order includ…
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