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Aviation connects the world. Advertising shapes how we see it.

Vishal Mehra speaks with the people building both - about the choices, economics and ideas behind their work. The Indian AvGeek is India’s #1 aviation podcast (Feedspot, 2026).

The people and decisions behind aviation and advertising

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The business behind the boarding pass.

Airline strategy, airport ambition and passenger experience, with the people shaping how the world flies. India’s #1 aviation podcast. Ranked #14 in Indian News Podcasts (Feedspot, 2026).

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The Indian AdGeek cover art

AdGeek

The business behind the creative work.

Agency economics, brand strategy and the choices that turn ideas into commercial value. The business of our business.

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Latest conversations across aviation and advertising

The decisions under discussion.

The Indian AdGeek Episode 35 featuring Shubhranshu Singh — karaoke marketing
The Indian AdGeek Episode 35 featuring Shubhranshu Singh — karaoke marketing

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Karaoke marketing, potted plants and what’s wrong with modern marketing

Shubhranshu Singh

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Episode artwork for “How airports win the routes that change a network” — The Indian AvGeek
Episode artwork for “How airports win the routes that change a network” — The Indian AvGeek
Episode artwork for “How airports win the routes that change a network” — The Indian AvGeek

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How airports win the routes that change a network

Leon Verhallen

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Why advertising struggles to price its own value
Why advertising struggles to price its own value
Why advertising struggles to price its own value

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Why advertising struggles to price its own value

Prasad Sangameshwaran

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AvGeek 78 — Somit Goyal
AvGeek 78 — Somit Goyal
AvGeek 78 — Somit Goyal

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The software running behind the flight

Somit Goyal

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AdGeek 33 — Mike Follett
AdGeek 33 — Mike Follett
AdGeek 33 — Mike Follett

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What attention data can tell advertisers

Mike Follett

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AvGeek 77 — Sunil Ankalgi
AvGeek 77 — Sunil Ankalgi
AvGeek 77 — Sunil Ankalgi

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Inside the airport technology race

Sunil Ankalgi

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From the conversation.

Longer landscape excerpts from The Indian AvGeek and The Indian AdGeek. Each clip keeps the full 16:9 frame.

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Short takes.

Vertical highlights made for YouTube Shorts, kept in their native 9:16 format.

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People in the conversation.

Airline executives, agency founders, airport leaders, strategists and observers. Explore the people who have joined Vishal Mehra, and the conversations they brought to the shows.

Somit Goyal · Mike Follett · Sunil Ankalgi · Gautham Narayanan · Karim Makhlouf · Ameya Joshi · Sean Mendis

Somit Goyal · Mike Follett · Sunil Ankalgi · Gautham Narayanan · Karim Makhlouf · Ameya Joshi · Sean Mendis

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Vishal Mehra, producer and host

A working life in advertising. A lifelong interest in aviation.

Vishal Mehra produces and hosts The Indian AvGeek and The Indian AdGeek. He brings more than two decades in advertising, a long history of writing about aviation and a traveller’s curiosity to conversations about how both industries work.

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The business behind the boarding pass.

Airline strategy, airport ambition and the passenger experience—with the people shaping how the world flies.

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