English Podcast Starts at 00:00:00

Bengali Podcast Starts at 00:20:10

Hindi Podcast Starts at 00:43:28

Spanish Podcast Starts at 01:03:47

Reference

Abayomi Baiyere, Jan M. Bauer, Ioanna Constantiou, Daniel Hardt; Fake News and True News Assessment: The Persuasive Effect of Discursive Evidence in Judging Veracity. MIS Quarterly 1 September 2025; 49 (3): 823–860. https://doi.org/10.25300/MISQ/2024/17542

‌Youtube Channel

⁠https://www.youtube.com/@weekendresearcher⁠

Connect over linkedin

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayukhpsm/

🎙️ Welcome back to Revise and Resubmit — the podcast where ideas get their second wind and research gets its rhythm! 🌊

Today, we’re diving into the slippery world of truth and lies — into the noisy, neon-lit alleys of social media, where fake news and true news dance side by side, whispering to our biases.

🧠 The paper we're unpacking? Fake News and True News Assessment: The Persuasive Effect of Discursive Evidence in Judging Veracity.
Written by Abayomi Baiyere, Jan M. Bauer, Ioanna Constantiou, and Daniel Hardt — and published in MIS Quarterly (yes, that’s one of the elite FT50 journals!) on September 1, 2025, Volume 49, Issue 3.

💡 Their research doesn’t just ask if people can spot falsehoods; it asks something sharper: can we teach people to reason through evidence—discursive evidence—rather than rely on those blunt “true” or “false” flags scattered across social media?

🌐 Through their experiments, the authors reveal that evidence with real heft changes how people judge both true and false claims—almost like handing someone a new lens to see through the fog of misinformation. But sometimes that lens distorts, and that’s where it gets fascinating.

So here’s the big question we’ll wrestle with today — 🕵️‍♀️
When we learn to question news through reasoning instead of rules, do we become wiser… or simply more confident in our illusions?

A huge thanks to Abayomi Baiyere, Jan M. Bauer, Ioanna Constantiou, and Daniel Hardt — and to the Association for Information Systems for publishing this work in such a prestigious FT50 journal. 🙌

🎧 Don’t forget — subscribe to Revise and Resubmit on Spotify, follow our YouTube channel Weekend Researcher, and tune in through Amazon Prime or Apple Podcast. Let’s keep the conversation alive — one citation at a time! 💬📚✨

English Podcast Starts at 00:00:00

Bengali Podcast Starts at 00:18:59

Hindi Podcast Starts at 00:34:34

Chinese (Simplified) Podcast Starts at 00:53:33

Reference

Xing, S., Hong, J., Wang, Y., Chen, R., Zhang, Z., Grama, A., Tu, Z., & Wang, Z. (2025). LLMs Can Get “Brain Rot”! ArXiv.org. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2510.13928

Paper Webpage https://llm-brain-rot.github.io/

Fieldhouse, R. (2025). Too much social media gives AI chatbots “brain rot.” Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-025-03542-2

‌Youtube Channel

⁠https://www.youtube.com/@weekendresearcher⁠

Connect over linkedin

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayukhpsm/

🎙️ Welcome to Revise and Resubmit, the place where serious science meets irresistible storytelling! 🌍✨

Today, we’re diving into a brainy — and a little bit spooky — corner of artificial intelligence. 🧠💻 The preprint that’s stirring up the research world is titled LLMs Can Get "Brain Rot"!, penned by the powerhouse team of Shuo Xing, Junyuan Hong, Yifan Wang, Runjin Chen, Zhenyu Zhang, Ananth Grama, Zhengzhong Tu, and Zhangyang Wang. Published on arXiv on October 15, 2025, and already making waves with Nature’s coverage on October 31, this one’s not just rigorous… it’s revolutionary. 🌊📚

The paper takes us somewhere few have dared to tread — into the slow cognitive decay of large language models exposed to junk web data. Imagine minds made of silicon, slowly unlearning how to think, reason, and reflect — all because of endless scrolls of memes, hot takes, and algorithmic noise. 📉😬

These researchers didn’t stop at speculation — they ran controlled experiments, metrics, and causal isolations you can feel humming through every paragraph. This isn’t science fiction. This is science precision. 🧪🔍

So today, we ask — if LLMs can lose their way by gorging on low-quality text… could our future AIs forget how to think clearly altogether? 🤔

Big thanks to the authors and to the Cornell University Library for hosting this brilliant preprint on arXiv. 🙌 Also, a nod to Nature for spotting this one early and shining their journalistic light upon it. 🌟

Before we dig into the details, don’t forget to subscribe to Revise and Resubmit on Spotify and on YouTube at Weekend Researcher — we’re also streaming on Amazon Prime and Apple Podcast 🎧📱💥

English Podcast starts at 00:00:00

Bengali Podcast Starts at 00:16:48

Hindi Podcast Starts at 00:40:17

Chinese (Simplified) Podcast Starts at 01:03:34

Reference

Kantha, A. (2025). Decoding China: Hard Perspectives from India Bloomsbury India. https://www.bloomsbury.com/in/decoding-china-9789361316739/

‌

Youtube channel link

https://www.youtube.com/@weekendresearcher

Connect on linkedin

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayukhpsm/

🎙️ Welcome, everyone, to "Revise and Resubmit" — your go-to show for that irresistible mix of bookish curiosity and sharp, no-nonsense conversation. Today’s episode is the "Weekend Book Review," and we’re taking a deep dive into the dazzling, dramatic, and sometimes dangerous story of modern China. Welcome to the party, fellow readers! 🚀

This week, we’ve got a book that's as wide as the Himalayas and as deep as the South China Sea. "Decoding China: Hard Perspectives from India," published just this August by Bloomsbury India, is not your usual weekend read. No, this one’s packed. It roars. It asks big questions, sometimes in short, sharp bursts, sometimes in winding, epic sentences that echo the sweep of history — the kind Gary Provost would craft and smile at. 📚✨

Let’s talk about the editor, Ambassador Ashok Kantha, the steady hand behind this volume. He is a man who has spent nearly four decades in the thick of diplomacy, specializing in Asian affairs, three separate postings in China, and an advanced certificate in Chinese language for good measure. From New Delhi to Hong Kong, from Sri Lanka to the USA, Kantha has been there, has seen it, has shaped the dialogue. Who better to bring together insights from 21 of the sharpest minds — diplomats, military pros, scholars — all with ringside seats to China’s breathtaking rise?

This book? It’s not just about China. It’s about India’s gaze. It’s about power and risk, about ambition and anxiety. It’s a symphony of essays — some short and punchy, some long and tempestuous — that track China’s big picture, global ambitions, domestic puzzles, and military dreams. Each section raises new questions. Each chapter splits open the headlines and lets the stories, and the stakes, tumble out. 🌏🔍

So here’s where you come in. What does it really mean, for India, for the world, when two giants share a border and a destiny — but not always the same dreams? Why does China’s ‘rejuvenation’ keep diplomats, generals, and strategists up at night? And how do you even begin to decode a country that’s both ancient and radically new?

Stick around. We’ll break it down. We’ll ask the questions no one else dares to ask. We’ll thank Ambassador Kantha and the folks at Bloomsbury India for giving us the map. And then — well, the rest is up to you.

Don’t forget to hit that subscribe button on Spotify and our YouTube channel, Weekend Researcher! We’re also spinning on Amazon Prime Music and Apple Podcast. The story is far from over, and you won’t want to miss what’s next.

So here’s the big question: If you had one burning question for China’s leaders or for India’s, what would you want answered first? 🔥🇮🇳🇨🇳

Let’s get curious together — right here, on "Revise and Resubmit."

English Podcast Start at 00:00:00

Bengali Podcast Start at 00:30:12

Hindi Podcast Start at 00:47:28

Reference

Pandey, P. (2015). Pandeymonium. Penguin Books India. https://www.penguin.co.in/book/pandeymonium-2/

Pandey, P. (2022). Open house. Penguin Books India. https://www.penguin.co.in/book/open-house-with-piyush-pandey/

Puneet Jha. (2011, June 1). Baje sargam har taraf se goonj bankar des raag. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqYI0ijhk-8

‌

Prasar Bharati Archives. (2023, August 29). Mile Sur Mera Tumhara... | मिले सुर मेरा तुम्हारा... YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_Vc4T2BdLU

‌

Mishra, L. (2025, October 24). Advertising veteran Piyush Pandey passes away at 70. The Hindu. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/advertising-world-doyen-piyush-pandey-passes-away/article70196749.ece

‌

Youtube channel link

https://www.youtube.com/@weekendresearcher

Connect on linkedin

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayukhpsm/

Welcome to "Revise and Resubmit," the podcast where ideas evolve and stories resound. This is the episode, "Weekend Classics." Today, we gather in the quiet light of reflection to honor a giant of storytelling—Piyush Pandey. 🎙️✨

Pandey was no ordinary man—born in Jaipur, a cricket-loving boy with a mind sharp enough to top his first year at St. Stephen’s College in history. It was his relentless travel on trains across India to play Ranji Trophy cricket that gifted him a panoramic view of life’s many faces. These journeys filled a treasure chest of human stories and emotions, all of which he carried into his work, forever changing advertising in India with warmth, humor, and authentic resonance.

From the unforgettable Fevicol bus that held together more than just wood, to the musical unity of “Mile Sur Mera Tumhara” and the soul-stirring classical homage of “Desh Raag,” Pandey created more than ads—he crafted culture itself. His genius connected millions, transcending products to become part of India’s collective heart. 🧡📺

On October 24, 2025, at precisely 5:50 a.m., he left us—his sister Ila Arun solemnly confirming the moment. Yet, his stories live on—in jingles, in memories, in the pulse of a nation.

Today's journey is inspired by the brilliant memoir "Pandeymonium: Piyush Pandey on Advertising," published by Penguin Books India in 2015, where Pandey himself reveals the philosophy behind his vibrant life and career.

Curious: What is it about the everyday that transforms into something extraordinary in the hands of a storyteller like Pandey? 🤔

Thank you to Piyush Pandey for his enduring gifts.

Subscribe to "Revise and Resubmit" on Spotify, the YouTube channel "Weekend Researcher," and find us on Amazon Prime and Apple Podcasts for more stories that shape our understanding. 🌟🎧

English Podcast Starts at 00:00:00

Bengali Podcast Starts at 00:17:09

Hindi Podcast Starts at 00:46:52

Reference

Jelic, R., Yu, X., & Zhou, D. (2025). Private Equity Diversity and Talent: Do They Matter for Acquisitive Growth? Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/10422587251385536

‌Youtube Channel

⁠https://www.youtube.com/@weekendresearcher⁠

Connect over linkedin

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayukhpsm/

🎙️ Welcome to “Revise and Resubmit” — your weekly deep dive into the stories behind world-class research!

Today, we turn our spotlight to a fascinating study that dives into the boardrooms of Private Equity firms—where deals are sealed, strategies unfold, and diversity just might be the secret ingredient to faster, smarter growth. 💼✨

📚 The paper, "Private Equity Diversity and Talent: Do They Matter for Acquisitive Growth?", comes from the prestigious Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, an FT50 journal revered for shaping the future of entrepreneurial scholarship.

Authored by Ranko Jelic, Xinyu Yu, and Dan Zhou, and published online on October 22, 2025, by SAGE Publications, this research doesn’t just crunch numbers—it opens a window into how human capital, gender balance, and age diversity within Private Equity teams can accelerate their acquisition journeys. 🚀

So, what makes a deal team truly powerful? Is it the brilliance of finance veterans—or the breath of fresh perspectives that diversity brings? 🤔

🎧 Make sure to subscribe to “Revise and Resubmit” on Spotify, and don’t miss our video breakdowns on YouTube at Weekend Research. You can also catch us on Amazon Prime Music and Apple Podcasts—because good research deserves an audience everywhere! 🌍

A huge thank you to Ranko Jelic, Xinyu Yu, and Dan Zhou, and to SAGE Publications, for sharing their insight through this remarkable piece of scholarship. 🙏✨

English Podcast Starts at 00:00:00

Bengali Podcast Starts at 00:17:44

Hindi Podcast Starts at 00:37:26

Danish Podcast Starts at 01:00:50

Reference

Sengupta, T. (2025). Bengal and the Bengals: The Bengali Homeland in Advertisements of West Bengal During Bangladesh Liberation War 1971. Journal of Intercultural Studies, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1080/07256868.2025.2556396

Wolff, B. (2020). Restoring the glory of Serampore. Colonial heritage, popular history and identity during rapid urban development in West Bengal. International Journal of Heritage Studies, 27(8), 777–791. https://doi.org/10.1080/13527258.2020.1824163

‌Youtube Channel

⁠https://www.youtube.com/@weekendresearcher⁠

Connect over linkedin

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayukhpsm/

🎧 Welcome to "Revise and Resubmit"! 🎤

Step into the pages of history and let the story of Bengal sweep you away. Today, we journey to a time when headlines were alive with liberation and identity, where the ink of an ad could unite people across borders. This is no ordinary episode—this is a story composed with rhythm, color, and the restless beat of cultural memory.

In this episode, we’ll unravel the research behind “Bengal and the Bengals: The Bengali Homeland in Advertisements of West Bengal During Bangladesh Liberation War 1971,” authored by Dr. Tiyasha Sengupta and published in the esteemed Journal of Intercultural Studies. Yes, that’s right—a Scopus Q1 journal, a beacon in the world of academic research! 🏆

Published online by Taylor & Francis on October 27, 2025, this study opens a panoramic window to the past, where Bengali-language advertisements celebrated homeland, language, people, and geography, wrapping pain and pride together in every word. Using a multimodal Discourse-Historical Approach, Dr. Sengupta explores how these cultural products built bridges, not walls. What stories do these ads tell? How did a region torn by Partition reclaim solidarity through media?

But here's what will keep you wondering: How does a border printed on a map hold back shared songs, or stop a memory passed from one generation to the next?🗺️📰
Why does the idea of “homeland” pulse so powerfully, especially when the world seems to be busy drawing lines in the sand?

🌟 Special thanks to Dr. Tiyasha Sengupta for this eye-opening work, and hats off to Taylor & Francis for bringing it to the world stage! 🌟

Before you go—hit subscribe on "Revise and Resubmit" on Spotify, and check out "Weekend Researcher" on YouTube! We’re also streaming on Amazon Prime and Apple Podcast—wherever inspiration finds you! 🚀✨

Now, let’s ask: How do you define your homeland? And could a simple advertisement change the way you see a boundary forever?

English Podcast Starts at 00:00:00

Bengali Podcast Starts at 00:15:53

Hindi Podcast Starts at 00:37:07

Reference

Ahmed, S., Alawattage, C., & Jayasinghe, K. (2025). Mastanocracy: The legitimization of criminal governance and violence in Bangladesh’s garment industry. Human Relations, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/00187267251383441

‌Youtube Channel

⁠https://www.youtube.com/@weekendresearcher⁠

Connect over linkedin

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayukhpsm/

🎙️ Welcome to Revise and Resubmit! 💡
The podcast where we dive deep into the stories, struggles, and sparks behind the world’s most cutting-edge academic research — one paper at a time.

Today, we’re unravelling a piece that hits like thunder ⚡ — “Mastanocracy: The legitimization of criminal governance and violence in Bangladesh’s garment industry”, by Shoaib Ahmed, Chandana Alawattage, and Kelum Jayasinghe. Published online on October 17, 2025, in the prestigious Human Relations — yes, that’s an FT50 Journal 🏛️ — and brought to you by SAGE Publications. 📚

In this groundbreaking study, the authors escort us into the tangled alleys of Bangladesh’s garment industry — a place where power is stitched with fear, and violence is woven into the fabric of production. They show us how mastans — politically connected enforcers — shape an invisible empire of influence, discipline, and control. The paper doesn’t just ask who holds the power… it asks how that power becomes legitimate, even celebrated, in the name of progress. 🧵🔥

And so, as we revisit this remarkable research, one thought lingers in the air —
✨ When does governance cease to protect, and start to coerce? ✨

A huge thank-you to the brilliant authors, Shoaib Ahmed, Chandana Alawattage, and Kelum Jayasinghe, and to SAGE Publications for making this vital work accessible through such a respected platform. 🙏

🎧 Don’t forget to subscribe to Revise and Resubmit on Spotify, stream it on Amazon Prime and Apple Podcast, and check out our YouTube channel “Weekend Researcher” for behind-the-mic insights and bonus discussions. 🚀

English Podcast Starts at 00:00:00

Bengali Podcast Starts at 00:14:49

Hindi Podcast Starts at 00:43:47

German Podcast Starts at 01:02:56

Reference

Orthaus-Wahl, S., Pelger, C., & Erb, C. (2025). When living laws collide: FASB/IASB conceptual framework development as a contested discursive space. Accounting, Organizations and Society, 115, 101612. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aos.2025.101612

‌Youtube Channel

⁠https://www.youtube.com/@weekendresearcher⁠

Connect over linkedin

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayukhpsm/

🎙️✨ Welcome to “Revise and Resubmit”! This is where academic stories come alive, where the margins of scholarship whisper louder than the headlines, and where every citation hides a spark of rebellion.

📚 Today, we dive into a conceptual battlefield — a story of law without lawmakers, rules rewritten in soft ink, and two mighty boards shaping the pulse of our financial language. The paper — “When Living Laws Collide: FASB/IASB Conceptual Framework Development as a Contested Discursive Space” — is authored by Selina Orthaus-Wahl, Christoph Pelger, and Carsten Erb, and published in the prestigious Accounting, Organizations and Society, an FT50 Journal from Elsevier. 🌟

From the 1970s to the 2010s, they trace a tug-of-war between stewardship and decision usefulness, between tradition and independence. Through 1,300 comment letters — each, a small revolution in tone — standard setters tried to script their own “living law,” only to find that every rule they wrote was already being un-written by the very voices they invited to comment. 🌀

It’s a tale of soft law, hard boundaries, and the quiet war of ideas that defines our accounting civilization. But here’s the real question that echoes beyond the journal page — when standard setters create a law for themselves, do they govern… or do they get governed? 🤔💭

🎧 Thank you to the authors and to Elsevier for this remarkable contribution to our understanding of standard-setting discourse.

📢 Don’t forget to subscribe to our podcast “Revise and Resubmit” on Spotify, and watch the extended analysis on our YouTube channel “Weekend Researcher.” You can also catch us on Amazon Prime Podcasts and Apple Podcasts — because every revision deserves a second listen. 🎧🔥

English Podcast Starts at 00:00:00

Bengali Podcast Starts at 00:17:54

Hindi Podcast Starts at 00:44:03

Reference

Jia, X., & Suijs, J. (2025). On the valuation implications of unbundled disclosure. Contemporary Accounting Research, 1–30. https://doi.org/10.1111/1911-3846.70010

‌Youtube Channel

⁠https://www.youtube.com/@weekendresearcher⁠

Connect over linkedin

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayukhpsm/

🎤 Welcome, listeners, to Revise and Resubmit!
📚 Today’s episode spotlights research at its sharpest edge. We’re stepping right into the FT50 spotlight, where the world’s most prestigious academic journals set the gold standard — and Contemporary Accounting Research stands tall among them.

Our feature?
✨ “On the valuation implications of unbundled disclosure” — written by the brilliant duo Xue Jia and Jeroen Suijs.

Imagine a firm with two secrets: one whispered among insiders, the other hidden from every market eye. Should it reveal both at once? Or stretch the story, letting the market puzzle through clues one at a time? Jia and Suijs take us deep into this dance of information — bundled versus unbundled disclosure — and show us how it remakes the cost of capital, reshaping the very bones of risk and reward.

By modeling the complex ballet between private knowledge and public surprises, their findings spark a revelation: Unbundled disclosure can lower the cost of capital by refining risk allocation and making prices wiser, sooner. But switch the sequence, and the story changes — uncertainty can rise, the crowd left guessing, prices flickering in the dark.

Published online on 8 October 2025 by Wiley Periodicals LLC for the Canadian Academic Accounting Association, this paper proves why FT50 journals are where innovation comes alive.

🌈 Don’t miss a beat — subscribe to Revise and Resubmit on Spotify, Amazon Prime, and Apple Podcast! Want more deep dives? Hit up our YouTube channel, Weekend Researcher, for premium content where research meets real curiosity.

📝 Huge gratitude to Xue Jia and Jeroen Suijs — and to Wiley Periodicals LLC — for lighting up today’s discussion.

🤔 But here’s the puzzle for the weekend: If unbundling makes prices more informative, what hidden risks might still sneak through when disclosure comes in pieces?

English Podcast Start at 00:00:00

Bengali Podcast Start at 00:25:16

Hindi Podcast Start at 00:39:37

Reference

Joyce, J. (1939). Finnegans wake. Faber and Faber. https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.463592/page/n3/mode/2up

Scott, Anna. This book club finally finished “Finnegans Wake.” It only took them 28 years. (2023, November 17). NPR. https://www.npr.org/2023/11/17/1213890392/this-book-club-finally-finished-finnegans-wake-it-only-took-them-28-years

‌

Youtube channel link

https://www.youtube.com/@weekendresearcher

Connect on linkedin

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayukhpsm/

🎙️ Welcome to Revise and Resubmit!
🌟 It’s our “Weekend Classics” episode — where words don’t just whisper ancient truths, they dance, twirl, and reimagine the limits of storytelling.

Today, we tumble into a dream — half Dublin, half eternity — waking and laughing beside a river that never really ends. Our companion on this winding journey? None other than James Joyce, the Irish maverick who turned sentences into symphonies and everyday chatter into cosmic echo chambers.

📖 Finnegans Wake — first unveiled to the world on May 4, 1939 by Faber and Faber — isn’t just a book. It’s an experiment in human thought, a wild linguistic carnival where time, myth, and memory blur into one. Within its shifting pages, an innkeeper sleeps, the cosmos stirs, and the whole history of mankind snoozes beside the Liffey.

From the mischievous twins Shem and Shaun to the flowing spirit of Anna Livia herself, Joyce crafts a world where every sound means something — and maybe everything. His prose pushes us to lose ourselves, only to emerge awake — changed, if not entirely sure how.

💫 James Joyce, born in Dublin in 1882, lived much of his life in self-exile but never left Ireland behind. With every sentence, he rewrote the rules of modern storytelling — bold, defiant, unapologetically original. From Dubliners to Ulysses, and finally Finnegans Wake, he proved that the novel could be not just read… but heard, felt, and decoded.

✨ So before the next dream begins — smash that subscribe button to stay tuned with Revise and Resubmit on Spotify, Apple Podcast, and Amazon Prime. And if you want to see more deep dives like this, head to our YouTube channel Weekend Researcher — where literature meets late-night curiosity!

📚 Big thanks to the brilliant author at the heart of today’s episode — the inimitable James Joyce — for reshaping how we think, read, and even breathe language.

🤔 But tell me… if words have dreams, what do they wake into?

English Podcast starts at 00:00:00

Bengali Podcast Starts at 00:14:10

Hindi Podcast Starts at 00:37:02

Chinese Podcast Starts at 00:52:12

Reference

Rawnsley, M.-Y. T., Ma, Y., & Rawnsley, G. D. (2025). Routledge Handbook of Chinese Media. Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/Routledge-Handbook-of-Chinese-Media/Rawnsley-Ma-Rawnsley/p/book/9781032423715

‌

Youtube channel link

https://www.youtube.com/@weekendresearcher

Connect on linkedin

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayukhpsm/

🎙️ Hey hey! Welcome back to Revise and Resubmit — your cozy corner for curious minds and caffeinated weekend thoughts. 💫 Today’s special episode of Weekend Book Review has me absolutely buzzing 📚 because we’re diving into a world that doesn’t just report stories… it creates them.

Our spotlight this weekend? The Routledge Handbook of Chinese Media (2nd Edition) — published in August 2025 by none other than Routledge. This isn’t just a book; it’s a panoramic lens on how China’s media breathes, beats, and battles across the networks of the twenty-first century. 🌏 From Hong Kong’s street stories to Taiwan’s democratic voices to the digital ripples of TikTok and WeChat, this book connects the dots of power, protest, and pixels.

And let’s talk about the minds behind it — the phenomenal trio Ming-Yeh T. Rawnsley, Yiben Ma, and Gary D. Rawnsley. 🧠 Their collective vision feels like a symphony of perspectives — scholarly yet soulful, analytical yet alive. Reading their work feels like stepping into a control room where every screen flickers with fragments of real, contemporary China.

So grab your notebook, your tea, maybe even your curiosity hat, because by the end of this episode, you might just find yourself rethinking what “media” means in a world where every click shapes a nation’s narrative.

Thank you to the editors and to Routledge for making such a bold and brilliant publication possible! 🌟

Before we jump in, don’t forget to subscribe to Revise and Resubmit on Spotify and follow our YouTube home — Weekend Researcher. 🎧 We’re also live on Amazon Prime Music and Apple Podcast, so tune in wherever you love your weekend learning best.

💭 Ready? Let’s turn the page and ask — when media becomes the mirror, whose reflection do we really see? 👀

Hindi Podcast Starts at 00:00:00

Chinese (Simplified) Podcast Starts at 00:23:02

English Podcast starts at 00:52:19

Bengali Podcast starts at 01:10:11

Book of Abstract

https://iimidr.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/BookOfAbstract.pdf#page=37

https://icsin.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/Book%20of%20Abstracts.pdf#page=38

Programme Schedule

https://icsin.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/Programme%20Schedule.pdf

18th AICCS, Flagship event of ICS, organized by IIM Indore

https://iimidr.ac.in/research-publications/conferences/call-for-papers-the-18th-all-india-conference-on-china-studies-hosted-at-iim-indore-with-ics-delhi/

Today we step into a world where voices do more than tell stories. They persuade. They brand. They cross borders without passports. Our journey begins with a single sound—China’s podcast diplomacy.

In his paper Sonic Soft Power: China’s Podcast Diplomacy, presented at the 18th All India Conference of China Studies in October 2025, Mayukh Mukhopadhyay takes us behind the microphone. He shows us how, in a media landscape bound by regulation, podcasts become tools of entrepreneurship, storytelling, and soft power.

He lays out how technology, platforms, and culture weave together to create a Chinese podcasting model that is not just about entertainment but about influence. About teaching and selling. About intimacy and control. About telling the world a story—and deciding who gets to listen, and how.

But here is the question that lingers: when a podcast becomes a diplomat, who is really speaking—the storyteller, or the state?

We thank the hosts and moderators of the 18th All India Conference of China Studies, organized by the Institute of Chinese Studies Delhi and IIM Indore.

This episode is available on Amazon Prime and Apple Podcast. Subscribe now and keep listening.

English Podcast Starts at 00:00:00

Bengali Podcast Starts at 00:14:21

Hindi Podcast Starts at 00:34:25

Chinese Podcast Starts at 00:58:22

Reference

Liu, L., Fang, J. & Ji, Z. Posture as information: Streamer postures and the purchase of micro and small enterprise resellers in livestreaming. J. of the Acad. Mark. Sci. (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11747-025-01117-1

18th AICCS at IIM Indore (24-26 October 2025)

https://icsin.org/activity/show/18th-all-india-conference-of-china-studies-aiccs

https://iimidr.ac.in/research-publications/conferences/call-for-papers-the-18th-all-india-conference-on-china-studies-hosted-at-iim-indore-with-ics-delhi/

‌Youtube Channel

⁠https://www.youtube.com/@weekendresearcher⁠

Connect over linkedin

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayukhpsm/

🎙️✨ Welcome to Revise and Resubmit!
Today, we’re tuning in to a world where science meets screens, and posture becomes persuasion. 🎥💡
From one of the most prestigious FT50 journals — the Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science — comes a study that quite literally changes the way we see selling.

Our spotlight article is titled “Posture as Information: Streamer Postures and the Purchase of Micro and Small Enterprise Resellers in Livestreaming” — authored by Lu Liu, Jiaming Fang, and Zhenyu Ji, and published on October 13, 2025, by Springer Nature. 🌍📘

💫 Picture this: a livestreamer sways forward, gestures wide, leans in closer — and suddenly, sales spike. This isn’t a coincidence; it’s communication in motion. The authors dive deep into over 5 million frames from 423 livestreams, using deep learning and econometric modeling to decode how movement creates meaning.

They reveal something remarkable: it’s not just what a streamer says, but how they move that moves the market. Richer, more dynamic postures translate into higher energy, stronger mental imagery, and ultimately — more buying behavior. 💸🧠✨ And when these movements are synced with descriptive speech, the effect amplifies, shaping not just emotion, but decision.

The implications stretch beyond screens — into every brand interaction, pitch, and performance. Livestreaming, it seems, isn’t just about selling a product; it’s about choreographing trust.

📈 This is why the Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, part of the elite FT50 list, stands as a beacon of excellence in marketing research — where data meets human nuance and theory comes alive.

Before we wrap up, make sure you subscribe to Revise and Resubmit on Spotify, Amazon Prime, and Apple Podcast, and catch us in action on YouTube at Weekend Researcher — the home of insightful, engaging, and downright fascinating research storytelling! 🔥🎧

🙏 Massive thanks to Lu Liu, Jiaming Fang, and Zhenyu Ji, and to Springer Nature, for showing us that even posture — when analyzed deeply — can reveal the future of digital commerce.

🤔 But here’s a question to leave you thinking — if a posture can sell a product, could the next frontier of marketing be… body language decoded by AI? 💭📡

English Podcast Starts at 00:00:00

Bengali Podcast Starts at 00:15:36

Norwegian(Bokmål) Podcast Starts at 00:38:24

Reference

Jones, M., Norman, E., Egeland, T., & Schei, V. (2025). Don't calm down! How affective climate emerges in start-ups. Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, 1–39. https://doi.org/10.1002/sej.70007

‌Youtube Channel

⁠https://www.youtube.com/@weekendresearcher⁠

Connect over linkedin

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayukhpsm/

🎙️🔥 Welcome to Revise and Resubmit!
Today, we’re turning the dial to full emotion — the electric heart of entrepreneurial life. ⚡ Startups don’t just grow from ideas or strategy; they grow from feeling. And that’s where today’s spotlight from an FT50 powerhouse journal, the Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, comes in. 🚀

Our featured paper — “Don’t calm down! How affective climate emerges in start-ups” — is a thrilling exploration by Marius Jones, Elisabeth Norman, Therese Egeland, and Vidar Schei, published on October 13, 2025, by John Wiley & Sons Ltd for the Strategic Management Society.

😮 In the world of new ventures, emotions run wild — optimism ignites one day, anxiety shadows the next, and somewhere between those highs and lows... a culture begins to breathe. This study dives deep into that heartbeat, following five early-stage start-ups over twenty-two months to watch how affective climate — the shared emotional atmosphere — takes shape.

The authors reveal that the most creative, high-performing start-ups don’t chase constant positivity or suppress tension. Instead, they cultivate authenticity — a climate where people can show up as they are, neither too calm nor too chaotic. Emotions here aren’t enemies; they’re signals, sparks, and sometimes, solutions. From constructive meta-emotions to interpersonal validation, this research shows that emotional honesty might just be the secret competitive advantage for founders navigating uncertainty.

💡 And that’s why the Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, one of the FT50 elite, stands out — bridging cutting-edge management theory with the raw, real pulse of human behavior in business.

🎧 So before you ride the next emotional curve of your own creative journey, hit subscribe to Revise and Resubmit on Spotify, Amazon Prime, and Apple Podcast. And don’t miss our visual takes on the Weekend Researcher YouTube channel — where academic ideas meet entrepreneurial chaos with flair and fun. 🤓🚀

🙏 Huge thanks to Marius Jones, Elisabeth Norman, Therese Egeland, and Vidar Schei, and to John Wiley & Sons Ltd, for giving us a reason to rethink emotion not as noise… but as the rhythm of innovation.

🤔 Here’s our question for you — in a world obsessed with staying calm, could feeling deeply be the real superpower of successful founders? 💭🔥

English Podcast Starts at 00:00:00

Bengali Podcast Starts at 00:13:39

Spanish Podcast Starts at 00:41:01

Reference

Apaolaza, V., Hartmann, P., Rincón, V. et al. Climate Action Through a Feminist Lens: The Role of Gender Inequality Awareness, Nature Empathy, and Climate Change Concern. J Bus Ethics (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-025-06171-x

‌Youtube Channel

⁠https://www.youtube.com/@weekendresearcher⁠

Connect over linkedin

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayukhpsm/

🌿🎧 Welcome to Revise and Resubmit!
Today’s episode of insight, empathy, and ethics comes straight from one of the world’s most prestigious FT50 journals — the Journal of Business Ethics. 🌍✨

We’re diving into a groundbreaking study that stirs both the mind and the conscience — “Climate Action Through a Feminist Lens: The Role of Gender Inequality Awareness, Nature Empathy, and Climate Change Concern,” authored by Vanessa Apaolaza, Patrick Hartmann, Virginia Rincón, and Mario R. Paredes.

🔥 Published online on October 18, 2025, by Springer Nature, this paper doesn’t just ask why we act on climate change — it asks who we become when we do.

💪 It tells the story of how feminist identity — an identity built on care, collaboration, and equity — shapes the road to environmental action. The authors reveal that people who identify as feminists don’t just see climate change as a planet problem, but as a people problem. Their empathy with nature and awareness of gendered climate impacts transform concern into action — from small sustainable choices to powerful moral commitments.

🪞 Imagine this: every time a feminist sees a flooded village, a burned forest, or a silent river, they don’t just see loss; they see inequality, and that realization turns into responsibility. Through theories of ethics, psychology, and identity, the study shows how who we are can shape what we save.

📚 The authors remind us that true sustainability isn’t technical — it’s ethical, compassionate, inclusive. And that’s exactly what makes the Journal of Business Ethics shine as a pillar among the world’s FT50 journals — rigorous, visionary, and deeply human.

💫 Before we close, don’t forget to subscribe to Revise and Resubmit on Spotify, Amazon Prime, and Apple Podcast, and join us visually on our YouTube channel, Weekend Researcher, where ideas spark, and research finds its voice.

🙏 Heartfelt thanks to Vanessa Apaolaza, Patrick Hartmann, Virginia Rincón, and Mario R. Paredes, and to Springer Nature, for gifting us an inspiring look at the future of ethical climate action.

🌈 But here’s the question to leave your mind wandering — if empathy can move mountains, could equality be the force that finally heals the Earth? 🌍💭

English Podcast Starts at 00:00:00

Bengali Podcast Starts at 00:13:41

Hindi Podcast Starts at 00:36:32

Reference

Papneja, H., and S. Devaraj. 2025. “ Unlocking Privacy in Healthcare: The Impact of Explanations on Privacy Concerns and Self-Disclosure to Conversational Technologies.” Journal of Operations Management 1–36. https://doi.org/10.1002/joom.70026

‌Youtube Channel

⁠https://www.youtube.com/@weekendresearcher⁠

Connect over linkedin

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayukhpsm/

🎙️ Welcome to “Revise and Resubmit”! 🌟
Where complex research turns into conversation, and every published paper finds its voice.

Today, we step into a world where whispers of privacy echo through digital hospital halls, and where algorithms attempt to earn our trust. 🤖💬
We’re unpacking a 2025 article that dares to ask—can artificial intelligence truly care?

🩺 The paper is titled “Unlocking Privacy in Healthcare: The Impact of Explanations on Privacy Concerns and Self-Disclosure to Conversational Technologies.”
Authored by Hashai Papneja and Sarv Devaraj, published online on October 6, 2025, in the prestigious Journal of Operations Management—yes, one of the FT50 elite journals. 📚✨

This study doesn’t just talk about data—it talks about trust. About how the simple act of explaining why we ask for personal information could change the way patients open up to machines. It’s science meeting empathy, code meeting conscience.

As you listen, ask yourself:
💭 When a chatbot explains itself... do we feel safer, or simply watched in a smarter way?

Thanks to the authors, Hashai Papneja and Sarv Devaraj, and to Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of the Association for Supply Chain Management, Inc., for sharing this outstanding research with the world. 🙏

Don’t forget to subscribe to our podcast “Revise and Resubmit” on Spotify, tune in to our YouTube channel “Weekend Researcher”, and catch us on Amazon Prime and Apple Podcasts. 🌍🎧

English Podcast Start at 00:00:00

Bengali Podcast Start at 00:22:29

Hindi Podcast Start at 00:40:35

Hungarian Podcast Start at 00:58:21

Reference

The Photographer at Sixteen : Szirtes, George: Amazon.in: Books. (2019). Amazon.in. https://www.amazon.in/PHOTOGRAPHER-AT-SIXTEEN-RADIO-BOOK/dp/085705855X

Morrison, B. (2019, March 16). The Photographer at Sixteen by George Szirtes review – a brilliant, scrupulous portrait. The Guardian; The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/mar/16/the-photographer-at-sixteen-by-george-szirtes-review

Seymour, M. (2019, January 25). The Photographer at Sixteen by George Szirtes — snapshots of a captive subject. @FinancialTimes; Financial Times. https://www.ft.com/content/a04fda7e-0f7b-11e9-b2f2-f4c566a4fc5f

Szőke, D. (2020). Szirtes, George. 2019. The Photographer at Sixteen-The Death and Life of a Fighter. Quercus, London: Maclehose Press. 205 pp. Hungarian Cultural Studies, 13, 257-259. https://doi.org/10.5195/ahea.2020.412

Huen, A. (2019). Photographs, Photography and the Photographer: A conversation with George Szirtes. Wasafiri, 34(3), 59–63. https://doi.org/10.1080/02690055.2019.1613016

Youtube channel link

https://www.youtube.com/@weekendresearcher

Connect on linkedin

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayukhpsm/

🎙️✨ Welcome, listeners, to “Revise and Resubmit” — and this weekend, we’re diving into another spellbinding episode of “Weekend Classics”!

📚 Today’s feature takes us through light, loss, and the language of survival — a memoir that rewinds time to reveal the woman behind the lens. It’s called “The Photographer at Sixteen: The Death and the Life of a Fighter”, written by the extraordinary poet and translator George Szirtes — published by MacLehose Press back in 2019.

🕰️ It begins with an ending — a mother’s final breath in an ambulance in 1975 — and then, in prose as delicate as a photograph fading in reverse, it travels back through memory, exile, and war. This is not just a book about death. It’s about how life insists on remembering, even when memory hurts.

🎞️ George Szirtes — Hungarian-born, refugee, poet, translator of the 2025 Nobel Laureate László Krasznahorkai, and winner of the T.S. Eliot Prize — picks up the fragments of his mother’s life and turns them into a quiet symphony of survival. His words remind us that even silence can have texture, and even tragedy can have tenderness.

So, grab your coffee, pause your weekend scroll, and think with me — when we look at an old photograph, are we seeing memory… or are we seeing ourselves? 🤔📸

💫 Huge thanks to George Szirtes for this hauntingly beautiful work and for teaching us that reversing a story can sometimes bring it closer to the truth.

🎧 Don’t forget to subscribe to “Revise and Resubmit” on Spotify, follow our visual deep dives on YouTube at “Weekend Researcher”, and tune in anywhere you love your stories — we’re also on Amazon Prime and Apple Podcast.

Stay curious, stay reflective — and until next time, keep revising the way you see the world. 🌍💬

English Podcast starts at 00:00:00

Bengali Podcast Starts at 00:29:53

Hindi Podcast Starts at 00:47:57

Danish Podcast Starts at 01:06:33

French Podcast Starts at 01:27:38

Reference

Khalida Popal (Hardcover – 27 May 2025), My Beautiful Sisters: A Memoir of Courage, Hope, and the Afghan Women's Soccer Team. Hardcover Edition. Citadel.

Hardcover available at https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/770885/my-beautiful-sisters-by-khalida-popal/

Links to Coach Obenson and his Golden Stars Sports Academy (for providing scouting and support)

Playlist of Coach Obenson https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLscf8wtD7Xrdop_Kep2VUfBqw6ak12XU2

Linkedin Connect of Coach Obenson https://www.linkedin.com/in/isaac-obenson-5a778988/

‌Youtube channel link

https://www.youtube.com/@weekendresearcher

Connect on linkedin

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayukhpsm/

🎙️ Welcome to "Revise and Resubmit"! It’s the "Weekend Book Review" episode, and today I’m holding a book that pulses with courage, hope, and pure unstoppable energy—"My Beautiful Sisters: A Memoir of Courage, Hope, and the Afghan Women’s Soccer Team." I’m your host, and if you love stories that knock down walls and build bridges, you’re in the right place. ⚡️⚽️

Today we dive headfirst into Khalida Popal’s astonishing journey. Khalida, once the heartthrob captain of Afghanistan’s brave—yes, banned—national women’s soccer team, was born into a world where freedom wore running shoes and feminism had to hide in the shadows. From a refugee camp in Pakistan, Khalida found soccer, found sisterhood, and found the guts to challenge the unchallengeable. Her story isn’t just about survival—it’s a rallying cry for every woman who ever dared to dream. 🌍✨

As bombs fell and old terrors returned in Kabul, Khalida didn’t run. She organized. She defended her "beautiful sisters"—teammates, friends, women who risked everything to play the sport they loved. The book is gripping, wrenching, and more than readable; it’s alive with the sound of footfalls, the hush of secrets, and the roar of defiance. Popal, now leading the charge from Denmark, reminds us that courage doesn’t need permission and hope is contagious.

Thank you, Khalida Popal, and thank you Citadel for gifting us this electrifying memoir. 🚀📚

Listen, if you feel moved, hit that subscribe button right now! Find us on Spotify, and don’t forget the Weekend Researcher YouTube channel, where the conversation never stops. We’re also spinning on Amazon Prime Music and Apple Podcast—so pick your platform and join the wave. 📱🎧

And here’s my question for you: What would you risk, and who would you save, if the world tried to silence your dreams?

English Podcast Starts at 00:00:00

Bengali Podcast Starts at 00:17:08

Italian Podcast Starts at 00:43:52

Reference

Del Barone, L., Annosi, M. C., Micelotta, E., & Buonocore, F. (2025). Post-Succession Innovation in Family Businesses: Exploring the Tension Between Incumbent Imprinting and Successor Self-Determination. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/10422587251382824

‌Youtube Channel

⁠https://www.youtube.com/@weekendresearcher⁠

Connect over linkedin

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayukhpsm/

🎙️✨ Welcome to “Revise and Resubmit”! The podcast where research papers don’t just sit on your shelf—they come alive, one theory, one story, one spark of curiosity at a time.

Today, we’re diving into a fascinating tale of legacy and reinvention—“Post-Succession Innovation in Family Businesses: Exploring the Tension Between Incumbent Imprinting and Successor Self-Determination” by Ludovica Del Barone, Maria Carmela Annosi, Evelyn Micelotta, and Filomena Buonocore.

🍽️ Imagine a bustling family bakery in the Netherlands—flour in the air, recipes whispered across generations. The founder imprinted not just tradition but a way of thinking. Then, one day, the successor steps in—full of ambition, ideas, and self-determination. What happens next? Innovation takes shape in four flavors—Inherited, Ancillary, Synergistic, and Detached.

💡 Published in Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice—a prestigious FT50 journal from SAGE Publications, released October 14, 2025—this study unwraps how successors negotiate the invisible tug-of-war between past and possibility.

👩‍🔬 From structural and behavioral imprinting to Self-Determination Theory, this isn’t just business succession—it’s human psychology meeting entrepreneurial renewal.

So here’s the burning question for today 🔥: When you inherit a legacy, are you bound by its blueprint—or free to redraw it entirely? 🤔

🙏 Huge thanks to the authors and SAGE Publications for this thought-provoking work, and to Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice for advancing cutting-edge scholarship in entrepreneurship research.

🎧 Don’t forget to subscribe to “Revise and Resubmit” on Spotify, and check out our Weekend Researcher YouTube channel for visual breakdowns and bonus insights. You can also find us on Amazon Prime Music and Apple Podcasts—because your curiosity deserves company. 🌟

English Podcast Starts at 00:00:00

Bengali Podcast Starts at 00:20:03

Hindi Podcast Starts at 00:39:20

Reference

Castillo, J.C. (2025), Who Benefits From Surge Pricing?. Econometrica, 93: 1811-1854. https://doi.org/10.3982/ECTA19106

‌Youtube Channel

⁠https://www.youtube.com/@weekendresearcher⁠

Connect over linkedin

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayukhpsm/

🎙️ Welcome to “Revise and Resubmit”! 🚀

Where research meets rhythm, and ideas get the mic they deserve. 🎧 Today, we dive into the surge—the real surge—not just of prices, but of questions, ethics, and innovation. ⚡

Picture this: a buzzing city, lights flickering on car roofs, algorithms quietly flexing their invisible muscles. Uber rides rise, prices surge, and behind every digital ping lies a silent equation balancing supply, demand, and human ambition. 🧠💸

Our featured study asks a deceptively simple question: Who Benefits from Surge Pricing? Written by Juan Camilo Castillo and published in Econometrica—yes, that prestigious FT50 journal from the Econometric Society—this 2025 research takes you under the hood of real-time pricing. It fuses data, equilibrium theory, and human behavior into one tight economic symphony. 🎼

But the melody twists: riders win, yet drivers lose. Welfare rises, but fairness flickers. When profit and equity pull in opposite directions, whose algorithm should rule the road? 🚗💥

Big thanks to Juan Camilo Castillo and The Econometric Society for this crucial contribution to academic discourse. 🙏

If you love ideas that challenge, enlighten, and sometimes disrupt, subscribe to “Revise and Resubmit” on Spotify 🎧, and check out our companion YouTube channel, Weekend Researcher 🎥. We’re also cruising on Amazon Prime Podcasts and Apple Podcast—so your next ride, your next walk, your next spark of curiosity, is only one click away. 🔍✨

So before we roll, ask yourself… if surge pricing makes the system smarter—but not fairer—who should get the next ride? 🤔