✨ Editor’s Pick Weekly

Whether you’re a cricket obsessive or just nod along at family dinners while someone explains net run rate again, this one’s for you.

In true deep-dive fashion, the Acquired podcast breaks down the empire that is the Indian Premier League - from its startup-style launch in 2008 to how it leapfrogged legacy leagues and became one of the most valuable sports properties in the world (yep, more valuable than the NFL on a per-game basis).

🏏 Why We Love It:

• It’s smart without being gatekeep-y (yes, even if you confuse Test and T20)

• You’ll finally understand how IPL streaming rights became a multibillion-dollar battleground

• It’s got just enough masala to explain the global obsession to your co-workers or your chaachi

Hosts Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal do what they do best: break it all down with storytelling finesse, market insight, and the kind of cultural curiosity that makes South Asians in tech group chats say, “Wait, this is actually so good.”

🎧 Listen now on Acquired.fm →
🟢 Or find it on Spotify →
🍎 Or on Apple Podcasts →

🔔 Subscribe to The Weekly Chai → for culture recs, streaming gems, and spicy takes your algorithm might miss but your diaspora heart won’t.