Dr. Kailash Koushik completed his PhD from Florida State University, and postgraduate studies at the London School of Economics & Political Science and Manipal University. His main focus of research is the political economy of media labour. His research interests include Marxist theory, critical political economy of media, qualitative methods of communication research, critical and cultural studies, and global media studies. He produces and hosts a sports podcast in collaboration with Radio Azim Premji University and co-edits the department podcast 4C Radio along with Prachi Pinglay. He is a basketball player and dreams of one day playing in the NBA.