Mehdi Farooq comes on the podcast for a detailed discussion on Crypto, Trading, Bitcoin, Etherium, Altcoins, How to Invest, NFTs and the Metaverse.  Mehdi is a Senior Tokenomics Analyst at Animoca Brands.  Previously,  he was a Director of Research at Token Metrics, where he led their research team and did venture investing in web3.   Before crypto, he did equity and global macro research.  Is Bitcoin better or Etherium?  Are NFTs a scam?  Is the Metaverse here?  Find out this and more on this week's episode of The Pakistan Experience.  The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience  And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1 https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience  The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications.  Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89     Chapters: 0:00 What is crypto, Blockchain and NFTs 14:51 Crypto solutions, policies and legalities  21:11 LUNA  32:37 Research, BTC Vs ETH, timing buys, and the US dollar 42:22 Metaverse and digital sharing 48:51 QnA 59:45 DAOs and how they work  1:05:56 Digital fashion and horse breeding

Murtaza Chaudhary is a producer, director, host and satirist. He is the man behind the successful shows, BNN and 4 Man Show.  On this detailed episode of The Pakistan Experience we discuss comedy, satire, news, PTI, celebrity culture, censorship and respecting elders with Murtaza Chaudhary.  Can their be satire without an opinion?  Was Murtaza Chaudhary inside when Aaj was attacked?  How was the 4 Man Show created?  Find out this and more on this week's episode of The Pakistan Experience.  The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience  And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1 https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience  The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications.  Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89     Chapters: 0:00 Comedy, Satire, and Politics 16:03 Social satire, Pakistani media, and domestic violence 33:54 Fatherhood, injustice, Maulana Fazal ul Rehman, and exaggerated satire 45:45 LUMS and the attack on AAJ 55:58 Targeted satire, industry hypocrisy, and Pakistan v India  1:04:26 Politicisation of media and the need for satire 1:13:56 QnA 1:23:06 Filmmaking and the 4 man show 1:35:18 Dark satire, Mard March and Samantha Gerry

Khalid Malik is a RJ, Host, Actor, Coach and Mentor, Khalid hosts the popular morning radio show in Pakistan.  Khalid comes on the Pakistan Experience for a detailed discussion on the Radio, hosting the Breakfast Show, Masculinity, Mentorship, talking to our boys, health, wellness, inner peace, sex education and incel culture.  Genuinely watch Khalid like you have never seen him before.  The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience  And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1 https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience  The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications.  Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89     Chapters: 0:00 Leaving FM 89 and early career  17:04 Innovating radio and industry problems  34:28 Acting and changing yourself for work 44:23 The high vs the low and cold showers 57:02 Morning wellness and masculinity  1:09:15 The road to inner peace  1:23:51 Breathing, Khalid's mentorship, and sex education 1:37:45 Incel culture and youth guidance  1:47:48 QnA

One of the world's leading Economists, Atif Mian, comes on The Pakistan Experience for a masterclass on Pakistan's economic problems.  On this deep dive podcast, we discuss inequality, real estate, economic indicators, incompetence of our leaders, circular debt, CPEC, IMF and the political economy.  How bad is our economy?  What are Pakistan's core economic problems?  Why Pakistan focuses on unproductive sectors?  Find out this and more on this week's episode of The Pakistan Experience.  Atif Rehman Mian  is a Pakistani-American economist who serves as the John H. Laporte Jr. Class of 1967 Professor of Economics, Public Policy, and Finance at Princeton University, and as the Director of the Julis-Rabinowitz Center for Public Policy and Finance at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs. He received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2021, and was elected Fellow of the Econometric Society in 2021.   His work focuses on the connections between finance and the macro economy. He is the first person of Pakistani origin to rank among the top 25 young economists of the world. In 2014, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) identified Atif as one of twenty-five young economists who it expects will shape the world's thinking about the global economy in the future.  Atif Mian reflects on whether IMF, the Pakistani Economy and our failures to fix it. Just how bad is the Pakistani Economy?  The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience  And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1 https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience  The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications.  Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89     Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 1:30 Core Challenges of the Pakistani Economy 11:00 Speculation in the Economy 14:00 How do we move towards investing in Productive Assets 17:00 The Elite and their Incentives  23:30 Civilian Governments not having the courage 29:00 Political Instability 34:00 Daronomics and Fixed Exchange Rate 37:00 Industrial Policy and Export Prioritization  43:00 CPEC 50:20 IMF 56:00 Remittances and How bad is our Economy? 1:05:20 Extreme Inequality 1:07:30 Twin Deficits 1:10:00 Savings Rate and Investment Rate 1:14:15 Productive Sectors ripe for Public Investment 1:16:30 Advice to young Economists 1:21:00 Atif Mian and Macro Finance 1:25:45 What Economists should ask? 1:27:45 Class Mobility 1:31:00 Tax Base and Amnesty Schemes 1:33:50 State led Development model for Asian Countries and Privatization  1:38:45 Lessons from India 1:41:40 Path to Sustainable Recovery  1:44:00 Pakistan's consumption should fall and political incompetency 1:52:20 Economic Charter 1:55:20 Book Recommendation and closing

Mathira is a Pakistani-Zimbabwean model, dancer, television hostess, singer, and actress.   Everybody has an opinion about Mathira but people don't really know Mathira. For once, Mathira appears in a completely different light where she openly talks about her life, her struggle, the controversies and finding Islam.  On this deep dive podcast on Mathira's life, we discuss her journey, toxic people, God, rock bottoms, childhood trauma, being a mother, victim-blaming and Malala.   The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience  And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1 https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience  The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications.  Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89     Chapters: 0:00 Digital and religious judgement  11:58 Religious exclusion and hardships 19:58 Toxic industry personalities and labels 28:40 Mathira's early career, life and family 44:54 Love language and kids 49:16 Rock bottoms and turning points 58:23 The roles of women and mothers 1:21:58 The roles of men and fathers and Dehumanizing mothers 1:31:22 Getting through trauma and the Minar e Pakistan incident 1:49:06 Child predators 1:54:28 Individual change and finding God 2:07:21 Self reliance and Malala 2:16:08 Romantic advice and agreeing to disagreeing

On this month's episode of TPE Live, we discuss the recent cases of violence against women and flood relief.  As always we are joined by Mariam Shafqat Goraya and Sajeer Shaikh, and Maryam Jamali joins us to discuss her work doing flood relief in Balochistan.  The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience  And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1 https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience  The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications.     Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89

Maria Unera is a Singer/Song writer and Content Creator who’s half Filipino half Pakistani.   On this week's episode of The Pakistan Experience, Maria Unera shares her journey from dropping out of school to moving to Karachi alone and pursuing her dream to become a Musician.   We discuss sexism in the Music Industry, Bullying, Art,  Karachi, True Crime and Bo Burnham.  The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1 https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications.  Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89   Chapters: 0:00 Filipino Culture and Karaoke 7:38 Young Lingo 10:57 Dropping out of School, Bullying and the Explosion 21:30 Putting yourself out there as an Artist 30:00 Dropping out of School to pursue your Dream 31:30 Moving to Karachi with 5 T-Shirts 47:06 Industry barriers : identity, gender, and language  1:01:16 Making a difference 1:13:03 Content and podcasts 1:23:24 True crime  1:40:11 Artists and Bo Burnham

Uzair Younus comes back on The Pakistan Experience for a detailed discussion on the Pakistani political economy.   Did Imran Khan sabotage the Pakistani ecnomy?  Will Pakistan ever recover from the Floods?  Why does the Pakistani economy keep crashing?  Find out this and more on this week's episode of The Pakistan Experience.  Uzair Younus is the director of the Pakistan Initiative at the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center. He is also manager for engagement and strategy at Dhamiri, an innovation firm helping companies align their business competencies with public good needs.  Younus was a director at Albright Stonebridge Group’s South Asia practice. In this role, he helped clients develop strategies for long-term growth in the region, assess political and economic developments, and engage with government and non-government stakeholders on policy issues in various sectors, including the energy and technology sectors.  The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1 https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications.  Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89  Chapters: 0:00 Imran Khan and political narratives 10:35 Economic programs and policies 19:47 Flood damages, reparations and recovery 30:48 Infrastructure and education 40:24 Cynicism, depoliticisation, and radicalisation 48:38 The danger of Khan  1:00:05 Economic and political decline and instability  1:17:06 Financial inclusivity and government intervention 1:29:06 MMT and the dollar rate  1:36:47 QnA

We are dedicating TPE 200 completely to the floods. Dawar Butt, a Public Policy Analyst by profession, with a deep interest in Environmental Policy and Management.  Dawar Butt comes on The Pakistan Experience to discuss what caused the floods, what could have been done to mitigate the damage, climate change, the Global North, Dams and what we should do now.   The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1 https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications.  Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89     Chapters: 0:00 The Global North and Sustainability 17:51 Pakistani Floods and Dams 31:51 Forecasts and Climate Modelling 39:48 Ozone, Urbanisation, and Cloud Seeding  47:31 Cyclones, Heatwaves, and Water Shortages 1:00:21 Rural flooding, Politicians, and Planning  1:13:13 Dams and Water Management  1:31:05 Class disparity in the climate crisis 1:43:10 Smog 1:51:31 QnA

Ali Abdullah is a content creator and a Stand-up comedian.  Ali Abdullah comes on The Pakistan Experience, from getting his early education at a Madrassa to finding out about Stand-up comedy. Sahee kehtay hain tragedy mai comedy hay  The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1 https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications.  Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89     Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 01:28 Nishan e Haider, Theatre, and Ali's TV 13:28 Madrassas, religious education and leaders 32:33 Bonded labour and selective history  46:03 Regions of Pakistan: Gender disparity and political constituencies  56:20 Humanizing women, Nikkah and selective religion  1:09:53 Babas and spiritual balance  1:16:48 Ali's tragedy and comedians facing tragedies 1:24:22 Technology, online haters and conspiracies  1:32:28 Wisdom through age  1:41:05 Accepting trauma, Pakistani state and military rule  1:54:28 Politicians, Benazir Bhutto and PTI

Journalist Amber Rahim Shamsi joins us on this episode of The Pakistan Experience to discuss journalism, bias, objectivity, neutrality, censorship, lifafay, the media, ethics and journalism.  Who is a Journalist?  How to report the news?  How to be fair in your journalism?  Should Imran Khan be charged under Terrorism?  Find out this and more on this week's episode of The Pakistan Experience.  Amber Rahim Shamsi is an award-winning multi-media journalist, with wide-ranging experience in television, radio, online and the print media. She is also an International Visitor Leadership Programme (IVLP) and The Centre for Excellence in Journalism (ICFJ) fellow. She consults with Media Matters for Democracy, a policy research and advocacy organisation working on freedom of expression, the media and the internet in Pakistan. She has also participated twice in the Jinnah Institute’s India-Pakistan Track II Chaophraya Dialogue as an Emerging Leader. Ms. Shamsi has hosted news and current affairs shows on mainstream news channels and writes opinion pieces for national and international media platforms. Previously she was a bilingual reporter for the BBC World Service, television anchor, desk editor, and producer. Her reporting largely focused on human rights. She has also written research reports and training manuals on women in the media, gender and conflict reporting, as well as conducted numerous media trainings.  The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience  And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1 https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience    The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications.  Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89     Chapters: 0:00 Intro 1:38 True objectivity and context 11:15 Media channel biases  25:48 Clickbait and media funding  32:58 Inciting violence and better speech 41:28 Criminal charges in civilian politics 50:33 Journalists being censored 55:14 Who is a journalist? 1:03:22 News channel credibility and verifying information 1:13:54 Lifafay and payouts  1:24:26 QnA 1:34:38 Sexism in the industry 1:40:43 Journalistic ethics

Ali Gul Pir is a Pakistani rapper, television and voice actor and stand-up comedian. He achieved popularity with his first single, "Waderai Ka Beta", a comedy song about political elites in Pakistan at the helm of affairs and the culture surrounding it.  Ali Gul PIr comes on The Pakistan Experience to discuss Sindhi culture, perception of Sindhis, his life philosophy, Family, Love and Cousin Marriages.  This is not one to be missed.  The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience  And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1 https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience    The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications.  Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89   Chapters: 0:00 Intro  2:24 Family, marriage and culture  17:38 Cars, inflation and gun usage 29:33 Ali and Shehzad's love life  31:08 The Third Act, ads, and making content  45:43 Comedians and influencers being pushed down  1:00:48 Positivity and drugs 1:23:38 Ali and Shehzad's love life pt2 1:34:58 Prank Calling 1:41:53 Toxic corporate culture 2:05:28 The future and need for change 2:12:15 Comedy with intention

Mustafa Chaudhary, of 4 man show and BNN fame, is a comedian and a content creator.   He comes on The Pakistan Experience for a bachodiyan session discussing his comedy career, the current political climate, the media industry, offensive comedy, haters and Indian comics.  This is not one to be missed.  The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience  And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1 https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience    The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications.  Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89   Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 4:18 Mustafa's early life and stories  17:08 Living the joke  21:03 Offensive jokes : where's the line? 31:08 Media industry, wokeness and youthias 46:48 Comedy, virality and comics in Pakistan 1:01:08 Why haters hate 1:07:27 Meeting celebrities  1:15:24 Degradation of media in Pakistan 1:23:28 Jibran Nasir and political variety 1:26:53 QnA 1:35:28 PTI and social media  1:44:00 Message to the people 1:48:23 Bollywood and Indian comics

Mariam Shafqat Goraya, Ekta Shaikh and Sajeer Shaikh join us for a special TPE Live for Flood Awareness.  The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations.       Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience     And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1 https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience     The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications.      Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89

Nadeem Farooq Paracha, also known as NFP, is a Pakistani journalist, author, cultural critic, satirist and historian. He is a columnist for Pakistan's largest English-language daily Dawn.  NFP comes on the podcast to discuss Twitter, The cult of Imran Khan, The Pakistani Identity, Mohajir Nationalism, Secularism and Waseem Raja.   Should Karachi be separated from Sindh?  How do we fight the cult of Imran Khan?  Do Pakistanis have an identity crisis?  Find out this and more on this week's episode of The Pakistan Experience.   The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience  And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1 https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience    The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications.  Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89   Chapters: 0:00 Intro 1:00 Twitter 6:00 Polarization, PTI and Imran Khan 24:30 Disillusionment of politics  34:00 Muhajir Nationalism and Altaf Hussain 56:30 Karachi and Sindh  1:04:00 The City Perspective 1:11:00 Political Narratives 1:15:00 Accepting History and Culture  1:20:00 Pakistan's Identity Crisis  1:33:00 Secularism: The Church and the State 1:43:00 Social Media and Journalism  2:00:30 PTI: The cult of Imran KHan 2:16:00 Waseem Raja  2:19:30 Humanizing humans  2:27:40 QnA

Ali Murtaza, a Fulbright Scholar and Designer, comes on The Pakistan Experience to discuss Design, Design Thinking, UX, Psychology and the Pakistani Cricket Team!  Ali Murtaza is a designer and educator specialising in Human-Centered Design. He’s a Fulbright scholar, and holds an MFA in Industrial Design from Savannah College of Art & Design.  He has led public and private sector projects in education, fintech, agriculture, healthcare and digital literacy. He’s a Partner at Ideate Innovation; a design and research firm that focuses on digital and financial inclusion of underserved communities  The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience  And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1 https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience    The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications.  Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89  Chapters: 0:00 Introductions 4:12 Design Thinking  8:59 Why we need Design Firms  16:12 App Design 24:42 Use of Research and Psychology in Design  37:05 UX and branding 43:09 Pakistani Banking and Admin UX 53:50 UX principles  56:08 Pakistani cricket team 1:04:20 Pakistan's generational delusions  1:10:10 Pakistan's fake narratives 1:13:54 Political design thinking  1:27:45  Design in historical movements 1:32:16 Memes and digital resources 1:37:18 Design Psychology and trustworthiness 1:41:13 Degrees and universities  1:46:16 Hips don't lie  1:47:47 Design education  1:51:40 Evolution of art and technology 1:59:32 Apple and our future tech needs

Sajeer Shaikh is a writer and a Content Writer. Shehzad Ghias Shaikh is a content creator, stand-up comedian, writer and the host of the podcast, The Pakistan Experience.  Sajeer Shaikh came on the podcast to interview Shehzad but what happened was a detailed conversation about woke politics, social media, healing, motivation, mental health, working out, Nazar and Shaadi.   Find out this and more on this week's episode of The Pakistan Experience.  The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience  And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1 https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience    The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications.  Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89  Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 2:23 How to deal with differing views 6:01 Social learning curves and equity 14:05 Elitism in woke politics  16:20 Unlearning slurs and otherization 21:36 Holding social leaders responsible 28:51 Societal and individual agency 38:16 Projecting productivity digitally 56:13 Is nazar real? 59:59 Is love real? 1:01:35 Death and legacy 1:05:41 The pursuit of happiness 1:13:49 Shehzad's personal open mic night  1:16:51 ASMR with Sajeer 1:21:42 Mathira : an icon 1:23:16 Contextualising opinions and finding answers 1:32:31 Supernatural stories and energies  1:36:17 Tripping and transcendence  1:43:58 Death and creating meaning in life  2:00:14 Listening to the body and self 2:05:01 Band baaja shehzad (Shaadi) 2:12:13 Was it all worth it?

Mustafa Kamal is the founder and chairperson of the Pak Sarzameen Party. He previously was a Senator and the mayor of Karachi from Oct 2005 to Oct 2010 as part of MQM.  Mustafa Kamal comes on The Pakistan Experience to discuss MQM, Karachi, The Establishment, RAW, the operation against MQM, PTI and what he will do if he is elected as the next mayor of Karachi.  Is PSP an Establishment party?  Where was Mustafa Kamal on 12th May 2007?  Why did Mustafa Kamal leave MQM?  Find out this and more on this week's episode of The Pakistan Experience.  The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience  And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1 https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience    The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications.  Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89  Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 1:48 Were seats promised to PSP? 7:42 Is PSP an establishment party? 12:04 Solution based politics 15:20 Accountability in Pakistan  17:42 Did the establishment betray MQM 23:02 Weapons and instability within Karachi 28:02 Memories of MQM 31:12 The Karachi riots  33:27 Musharraf, MQM, and your success  36:57 Corruption cases 42:08 China cutting  45:02 Malik Riaz and housing societies  52:26  The value of Character and actions 57:37 Political narrative and strategy  1:03:37 TLP vs PSP violence  1:10:17 Is PSP an MQM splinter group  1:14:22 PSP members and works 1:17:02 Peoples Question and Answers

Salman Hameed comes on The Pakistan Experience to discuss the James Webb Telescope and its impact on the world.  On this deep dive podcast, we get into Science, Religion, Islam, Evolution, The Copernican Revolution, Black Holes, The Multiverse, Dark Matter and of course, Star Trek.  How does the James Webb Telescope interpret data?  Is Pakistan Anti-Science?  Is there life out there?  Find out this and more on this week's episode of The Pakistan Experience.  Salman Hameed is the founder and CEO of the non-profit Kainaat Studios, that creates topical astronomy videos in Urdu for audiences in Pakistan (and broader South Asia). He is also Charles Taylor Chair and Professor of Integrated Science & Humanities at Hampshire College, Amherst, Massachusetts. He holds a Ph.D. in astronomy and is a member of the Five College Astronomy Department (FCAD), but his research is inter-disciplinary and it focuses on analyzing how science interacts with society. Science communication is still his primary focus: Salman has a YouTube Channel (Kainaat Astronomy) for Urdu videos and a weekly astronomy segment in English for a radio station in Western Massachusetts. Through Kainaat Studios, he also produces astronomy content in Urdu specially aimed at kids in Pakistan. His writings have appeared in Dawn Magazine, Express Tribune, Science Magazine, and the Guardian.  The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience  And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1 https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience    The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications.  Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89   Chapters: 0:00 Introduction to the Cosmos and PTV 7:00 Is Pakistan Anti-Science? 16:00 Islam, Muslims and Science 23:00 Religion and the Copernican Revolution 36:00 Pale Blue Dot 45:00 Capitalism in Space and the Ethics of Space Exploration 52:00 How does the JWT tell what elements are on the planet? 1:01:40 Exoplanets and The Search for Life 1:12:30 Do what we see is someone's interpretation of data from JWT? 1:16:15 Black Holes and Multiverse 1:24:00 Attitudes towards Evolution in Muslim Countries 1:30:00 What technology do you see following JWT? 1:36:00 Dark Matter 1:40:00 What do I need to know to start studying cosmology? 1:44:00 Star Trek 1:52:00 Pakistan, Suparco and Space 2:03:30 Peoples Question and Answers

Architect and researcher Marvi Mazhar comes on The Pakistan Experience to discuss Karachi, Development and Urban Design.  Is Phase 8 sinking?  Why is development so scattered in Karachi?  Is Karachi's urban design ugly?  Why don't we have more art spaces?  Find out this and more on this week's episode of The Pakistan Experience.  Marvi Mazhar Is a karachi based architect and researcher whose practice combines visual culture,  spatial advocacy and interventions. Currently she is amicus curie for the high court of sindh working on Karachi’s ecological emergencies, as her present on going research focuses on the representation and production of Karachi’s urban coastal periphery and it’s ecology.  The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience  And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1 https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience    The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications.  Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89  Chapters: 1:30 Why does Karachi flood 6:06 Commercialization of the coast 15:20 Phase 8: an urban ruin 18:45 Mangroves 20:06 DHA: a false dream 23:40 The solution 26:20 The basement problem 28:25 E8 and Sea View 32:33 Government: one way communication 36:45 Art spaces in Karachi  46:45 pollution and the north 50:30 Karachi's population disparity 1:02:30 Shehzad's Earth Day 1:03:27 Pakistan's architectural and ecological issues (Bundle island, Bahria, Ravi) 1:13:09 Architecture to battle climate change 1:15:27 Horizontal Vs vertical expansion 1:17:30 Nasla Tower 1:18:03 Conducting studies on Karachis infrastructure  1:20:30 Encroachment, an act of power 1:23:38 Reclamation of public spaces 1:26:12 Selective development  1:27:37 Heritage and cultural sites 1:30:56 Diverting rainwater 1:33:12 QnA 1:40:32 the Frere hall protest