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The prospect of a return to Championship winning ways for Ferrari seem to have yet again played the same tunes of the past again. A strategy blunder of massive consequences has yet again has further hindered Charles Leclerc championship charge as Max Verstappen spins his way to victory at the very underrated Hungaroring! NOTE: As said at the end of the podcast we unfortunately lost the final segme...

Ali Hasanain is an Associate Professor of Economics at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). He talks to Ismail Farooq about everything related to the economy, including Pakistan's economic structure, how an economy works, and how Pakistan's political and economic problems can be solved. Follow Ali Hasanain on Twitter: @AliHasanain Timestamps: Follow us on:  FACEBOOK  http...

Aqib and Daniyal breakdown the Alpha’s Journey that has all led to this Sunday's bout with Sadollahi from Iran 🇮🇷 at ARY WARRIORS! Timestamps: Follow us on:  FACEBOOK  https://www.facebook.com/onthemicoffi...   INSTAGRAM  https://www.instagram.com/onthemic_of...    TWITTER: https://twitter.com/on_themic  Connect with us:   Umer Fasie Bashir: https://www.inst...

The #Joker 🃏 has been the undisputed face of the white-collar fight game, collecting victory after victory and main event after main event. He sits down with Daniyal Nasir Mirza to talk about his incredible run and what his upcoming headliner with The Italian Stallion holds. Timestamps: Follow us on:  FACEBOOK  https://www.facebook.com/onthemicoffi...   INSTAGRAM  https://www....

The Italian Stallion 🇮🇹 Hassan Gardezi is coming to On the Mic after his shocking debut victory and lays down his plans for his highly anticipated upcoming fight with the Joker! ALL OF THIS LEADING UP TO MAIN EVENT OF REALWRLD: Pakistan's premier white-collar fighting league. Timestamps: Follow us on:  FACEBOOK  https://www.facebook.com/onthemicoffi...   INSTAGRAM  https://www....

Sarmed Aftab is an actor who recently played the lead character of Mani in the Pakistani web-series Phaatak. Sarmed and Ismail Farooq chat about the show, how to prepare for lead roles, method acting, and the TV industry in Pakistan. Watch Phaatak for FREE on #PikchurTV: www.pikchurtv.com Timestamps: Follow us on:  FACEBOOK  https://www.facebook.com/onthemicoffi...   INSTAGRAM &nbsp...

Raja Murad Khan is the Founder and CEO of CarFirst, he sits down with the On the Mic crew and tells us of how he started CarFirst, got funding with just the idea and no company name to know being able to guide the company through Pakistan's current economic uncertainty without having to make cuts. This is essential hearing for anyone who is either running or thinking of starting their own company....

Carlos Sainz finally tastes victory alongside his first pole of his career! However, that was not the only take away from what may be one of the best Grand Prix's of all time. We had wagging of the finger of Matia Binoto at a disgruntled Charles Leclerc, the return of Lewis Hamilton & Mercedes and a Schumacher back in the points!  Watch us breakdown the whole race in this episode of Light...

For Ferrari Fans it was another race to forget as Mac Verstappen tightens his grip on the championship. Watch us breakdown the race and talk about if we think Ferrari can make a comeback, why drivers like Hamilton & Alonso deserve a seat in F1 and which drivers are in danger of losing their seat for next year.  Edited & produced by Umer Fasie Bashir Timestamps: 00:00 - The incredible...

Ferrari get it all wrong and cost Charles not just a chance of a home GP victory but also let Verstappen & Redbull gain a larger lead in both the Constructors and Drivers Championship! None the less it does not take a way from an indelibly worthy Sergio Perez victory at the 2022 Monaco Grand Prix! What what he had to say about the race and why it needs to stay on the calendar! Edited & Pro...

Umaid Wasim is Pakistan's top football journalist who works for Dawn News. In this episode, he provides crucial information on why Pakistan's FIFA ban has not been uplifted so far. He explains how the political situation is internally in Pakistan, with the Pakistan Football Federation Normalisation Committee (PFF NC) and other stakeholders, and externally, with the Asian Football Confederation (AF...

Shaikh Hamdan, First Team Coach at Karachi United and AFC licensed coach, goes deep into what a football game model is, why/how it is created, and how it translates into coaching your team based on your playing style. He also discusses footballing philosophy, formations, and tactics - and how these things are similar/different to each other. Follow us on:  FACEBOOK  https://www.facebook....

Sheherzade Noor Peezada finally arrives to the On the Mic Studios! She talks everything from acting in her dad's puppet shows alongside her brother Zain Peerzada to now acting for HumTV in hit shows such as Aitebaar! Sheherzade provides some great takes, voices and hilarious impressions in every second of this podcast, which is too be expected from the creator of Baji Bombastic. We are assured you...

Hafeez Bilal Hafeez is not just one of the best dancers of Pakistan, he's also one swell guy who knows how to tell a story and tell it funny. He talks On the Mic of how essentially his pursuit of the medium of dance as a professional came about through none other than a project during his time in LSE! Yes, we guess all those SME projects in LSE paid off. Hafeez entertains with several anecdotes of...

This was the weirdest F1 Race Weekend easily of all time, with ridiculous antics from the 'fake water',  a Vettel wearing his underwear on the outside and all the way too the ridiculous post-race interview and podium. All of which was topped off with a rather lack lustre race, watch us in this episode try to unravel all of it! Edited & Produced by Umer Fasie Bashir Timestamps: 00:00 - Ano...

Rizzy Rozeo return to On the Mic Studio exactly one year after his first appearance and this time he comes with big news. Rozeo is finally releasing his long awaited debut album which will be called 'Psycho Beats Vol.1' and it's first track will be released on the 7th of May 2022 called 'OUIJA'. He breaks down for us how the album came to be, what the inspiration for the album artwork was (created...

Red Bull fight back with a spectacular One-Two Victory with Max Verstappen & Serigio Perez at the Imola Grand Prix whilst Ferrari expereince their worst weekend of the season so far thanks to some unfortunate errors at the hand of Charles Lecrec & Carlos Sainz! Join us as we review the entire weekend and give our predictions for the inaugural Miami GP. Edited & Produced by Umer Fasie B...

Uzair Younus is the Director of the Pakistan Initiative at the South Asia Center. He also hosts the Pakistonomy podcast, which focuses on Pakistan's issues through an economic and political economy lens. Uzair and Ismail discuss problems with Pakistan's political system, and how they have impacted the country's economic system. They also talk about the magnitude of the economic crisis facing us ri...

You'd think Hira Asim was some truthsayer with the amount of facts she dropped on the mic but she is even more than that. A professional dancer, artist, actor, singer and so much more. Hira Asim gives us some of the most entertaining and eye opening stories from the world of #dance in #Pakistan that we'd be surprised if you weren't smiling & nodding in agreement whilst listening to her!  ...

Shahrukh Sohail is a sports management professional who has previously worked with football organisations such as Football Pakistan Dot Com (FPDC) and Leisure Leagues. In this episode, he tells us his master plan to revolutionise and reimagine the Pakistan Premier League (PPL). Shahrukh goes into great detail regarding all aspects of his version of PPL, with department teams phased out, club teams...

Is it too early too say it? That Charles Lecrec is gonna be the "CHAMPION OF THE WORLD"? Looking at recent history of Ferrari, it most likely is. This race whilst not a banger like the last two still proved that the new regulations brought some better racing to a historically boring grand prix as we saw Red Bull engine gremlins make a return, a shaky Sainz and a woeful weekend for the Aston Martin...

The enigmatic, archaic and rhythmic Salor Khan blesses our mics with some BARS and fascinating stories of how ventured in to the Pakistani Rap Music scene. Which as all good things do started all thanks to some banter between friends, a few years later and Salor is now rapping alongside the likes of Maanu, Taha G and Hassan Raheem!  He also tells us of the time when he was learning the ways o...

This race weekend had everything and some things we really didn't need! Formula One return to Jeddah in just a few months after its inaugural grand prix last year and the fast and undulating track resulted in one banger of a race. A battle for P1 against Leclerc and Verstappen raged on, Pink Cars battling it out, a charging Hamilton and so much more! Here is our review of the Saudi Arabian Grand P...

With the 2022 F1 Season underway, On The Mic introduces a new podcast show in which we will talk everything about motorsports and in particular give you a review of every race of the new Formula One Season!  Hosted by Umer Fasie Bashir, the previously not so often visible third member of On the Mic and resident motorsport fan is joined by Zarrar Khan star of Barwaan Khiladi and more important...

Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) Normalisation Committee (NC) Chairman Haroon Malik gives us an EXCLUSIVE first interview since his return to the PFF House after March 2021's illegal takeover. His message is that of hope, with focus on resuming what the NC had set in motion before the takeover: domestic football activity, national team tournaments, and the club registration/election process. Las...