The Pakistan Experience

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?...

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....

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 Pakis...

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...

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...

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. &nbs...

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 Pakis...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 pro...

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...

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 pa...

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...

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 archit...

Bilal Hasan (Mystapaki) comes on the podcast to discuss Fat Shaming, His Fitness Journey, Mental Health, Vlogging, Being a PhotoJournalist, and How certain Gyms aren't worth going to.  As of 2022 Pakistan ONLY has 15 Doctors that received their training in Emergency Medicine. It takes 5 years to train ONE Doctor through a rigorous residency program. Since this is a medical emergency Bilal wor...

Murtaza Wahab is the Administrator of Karachi.  He is also the Advisor to Chief Minister Sindh on Law and the Spokesman Sindh Government. He is also a former Senator and a Barrister.   Murtaza Wahab comes on the podcast to discuss Karachi, its many issues, Governance, Administration, Roads, Flooding and PPP.  The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking...

Mubashir Zaidi, comes on The Pakistan Experience, to discuss Journalism, What a Journalist is, The Role of The Establishment in Politics, Political Victimization,  News as Entertainment and the dangers of Journalism.  Mubashir Zaidi is a journalist and television personality, co-hosting the popular current affairs show Zara Hut Kay on Dawn News. He is a former editor with Dawn TV and DAW...

Mariam Shafqat Goraya, Sajeer Shaikh and Ekta Shaikh are online content creators. We did a TPE Live with audiences on the 3rd Anniversary of the podcast, here is the last hour of that podcast where we discuss TPE's journey and the price of being vulnerable online.   The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations....

On the third birthday of TPE we went live with Mariam, Sajeer, Ekta and all of you to discuss TPE's Journey   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/ThePa...

Co-hosted by Faisal Rafi, Daniel Arthur Panjwaney comes on the podcast to discuss the Pakistani underground music scene. From Boiler Room to Rock Concerts, From the contribution of Christian Musicians to the Pakistani Music Scene to artists like Amir Zaki and Gumby not being respected, watch as the three of us discuss everything to do with the underground music scene in Pakistan!  Daniel Arth...