The Pakistan Experience

Dr. Taimur Rahman is a Professor at LUMS, leads the band 'Laal', is the General Secretary of the Mazdoor Kissan Party and a leftist social activist.  Taimur comes on the podcast to make a case for Marxism being the best system of governance for Pakistan.  In this deep dive discussion, we discuss how the state of Pakistan can move towards poverty alleviation, escape the debt trap and the...

Sarah Munir is a teacher, Fulbright scholar and a journalist. She has previously worked at Twitter - she comes on The Pakistan Experience to discuss Social Media, US-Pak relations, globalization and the future of humanity.   We get into a deep dive discussion about the role social media plays in our society.  Has Social Media been revolutionary? Has it helped give people a voice? &n...

The Bachodiyan gang, Usman, Lilith, Mariam Shafqat Goraya, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh, are joined by Ekta and Sajeer for a special Valentines Day Bachodiyan where we talk about our relationships, our loves, childhood trauma, emotional abuse, red flags and parents.  How was our first time? What was the best time? What to look for in a relationship? How do we deal with trolls who abuse us?  Find...

Sajeer Shaikh hosts a special cross over episode of The Pakistan Experience, a lot of you have been asking for an episode about who I am, how I got here and what all I have done, this was meant to be that but what ended up happening was a very special conversation on Psychedelics, Friendship and Mental Health.   Sajeer Shaikh and Shehzad Ghias Shaikh explore the universe, their lives, their t...

Sajjad Hussain Changezi was a Rotary Peace Fellow at North Carolina University. He is a Hazara Human Rights Activist.   Sajjad comes on the podcast to discuss the recent barbaric killings of Haraza coal mine workers, his hunger strike, Imran Khan's comments and the history of the Hazara community.    The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell storie...

Manan Ahmed, Associate Professor, is a historian of South Asia and the littoral western Indian Ocean world from 1000-1800 CE. His areas of specialization include intellectual history in South and Southeast Asia; critical philosophy of history, colonial and anti-colonial thought. He is the author of 'The Loss of Hindustan: The Invention of India' and 'A Book of Conquest'.   Manan comes on The...

Tahera Hasan is Lawyer / Founder - Director Imkaan Welfare Organisation, and Dr. Severine Minot teaches in the field of migration studies and cultural studies while also supporting the pedagogical objectives of the Liberal Core program during her stay at Habib University.  We get into a deep dive discussion about human trafficking.  This is the fifth of our seven part special series in c...

Anchor is not letting us upload a 5 hour podcast so we have broken it up in two parts, here is part 2. Mariam, Lilith and Usman are back for another session of Bachodiyan, in this birthday special episode of Bachodiyan we discuss sexuality, the line between consent and assault, the institution of monogamy, tips to spice up your love life, and end with our usual therapy session. Can friends hurt yo...

Anchor is not letting us upload a 5 hour podcast so we have broken it up in two parts, here is part 1. Mariam, Lilith and Usman are back for another session of Bachodiyan, in this birthday special episode of Bachodiyan we discuss sexuality, the line between consent and assault, the institution of monogamy, tips to spice up your love life, and end with our usual therapy session.   Can friends...

Peter Jacob is a human rights activist with 28 years of experience. He is currently the director of Centre for Social Justice in Lahore, Pakistan.    We get into a deep dive discussion about life as a minority in Pakistan, what the future holds, comparing today to Zia's time, and ofcourse we discuss the poetry of resistance.  This is the fourth of our seven part special series in co...

Omair Ahmed is the Director of NOWPDP, a disability inclusion initative, and Imran Ghanchi is a post-polio affectee. They join us to have a discussion about Disability, the language around Disability and advocacy for Disability in Pakistan.   We get into a deep dive discussion about the language around disability in Pakistan and the lived experience of it. Imran Ghanchi tells us many 'interes...

Samia Chundrigar joins us for an interesting conversation around Mental Health, Addiction and Disordered eating. Food may be the number one addiction in Pakistan but it is the least talked about.   Samia and Shehzad get into a debate about nutrition, eating, addiction and mental health, on this deep dive conversation about what we eat and why we eat it.    This is the second of...

Dr. Muhammad Moiz comes back on the podcast to break down Gender, Sexuality and Bio-essentialism.    How many of our notions around Gender And Sexuality are informed by our Colonial legacy? How many of them are based on bad science? How much of it is about control rather than science?    In this two hour conversation, we break down these ideas historically.    This is...

Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year everyone! The Avengers of the podcast assemble once more a very spesh end of the year special - co hosted by Muhammad Moiz, Mariam Shafqat Goraya and Tamkenar Mansoor - on this episode of Bachodiyan with friends we are joined by permanent guests Usman Rana and Lilith, with so many more guests dropping by. From your favourite therapist to your favourite economi...

Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year everyone! The Avengers of the podcast assemble once more a very spesh end of the year special - co hosted by Muhammad Moiz, Mariam Shafqat Goraya and Tamkenar Mansoor - on this episode of Bachodiyan with friends we are joined by permanent guests Usman Rana and Lilith, with so many more guests dropping by. From your favourite therapist to your favourite economi...

Sanjay Rajoura is a comedian, satirist and social commentator.   Rajoura joins us on The Pakistan Experience from across the border for a deep dive discussion on comedy, satire, offending people, nationalism, cast politics and psychedelics'.    The man behind 'Bharat Ek Mauj' and 'Aisee Taisee Democracy', Rajoura explains his philosophy of a comedian's role in society, punching up,...

Mosharraf Zaidi is a Public Policy Analyst, Senior Fellow at Tabad Lab, Former Advisor to the Foreign Minister, and a prominent Columnist.   Mosharraf comes on The Pakistan Experience to discuss the recent EU Disinfo Lab report about the 15 year Indian influence operation, the future of Indo-Pak relations and the current political scenario in Pakistan.   Are the cases against Shahid Khaq...

Amir Siddique is the founder of AppRays, and the creator of the app, I-invest, he is going to be teaching a course at LUMS about App Development.  Amir comes on the podcast to discuss how one can develop their own app, run the app like a business and make money from it. Amir also discusses his own app, I-invest, and investment opportunities in the Karachi Stock Exchange.  Watch as we do...

Shahana Jan is a content creator, actor and film maker. A graduate of Lee Strasberg, Shahana Jan comes on The Pakistan Experience to discuss feminism, cancel culture, creating online content and dealing with hate online.   Shahana and I get into a deep discussion about what it means to create, empathy, mental health, anxiety and the process of the artist.    The Pakistan Experience...

Yasser Puri and Adeel Afzal come on The Pakistan Experience to discuss the state of content, and content creation, in Pakistan. From the stifling conditions for content creators to the lack of opportunities, from censorship to sponsorship issues, from content platforms to OTTs, the three of us get into a lengthy discussion about the issues faced by content creators.   Yasser Puri, is a conten...

What should Pakistan's political structure be?   Ammar Ali Jan and Uzair Younus to come on to debate, whether Communism is better or Capitalism, the two academics on opposite sides of the aisle have a lot more in common than you think.    Ammar Ali Jan (PhD Cambridge) comes on The Pakistan Experience to discuss the recent arrest orders against him, the Student Solidarity March and h...

Khaya Ahmed, a consulting writer for Miss Marvel and a writer for Burkha Avenger, recently got catapulted into the limelight when it was revealed that she was one of the writers for the PS5 launch game Destruction All Stars.  Khaya comes on The Pakistan Experience to discuss her journey, meeting Stan Lee, choosing an unorthodox career and navigating her way through the game development indust...

Arafat Mazhar comes back on The Pakistan Experience with the Lead Animator, Haseeb Rehman, to discuss how Swipe, the film, came to be.  Starting the discussion from the legacy of Khadim Hussain Rizvi, we go into a deep masterclass on animation with Haseeb showing us the entire process, from hand drawing the paintings to the final animation. We end with a poignant discussion on religious extre...

Mo Naqvi, the Director of Inshallah Democracy, Asad Faruqui, the Director of the Emmy award winning Armed with Faith, and Anam Abbas, the Director of the documentary on Lucky Irani Circus, and the co-founder of the Documentary Association of Pakistan( https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1vJ... ), come on this week's TPE Roundtables to discuss Pakistan, Documentaries, Film Making and Art.

Muhammad Moiz, Mariam Shafqat Goraya and Tamkenat Mansoor come on the podcast for a mammoth Group Therapy session where we discuss ourselves, our content and our journeys.   This may not be the podcast you were expecting but this may be the podcast you need; honest, raw and vulnerable, the content creators go in depth of everything that happened to them that made them who they are today. How...