Thought Behind Things

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Siddique Jaan, this episode explores Siddique Jaan’s journey from TV reporting to YouTube reporting. What his experience in journalism has been like? How and when he started? Why has he shifted to YouTube? What he thinks about news channels not having enough revenues? Wi...

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Ali Ilyas, this episode explores toxic positivity. What toxic positivity is? How to contextualize it? What role social media play in it. How we deal with it. Why we are taught to deal with emotions, especially negative emotions? Tune in to know more on how our social and...

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Azad Chaiwala, this episode first explores some disagreements people have with Azad Chaiwala. Then later move on to problem solving on educational side of the things. Can everyone be a businessman? Why Azad Chaiwala get views? What are his views on women working? Do we l...

In conversation with Ali Ilyas, this episode explores with heartbreak and loss. Have we all experienced heartbreaks? How to deal with a breakup? How sudden end to a long relationship can make you think that your whole life was lie. How to restart or reimagine your life after it? How productivity culture can be toxic. Tune in to know more on love, loss, and death! Follow us on Instagram: • https://...

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Muaz Ali Qureshi, this episode explores his journey. How Muaz started. How he got into creative industry. What was his breakthrough point? How he managed his university & work. What his parents do? Besides wedding, what else does Muaz cover? What was his vision while...

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Shaheera Jalil Albasit, this episode explores representation of youth by youth. What Shaheera has been up to/ The scale of grass root level activism in Pakistan. Is role of politics more in America than here? Why we don’t have young people in politics. What are their bar...

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Ali Ilyas, this episode explores how 2020 has affected our psychological health. How it has impacted us and with what gravity it has affected our mental health. Why were people so angry in 2020 than usual? What causes anger. How to deal with it. How to deal with frustrat...

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Fahad Malik, this episode first explores digital media, conventional media, and gap between it. Later, it also explores Why Fahad got into mental health work. Who will be leading Pakistan in next 20 years? Will our systems be radically changed? Is our conversation around...

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Ali Ilyas, this episode first explores active listening in detail. What active listening is? How important it is? What passive listening is. How we can improve our listening skills. Do we listen to understand or respond? How we can be more mindful amidst the increasing n...

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Osama Com Laude, this episode explores Hip hop and rapping industry of Pakistan. How and when Osama started. How has he got into rapping? Why he came to Pakistan? Where rapping and hip-hop industry of Pakistan stands? What is the monetization aspect of it? Why hip-hop is...

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Mahrukh Sethi, this episode explores her journey. How she became a YouTuber. When she started. How her family reacted. How is she impacting lives of young girls? Does she get hate on internet. Hoe she edits. What camera she uses. How important Instagram is as a medium? I...

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Ali Ilyas, this episode explores body language and the art of communicating. Why do people react in a certain way? What’s the power of body language?  Role of culture in body-language. What are the micro-expressions? What’s the truth default theory. How it’s applied...

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Afzal Khan, Vice Chairman Union Council 29 (F-10/F-11), this episode explores local government system in Pakistan. How Afzal became Vice chairman. What are the expected roles of VC? What is the structure of local government? What local government has been able to achieve...

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Haroon Kanth, Country Head of Teradata, this episode explores data science and analytics. Is data the new oil. How all senses are being used in data science. Are AI, neuro networks or big data only buzz words? Are we using data science in Pakistan? Why we couldn’t adapt...

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Syed Ali Hameed, this episode explores peace and conflict. What his platforms are? What he does? What is negative peace? Why polarization in society is increasing? How freedom of speech is being exploited? Why everybody is not entitled to have an opinion? How we can buil...

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with DablewTee, Waleed Waqar and Taha Ijaz, this episode explores their journey from start. What is Peshawar YouTubers futsal? How many views Dablew Tee gets in a month? How their team was formed? What was their breakout point? How difficult it was for them to reach national...

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Amir Bhagat, this episode explores online learning and content creation industry. Why Amir opted for teaching online. How he started his venture, #ITeachStuff. Why Pakistan is lacking in turning adversity into opportunities. Why Amir doesn’t want to be CEO of his own com...

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Ali Ilyas, this episode explores relationship with your parents. Why children are always looking for parents’ validation. Why children feel the need to make their parents proud all the time. How much role parents play in child’s decision making and life choices? How pass...

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with MRKLE, this episode explores Music industry of Pakistan. What MRKLE is? How he got into music. What are the roles of producers? How much creative effort he put in. Where Pakistan’s music industry is standing? What will be the future? What kind of music instruments are be...

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Maham Khan, this episode explores Urdu language and literature. Who is Maham? When she started writing poems. What inspired her. Where Urdu literature stands in terms of commercialization.  Urdu vs. English debate. How poetry is associated with music and rapping. Di...

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Ali Ilyas, this episode explores depression. What it is basically. How it can lead to suicides. What are the statistics of suicides? How we deal with it in Pakistan. What are the factors of suicides? What is post-partum depression. What is the family planning conversatio...

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Humna Raza, this episode explores aggression. Why women are angry these days. How bad marketed their anger is. Where men stand in this equation. How gender communication can be made effective. How patriarchy pits both gender against each other. How you can empower a girl...

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Ali Ilyas, this episode explores mental health. The importance of mental health. Do we need therapy. Why we do not channel our emotions properly. What is the medical model of illness? How therapy works. How therapy helps. Why we often feel alone. Tune in to know more abo...

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Syed Ahmad, CEO of DPL, this episode explores IT industry. Where Pakistan stands in IT industry. What were the effects of war & terror on IT industry. What are the limitations of IT industry in Pakistan. Where we stand in demand and supply of IT. How to contextualize...

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Ali Khan, this episode explores fitness from every aspect. How Ali started pursuing fitness as a career in Pakistan. Is fitness industry mature enough. Is fitness a lucrative career. Fitness as a lifestyle. Why a lot of people have back pain problem. What is flexible and...