TPR Pod

Somehow or the other, mostly due to the inevitable passage of time towards the slow but unavoidable death of the universe, we are at episode number 100 of the podcast. If you take into account the TPR Ten, Corona World Tour 2020 and Games of Thrones S07 & 08 series we're closer to 150 THINGS having been put out but that is neither here nor there. This is a short episode, we thought we'd dress up a...

It is episode 99 and finally, Muneeb Adil is on the show. After getting over our awkwardness, and thanks to some gentle prodding from the man himself, we finally managed to get him on the program to talk about himself. Who he is, where he's from, what he does and more. About the film industry in Pakistan, about looking at the digital creator space from his unique perspective, about the city he is...

Abrar Hassan is on the show! Abrar is a very experienced traveler who has been to over 65(!) countries! In 2020 Abrar did an incredible undertaking and drove on a motorcycle from his home in Germany to his home in Pakistan. In addition to just the trip itself, he made a FIFTY TWO part video series documenting the trip! After getting to Pakistan he travelled all across Pakistan too and the video se...

Zack Snyder's long awaited super-extended, ultimatest cut of the Justice League has dropped on us in all its 4 hours of Snydering. Ali & Rahail watched the whole thing and then talked about it for your viewing/listening pleasure! !!SPOILERS IN ALL OF THIS!! Things discussed in this episode: 1. 00:00 OMG it's 4 hours 2. 01:51 How did it make us feel 3. 05:38 Zack Snyder's excessive Snydering 4. 09:...

Last few videos before episode 100! This is the March Chalant Crew installment and this one is all about the fans/listeners/supporters/poor people who sent us questions! Things discussed in this episode: 1. 00:00 Extended awkward intro 2. 05:35 What's up with Nadir's new music 3. 06:41 Rizwan's life is a flat circle 4. 08:05 One year of our pandemic 5. 09:37 Does size matter? 6. 10:48 We're old an...

Once upon a time, a whole bunch of foreign vloggers were coming to Pakistan. Many of them portrayed Pakistan as a great paradise with free food, crazy hospitality and no concerns. Then one blogger made a video talking about some realities people would rather gloss over in their clout hunt. So we got her on the show. Alex Reynolds runs the super detailed Lost With Purpose blog. A full-time traveler...

Karakoram have dropped their debut album, Ailan-e-Jang! Sherry & Omair from the band joined us to talk about it all! Band history, Nescafe Basement, working with Xulfi, album recording and much more! Stop reading this and dive in! Things discussed in this episode: 1. 00:00 Intro & congratulations on the album! 2. 03:33 How the band came together! 3. 07:59 Nescafe Basement & how Sherry started scre...

Illustrious guest alert! After last week's madness things return to their track for a bit with none other than Zarrar Khuhro on the show! A bonafide celebrity in Pakistani Twitter circles if there ever was one, host of the popular Zara Hat Kay show on Dawn News, esteemed journalist, massive pop-culture nerd and one of thousands of attendees of Pink Floyd's legendary Pulse live show! We get to talk...

CONTENT WARNING. We've tried to be as careful as possible with the REAL galiyan but if something slips and your parents slap you round the head, don't blame us. Chalant Crew session in for February. Rizwan and Sarkhail were both in Dubai and at the time of recording this the Cannoli Islamabad situation was the biggest crisis the country had ever faced. So we talked about it. Talked about how socia...

Continuing our tradition of speaking to people living that content creator life, this week we're speaking to Saman, the person behind the very popular Stroll With Saman account on IG and a channel by the same name on YouTube! What we noticed and are sure you will too is that Saman is an extremely level-headed person. She has a clear idea of who she is, what she's interested in and where she's goin...

Jinn Stories return! No need to waste time with an intro. Two people wrote threads on twitter about the haunted homes they grew up in. They're on the show. Turn the lights down, get cozy and get scared. Things discussed in this episode: 1. 00:00 Intro Kayhan 2. 02:55 Why did he make the thread? 3. 07:57 When did they move to the house? 4. 11:07 His first memory of something happening 5. 14:20 They...

We're back, and with a great guest to kick off 2021 too! Rehman, known better as Maanu , is on the show! We talk about a lot of things, including his new album, how he got started in music, audiences and more! The man's making great music that you should definitely check out but also, check out the interview! Things discussed in this episode: 1. 00:00 Intro & Apologies 2. 02:00 How 2020 has been f...

Last episode of the year! It's been a fun ride with everybody here over the past one year we've been on YouTube. Thanks to everybody for watching our videos and subscribing and commenting and all that good stuff. The last episode could only be a Chalant Crew episode and so let's hang out with the lads one last time before we head into the new year. May it be much better than the previous garbage f...

We did it. Got 5 of the best YouTuber guests we've had on this year for a close-out panel discussion of the industry. Irfan Junejo, Rana Hamza Saif aka RHS, Akber Kazi from the Kya Kahe Ga Kazi podcast, Asad Khan aka Daktarsaab and Gul Zaib who is the GM and head writer at Teeli! 1. 00:00 Intro HOW 2020 WENT 2. 02:39 Gul - How Teeli’s 2020 went 3. 08:49 Gul - How were brands affected in 2020? 4. 1...

Some podcasts we do are group chats, some are smaller conversations with one or two people and some others still are friends just hanging out. This is probably the first episode that seems closest to a distilled lesson, where there is somebody with the information and we ourselves are part of the audience. Pakistan's music industry is dead. Pakistani music survives in patches and bursts but there...

The boys are back! One of our first episodes of the year was with the Change of Pace lads and that too one of our first video episodes ever. And now at the end of the year and our last few episodes of 2020 they're back to talk about THEIR year. 2020's been a tragic, weird and difficult year for so many for all sorts of reasons but the guys have rolled with the punches and made strides nonetheless....

Our last episode in November and keeping up with the travel theme we've been talking about recently, this episode is all about Nadir's epic EIGHTEEN DAY TRIP to Turkey! Him and his wife (the amazing and talented Mariam Saleem Nawaz) just got back from nearly three weeks of exploring the country. SIX cities, LOTS OF FOOD, many pictures (some in this video!) and loads of experiences later; Nadir has...

Maria Unera is a star. You've seen her on TV on multiple music shows, you most likely have seen her on YouTube either on her own channel or with her recently found crew, or you probably have seen her on a massive billboard somewhere in Pakistan. While even more fame and hopefully fortune most certainly await her in the future, her journey to this point has not always been smooth sailing. She was k...

Kazi Akber is on the show. Creator and host of the wildly popular Kya Kahega Kazi podcast, we sit down virtually with Kazi to talk about something his show hasn't yet covered in detail; him. His background, early life, formative years, motivations for starting a podcast, hopes for the future; this conversation has it all. 2020 has been a good year for Pakistani podcasting and Kazi's show is one of...

Ali Chaudhry returns! Back after his last appearance way back in Pod#61, friend of the podcast and Mr Yakk Games himself is back on the show to talk about his recent travels. Fresh out of lockdown Ali Chaudhry decided to finally take up an old uni friend's longstanding invite to visit Chitral and what was expected to be a fun trip with hangouts and photography, ended up having way more eye-opening...

Following up our Corona World Tour series from April this year when Pakistan first went into lockdown, we get back in touch with three of the participants from the series and check in with them and their situations as the world heads into the second lockdown(s) of the year. Gul in Karachi, Sanaa in London and Ammara in Toronto join us to talk about how the past few months of their year have been....

Back after a week off, this is the Chalant Crew episode that was recorded in a rush so that we could get Rizwan's story about his epic road trip from Lahore to Karachi. Recorded in right between Rizwan's schedule got busy and Ali got tied up with moving houses, this is a rollercoaster of a ride down the country and in the end we have our brand new life-advice section! Things discussed in this epis...

Easypaisa Raahi has concluded recently and we're big fans. An amazing and, in multiple ways, groundbreaking feat; we were really looking to discuss it on the podcast. As our luck would have it, friend of the podcast Zeeshan Parwez, and the protagonist and guy-responsible-for-the-basic-concept-who-also-happens-to-be-a-rockstar Umair Jaswal are BOTH on the show this week! Sit back, relax and join th...

THAT TIME OF THE MONTH AGAIN. The Chalant Boys are back on the channel and we have some BS to talk about. Chill vibes, good times, Sarkhail got a haircut, Ali's hoodie is green and RIZWAN. HAS. STORIES. Check out the breakdown below and dive right in! Things discussed in this episode: 1. 00:00 Intro 2. 01:24 Sarkhail's haircut, Junejo's million, birthdays and tragedies 3. 04:31 Stop taking picture...

Kashmir (the band) is on the show! Following right up with last week's episode with Faraz Anwar, here's another episode around Pakistan's music scene! The lads were kind enough to spend an hour with the show talking about a whole bunch of things spanning their +8 year long career. From being relative unknowns, to their explosive debut on the national/international stage and eventually winning the...