🇵🇰 Pakistan Episodes

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 extremism, the fight for the narrative of ishq, and empathy for the future generations.   The Pakistan Experience is a podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan, and Pakistanis, through the lost art of conversation.

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.

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 about why therapy scares you, vulnerability in relationships and reflecting your emotions! #ThoughtBehindThings #mentalhealth #therapy Don’t forget to subscribe and press the bell icon to catch on to some amazing conversations coming your way! Follow us on Instagram: • https://www.instagram.com/thoughtbehindthings • https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan Ali’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mentalhealthwithali

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 Pakistan’s IT growth. Is freelancing a sustainable career. What is Digital Pakistan. Tune in to know more about IT taskforce, STZ’s, 5G in Pakistan and startups! #ThoughtBehindThings #IT #digitalpakistan Follow us on Instagram: · https://www.instagram.com/thoughtbehindthings/ · https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan/ Ahmad’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Syed1979s Find out more about DPL: https://www.dplit.com/

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 sustainable dieting. Is Pakistani food healthy. Tune in to know more about steroids, protein powder, diet plans and white rice/brown rice dilemma. #ThoughtBehindThings #fitness #healthylifestyle Follow us on Instagram: · https://www.instagram.com/thoughtbehindthings/ · https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan/ Ali’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ali_khan_fitness/

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Usama Khilji, Director of Bolo Bhi, this episode explores internet and human rights activism. What Bolo Bhi is. What is the concept of censorship in Pakistan. How banning medium affects economy and content creation. Should online content be regulated. What are the privacy protection laws. How to localize global platforms. What are the problems in localizing those content platforms. Tune in to know more on polarization through social media, content problems, consultation in policy making and why the process should be democratic! #ThoughtBehindThings #digitalrights #censorship Follow us on Instagram: · https://www.instagram.com/thoughtbehindthings/ · https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan/ Usama’s Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/usamakhilji/

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Ali Ilyas, this episode explores profiling and segmentation. What was Cambridge Analytica. What is Satire Paradox. How profiling is used in forensic psychology. How marketeers are using data analytics. How social media has control over our minute details. Where Pakistan stand in Forensic psychiatry. How data triangulation was used in profiling bombers. How profiling can help in pandemics. Tune in to know more about post-crime behavioral analysis, profiling with science, profiling with laws and control! #ThoughtBehindThings #profiling #forensicpsychology Follow us on Instagram: · https://www.instagram.com/thoughtbehindthings/ · https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan/ Ali’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mentalhealthwithali/

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 they were knocked down and how they learned to rise from the ashes to reclaim yourself.    From Pakistan's rising radicalism to toxic masculinity, from heartbreaks to hate speech, to receiving hate online to dealing with family, from being shunned by those you love to reclaiming yourself, we put all of ourselves out there in this podcast.    The Pakistan Experience is a podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan, and Pakistanis, through the lost art of conversation.

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Muhammad Bilal, this episode explores his 17 years journey in Animation. How he started. What he did with Ice Animation. What is #quixel. Why Pakistani animation still cannot compete with Indian Animation. Will online streaming platforms change the way animation content is being created in Pakistan. How seriously creators are taken in our society. Tune in to know more about YouTube Kids, Lack of content in Urdu, Monetization in Animation, gaming, value of art and artist in Pakistan! #ThoughtBehindThings #animation #youtubekids Don’t forget to subscribe and press the bell icon to catch on to some amazing conversations coming your way! Follow us on Instagram: · https://www.instagram.com/thoughtbehindthings/ · https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan/ Find more about where Bilal is working: · https://quixel.com

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Humza Amin, this episode explores his journey up till now. How and when he started. What was his biggest benchmark so far? What he feels about Pakistan and its future. His perspective on YouTube industry in Pakistan. What he feels about “Third Generation Creators”. What are his future plans for YouTube. What it’s like to be a public figure. Tune in to know more about his audience interaction, monetization, GenZ and political wokeness! #ThoughtBehindThings #humzaamin #youtube Follow us on Instagram: · https://www.instagram.com/thoughtbehindthings/ · https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan/ Humza’s socials: ·  https://www.instagram.com/humzaamin/ · https://www.youtube.com/humzaamin

Lilith, Mariam and Usman come back on the podcast for an even longer, more uncut, less circumcised, big, juicy, moist podcast of 4 hours 20 minutes where we discuss everything from gender, sexuality, TERFs, aliens, simulation theory, and spoil your childhood with the weirdest sex songs you have ever heard.    Going from bachodiyan to intellectual academic theory, this is not a podcast you can miss.   Disclaimer: Nothing said on Bachodiyan is meant to be taken seriously

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Humna Raza, this episode explore relationships, marriages and its expectation vs realities. What are the metrics of a “Good Rishta”. What girls or guys look for in their potential partners. Why society exist only in extremes. Tune in to know more about financial independence, the myth of power dynamics in relationships and how it’s always the two against the world in marriage! #ThoughtBehindThings #relationships #feelings Follow us on Instagram: · https://www.instagram.com/thoughtbehindthings/ · https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan/ Humna’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/humnaraza/

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Ali Ilyas, this episode explores concept of scope. Does scope/degree guarantee you job? What job market demands. What demand generation is. What role skills and value provide in earning. How you can be jack of all and master of one. Tune in to know more about degree vs. skill, how reading helps and how the factor of having a vision plays out in the end! #ThoughtBehindThings #scope #jobs Follow us on Instagram: · https://www.instagram.com/thoughtbehindthings/ · https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan/ Ali’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mentalhealthwithali/

Former Actor, Model and Host, Ayeshah Alam Khan comes on The Pakistan Experience to discuss her battle with obesity and her journey towards health.   Currently working as a health coach, Ayeshah Alam, discusses the health issues she faced, how she overcame hardship and how to develop a mindset towards living a more healthy life on this episode.    Ayeshah and I discuss fat-shaming, positive outlooks, diet fads, working out, forgiveness, and her journey from being a media legend in Pakistan to starting a completely new career in a new country. The Pakistan Experience is a podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan, and Pakistanis, through the lost art of conversation.

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Saad Hamid, this episode explores Saad’s expertise on digital industry. How long he has been serving digital industry. What is community management. What is meant to be technologically enabled. What are digital quotient levels. How GenZ is different in terms of opportunities. What is jadoojobs.com. How remote work is the future. Tune in to know about grey thinking, digital nomad, startups, skill building and more! #ThoughtBehindThings #saadhamid #futureisdigital Follow us on Instagram: · https://www.instagram.com/thoughtbehindthings/ · https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan/ Saad’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SaadHamid If you are interested in having a conversation in our podcast or you want to nominate someone you would like to see on our podcast, fill this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe73FjzXcwRmZ8nHgelkfFVxUvCkFYr-8KZgC8WThC-wohPzQ/viewform?usp=pp_url

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Ali Ilyas, this episode explores propaganda. How it started. It’s consumption. How we are being manipulated in these times. How propaganda can shift perspectives. Is it always bad. Tune in to know more about propaganda, capitalism, consumer psychology and their relation. #ThoughtBehindThings #propoganda #capitalism Follow us on Instagram: · https://www.instagram.com/thoughtbehindthings/ · https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan/ Ali’s website: https://www.instagram.com/mentalhealthwithali/ If you are interested in having a conversation in our podcast or you want to nominate someone you would like to see on our podcast, fill this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe73FjzXcwRmZ8nHgelkfFVxUvCkFYr-8KZgC8WThC-wohPzQ/viewform?usp=pp_url

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Umar Qamar, Founder of ELO, this episode explores e-commerce in Pakistan. How Umar came up with the concept of ELO (Exports Leftover). How and when he started. What inspired him. What is the through process of Polo Republica. What is the future of ELO. Tune in to know about hiss thought on business opportunities in Pakistan, insights on the genius he has created and more! #ThoughtBehindThings #ecommerce #exportleftovers Follow us on Instagram: · https://www.instagram.com/thoughtbehindthings/ · https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan/ Elo’s website: https://www.exportleftovers.com/ Elo’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/exportleftovers/ Polo Republica’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/polorepublica/ If you are interested in having a conversation in our podcast or you want to nominate someone you would like to see on our podcast, fill this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe73FjzXcwRmZ8nHgelkfFVxUvCkFYr-8KZgC8WThC-wohPzQ/viewform?usp=pp_url

Adeel Afzal is a content creator who used to work at Mangobaaz and now makes a series of videos on social issues called 'Bayan Baazu'.   Adeel comes on the podcast for a long discussion on the many problems faced by Pakistan, from Imran Khan's governance to the role of the establishment in politics, from Pathan Jokes to hateful xenophobia against ethnicities, from old babbay controlling every institution to the Tik Tok ban.   The Pakistan Experience is a podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan, and Pakistanis, through the lost art of conversation.

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with DC Islamabad, Hamza Shafqaat, this episode explores his career as a civil servant. His childhood and early education. Where was he early posted. What was Sindh has been like for him. How the coming lot of CSS is different from past. What does it mean for the future of civil administration. Tune in to know more about his views on Twitter, how effective the medium is, recent controversy around him and what is future of Pakistan! #ThoughtBehindThings #dcislamabad #hamzashafqaat Follow us on Instagram: · https://www.instagram.com/thoughtbehindthings/ · https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan/ Hamza Shafqaat’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/hamzashafqaat If you are interested in having a conversation in our podcast or you want to nominate someone you would like to see on our podcast, fill this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe73FjzXcwRmZ8nHgelkfFVxUvCkFYr-8KZgC8WThC-wohPzQ/viewform?usp=pp_url

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Ali Ilyas, this episode explores the psychology of money. What goes behind buying behaviors. What Anchoring is. How it affects consumer buying behaviors. How capitalist market works. How decision-making plays part in it. Tune in to know more about dummy price, free product marketing and irrational predictability about consumers buying! #ThoughtBehindThings #consumerbuying #consumerbehaviors Follow us on other platforms: · Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan/ · Twitter: https://twitter.com/hoflolz Ali’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mentalhealthwithali/ If you are interested in having a conversation in our podcast or you want to nominate someone you would like to see on our podcast, fill this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe73FjzXcwRmZ8nHgelkfFVxUvCkFYr-8KZgC8WThC-wohPzQ/viewform?usp=pp_url