The Pakistan Experience

Two stand up comedians walk into a bar......and it becomes a depressive conversation about stand up comedy.  Akbar Chaudhry, a stand up comedian and the host of Chai, Toast aur Host on Dawn News, comes on The Pakistan Experience to have an academic discussion on stand up comedy dissecting the politics of joke and talking about his own journey.  Akbar talks about cancel culture, offensive comedy and the role of a stand up comedian in society on this episode of The Pakistan Experience.  The Pakistan Experience is a podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan, and Pakistanis, through the lost art of conversation.

Faiza Saleem is a comedian and a social media sensation. She also leads the all female improv troupe, The Khawatoons.   Faiza sits down with Shehzad to discuss the current social media climate. The Pakistan Experience is a podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan, and Pakistanis, through the lost art of conversation.

Samar Naqvi is the COO of the Karachi Down Syndrome Program and used to work at the Network of Organizations Working with People with Disabilities. She is a Fulbright Scholar holding a Masters from NYU.   Samar is also a therapist.  Shehzad and Samar sit down to talk about the NGO culture and how people talk about mental health and disabilities in Pakistan.  The Pakistan Experience is a podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan, and Pakistanis, through the lost art of conversation.

Sharmeen Khan is a Therapist, Clinical Psychologist and a Theta healer.   Sharmeen Khan was also Shehzad's therapist; on this episode of The Pakistan Experience she sits down with Shehzad to talk about what therapy is and what a therapy session looks like.  The Pakistan Experience is a podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan, and Pakistanis, through the lost art of conversation.

Ali Lakhani is a Therapist, Counselor and a Life Coach. He struggled with addiction himself for 19 years and now helps others combat addiction. Ali helps run a drug rehab center in Karachi.   In the podcast, Ali talks about his own journey and how to use psychology to help fight addiction.  The Pakistan Experience is a podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan, and Pakistanis, through the lost art of conversation.

Zarrar Khuro is a Journalist, writer and the host of the Dawn News show 'Zara Hut Kay'.    Zarrar talks about the prospects of World War III, the political landscape in Pakistan and the future prospects of the country.   The Pakistan Experience is a podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan, and Pakistanis, through the lost art of conversation.

Musician, Vlogger, Director, Actor, one of the biggest content creators, Mooroo, comes on the podcast to discuss the cancel culture, his philosophy of art and that child molestation joke.   Watch Taimoor Salahuddin aka Mooroo have a long honest conversation on The Pakistan Experience.  The Pakistan Experience is a podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan, and Pakistanis, through the lost art of conversation.

For the 18th episode of TPE we turn the camera around on our director and producer, Mr. Nabhan Karim. Shehzad and Nabhan sit and discuss how The Pakistan Experience came to be.   Nabhan Karim heads the Media Studies department at CBM and runs Wormhole Productions. He has extensive experience directing, having worked at CNN and Stimulus Productions.  The Pakistan Experience is a podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan, and Pakistanis, through the lost art of conversation.

We took a hiatus for a couple of weeks in December so here we are back with two episodes this week - presenting the very special 2019 year end review. Ramish Safa from Bros Meet the world, Sajeer Shaikh from Mangobaaz and Gibran Khaliq from TVP come on The Pakistan Experience to look back at the year that was 2019!  The Pakistan Experience is a podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan, and Pakistanis, through the lost art of conversation.

Uzair Younis, a policy analyst from DC, comes on The Pakistan Experience to discuss the economy, the government and the policies of the country.  Is the economy failing under PTI? What can be done to remedy it? What do the future prospects look like for the country and the economy?  The Pakistan Experience is a podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan, and Pakistanis, through the lost art of conversation.