How'd You Create That?

By Alfa M. Shakya

How'd You Create That? is a podcast about the creative process of making a work of art. If you've ever wondered how did someone create that, you're in the right place. Diving into the creative process... more

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How many episodes does How'd You Create That? have?

The podcast currently has 23 episodes available.

How'd You Create That? episodes:

February 22, 2026 On creating, making, and becoming | S4
It's been two years since How'd You Create That started and we're backed with the 4th season. We continue the conversation on the enigma of creating art.

How'd You Create That is supported by The Open Institute for Social Science.
Producer/Host - Alfa M. Shakya
Sound Editing - Animesh Shrestha
Music - Shaurya Kshatri
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3min
November 03, 2025 Identity, art, and exploration ft. Mrigaja Bajracharya & Subidha Lama 'BLU'
In Nov 2024, How'd You Create That? was featured as a panel at the WOW Women of the World Festival, Nepal. We had two visual artsits Mrigaja Bajracharya and Subidha Lama 'BLU' join us on stage to talk about their journey in the arts, their creative process, and how to fund artistic endeavors .

The festival was organized by the British Council in collaboration with WOW Foundation and hosted by Kathmandu Metropolitan City. The panel was curated by The Open Institute for Social Science.

Video Link: https://youtu.be/ue0zM_c01zY
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49min
August 14, 2025 When fiction writing and journalism meet ft. Pranaya Rana
We’re here at the season finale of the third season. And for this episode we have a journalist and writer, Pranaya Rana. Pranaya has a wide range of journalism experience and is currently running Kalam Weekly (https://kalamweekly.substack.com), a current affairs newsletter about Nepal. We talk about how Pranaya’s love for fiction shapes his journalist writings.
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How'd You Create That? is supported by The Open Institute for Social Science (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://theopen.institute⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)
Producer/Host - Alfa M. Shakya
Sound Editing - Animesh Shreshta (Amax Inc)
Music - Shaurya Kshatri
Social Media - Sampada Regmi
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How’d You Create That?On Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / howdyoucreatethat⁠
On Substack: ⁠https://howdyoucreatethat.substack.com⁠
On Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/np/podcast..⁠
Write to us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠
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48min
July 31, 2025 Newa Childhood Stories on Pages ft. Rownika Shrestha
Childhood stories are special, and this episode is all about them. Poet and multilingual writer Rownika Shrestha joins to talk about a special story - about the Kartik Nach of Patan. Listen how heritage and childhood stories come together in her creative process. -How'd You Create That? is supported by The Open Institute for Social Science (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://theopen.institute⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)Producer/Host - Alfa M. ShakyaSound Editing - Animesh Shreshta (Amax Inc) Music - Shaurya KshatriSocial Media - Sampada Regmi-How’d You Create That?On Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠ / howdyoucreatethat On Substack: https://howdyoucreatethat.substack.com On Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/np/podcast...Write to us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠
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45min
June 19, 2025 Fables, refabulations, and the human experience ft. Prawin Adhikari
Prawin Adhikari is one prolific writer, always writing, always working on the next project. He joins the podcast to talk about his latest book Budhani (SAFU). Budhani is based on Tharu folktales and is an exciting collaboration between two writers and languages. Prawin wrote the English version while Indu Tharu has written the Tharu version of the story. Prawin says he 'refabulated' the tales. Listen to explore what that means and some important tips on character crafting.
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How'd You Create That? is supported by The Open Institute for Social Science (⁠⁠⁠⁠https://theopen.institute⁠⁠⁠⁠)
Producer/Host - Alfa M. Shakya
Sound Editing - Animesh Shreshta (Amax Inc)
Music - Shaurya Kshatri
Social Media - Sampada Regmi
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How’d You Create That?
On Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/howdyoucreatethat/⁠⁠⁠
On Substack: https://howdyoucreatethat.substack.com
On Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/np/podcast/howd-you-create-that/id1721132707⁠⁠⁠
Write to us: ⁠⁠⁠[email protected]

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1h 8min
June 09, 2025 Writing from Memory ft. Niranjan Kunwar
What does writing from memory mean? How do we do that? These are some central questions we explore in this episode with Niranjan Kunwar. Niranjan's memoir Between Queens and the Cities (FinePrint) was published in 2020. Mijok's Trip and the English translation of Seto Dharti are two of his forthcoming works.

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How'd You Create That? is supported by The Open Institute for Social Science (⁠⁠⁠https://theopen.institute⁠⁠⁠)
Producer/Host - Alfa M. Shakya
Sound Editing - Animesh Shreshta (Amax Inc)
Music - Shaurya Kshatri
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How’d You Create That?
On Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/howdyoucreatethat/⁠⁠
On Substack: https://howdyoucreatethat.substack.com
On Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/np/podcast/howd-you-create-that/id1721132707⁠⁠
Write to us: ⁠⁠[email protected]
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50min
May 27, 2025 Bringing my grandmother's village to fiction ft. Weena Pun
If you've been struggling with your writings, here's an episode to help you get back on track. Weena Pun spent a long time writing Kanchhi (Hachette), her debut novel that came out in 2024. The novel is set in her grandmother's village and in this conversations she shares what inspired her to write this book, some golden writing nuggets, and how she persisted through the years.
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How'd You Create That? is supported by The Open Institute for Social Science (⁠⁠https://theopen.institute⁠⁠)
Producer/Host - Alfa M. Shakya
Sound Editing - Animesh Shreshta (Amax Inc)
Music - Shaurya Kshatri
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How’d You Create That?
On Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/howdyoucreatethat/⁠
On Substack:
https://howdyoucreatethat.substack.com/
On Apple Podcasts: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/np/podcast/howd-you-create-that/id1721132707⁠
Write to us: ⁠[email protected]

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1h 19min
May 08, 2025 On Writing 'Human Nature' ft. Thomas Bell
In the first episode of the third season, we have journalist and writer Tom Bell joining us! We met him during the launch of his second book Human Nature (Penguin) in November 2024 and sat down for a quick conversation about the process behind the book. He shares his research process, note taking, reading methods and others.
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How'd You Create That? is supported by The Open Institute for Social Science (⁠https://theopen.institute⁠)
Producer/Host - Alfa M. Shakya
Sound Editing - Animesh Shreshta (Amax Inc)
Music - Shaurya Kshatri
Social Media - Iru Niroula

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How’d You Create That?
On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/howdyoucreatethat/
On Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/np/podcast/howd-you-create-that/id1721132707
Write to us: [email protected]

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49min
May 07, 2025 Why talk about the creative process in the age of AI? | Season 3
How'd You Create That? is back with the third season. It's the time of AI as we head to summer in 2025. But why talk about the creative process when we can generate many things by simply writing a prompt?
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How'd You Create That? is supported by The Open Institute for Social Science (https://theopen.institute)
Producer/Host - Alfa M. Shakya
Sound Editing - Animesh Shreshta (Amax Inc)
Music - Shaurya Kshatri
Social Media - Iru Niroula
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4min
December 29, 2024 On Writing 'Everything the Light Touches' ft. Janice Pariat
Janice Pariat visited Nepal during the Nepal Literature Festival 2024 and that was when this episode started to take shape. Janice is a storyteller, a traveler, and a forest seeker. She is the author of a short story collection Boats on Land and the novels Seahorse and The Nine Chambered-Heart. In this episode, she takes us on a journey behind her latest novel, Everything the Light Touches which was published in 2022.

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How’d You Create That? is supported by The Open Institute for Social Science https://theopen.institute
Producer/Host - Alfa M. Shakya
Sound Editing - Animesh Shrestha
Music - Shaurya Kshatri
Social Media - Simran Lageju

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How’d You Create That?
On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/howdyoucreatethat/
On Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/np/podcast/howd-you-create-that/id1721132707
Write to us: [email protected]

Janice Pariat
https://janicepariat.in
https://www.instagram.com/janicepariat

Alfa M. Shakya
https://thewordcastle.com
https://www.instagram.com/thewordcastle/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alfamshakya/

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1h 27min

FAQs about How'd You Create That?:

How many episodes does How'd You Create That? have?

The podcast currently has 23 episodes available.