Kiya Kahe Ga Kazi

Nazar is a writer based in Toronto, Canada. He is also the co-host of the Vaguely Familiar podcast. We speak about what it is to have a home, about living in diaspora, about Karachi and how it's evolved over the years as Nazar has traveled to and from it, and about the history of violence that he's inherited from his father, who had to immigrate, first to Pakistan, and then to Canada.

I am joined by Shane, Zair, and Vais of Kashmir. To date, this is one of the most chaotic and fun episodes that I have done.

Boljani is a Karachi-based Rapper and is part of the wave of prodigious talent emerging on the local music scene. We speak about the genesis of his name, about why his music seems to have a wholesome paradigm to it, about what it is for him to perform on the same card as industry stalwarts The Young Stunners, about the fostering nature of the rap fraternity in Pakistan and about truly coming into his own and occupying the position that he's made for himself at twenty-two years old.

Ali Abbasi is an auditor, and the creator and primary engine behind TPR Pod. We speak about the taboos around discussion of financial liabilities in the context of the arts, about The TPR Pod becoming a cataloging concern that will hope to chronicle the journey of notable personalities, about living in diaspora, the moral grandstanding and weakness of character exhibited by those who inhabit the internet, and about leaving Pakistan and not being able to leave Pakistan.

Kanwal Ahmed is the creator of the 'soul sisters' Facebook group and the producer and host of 'Conversations with Kanwal.' We speak about discourse around women empowerment, about becoming cognizant of the finitude of our cognitive capital, about the robust subcontinental culinary traditions, about trauma, abuse, and how to be reverent of the stories that we are trusted with.

Adil and Asim Baluch are musicians who hope to transcend language with their art. We speak about the texture of a language, about what saved them from the chaos that surrounded them growing up in a broken Liyari, about the need to gain a proper appreciation of the work of an artist, and about the primacy of the process when attempting to understand music.

Shaun is presently the only Unreal Engine Authorized Instructor in Pakistan. He is also a motion graphic designer, colorist, and lecturer of media sciences at IoBM Karachi.  We speak about the power of technological determinism and the Unreal Engine platform, about coveting obsoletion and future-forward thinking, and about the primacy of telling a story in a world where the 'hows' of visual media production are increasingly supplemented by artificial intelligence.

Asad is one of the best chefs in Karachi. We speak about the multifaceted culinary traditions of the subcontinent, about the traditional gender roles and societal imperatives that plagued his initial decision to pursue his craft, and about being a leader in the heart of chaos.

Irfan Junejo is a storyteller from Karachi. We speak about loss and love, about paradigms and priorities, about growth and rootedness.

Fatema is a writer, artist, and Autoimmune disorder advocate. She is also someone that has lived with Autoimmune diseases for the better part of her life. We speak about the anger that drives her, about the love that changed her paradigms about life, about the art that heals her, and about what she would like her legacy to be.