Sajeer Shaikh and Shehzad Ghias look back at the journey of The Pakistan Experience, from being a PTI supporter in 2013 to being a critic of the party in 2024, Shehzad and Sajeer discuss the five years of TPE, the pressures of making content, using children for content, sensationalism, mental health,

BTS, Cult Culture, and a breakdown of Shehzad's euro trip.

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Chapters:

0:00 Introduction and Mental Health Catch up

6:36 Supporting PTI when I was young

20:00 Is TPE ending?

27:00 Trolling, Lashing out and Polarization

31:00 Using Children for Content

51:00 Online criticism

1:01:00 BTS Army and Cult Culture

1:07:00 journey of TPE and People's expectations

1:28:00 Euro Trip

2:16:00 Staying away from Sensationalism

2:20:00 Conclusion and Audience Questions