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Exploring the journey of an oversee Pakistani to his land and creating content along the way with tonight’s guest, Syed Owais Ali. How has been his early life like? Why has he decided to pursue films? How did he spend his gap year? How did he end up working for Al Jazeera? Why had he moved back to Pakistan? What kind of content he is creating? What are his plans for co-creating content with his wife? How frequently does he create content for YouTube? What’s the plan for his content? What’s the long-term goal? Will he pursue journalism in the future? Are we lacking in investigative journalism and how? Tune in to know more on free media, his take on YouTube and the digital industry, and how he envisions Pakistan of 2050!

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Exploring meme culture with the biggest memer in Pakistan, Dr. Naseer Ahsan. He is the founder of Pendu Production. How his evolution has been like? Why has he decided to do medical from Kyrgyzstan? What does he think about the National licensing exam? Are there any problems on the demand side from patients? How did he get into meme-making? How does he see the meme industry? Why memers and TikToker’s have a rift? What Dr. Naseer has to say about free media? What he has to say about dark meme culture? Should meme pages be regulated? How meme is the new form of communication? How does one learn the art of being a memer? Tune in to know more on the nationalist movement in India, mental health issues in society, and Pakistan of 2050!

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Exploring economic policies, global trends, and rising inflation with tonight’s guest, Hamza Farrukh. He is the Vice President at Goldman Sachs and the founder of Bondh E Shams, the solar water charity. What has been his journey like since high school to date? Did he start working at Goldman Sachs right after graduation? How has he started Bondh E Shams? How he was able to get into Wall Street? Where does he see the global economy headed towards? Is the American financial system in recovery? What economic policies are being tested all this time? How does he see The US, China, and the new economic trends? Tune in to know more new geo-economic order, what countries like Pakistan can expect, the value of a dollar, and Pakistan of 2050!

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Exploring E-commerce and E-retail startup system in Pakistan with tonight’s guests, Monis Rehman. What are the startups he is currently working on? How did he end up working in tech? Where he was when the dot-com bubble happened? What does he think of Pakistan as a potential customer base? What is ‘Dukan’? What are they currently doing with ‘Dukan’? How are they changing Pakistan’s e-retail system? How are they making advertising effective for SMEs? How partnerships and collaborations are important in startups? Tune in to know more on Dukan, Finja, his ecosystem, and how he sees Pakistan of 2050!

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Exploring the genre of rap with the famous, Hashim Nawaz. What was his life like growing up? What was the first song he ever heard? When did he realize he can make his music public? How did ‘Pindi Ay’ happened? How do rap battles work? How Gawky records approached him? How difficult it is to write for rap? Why bragging and dissing is part of rap culture? How was he able to stay neutral in the famous rap beef? How does he feel about the new talent? Tune in to know more on young stunners, success, and rap!

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Tonight, we have with us ‘Anaa’ and ‘Hum Kahan Ke Sachay Thay’ famed actor, Usman Mukhtar. This episode explores his journey from Kuch Khaas to the Pakistani drama and film industry. Does he come from a traditional family? How were his early years? Did he always want to pursue acting? What had he thought about the content industry in his early days? How Kuch Khaas made a huge difference in his life? What Kuch Khaas is? What does he feel about the Pakistani drama industry? Why are we not producing serials like Turkish dramas? What does he think about OTT and Netflix's original content in Pakistan? How ‘Anaa’ made a huge difference in his career? Tune in to know more on Hum Kahan Ke Sachay Thay, the future of cinema, social media commentary, online hate speech, and Pakistan of 2050!

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Exploring stocks, trading, and investments with tonight’s guest, Ali Farid Khwaja. Where has he done his high schooling and college from? How he was one of the top technology analysts in Europe? Where has he worked before K-trade? What’s K-trade? Wasn’t it known as KASB before and how this structure works? What are the average age demographics of the investors they have? What is a zero-risk product? How stock investment is more powerful? Why should one invest in business partnerships? How does K-trade plan to attract Gen-Z and the non-investors majority in Pakistan? Tune in know more on trading, PSX, earning through stocks, and investment as part of pop culture!

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In conversation with Saif Ali from Dastgyr, this episode explores startup culture in Pakistan. What’s Dastgyr? What is the mafia effect? How to get fundings for your startup? How to raise millions for your startups? What is Pakistan’s image to global investors? What role government can play to support startups? Do we have talent in Pakistan? What’s the failure of banks in Pakistan? How difficult it is to get a credit card in Pakistan? What’s the power of a good credit score? How to sell your product to consumers? Tune in to know more on Evergrande China, loan paybacks, retail e-commerce, microfinancing, and Pakistan of 2050!

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In conversation with Zara Dar, this episode discusses her journey. How was her childhood? Being military family, how she felt like leaving her friends every next two years? How was her experience in a private school? From where she did her college? How did she decide that finance was her thing? Why has she picked up ACCA and not CA? How long does it take to complete the 13 modules of ACCA? When did she find out about her World distinction? How long does it take for the results of ACCA to come out? Who was the first one to publish the news of her world distinction? How does she cope with her life publicly on social media? When will her ACCA be completed? How is she sustaining her fame so gracefully and much more!

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In conversation with Danish Hasan, this episode discusses his journey. Where he completed his high school from? Why didn't he completed university? Why it didn't work out for him? Why he dropped out of college? What is his family background? How he started BrosMeetTheWorld? Why he created his own YouTube channel? What's the future for 'Danish Hasan'? Tune in to know more about Irfan Junejo, Mooroo, his accident, and his plans!

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