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It's been a while, and it took some effort, and there was also that time when all the rain came to Karachi and the whole city flooded. But, we made it. One of the biggest names in Pakistani music and especially in the Pakistani rock & metal scene, Faraz Anwar, is on the show.

Faraz was kind enough to give us his time and we've had a long ranging conversation stretching all the way from his musical beginnings in the late 80's to his very latest album. We talked about how he got into the scene, how he started Mizraab, all the pitfalls faced along the way especially with Pakistan's non-existent music industry and ended with his plans for the future and philosophy on life. Check out the episode, it'll also be up on his channel and find all the links to his work and website below!

Things discussed in this episode:

1. Intro

2. Early life and introduction to music

3. Getting introduced into the Pakistani music scene

4. Formation of Mizraab

5. First album & difficulties of being a musician in Pakistan

6. Recording the second album on his own

7. His guitar & relationship with Amir Zaki

8. Ujalon Mein, new sounds & postponing the 3rd album

9. Coke Studio's role & impact in Pakistani music

10. Third album & looking towards the future

11. Lessons learned & his philosophy on approaching life

Faraz's website: https://www.farazanwar.com/

Faraz's album: https://www.farazanwar.com/store

His YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCByLqmxN9m5rTq1SIwgirdA

His Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefarazanwar/

His Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefarazanwar

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Ali: https://twitter.com/themaholupper

Rizwan: https://twitter.com/RizwanPehelwan

Sarkhail: https://twitter.com/Sarkhail7Khan

Once again, Karachi has drowned. The August 2020 rainfalls have been record-breaking and brutal. Perfect time to put the Climate Change series band back together, with some new faces, and talk about why this has been happening for TEN YEARS, why the city never manages to prepare or plan for it, what the future holds and how bad it'll get and also some fan questions! Check out the breakdown below and links to all the very cool people invited and the data we refer to!

Things discussed in this episode:

1. Intro & Lahori Disclaimers for talking about Karachi

2. How bad was the rain and what was the impact?

3. Why does this keep happening to Karachi?

4. Climate Change is here

5. Why is Karachi unable to cope with the rain?

6. Is Karachi too large for us to manage?

7. The history of Karachi's DHA and the protests

8. Naya Nazimabad & Bahria Karachi's flooding

9. Future of Karachi with Rising Sea Levels & Heavy Rain

10. Imran Khan's PKR1.1Trillion Plan

11. Sinkholes and Burning Supermarkets

12. Fan Question 1: Is It Possible to Fix Karachi's Drainage?

13. Fan Question 2: How to Engage in Local Activism?

14. Fan Question 3: What do Other Pakistani Cities Need to Look Out For?

15. Does Rafay Hate Trees & Pakistan's Reality in the Global Changing Climate

ALL THE LINKS:

Dawar: https://twitter.com/theLahorewala

Mahim: https://twitter.com/Mahim_Maher

Rafay: https://twitter.com/rafay_alam

Origins of Karachi's DHA: https://www.samaa.tv/news/2020/09/the-origins-of-karachis-dha-and-its-spectacular-legal-creativity/

Japanese Study on Karachi's Water Supply: https://www.jica.go.jp/english/our_work/social_environmental/archive/pro_asia/pakistan_1.html

Sinkholes in Karachi: https://www.samaa.tv/news/pakistan/2020/08/karachi-motorists-beware-of-sinkholes/

Poor Planning Floods Karachi: https://www.dawn.com/news/1577236/poor-planning-poor-governance-poor-monitoring-flood-karachi

Imran Khan's Plan: https://www.dawn.com/news/1577011/centre-sindh-to-act-immediately-for-resolution-of-major-problems-facing-karachi-imran

Oil Pipelines Under Karachi!: https://www.dawn.com/news/1528745

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We have friends who do cool stuff. One of these is Ali's friend, Shakaib. The man managed to turn a childhood obsession with cars and all things automobile-related into a thriving car maintenance/repair/recommendation business network spread all over Karachi. His entrepreneurial efforts have lead him to much acclaim in Pakistan's universities, global recognition and more. Take a listen to this great interview, spread very precisely into multiple chapters below (along with some great fan questions!) and maybe you'll be inspired to start your own great big dream project!

Things discussed in this episode:

1. Intro & Dubai connections!

2. A childhood love-affair with automobiles

3. A 12yo sold the family car!

4. Moving to Pakistan & further involvement in vehicles

5. The business idea is born & starts to grow

6. Shell Tameer & learning entrepreneurship

7. First job & the Bluebird Project

8. Representing Pakistan in the US

9. Development of the business to date

10. Fan Question 1: Kia & Hyundai in Pakistan

11. Fan Question 2: Selling a City for a Civic

12. Fan Question 3: Fuel quality in Pakistan & EURO5's introduction

13. Fan Question 4: Importing vehicles to Pakistan

14. Fan Question 5: Electric vehicle penetration in Pakistan

15. Fan Question 6: Using high-value cars as investment options

SKMS page: https://www.facebook.com/SKMotorSyndicate

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Sarkhail: https://twitter.com/Sarkhail7Khan

The boys of summer return! It's been a while since the last Chalant Crew episode so there's a lot to talk about. Strap in quickly and lets get on with the show!

Things discussed in this episode:

1. 00:00 Intro BS

2. 06:54 How expensive cars & phones are in Pakistan

3. 16:59 What has happened since the last Catchup

4. 19:47 Sucky Duckies

5. 26:55 Nadir has a flashback about Wafi Mall

6. 30:28 What has happened sine the last Catchup p.2

7. 32:04 Where is Jus Reign

8. 38:13 Story 1: Roleplay in Germany & The New Pakistani Asshole

9. 42:50 Story 2: Bitter Lemons in the toilet

10. 46:13 Story 3: Lingerie Dad

11. 50:50 Churails Review

12. 57:46 Which wrestler are you??

Goodbye OFFICIAL REMIX - D4NNY ft. Jus Reign: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JF1HL335W7k

Dhinchak Pooja - Hoga Na Corona: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrpnQkGqA-Y

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tprpod/

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Sarkhail: https://twitter.com/Sarkhail7Khan

Happy Independence Day(s) India and Pakistan. This episode has been a bit of a process in the making. Remember Jatin from Pod#66(6)? The Delhi Horror Stories? Yeah so, remember when he mentioned how in his appreciation for oral history he casually mentioned Aanchal Malhotra and her book Remnants of a Separation? Well. We got the book and we tagged Aanchal on Instagram and we got talking and one thing lead to another and somehow she agreed to come on the show! An episode about somebody who's written an entire book themed around the Partition of India and Pakistan in 1947 could only be put up as close as possible to the 14/15th August period. So it's a few days late but still close enough that the thematic window isn't fully shut. Or so we hope. Oh and Rizwan & Sarkhail were still busy this weekend so Jatin came in clutch and subbed in to guest-host! Armed with his intimate knowledge of Delhi and Aanchal's own wealth of extremely direct experience on the matter this episode is long but so totally worth it. A great chat that we are very proud we got the chance to host. Check out the chapters below and links to all the cool stuff and people Aanchal mentioned during the talk!

Things discussed in this episode:

1. 00:00 Intro

2. 04:09 What is Aanchal Malhotra up to nowadays

3. 07:47 How we got in touch

4. 09:18 Growing up in Delhi and the family bookstore

5. 15:38 Moving abroad to study art & how white people love turmeric

6. 23:41 Grad school and finding her identity

7. 28:40 Sabbatical from grad school & the discovery of memories in objects

8. 33:54 The Work begins & reflections around the separation of ‘47

9. 39:15 Realizations in Pakistan & the weight of the past

10. 48:26 About those who moved to the UK after the partition

11. 54:22 Historic ties between North Indians & Pakistanis that still connect us

12. 1:01:14 The Museum of Material Memory comes alive

13. 1:12:45 The traumatic weight of our past on historians today

14. 1:21:54 A sneak peak into Aanchal’s next book!

THE LINKS:

Aanchal's Twitter: https://twitter.com/AanchalMalhotra

Aanchal's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aanch_m/

The Museum's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/museumofmaterialmemory/

Jatin's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDilliMirror

Jatin's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dillimirrorr/

Aanchal's work: https://www.aanchalmalhotra.com/writing/

The Museum: http://www.museumofmaterialmemory.com/

Mayank, The Delhi Wala: https://www.instagram.com/thedelhiwalla/

Partition Voices by Kavita Puri: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/partition-voices-9781408899069/

Anam Zakaria: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14125455.Anam_Zakaria

Aanchal's article on the trauma of writing about history: https://scroll.in/magazine/890191/seventy-two-years-on-the-partition-is-inflicting-fresh-trauma-on-those-who-document-its-horrors

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Rizwan: https://twitter.com/RizwanPehelwan

Sarkhail: https://twitter.com/Sarkhail7Khan

ALI FIXED HIS VOLUME

On a very busy weekend where both Rizwan AND Sarkhail were caught up with work and life, we recorded not one but TWO podcast episodes. The first of those is this one, with the adorable and hilariously awkward Haya Zamin! You know her from her YouTube channel or perhaps from her Instagram or both! She vlogs! She studies! She tries to clean her room! She overthinks! She loves...spinach? All this and more in this conversation with special guest-host and TPR Pod alum, Shehzad Malik aka TheShehzadShow!

Things discussed in this episode:

1. 00:00 Intro

2. 04:22 Life update & growing up in Belgium

3. 11:45 Starting a YouTube channel

4. 18:48 Theater work

5. 23:50 Studying social work, mental health & life's challenges

6. 39:42 Her FAVOURITE food is spinach!!

7. 42:19 Future vlogs, consistency & shout-outs!

8. 49:43 Fan questions!

Find all our previous episodes on SoundCloud, Spotify & Apple Podcasts and follow us all on Twitter! Links to everything below!

SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/tprpod

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6PvTahp...

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tprpod/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TPRPod

Ali: https://twitter.com/themaholupper

Rizwan: https://twitter.com/RizwanPehelwan

Sarkhail: https://twitter.com/Sarkhail7Khan

ALI'S AUDIO IS LOW BECAUSE HE FORGOT HOW TO USE HIS MIC. Also hello we're back.

Rana Hamza Saif. The man with three first names and the personality to match has finally come on our show! We really enjoyed talking to RHS and it was a very wide spanning conversation! We spoke about his start on YouTube, his life, experiences with fans and food. SO MUCH FOOD. He eats 8 meals in a day when he's on his tours! But what a great guy. Can't wait for him to be back.

Things discussed in this episode:

1. 00:00 Intro

2. 06:10 His type of videos and early days of the channel

3. 12:29 How he got started making videos

4. 18:25 What gear does he use?

5. 22:04 Hitting 100k subscribers

6. 24:39 Rizwan ki light chali gayi

7. 25:10 How people invite him to places

8. 28:09 International tours!

9. 32:02 Awkwardness of fame

10. 37:57 Dealings with brands

11. 41:19 Story of Shapack and merch

12. 46:20 How does he manage time

13. 48:17 Future plans

14. 51:33 Fan questions!

15. 1:09:37 Closing remarks

Find all our previous episodes on SoundCloud, Spotify & Apple Podcasts and follow us all on Twitter! Links to everything below!

SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/tprpod

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Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tprpod/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TPRPod

Ali: https://twitter.com/themaholupper

Rizwan: https://twitter.com/RizwanPehelwan

Sarkhail: https://twitter.com/Sarkhail7Khan

The lads are back! We've done a lot of interviews in a row and the hangout episode was a long time coming. Also, we're going on a break for the month of July! So this was the right opportunity to take a look back at the months that have passed in 2020. So much crazy stuff has happened and it was just a wild look back at things we'd nearly forgotten. Also bitching. Loads of bitching. If this is the end (temporary though it may be) might as well step aside in a blaze of flatulence. Or something. Check it out!

Episodes discussed in this chat:

1. Episode 66 - Delhi Horror

2. Episode 63 - Shehzad's Show

3. Episode 61 - Ali Chaudhry interview

Things discussed in this episode:

1. 00:00 Intro

2. 00:45 Keto vs IF

3. 03:44 Sarkhail house moving experience

4. 07:12 A look back at major events of 2020 so far

5. 20:48 Recent influencer influenza & comedy tea

6. 28:15 The Farhan Virk documentary

7. 31:17 TPR 2020 interview retrospective

8. 34:29 Fan questions!

9. 38:35 Thori aur chai

10. 39:57 Lots of new podcasts this year!

11. 42:00 Fake brand wokeness

12. 51:22 We're taking a break & future plans

Find all our previous episodes on SoundCloud, Spotify & Apple Podcasts and follow us all on Twitter! Links to everything below!

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Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tprpod/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TPRPod

Ali: https://twitter.com/themaholupper

Rizwan: https://twitter.com/RizwanPehelwan

Sarkhail: https://twitter.com/Sarkhail7Khan

We're big into fashion. We are, we swear! Okay even if we're not we know a cool company when we see it and our very own high-end Pakistan streetwear company Rastah was one we'd been interested in for a while. So we got in touch with Zain, Creative Director and CoFounder of the company, and did a deep dive into how the company came about, the ideas behind their various collections, how they take care of their artisans and ofc, price controversies! Detailed listing below as usual, as well as links to Rastah's locations online!

Rastah's website: https://rastah.co/

Rastah's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rastahofficial/

Zain's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zainoo_95/

Things discussed in this episode:

1. 00:00 Intro

2. 04:47 How the company started

3. 08:48 Volume I - ideas, process and sales

4. 15:54 Volume I Intermission - email subscriptions and hype

5. 17:14 Volume II - taking risks with design language

6. 19:46 Convincing a block-printing master to join the team

7. 27:40 Volume II - price increases, limited runs, BACKLASH

8. 39:32 The team behind the brand, artisans, collaboration and expertise

9. 43:26 Volume II - sales performance

10. 45:16 How did Digink get involved

11. 46:04 Volume III - BIG design changes, foreign press, major impact

12: 51:25 Zain's fashion inspirations

13. 53:21 Supply chain issues in Pakistan's fashion industry

14. 55:33 Volume IV plans, future of high-end streetwear in Pakistan

Find all our previous episodes on SoundCloud, Spotify & Apple Podcasts and follow us all on Twitter! Links to everything below!

SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/tprpod

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6PvTahp...

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tprpod/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TPRPod

Ali: https://twitter.com/themaholupper

Rizwan: https://twitter.com/RizwanPehelwan

Sarkhail: https://twitter.com/Sarkhail7Khan

There's a daktar in the house! You know him from his slick af Instagram or maybe from his great and fast-growing YouTube channel. Asad, aka Daktar Saab, joins us for episode 67 to talk about his career as an internet creator, how he approaches his content as a doctor and lots more! A fun and very informative talk! Check it the interview with our timestamped sections below (also shown in the video slider now!) and check out his socials along with the videos we specifically touched on during the interview!

Things discussed in this episode:

1. 00:00 What's your name

2. 03:40 TPR intro??

3. 10:20 The Road Leading Up To the Channel

4. 19:01 How the channel started

5. 27:55 Can He Give Out Prescriptions Online??

6. 29:55 Does He Get Messages From Sick People?

7. 35:37 Current Impact of Channel and Next Steps

8. 48:53 How Does He Select & Prioritize Topics?

9. 56:40 Coronvirus, Its Nature & Pakistan's Current Status

Daktar Saab's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFXYzvf1OPP4e87L3YCoyhQ

Daktar Saab's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/daktarsaab_/

Daktar Saab's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDaktarSaab

Coronavirus Sciences Main PhD karain | WhatsApp University

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2IYhFpwCN8

What do CIGARETTES do to your body!?!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Fi5CLw44g0

The Truth About Coronavirus (COVID-19) | Daktar Saab

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWSiexPOLM0

Breast Cancer ka Tordh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=by5Bu_XiGZY

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