TPR Pod

Another Riverside production! This time with the Karachi Krew. Nazar brings some heat, Irfan makes a microphone, Kazi has a new chain and more!

Things discussed in this episode:

00:00 Irfan vs microphones

06:17 Some more microphone randomness and Kazi has a chain

11:31 Standup comedy chat, hecklers at shows and in real life

20:55 Movie talk

25:10 Irfan lookalikes, randomness, talking about the World Cup

31:16 Irfan’s trip to Sri Lanka for the Asia Cup

38:20 A long discussion on how “packaging” makes a huge difference in media earnings

1:04:07 Talking about Pakistanis bringing down ourselves, again

1:18:56 Miscellaneous stuff, Jordan Peterson, people famous for opinions and outro

LINKS:

Backward Point: https://www.youtube.com/@backwardpointpod

Kazi's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kaziakber/

Irfan's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/irfanjunejo/

Nazar's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mnazarsyed/

Support the podcast by becoming a monthly patron on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/tprpod) or send a one-off token on Ko-fi (https://ko-fi.com/tprpod)! 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/RizwanTakkhar Sarkhail: https://twitter.com/Sarkhail7Khan

The Hamnawa Select playlist for August 2023 is out now! Head over to it at the link below and then come back and check out our breakdown of some of the most interesting songs that featured!

00:00 Back after Muharram, taking stock of the past few months

03:26 “Pardesi” by Shamoon - is Shamoon now a ‘senior’ pop star?

12:02 “Khabardaar” by Hashim Nawaz, Mustafa Kamal & Umair - Pushtu bangers continue

20:50 Doodh Patti & Payam Mashrequi - a new outfit we’ve come across with a familiar sound

26:40 Interlude on artistic skills vs editorial skills

28:58 “Parday” by Alemam Elghandour - Pakistani Egyptian artist bringing disco back

33:37 “Faasle” by Kaavish - Kaavish is back? Were they ever away though

38:04 Talking about Roxen then Sergey Brin then AI then algebra then accounting

46:45 Outro

A lot happened. Don't bother with the description just jump on in. Don't ask about what's been bleeped either.

Things discussed in this episode:

00:00 Starting off with some toxicity

04:39 Oh great Nazar woke up in time

Nazar Life Recap

08:39 Huge news

13:39 Nazar gets triple-packed

22:30 SILLINESS INTERLUDE

24:42 How they hustled their way into podcasting at the GT20

30:37 Getting access to key people in the Pakistani cricket scene as guests

35:36 The cricket pod goes viral in an unexpected manner

44:49 The aftermath of their episodes doing crazy numbers

48:56 INTERLUDE about maybe us doing livestreams

54:00 What does the BackwardPoint & VaguelyFamiliar future look like

59:15 Kazi’s podcast, Irfan’s Broadcast

1:04:42 Our current relationship with Twitter and algorithmic content rotting brains

1:11:12 Fitness and some other stuff about self

1:18:24 Nazar asks a serious question, gets roasted for unrelated madness

1:22:43 Nazar’s Karachi reality check this time around

1:26:33 Talking about The Ideal Immigrant and what we wish could change

1:35:58 Ali went to Saudi Arabia

1:39:23 Irfan’s Outro

Kazi's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kaziakber/

Irfan's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/irfanjunejo/

Nazar's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mnazarsyed/

Shehzil Malik is on the show! We talk about so many things. Art, feminism, living in Pakistan and then not living in Pakistan and doing that again, Ms Marvel, the value of art in Pakistan and so many things! She's great!

Things discussed in this episode:

00:00 Why is she in Berlin & European lifestyle culture shock & western problems seem like nothing but are valid & what is her fellowship about?

10:09 How it started - early life, getting into art, Fulbright scholarship and coming back to Pakistan

15:56 How her art started to take on decidedly political angle, working with NGOs in Pakistan

20:50 Returning to Pakistan and taking on feminist themes in her work, Aurat March and public/internet discourse around the issues

30:19 Trying to figure out how aware people are in Pakistan of why feminist issues are universal causes

38:33 Does she feel creating art about such heavy issues limited her from exploring other themes?

44:50 What is the value of art in Pakistan among the general public? Also how there is art deeply embedded in daily life but not recognized as such.

56:01 Are Pakistanis generally just more self critical and almost self loathing vs other nations?

1:03:21 Interlude about language, accents, and colonial hangovers

1:07:52 Ms Marvel! - but then distracted by my hotel room

1:11:32 Back to Ms Marvel, and also does Shehzil feel like she’s an established artist?Also, what do the next few years look like careerwise?

1:17:53 Talking about Jinn Stories!

1:24:19 How the simplest of issues like public safety and freedom of movement might be the most pervasive “feminist but actually basic human rights” issues in Pakistan

1:33:00 Chaotic outro

LINKS:

Her Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shehzilm/

Support the podcast by becoming a monthly patron on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/tprpod) or send a one-off token on Ko-fi (https://ko-fi.com/tprpod)!

Things discussed in this episode:

00:00 Are there TOO MANY SONGS coming out?

04:04 Focusing on less-established artists, less-featured genres in the playlists

07:39 “Living in the City” by Aleem RK - angry young man tired of fame

12:06 “Duur” by Young Stunners - welcome departure from serious to fun vibes

16:03 “Teray Naal” by HYDR - we are definitely not too cool for this bop

19:55 “Piya” by Slowspin - classic roots with modern packaging, done with intention

24:24 Quick interlude on gatekeeping art, and also Twitter vs Mastodon vs Threads

26:36 “Mera Koi Ghar Nahi” by Sunny Khan Durrani - serious to the max!

29:36 “Gaari Waali” by Khubi Ali - Laari Adda vibes for the modern day!

39:10 “Bijli” by Mehdi Maloof - absolute killer song

36:57 INTERLUDE on Dublin, people not listening to lyrics etc

37:53 Back to talking about Mehdi and Bijli and analyzing

38:48 For some reason we talk about becoming uncles

39:54 TWO songs by Aqdas Asif on this playlist, both unique

41:44 Lightning round with Kaifi, Annural, Ali P Mehdi, Uzair Jaswal, Kh44ki

44:21 Outro

LINKS:

Link to playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2qdWpCpO5iqfEgYMx0A81B

Hamnawa's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hamnawa_net/

Support the podcast by becoming a monthly patron on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/tprpod) or send a one-off token on Ko-fi (https://ko-fi.com/tprpod)!

The Chalant Crew returns and because neither Sarkhail nor Nadir are here Ali and Rizwan do what they do best and that is RANT.

Things discussed in this episode:

00:00 Intro

02:11 “GHEERAH” TIME - the latest Twitter bs, weddings across Pakistan and our inferiority complex around wanting to be Arabs

15:37 Eid Mubarak, people are terrible

20:50 Ali goes to the embassy, of course everything is infuriating

29:23 Interlude: Rizwan is a coffee-suar

30:30 Rizwan shockingly has a GREAT restaurant experience in Lahore

38:44 The Titanic submarine story

AUDIENCE QUESTIONS:

41:54 Starting my first job, any tips to excel in professional life?

47:20 How nice to be with colleagues at work?

48:39 Why is dad’s side of fam so insecure?

52:46 How to stop crying

59:21 Meaty Eid - somehow we end up talking about a fair setup in a graveyard

1:08:41 Conclusion

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Hadi Ahmad has done a lot of things. Co-run a travel company, worked in documentary film-making, dabbled in podcasting, went viral with celebrity parodies on IG, working Coke Studio, and now started a company that just did their first international tour with a Pakistani artist.

I had to ask how all this happened and Hadi had some THOUGHTS. Wide ranging chat, you'll definitely need the chapters to keep track.

Things discussed in this episode:

00:00 Why is Hadi on the show

03:49 Hadi goes OFF about obsessively following through on his ideas and how that got him into documentaries, Coke Studio & more

15:13 What he studied, writing an article that caught Netflix’s attention, being obsessed with “content”

21:37 Joining a travel startup, wanting to do his own thing, joining a creative agency and interacting with media industry heavyweights

27:54 Pakistani love romanticising “struggle” in the arts

31:48 How and why he started doing podcasts - how did so many major celebs agree to guest??

38:19 Starting parody videos with a Shamoon gag, how he met Hasan Raheem

47:01 How his Instagram notoriety opened so many doors for him, all the way to Coke Studio

56:52 How huge the international artist tour business is, and how he got involved in it

1:04:45 His views on the international demand for Pakistani artists and its economic potential

1:13:09 His new creative agency Humble Haddock and his vision of never stopping the hustle

1:18:44 Pakistani fascination with celebrity and the idea of art, rather than doing the work

1:24:20 Entitlement amongst “artists”, and excuses around not making any effort

1:30:55 His belief system around consistency and never stopping the work

1:36:07 Outro

LINKS:

Hadi's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehadiahmad/