Pak-cord: A Pakistani Podcast

In honor of August 14, 2019, we celebrate by bringing 6 guests on-board and playing Trivia! The questions are all about Pakistan and Pakistani culture. New Guests- Awais - Karachi Patch - Lahore Ainy - Peshawar Returning Guests- Hamza - U.K. Marium - Karachi Uswah - Lahore

This episode's special guest is 23-year old Faras Aamir (AKA Farosty) from Maryland USA, one of the founders of the popular Youtube entertainment channel - RwnlPwnl - which brought us awesome, hilarious parody songs like "Desi and I know it", "Pissed Off", "Have Some Gosht" and many others. Faras's other endeavors are a podcast called Strange Flavors which he runs with his friends/colleagues, and his own media brand called Alif Theory. Check out RwnlPwnl: https://www.youtube.com/user/RwnlPwnl/ Strange Flavors Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/strangeflavors Alif Theory: http://aliftheory.com/ In this episode, Faras talks about how his journey into the creative world started, his day to day life, and his perspectives on living in the U.S. as a Pakistani American, and much more. Credit to RwnlPwnl for these songs featured in this episode: "Desi and I know it" (Parody of Sexy and I know it) "Have Some Gosht" (Parody of Old Town Road) "Pissed Off" (Parody

So Pakistan did not qualify for the Semi-Finals in 2019's Cricket world Cup. What do they need to do next? We invite 4 cricket fanatics to this episode to discuss their thoughts and impressions on the Pakistani cricket team and the landscape of international cricket. Guests: Minahil - 22 from Islamabad Hamza - 24 from U.K. Hassan - 25 from U.A.E. 'Baraf' - 21 from Karachi

Almost every single desi person will relate to the horrifying rishta process. I've been there myself. Getting asked by your parents and aunties about your plans to get married even when you're still in school or perhaps just got your first job. This is especially troubling for desi girls as they often start getting proposals from a very young age, when they're not ready for it. Today we bring on 25 year old Zohra from California U.S. to talk about her encounters with various aunties, starting from when she was 15 years old all the way to now. Zohra was born and raised in the U.S. but has family in Pakistan and is well aware of the culture . Along with her expereinces she also shares her opinions on marriage and why she prefers to wait.

3 guests in this episode - Amaaz (23, ISB), Laiba (22, Lahore), and Marium (19, Karachi) discuss student life and the success of students depending on the efforts of the teachers, parents, and their environment. Amaaz and Habib also offer comparisons with studies in the west compared to Pakistan.

What if you wanted to study Arts and Humanities, against the wish of your parents who want you to stick with Engineering or Medicine? How would you feel if you studied in a field for a long time, and just because of 1 failed course, you could not get a degree? What if you were pressured into going to medical school and wanted to drop out? What if you managed to drop out, switched to another field and challenged aggressively to catch up with other students while being asked why you dropped out? How do you get up after being put down like that? In this episode we invite 25 year old Hamza (U.K.), 22 year old Aiza (ISB), and 18 year old Muskaan (ISB) - 3 youngsters at different stages of their lives, to discuss their difficulties around planning their futures. Then, we offer some advice for dealing with these challenges.

We asked for your questions around health and fitness during Ramadan, on Instagram and Discord, and now we answer them! Doctor Shagufta Feroz from Lahore (her website: picchls.com), discusses Ramadan in great depth and answers your questions. Dr Shagufta Feroz is a nationally known holistic lifestyle medicine doctor. She is the only Asian who is an LMEd collaborator (Lifestyle Medicine Education collaborative) with Harvard University. A truly national pride for Pakistan. She heals all types of patients with her own founded synchronised lifestyle modification program. The beauty of her program and healing process is the simplicity by which she treats her patients which is purely through food. She has been in practice over the last 30 years and has reversed many chronic diseases including cancer through SLP. She offers individualized nutritional healing programs for clients throughout the country and abroad.

This episode, we invited 5 guests - the most so far! Meet Muskaan (18, ISB), Amaan (19, ISB), Hime (18, KHI), Sami (18, KHI), and Saif (23, London). Saif has been on the podcast before, and everyone else is new. The topic is a simple question: Why do you stay up all night? Every person on this episode pulls multiple all-nighters every week. Through that question, we get into other topics like stories of strict parents and late night obsessions. We started recording this episode at 3 A.M. in Pakistan (an appropriate time for the topic) and stopped just shortly after Fajr! Enjoy.

An in-depth discussion with Hira Hyder, 26 year old Journalist and Life Coach based in Toronto Canada. Hira writes for 5 online lifestyle publications and is also a broadcast journalist for HUM TV Canada. She became especially well-known after her Twitter format of rapid-fire interviews, called "Hira Hyder 7Qs", went viral with responses from celebrities like Ali Zafar, Mahira Khan, Ahad Raza Mir, etc. In this episode Hira gives us a brief introduction to her life journey and how she got to where she is today, along with some motivational tips. Hira also discusses several other topics with her perspective, including depression and anxiety, inequities in Muslim countries today, challenges of growing up abroad while maintaining cultural and religious roots, stories around her interactions with various celebrities including Atif Aslam, and her views on feminism as well as the Aurat March 2019. Timestamps of Conversation: 1:00 - Introduction 3:26 - What brought you back to Canada? 10:45 - How did you ge

This episode is about Drug Addiction. We start this episode with Ahmed, 15 years old from Islamabad, who tells a personal story about his uncle who battled drug addiction. After this story, we move on to a more in-depth discussion on addiction with our main guests: Abdullah, from Islamabad, and Nasir, from Karachi.

In Part B,let's get to know Buntoo Cage - host and owner of 'The Too Sweet Show', a video review show about video games. Buntoo is based in Lahore and 20 years old. We discuss his perspective on games, and also how he got the nickname Buntoo. Also in this episode are Noor, from Karachi, and Saif, from London.

In this episode we discuss a lot of controversies, primarily based on gaming but also overall modern media. Featuring 3 guests: Buntoo Cage (20, Lahore, hosts 'The Too Sweet Show'), Noor (24, Karachi), and Saif (23, London). This episode has some strong opinionated conversations, and while we may not all agree with the opinions offered, rest assured that this is just another wave in the diverse ocean of Pakistani opinions! This episode is Part A of Episode 26. Follow up with Part B for more focused discussion on gaming and to learn more about Buntoo and his show! Follow Buntoo Cage's show on Facebook (@TTSSCage), Youtube (search The Too Sweet Show), or Instagram (@thetoosweetshow) to access his gaming content and reviews!

Welcome back! This episode is a 2-part discussion around Pakistani music. Featuring our main guest, Hamza Swaleh from the U.K. who has a passion for music and runs his own band, and our second guest, Hassan from Dubai. Hamza's Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/nu_marc/

Haroon Tahir (24, from U.A.E.) has two lives: a marketing and PR consultant by day, and a popular social "Influencer" (he dislikes that word) by night. He blogs about fashion, writes his own poetry, and also shoots for various fashion and clothing brands. In this episode, Haroon shares his journey to becoming an Influencer, the ups and downs of social networks, and answers questions asked by his followers including - "what type of online hate do you get?" and "how can others become influencers?" You can follow Haroon on Instagram - @haroontahir, and his website: haroontahir.com

Today we will talk to Anushae, 18 years old and full of wisdom. Anushae takes us through her journey growing up in various countries including Sudan, Ethiopia, Canada, and then eventually moving back to Pakistan in her teens. Of course, moving around so much isn't easy growing up, especially throughout the world, so Anushae had her fair share of challenges, and she'll tell us about them.

In this episode, we have an in depth conversation with Aarinda Tul Noor, a 24 year old highly successful fashion stylist and marketer from Lahore. Aarinda gives us a detailed overview of her life, how she shaped her career, and also shares common misconceptions and assumptions people around her keep about the world of Fashion. Follow Aarinda on Instagram at @aarindanoor! Remember to subscribe to Pakcord to keep up with more great episodes!

Adeel Khan, 24, lives in Calgary, Canada. He has served as the President of the MSA (Muslim Student Association) at his university, and today he'll share a few stories of his time throughout that journey, and also some of the challenges he saw within the Muslim community in his area. Also, Adeel has a podcast of his own called "Muslim People Problems" - check it out! =)

Imaan, 18, from Karachi shares her personal experience of a long distance relationship with an Algerian, and the challenges of facing traditional norms. Interracial marriage, gender bias, and marriage as a bond between individuals versus a bond between families - Imaan hits these topics and many more as her story unfolds.

What's the big idea about Pak-Cord? In this episode, we talk JUST about this podcast, and give more information about the host, Red. We answer FAQs, including: is this a "liberal" podcast, what are our plans for the future, how can you star in this podcast as a guest, and more!

Here's our final episode of 2018! And our first episode featuring 3 teenagers: Ahmed, from Pakistan, Faaz from U.S., and Mavra from Canada. They bring their perspectives to the table on issues surrounding their age group - school, religion, peer pressure, and much more! ► Music Credit: SUNDANCE Track Name: "Perséphone - Retro Funky (SUNDANCE remix)" Music By: SUNDANCE @ https://soundcloud.com/sundancemusic The SUNDANCE Official Website is HERE - http://lefthandmusic.fr/ Follow SUNDANCE on BandCamp: https://sundancemusic.bandcamp.com/ License for commercial use: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Music promoted by NCM https://goo.gl/fh3rEJ