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Episode 04 - Pratap Bhanu Mehta Feb 03, 2016

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Indian academic, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, or PBM joins Mosharraf and Fasi in a wide-ranging conversation about India, urbanization, our complex past, and our complicated future. And yes, we talk Bollywood, and Priyanka Chopra too. Pratap does is one of India’s finest and most influential public intellectuals. Based in New Delhi, Pratap heads the Centre for Policy Research think-tank, and writes a weekly column for the Indian Express. Learn more about Pratap here: http://www.cprindia.org/people/pratap-bhanu-mehta Both Mosharraf and Fasi are big fans. Fasi’s favourite PBM pieces? “I am Sanskrit” by Pratap Bhanu Mehta, December 8, 2014 http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/i-am-sanskrit/ “Why every patriot should be worried, and, yes, ashamed” by Pratap Bhanu Mehta, November 27, 2015 http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/who-is-a-patriot/ Mosharraf’s favourite PBM piece? “A new bully pulpit” by Pratap Bhanu Mehta, October 4, 2014 http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/a-new-bully-pulpit/99/ Hope you enjoy. As always our entry and exit song is Adil Omar and Talal Qureshi’s “Nighat & Paras”.

Episode 03 - The Shariat Court Debate Jan 31, 2016

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On January 10, 2016 Feisal Naqvi wrote a provocative oped in The News titled, "The curious case of the Federal Shariat Court". In response, Salman Akram Raja, Afiya Shehrbano and Babar Sattar have written rebuttals, whilst Feisal has written one counter-rebuttal. It is a fascinating debate that opens up a range of complex issues related to Pakistan's legal system, its political culture and the space and place of liberal Pakistanis in the national discourse. This episode is one hour and thirty six minutes long, as we interview Afiya Shehrbano, Salman Akram Raja and the trigger-man himself, Feisal Naqvi to ask them about their impressions of this debate and how they feel at this moment. It was recorded on January 30. The first interview with Afiya begins early on in the episode. The interview with Salman begins at 23 minutes. The interview with Feisal begins at 46 minutes. Mosharraf and Fasi wrap up the discussion at 1 hour and 15 minutes into the episode. The articles: January 10, 2016 The curious case of the Federal Shariat Court - by Feisal Naqvi http://www.thenews.com.pk/print/89285-The-curious-case-of-the-Shariat-Court January 16, 2016 An act of appeasement? - by Salman Akram Raja http://www.thenews.com.pk/print/90659-An-act-of-appeasement January 24, 2016 The art of the possible - by Feisal Naqvi http://www.thenews.com.pk/print/93377-The-art-of-the-possible January 27, 2016 The gift of Zia - keeps on giving Afiya Shehrbano http://www.thenews.com.pk/print/94299-The-gift-of-Zia-keeps-on-giving January 29, 2016 Gratitude for bigotry? - by Babar Sattar http://www.thenews.com.pk/print/94710-Gratitude-for-bigotry

Episode 02 - OP Austrailvee Jan 27, 2016

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A conversation with Pakistani-Australian musician Omar Pervaiz, a founding member of Call, a father and a son of St. Mary's Rawalpindi. Omar Pervaiz Omar Pervaiz leading Independence Day celebrations in Melbourne in 2012 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RicdnIPJcWA Call https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_(band) Post-OP Call’s greatest hit – Pukaar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck9_wJ7JnCI Omar Pervaiz on Sufi music (Punjabi) on SBS http://www.sbs.com.au/yourlanguage/content/omar-pervaiz-melbournes-sufi-singer-part-1 Disability The Pakistan Society for the Rehabilitation of the Disabled (PSRD) http://www.psrd.org.pk 2014 report by the British Council on disability in Pakistan https://www.britishcouncil.org/organisation/press/pakistan-losing-billions-disability-failures The US Americans with Disability Act (which was passed in 1990, not 1983) http://www.ada.gov Living with a disability – Canada http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/lifeevents/disability.shtml World Report on Disability http://www.globalization101.org/world-report-on-disability-3/ Australia versus New Zealand Nine reasons why New Zealand is not Australia https://leftofthesettingsun.wordpress.com/2009/12/03/nine-reasons-why-new-zealand-is-not-australia/ Australia or New Zealand: Same, same, but different http://www.internationalman.com/articles/australia-or-new-zealand-same-same-but-different Etiquette in Australia and New Zealand https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etiquette_in_Australia_and_New_Zealand Today’s track: “Nighat & Paras” by Adil Omar x Talal Qureshi (WARNING: explicit lyrics) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDexDNf2lHs&feature=youtu.be

Episode 01 - Charsadda Jan 21, 2016

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Episode 01 - Charsadda by Mosharraf Zaidi and Fasi Zaka

Episode 00 - The Pilot Jan 19, 2016

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Practicing the art of the conversation in Pakistan. With much love and some laughter.