

Thought Behind Things
Syed Muzamil Hasan Zaidi
TBT is Pakistan's fastest-growing podcast show covering conversations around Art, Culture & Technology. Tune in thrice a week to be a part of our community!
We upload every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
We upload every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
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Jun 23, 2021 • 45min
109 | Where Pak Stand In Holographic Tech? Ft. Oztech
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Exploring future of advertising and marketing strategies with tonight’s guest, Oztech marketing firm. How do they measure the audience? How do they compare with an international market in the field of advertising? What was their thought behind Oztech company? Is the technology of hologram readily available in Pakistan? How do they reconcile the economics of the services which they provide? What sort of products can be imagined from their company through the perspective of Pakistan? Tune in to know about traditional customers, QR codes in Pakistan, and more!
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Oztech’s Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/oztechpk/

Jun 21, 2021 • 59min
108 | How Can We Honor Our Heroes? Ft. Farhan Mehboob
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Exploring his journey into playing squash, winning many medals, and still not getting the respect these heroes deserve with tonight’s guest, Farhan Mehboob. When did he start playing squash? When did his professional training start? Why squash in Pakistan took a backseat? Why was he once banned from playing squash? How does squash structure work? How important it is to glamorize sports? How India glamorized sports? Tune in to know more on the role of the federal/provincial government in squash, and why we do not recognize and acknowledge our national heroes in their lifetime!
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Farhan Mehboob’s Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/mehboobfarhan/

Jun 18, 2021 • 59min
107 | Does School Fuel Insecurities? Ft. Sheena Sohail
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Exploring her evolution from a teacher to an administrator with tonight’s guest, Sheena Sohail. How has she got into education? How long she has been teaching? What role did she play in the Hitech institution? How did her evolution happen? Have schools become a commodity? In these modern times, are women still allowed to progress in our society? How she managed her kids with her profession? Was there guilt attached? Do working fathers feel the same guilt? Why in general parents do not listen? Are schools teaching critical thinking? How schools further fuel insecurities in students? Tune in to know more about career counseling, the evolution of parent’s behaviors, and Pakistan of 2050!
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Jun 16, 2021 • 1h 28min
106 | How He Started Video Wali Sarkar Ft. Bilal Munir
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Exploring Video Wali Sarkar’s journey as a tech reviewer and E-Commerce business owner with tonight’s guest, Bilal Munir. How was his early life like? How was his university life? How he gained his elder's trust from the very beginning? How he started his financial journey? What was the thought behind the name of Video Wali Sarkar? What is his concept of sustainable growth? When did he get to know that he can pursue YouTube as a full-fledged career? What was his vision after graduation? Tune in to know about e-commerce, tech reviewing, and Pakistan of 2050!
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Bilal Munir's socials:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bilalmunir1995/
YT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCheoCqHDwPcfS9Jrgz8siQw

Jun 14, 2021 • 59min
105 | Candid Chat With Qutaiba Mehmood
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Exploring his journey into studying abroad, content creation, and freelancing. What is his educational background? Why do abroad universities prefer admissions through consultants? What was his initial life in Australia like? How is the economy of Australia doing? Was he working part-time in Australia? Is there a mentality difference between students in Pakistan vs. students abroad? How he started his YouTube and Facebook journey? What was series #achasorry about? Tune in to know about freelancing, politics, clickbait, and more!
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Qutaiba Mehmood socials:
· Insta: https://www.instagram.com/qutaiba.mehmood/
· YT: https://www.youtube.com/QutaibaMehmood

Jun 11, 2021 • 1h 8min
104 | The Future Of Films Ft. Osmann Mumtaz
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Exploring his journey into filmmaking with tonight’s guest, Osmann Mumtaz. How has he got into films? How he convinced his parents for filmmaking? When has he started YouTube? How important soft skills are? Why had he decided to go to BNU instead of NCA? What projects he has been working on right now? Is he a third-tier content creator or fourth? What he thinks about cancel culture, freedom of speech or social media regulation? Tune in to know his plans for content, and his views about Pakistan!
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Osmann Mumtaz’s socials:
· YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtWrUl4skKuYx1ZfYQDiKqg
· Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/osmannmumtaz/

Jun 9, 2021 • 1h 21min
103 | How Imran Ali Dina Become GFXMentor
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Exploring GFXMentor’s journey of how he started designing with tonight’s guest, Imran Ali Dina. How & when he started? What he did after high school? What he did after his diploma? How to convince your family for any field? How his journey started? How fate works out? Why is that we all want creative but not fundamentals? Tune in to know more about his YouTube channel and Pakistan of 2050!
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GFXMentor’s socials:
· YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP3AIk974-PeB9bg1Mc7wug
· Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gfxmentor/

Jun 7, 2021 • 1h 20min
102 | Is Bitcoin The Future Currency Ft. Ahmad Manzoor
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Exploring bitcoin, blockchain, and the future of currency with tonight’s guest, Ahmad Manzoor. What did he do after high school? What was his engagement with the KP government all about? What are the other commitments he is involved in? What does he think of bitcoin? Is bitcoin the future currency? Where does this model stand in shariah? What is the economic standpoint of blockchain? What is the technological aspect of it? How is digital currency evolving? Are we ready to digitize our economy? Tune in to know more on Pakistan of 2050, NFT, and the methods for smart contracts!
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Ahmad Manzoor’s LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahmadmanzoorahmad/?originalSubdomain=pk

Jun 4, 2021 • 1h 23min
101 | Why Women Work? Ft. Usra Murtaza
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Celebrating 100 episodes milestone with our tonight’s guest, Usra Murtaza. This episode explores her journey, from growing up thinking of being a homemaker to be financially independent at 22. What were her majors? What did she want to pursue growing up? Why did she not go for CS? How has she applied at Lolzstudios? How it changed her life? How was her transition from university to professional life? Why do women work? What financial independence is for her? Did she always have the knack to get the job done? Tune in to know more on workplace culture for women, how we can improve it, how difficult is to think career when you are in marriageable age, and how she sees Pakistan of 2050, being a GenZ!
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Usra’s socials:
https://www.instagram.com/usramurtaza/
https://twitter.com/usramurtaza

Jun 2, 2021 • 1h 13min
100 | How Advertising Industry Works? Ft. Babar Khan Javed
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In conversation with Babar Khan Javed, this episode explores the advertising and marketing niche of journalism. How he became interested in it? Does he have a degree in journalism? How long he has been working in profit? Is it profitable? What is the model to protect the beat of advertising and reporting? How has he learned writing about this genre? What is the secret sauce of deconstructing the how’s and why’s of the advertising market? What was the reason Amazon and eBay companies were not working in Pakistan? Are these big companies paying taxes in Pakistan? How sustainable niche-specific model is? How important data can be in defining influencer marketing space? Tune in to know more about influencer marketing, consumer protection, freedom of speech, and negative liberation!
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Babar Khan Javed’s socials:
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