

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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Jan 13, 2021 • 25min
045 | Can Positivity Be Toxic? Ft. Ali Ilyas
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In conversation with Ali Ilyas, this episode explores toxic positivity. What toxic positivity is? How to contextualize it? What role social media play in it. How we deal with it. Why we are taught to deal with emotions, especially negative emotions? Tune in to know more on how our social and culture imagery can be toxic too!
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• https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan
Ali’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mentalhealthwithali

Jan 11, 2021 • 1h 8min
044 | Why Universities Are Important? Ft. Azad Chaiwala
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In conversation with Azad Chaiwala, this episode first explores some disagreements people have with Azad Chaiwala. Then later move on to problem solving on educational side of the things. Can everyone be a businessman? Why Azad Chaiwala get views? What are his views on women working? Do we love to outsource responsibility? Why we need universities? How can universities evolve? What’s the solution for all this? Tune in to know on money, productivity, rishta metric, content consumption and more!
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Azad Chaiwala’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/azadchaiwala

Jan 6, 2021 • 28min
043 | Have You Ever Experienced Heartbreak? Ft. Ali Ilyas
In conversation with Ali Ilyas, this episode explores with heartbreak and loss. Have we all experienced heartbreaks? How to deal with a breakup? How sudden end to a long relationship can make you think that your whole life was lie. How to restart or reimagine your life after it? How productivity culture can be toxic. Tune in to know more on love, loss, and death!
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Ali’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mentalhealthwithali

Jan 4, 2021 • 49min
042 | Do What You Enjoy Doing Ft. Muaz Caught This
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In conversation with Muaz Ali Qureshi, this episode explores his journey. How Muaz started. How he got into creative industry. What was his breakthrough point? How he managed his university & work. What his parents do? Besides wedding, what else does Muaz cover? What was his vision while starting? Will he ever get into content creation? Why he is like by so many clients? Tune in to know on his plans, industry, opportunities and more!
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Muaz’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/muazcaughtthis

Jan 1, 2021 • 55min
041 | Youth Electoral Quota Ft. Shaheera Jalil
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In conversation with Shaheera Jalil Albasit, this episode explores representation of youth by youth. What Shaheera has been up to/ The scale of grass root level activism in Pakistan. Is role of politics more in America than here? Why we don’t have young people in politics. What are their barriers and Who are the potentials leaders of future? What’s the solution to all this? Tune in to know more on what’s the plan to make it happen and potential youth of today has!
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Shaheera's Twitter: https://twitter.com/shaheerajalil

Dec 30, 2020 • 33min
040 | How 2020 Has Affected You? Ft. Ali Ilyas
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In conversation with Ali Ilyas, this episode explores how 2020 has affected our psychological health. How it has impacted us and with what gravity it has affected our mental health. Why were people so angry in 2020 than usual? What causes anger. How to deal with it. How to deal with frustrated situations and online hate. Tune in to know more on how this year has affected Muzamil personally!
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Ali Ilyas’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mentalhealthwithali

Dec 25, 2020 • 56min
039 | Will Our System Ever Change Ft. Fahad Malik
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In conversation with Fahad Malik, this episode first explores digital media, conventional media, and gap between it. Later, it also explores Why Fahad got into mental health work. Who will be leading Pakistan in next 20 years? Will our systems be radically changed? Is our conversation around social media regulation, right? Tune in to know on how the masses are consuming content, how TV is an unoptimized medium now and more!
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Fahad Malik’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/Fahad4014

Dec 23, 2020 • 1h 5min
038 | Do We Hear To Understand? Ft. Ali Ilyas
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In conversation with Ali Ilyas, this episode first explores active listening in detail. What active listening is? How important it is? What passive listening is. How we can improve our listening skills. Do we listen to understand or respond? How we can be more mindful amidst the increasing noise. What ‘leaves on a stream’ activity is. Later, this episode also dives into how we lack in dealing with disagreements. How hatred is an investment. Why we lack debating skills. Why we have lack of public intellectuals. Tune in to know more on intolerance, political ideology, and hopefulness!
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Ali’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mentalhealthwithali/

Dec 21, 2020 • 55min
037 | Osama Com Laude In The House
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In conversation with Osama Com Laude, this episode explores Hip hop and rapping industry of Pakistan. How and when Osama started. How has he got into rapping? Why he came to Pakistan? Where rapping and hip-hop industry of Pakistan stands? What is the monetization aspect of it? Why hip-hop is so aggressive form of art. How it can be used to give voice to your feelings. What change Osama wants to bring through his platform. Tune in to know more on his body transformation and family!
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Osama’s socials:
· Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/osamacomlaude/
· YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/OsamaComLaude

Dec 18, 2020 • 43min
036 | Young Talent Of Pakistan Ft. Mahrukh Sethi
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In conversation with Mahrukh Sethi, this episode explores her journey. How she became a YouTuber. When she started. How her family reacted. How is she impacting lives of young girls? Does she get hate on internet. Hoe she edits. What camera she uses. How important Instagram is as a medium? Is Peshawar rightly represented. Is content creation lucrative. Tune in to know more on Pakistan’s digital industry, her plans for future and what she has achieved so far!
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• https://www.instagram.com/thoughtbehindthings
• https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan
Mahrukh Sethi’s socials:
· Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mahrukhsethi_/
· YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx8I2av_PHtSp1EwuuCbiOg


