The Drawing Room Experts

Episode 67: Conversation ft. NK

Zaib welcomes friend, Nikhil Kelkar to the podcast to talk about life as an immigrant with multiple 'national identities', allegiances to countries, being a truth seeker, and avoiding emotional discourse.
Zaib also talks about how separating oneself from extreme patriotic identities acts as a liberator from a type of 'idol' worshiping. As unavoidable as it can be, any discussion with Nikhil doesn't end without talking about Cricket so there's that too! Check out this deep and meaningful conversation!
 
#India #Pakistan #immigrant #patriotism #identity #cricket

Episode 66: Palestine

Zaib welcomes back Sarosh Jafri for another discussion and this time around the Palestinian struggle in the Middle East against an apartheid state.
They talk about the South Asian (particularly Shia) perspective on the ongoing situation, the effectiveness of our responses (or lack thereof), THAT Malala tweet (although this was recorded before her clear stance video was released), bigotry amongst the Muslim fraction with selective outrage (esp. given the brutalities, the Shias of Hazaras faced in the same week).
The episode also features a random plug of Austin Chaiwala, something Sarosh has been pushing for quite some time (also visible from the hoodie he was sporting). Who says activism and Kashmiri chai don't go together?
 
Checkout Austin Chaiwala: http://www.austinchaiwala.com/
Sarosh's Instagram: @saroshi510
#palestine #israel #naqbah #shias #hazaras

Episode 65: U2 songs that spoke to us

U2 connoisseurs, Zaib & Zain, are back with another episode discussing U2 songs that they personally relate to. These are some of the songs that hit both of them right in the feels or commemorated a certain memory in their minds about their lives
It's a fascinating Eid Special episode (obviously recorded in Ramadan) that takes the listeners & viewers through how U2 has impacted and narrated certain aspects of their own lives.
 
#U2 #drawingroomexperts

Episode 64: Zarrar Hut Kay ft. Zarrar Khuhro

Zaib welcomes famed Journalist and host of Dawn News' "Zara Hut Kay", Zarrar Khuhro on the Podcast. 
We talk about his background in Journalism, the fallacy of neutrality, both-sidedness, and strawman's argument. We also talk about the fixation Pakistani media has with lazy economic discussion (ala Dollar rate, stock market, etc.) 
Check out this rare sighting of a pretender (yours truly) with an actual subject matter expert (Zarrar Khuhro)
Enjoy
 
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Episode 63: European Super League

The footie drawingroomers are back with the hottest topic in world football. The thorn in Carra's side, the prick in Gaz's pants, the itch in Jones'... well you get the idea. It's MNF's latest ratings jackpot, the European Super League!!
The guys discuss the ESL and the outbreak from their clubs' POV talking about what was wrong with the idea, how it probably came about, UEFA and also wondering, what burnt Sky Sports so badly? 
Enjoy!
Language: Urdu/English
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Episode 62: #TeamTruth

Zaib talks about the recent events concerning the assassination attempt on #EngineerMuhammadAliMirza & the cancellation of an event #LUMS in Pakistan and how these 2 events strike a similar chord amongst people who propagate or stay silent on these occurrences.
The theme is intolerance. Definitely not JUST a Pakistani thing but it is a Pakistani thing nonetheless. 
The variation of ideas and opinions should never be discouraged. If your idea or worldview is purely based on the Truth, then be #teamtruth and let an opposing idea exist as a narrative.
#muhammadalimirza #LUMS #Pakistan #teamtruth

Episode 61: Thinking out loud | Family

Zaib talks about and tries to dissect a common outlook and view on starting and having a family amongst the so-called "intellectuals".
Why is committing and having a family considered very basic and backward? Why is almost looked down upon? Is there an irony in there somewhere? Check out this short episode for a window into the answers
 
 
 

Episode 60: Dilemmas ft. Lebron v. Zlatan

Zaib welcomes back Sahir back to the podcast to talk about the world of sports' most unique and rather strange 'feud' i.e. Lebron James vs. Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
A couple of weeks back, Zlatan made a statement re: Lebron's willingness to be politically opinionated suggesting, basically, to 'shut-up and dribble' to which Lebron also responded in what some might consider his own style.
Sahir and Zaib discuss the feud, the arguments made for and against sports personalities, celebrities, etc. having political opinions and voicing them openly.
 
#lebronjames #zlatanibrahimovic  

Episode 59: L L L L L LFC.. Liverpool this season

How does one even begin to describe what this season has been for Liverpool Football Club in the Premier League? As Premier League Champions, they lie potentially 9th on the table, a good 20 odd points off the top, a healthy 6-9 points potential off the top 4 with 10 games to go. 
Why's this the case? What's the expectation from now until the end of the season? What can be done to salvage a tattering season?
Here's what Zaib has to say... 
 
#liverpoolfc #lfc #jurgenklopp #premierleague #premierleague20/21season

Episode 58: Drawing Room Poets

Zaib welcomes Sarosh Jafri, a Poetry enthusiast and a Poet himself, to the podcast to talk about Poetry, Poets, and the supposed barriers to entry into the elusive art form. Zaib and Sarosh dive into the use of grammar in poetry, the charm of Urdu and English poetry, and the persona of a modern-day poet (surprise surprise, he's grumpy for no reason!) Enjoy this brilliant discussion on all things (almost) poetry!
Check out Sarosh's work on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ibnammarpoetry/?hl=en
For his blogs on Medium: https://saroshjafri.medium.com/
 
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