Another Pakistan: 'Roots of Resilience'
Here’s the short form of the Another Pakistan podcast: Nearly a month of strong conversation in Pakistan this past summer, distilled to two radio hour...
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Recorded in Karachi and Lahore in the summer of 2011, Another Pakistan offers a unique view of a complicated country. Host Christopher Lydon interviews singers, story-tellers and artists to paint a picture rarely seen in mainstream media.
Another Pakistan: 'The Country That Could Kill the World'
Here’s the short form of the Another Pakistan podcast: Nearly a month of strong conversation in Pakistan this past summer, distilled to two radio hour...
Another Pakistan: Ashis Nandy and Pakistan's 'Latent Potential'
After 1500 interviews with survivors of Partition, leading scholar Ashis Nandy offers another perspective on the tragedy. This is the 21st installment...
Another Pakistan: Rashid Rana's Pakistan: 'A Mini-Version of the Globe'
Both formally stunning and idea-driven, Rashid Rana's art seems to say: "Look again at Pakistan; it's not a world apart." This is the 20th installment...
Another Pakistan: Local, Global, Classical, Pop
Lahore-based superstar singer Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan embodies the dynamism inside South Asian music. This is the 19th installment of a series of podc...
Another Pakistan: Imtiaz Alam: So You Want to Be a Journalist in Pakistan...
In the wake of Saleem Shahzad's murder, veteran journalist Imtiaz Alam says it's time to establish ground rules for news reporting in Pakistan. This i...
Another Pakistan: Kamil Khan Mumtaz: Back from a Modernist Hell
Kamil Khan Mumtaz, Pakistan's preeminent architect, explains his debt to Sufi tradition. This is the 17th installment of a series of podcasts entitled...
Another Pakistan: Salima Hashmi: In the Worst of Times, the Alchemy of Art
Salima Hashmi is the link between Pakistan's greatest poet, Faiz Ahmed Faiz, who was her father, and a resilient art scene today. This is the 16th ins...
Another Pakistan: The Healing Charm of Zeb and Haniya's 'Urdu Blues'
Lahore-based folk-pop duo Zeb and Haniya can assimilate any musical style and make it their own. This is the 15th installment of a series of podcasts ...
Another Pakistan: Nadeem ul Haque: 'The Country That Can Kill the World'
In conversation with host Christopher Lydon, leading Pakistani economist delivers some blunt truths about American aid. This is the 14th installment o...