{"podcast":{"title":"The Pakistan Experience","slug":"the-pakistan-experience-1064287","podcast_index_feed_id":1064287,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/d124a00/podcast/rss","website_url":"Youtube.com/c/Thepakistanexperience","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded/2093024/2093024-1608298531931-030235f8c205f.jpg","author":"The Pakistan Experience","episode_count":850,"summary":"The Pakistan Experience is a podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan, and Pakistanis, through the lost art of conversations. https://www.youtube.com/c/ThePakistanExperience Also available on Spotify, Google Podcasts and Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Shehzad Ghias Shaikh","last_synced_at":"2026-07-02T00:20:17.762914+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-pakistan-experience-1064287"},"episode":{"title":"How to fix Karachi - History, Culture and Architecture of Karachi - Arif Hasan and Marvi Mazhar #TPE","slug":"how-to-fix-karachi-history-culture-and-architecture-of-karachi-arif-hasan-and-marvi-mazhar-tpe","published_at":"2026-06-23T19:12:21+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-pakistan-experience-1064287/how-to-fix-karachi-history-culture-and-architecture-of-karachi-arif-hasan-and-marvi-mazhar-tpe","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-pakistan-experience-1064287","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepakistanexperience/episodes/How-to-fix-Karachi---History--Culture-and-Architecture-of-Karachi---Arif-Hasan-and-Marvi-Mazhar-TPE-e3l6eaf","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/d124a00/podcast/play/121894671/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-23%2F426699812-44100-2-2161e259029c5.mp3","summary":"Arif Hasan (born 1943) is a renowned Pakistani architect, urban planner, activist, and researcher based in Karachi. He is widely recognized for his work on housing, urban development, and sanitation for low-income communities, notably as a principal consultant to the Orangi Pilot Project and founding chairperson of the Urban Resource Centre, Karachi.Marvi Mazhar is a prominent Karachi-based architect, heritage consultant, and researcher known for protecting Karachi’s historic, built environment and advocating for public spaces. She is the founder of the Pakistan Chowk Community Centre and a researcher focusing on urban ecology and spatial advocacy.The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperienceTo support the channel:Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912Patreon.com/thepakistanexperienceAnd Please stay in touch:https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperiencehttps://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperienceThe podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications. Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikhFacebook.com/Shehzadghias/Twitter.com/shehzad89Join this channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC44l9XMwecN5nSgIF2Dvivg/joinChapters:0:00 Introduction2:50 Karachi aisa kyon hay?7:52 Karachi ka Traffic10:16 Who destroyed Karachi's institutions and Public-Private Partnerships 17:14 What is the System and how to fight it21:00 High Rises, Builder Mafia and Laws25:30 Population D…","meta_description":"Arif Hasan (born 1943) is a renowned Pakistani architect, urban planner, activist, and researcher based in Karachi. He is widely recognized for his work o…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5884,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-pakistan-experience-1064287/episodes/how-to-fix-karachi-history-culture-and-architecture-of-karachi-arif-hasan-and-marvi-mazhar-tpe/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-pakistan-experience-1064287/how-to-fix-karachi-history-culture-and-architecture-of-karachi-arif-hasan-and-marvi-mazhar-tpe.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}