Asia Society Podcasts

Another Pakistan: Ashis Nandy and Pakistan's 'Latent Potential'

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 11:00:00 -0500

After 1500 interviews with survivors of Partition, leading scholar Ashis Nandy offers another perspective on the tragedy. This is the 21st installment of a series of podcasts entitled Another Pakistan, a co-production of the Asia Society and the Watson Institute. Recorded in Pakistan in the Summer of 2011.

Another Pakistan: Rashid Rana's Pakistan: 'A Mini-Version of the Globe'

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 11:00:00 -0500

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 of a series of podcasts entitled Another Pakistan, a co-production of the Asia Society and the Watson Institute. Recorded in Pakistan in the Summer of 2011.

Another Pakistan: Local, Global, Classical, Pop

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 11:00:00 -0500

Lahore-based superstar singer Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan embodies the dynamism inside South Asian music. This is the 19th installment of a series of podcasts entitled Another Pakistan, a co-production of the Asia Society and the Watson Institute. Recorded in Pakistan in the Summer of 2011.

Another Pakistan: Imtiaz Alam: So You Want to Be a Journalist in Pakistan...

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 11:00:00 -0500

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 is the 18th installment of a series of podcasts entitled Another Pakistan, a co-production of the Asia Society and the Watson Institute. Recorded in Pakistan in the Summer of 2011.

Another Pakistan: Kamil Khan Mumtaz: Back from a Modernist Hell

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 11:00:00 -0500

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, a co-production of the Asia Society and the Watson Institute. Recorded in Pakistan in the Summer of 2011.

Another Pakistan: Salima Hashmi: In the Worst of Times, the Alchemy of Art

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 11:00:00 -0500

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 installment of a series of podcasts entitled Another Pakistan, a co-production of the Asia Society and the Watson Institute. Recorded in Pakistan in the Summer of 2011.

Another Pakistan: The Healing Charm of Zeb and Haniya's 'Urdu Blues'

Tue, 6 Sep 2011 11:00:00 -0500

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 entitled Another Pakistan, a co-production of the Asia Society and the Watson Institute. Recorded in Pakistan in the Summer of 2011.

Another Pakistan: Nadeem ul Haque: 'The Country That Can Kill the World'

Thu, 1 Sep 2011 11:00:00 -0500

In conversation with host Christopher Lydon, leading Pakistani economist delivers some blunt truths about American aid. This is the 14th installment of a series of podcasts entitled Another Pakistan, a co-production of the Asia Society and the Watson Institute. Recorded in Pakistan in the Summer of 2011.

Another Pakistan: Salman Rashid: A Pakistani Travelogue, with Tears

Mon, 1 Aug 2011 11:00:00 -0500

In Punjab, the distinguished travel writer Salman Rashid encounters the still-raw wound of Partition -- but says, "The time to forgive has come." This is the 13th installment of a series of podcasts entitled Another Pakistan, a co-production of the Asia Society and the Watson Institute. Recorded in Pakistan in the Summer of 2011.

Another Pakistan: Mohsin Hamid on a 'Pakistan-like' Trend in America

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 11:00:00 -0500

Pakistani writer Mohsin Hamid, author of 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist,' describes what he sees as increasing similarities between American and Pakistani elites. This is the 12th installment of a series of podcasts entitled Another Pakistan, a co-production of the Asia Society and the Watson Institute. Recorded in Pakistan in the Summer of 2011.

Another Pakistan: Ali Dayan Hasan: 'The Rule of Law is Non-negotiable'

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 11:00:00 -0500

In Lahore, Ali Dayan Hasan of Human Rights Watch persists in holding Pakistan's ISI to account. This is the 11th installment of a series of podcasts entitled Another Pakistan, a co-production of the Asia Society and the Watson Institute. Recorded in Pakistan in the Summer of 2011.

Another Pakistan: Ayesha Jalal, Part II - What Would Manto Say?

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:00:00 -0500

Ayesha Jalal revisits the work of Manto (1912-1955), one of Pakistan's greatest writers, and finds it almost disturbingly relevant today. This is the 10th installment of a series of podcasts entitled Another Pakistan, a co-production of the Asia Society and the Watson Institute. Recorded in Pakistan in the Summer of 2011.

Another Pakistan: Ayesha Jalal on Pakistan's 'Revenge of the '40s, Then the '80s'

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 11:00:00 -0500

For historian Ayesha Jalal, Pakistan's present woes are inseparable from the trauma of its birth. This is the 9th installment of a series of podcasts entitled Another Pakistan, a co-production of the Asia Society and the Watson Institute. Recorded in Pakistan in the Summer of 2011.

Another Pakistan: Adil Omar: "Paki Rambo," Dropping Beats in Islamabad

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 11:00:00 -0500

In Islamabad, host Christopher Lydon meets a rapper sees himself as representing the lighter side of Pakistan. This is the 8th installment of a series of podcasts entitled Another Pakistan, a co-production of the Asia Society and the Watson Institute. Recorded in Pakistan in the Summer of 2011.

Another Pakistan: Alia Amirali: Change Agent in a Stuck Society

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 11:00:00 -0500

In Islamabad, host Christopher Lydon meets political activist Alia Amirali, who is determined, against all odds, to rebuild the Pakistani left. This is the 7th installment of a series of podcasts entitled Another Pakistan, a co-production of the Asia Society and the Watson Institute. Recorded in Pakistan in the Summer of 2011.

Another Pakistan: Haris Gazdar: Why Is the US in Pakistan — Really?

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 11:00:00 -0500

Host Christopher Lydon meets Karachi political economist Haris Gazdar, who likens US-Pakistani relations to a "sleazy affair" requiring plausible deniability. This is the sixth installment of a series of podcasts entitled Another Pakistan, a co-production of the Asia Society and the Watson Institute. Recorded in Pakistan in the Summer of 2011.

Another Pakistan: Saad Haroon: Pakistan as a Bad Bollywood Comedy

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 10:42:00 -0500

What's funny in Pakistan this summer? Host Christopher Lydon meets Karachi comedian Saad Haroon, who tests the limits of what is acceptable public humor in Pakistan. This is part of a series of podcasts entitled Another Pakistan, a co-production of the Asia Society and the Watson Institute. Recorded in Pakistan in the Summer of 2011.

Another Pakistan: Shahrukh Hasan: The Peace That Could Save Pakistan

Fri, 12 Aug 2011 12:42:00 -0500

Host Christopher Lydon meets the Pakistani media mogul behind a gutsy campaign to retire official anti-India rhetoric. This is part of a series of podcasts entitled Another Pakistan, a co-production of the Asia Society and the Watson Institute. Recorded in Pakistan in the Summer of 2011.

Another Pakistan: The Fisherfolk of Karachi: A Parable of Pakistan

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 12:42:00 -0500

Host Christopher Lydon takes the fishermen's measure of Pakistan's distress in a fishing village that dates back to antiquity yet fights the present-day odds with spirit. This is part of a series of podcasts entitled Another Pakistan, a co-production of the Asia Society and the Watson Institute. Recorded in Pakistan in the Summer of 2011.

Another Pakistan: Dr. Geet Chainani, American Doc, Speaking Sindhi, in the Flood Zone

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 12:42:00 -0500

Host Christopher Lydon meets Dr. Geet Chainani, an American born in India, raised in New York City, trained as a medical doctor in the Caribbean, treating families in the tent cities of the flood waters of the Indus River, upstream from Karachi. This is part of a series of podcasts entitled Another Pakistan, a co-production of the Asia Society and the Watson Institute. Recorded in Pakistan in the Summer of 2011.

Another Pakistan: Mohammed Hanif and the Explosive Case of Karachi

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 12:22:00 -0500

This is the first in a series of podcasts entitled Another Pakistan, a co-production of the Asia Society and the Watson Institute. In this episode recorded in Karachi in the Summer of 2011, host Christopher Lydon sits down with Mohammed Hanif, prize-winning novelist of A Case of Exploding Mangoes.

A Changing Hong Kong

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0500

This week, FEER contributor Xu Xi talks about how Hong Kong is changing under Chinese rule -- in sometimes subtle ways. We also hear from journalist Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, who spoke at the Asia Society recently about Pakistan's battle against terror and extremism.

10/22/09 - Deciphering Japan's New Security Goals

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:00:00 -0500

In this week's edition, FEER contributor Michael Auslin discusses the uncertainty surrounding the new Japanese government's security goals - and what that could mean for Japan's longstanding alliance with the United States. We also hear from writer Ali Eteraz, who spoke at the Asia Society in New York about his book "Children of Dust: A Memoir of Pakistan."

10/07/09 - Sobering Views of Asia's Economies

Wed, 7 Oct 2009 12:00:00 -0500

This week, FEER contributor Ulrich Volz explains why fast growth rates in Asia don't necessarily signal that the region's economies are becoming de-linked from the West. Also on the economic front, Morgan Stanley economist Stephen Roach discusses the challenges China faces post-crisis, in a recent talk at the Asia Society in New York.

09/24/09 - Clemency on China's 60th Anniversary?

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:00:00 -0500

This week, FEER contributor Joshua Rosenzweig of the Dui Hua Foundation talks about China’s history of pardoning prisoners on key anniversaries. We also hear from Australia’s Climate Change Minister Penny Wong, who spoke at the Asia Society in New York while in town for a UN summit.

09/17/09 - A Pakistani 'Home Boy' in New York

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:00:00 -0500

FEER contributor Sudeep Doshi looks at the split between developed and developing countries that is hindering the current WTO trade round, and what can be done. Also, we listen in as writer H.M. Naqvi reads from his debut novel "Home Boy," a tale of Pakistani immigrants in New York set in the aftermath of 9/11.

09/10/09 - Pakistan's Bustling Art Scene; Rebuilding Japan

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:00:00 -0500

FEER contributor Tobias Harris discusses options for reviving Japan's economy in the wake of last month's landmark election, and Asia Society guest curator Salima Hashmi describes the challenges of producing art in Pakistan today.

09/03/09 - Renewing Asian Prosperity; 'Seven Intellectuals' and Chinese Art

Thu, 3 Sep 2009 12:00:00 -0500

This week, FEER contributor Brian Klein warns that early hopes of an Asia-led global economic recovery are, as yet, overstated. Also, Asia Society Museum curator Miwako Tezuka discusses how Chinese artist Yang Fudong uses avant-garde techniques to reference a classic Chinese story in his masterpiece "Seven Intellectuals in a Bamboo Forest."

08/27/09 - Japan Votes, and The Perils of Reporting from Afghanistan

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:00:00 -0500

With Japan poised to elect a new government, FEER contributor Abraham Denmark explains possible implications for the US-Japan security alliance. Also this week, we hear from the producers of a new documentary, "Fixer: The Taking of Ajmal Naqshbandi," about how news is gathered in war-torn Afghanistan.

08/13/09 - China's Public Enemy No. 1; "Sight Unseen" at the Asia Society Museum

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:00:00 -0500

FEER Editor Hugo Restall talks about his recent interview with Uighur activist Rebiya Kadeer, whom the Chinese government has accused of fomenting a separatist rebellion. Also, Asia Society Museum curator Miwako Tezuka discusses the groundbreaking exhibit "Sight Unseen," which features video works from Iran and Afghanistan.

08/06/09 - Pressuring Pyongyang; The Generals vs. Aung San Suu Kyi

Thu, 6 Aug 2009 12:00:00 -0500

FEER contributor Sung-Yoon Lee discusses former President Clinton's breakthrough visit to Pyongyang this week -- and argues that the way to get North Korea to stop its rogue behavior is to target its "palace economy." Also, Asia Society Associate Fellow Sheridan Prasso talks about the Myanmar government's trial against pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

7/23/09 - "Asian Journeys" in Art; China's Ethnic Tensions

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:00:00 -0500

FEER contributor Kathleen McLaughlin talks about what China is and isn't doing to ease ethnic strife after recent violence between Uighurs and Han Chinese. Also, the Asia Society Museum's Adriana Proser discusses reactions to its "Asian Journeys" art exhibit, which examines the intersection of art, politics, and history.

7/16/09 - Speaking Up for Human Rights in China

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:00:00 -0500

FEER contributor Phelim Kine, a researcher for Human Rights Watch, argues that China's detention of activist Liu Xiaobo raises difficult questions about its commitment to the rule of law. Also, Shaukat Tarin, adviser to Pakistan's prime minister on finance, talks about his country’s economic future, at an event at the Asia Society in New York.

7/9/09 - Revolt in China's Muslim Northwest

Thu, 9 Jul 2009 12:00:00 -0500

Ethnic violence in northwestern China between Han Chinese and Muslim Uighurs has paralyzed the regional capital of Urumqi. The Asia Society's John Delury and Michael Zhao talk about the media perspectives in the West and in China - plus the dilemma Beijing faces. Also, FEER contributor Dr. Henry Miller, a physician and Stanford University fellow, criticizes the UN's decision to label H1N1 swine flu as a pandemic.

7/1/09 - Phnom Penh's Eviction Epidemic

Wed, 1 Jul 2009 12:00:00 -0500

This week, FEER contributor Geoffrey Cain discusses how property development in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, has led to mass evictions of the city's poorest workers -- and what happened when he tried to cover the story. Also, Jahid Mohseni, a founder of Afghan media company Moby Group, explains how mass media can help ensure that Afghanistan's upcoming presidential election reflects the will of the people and not just the warlords.