From Nescafe Basement to an Independent Artist - Maria Unera - Singer/Songwriter - #TPE 202

Maria Unera is a Singer/Song writer and Content Creator who’s half Filipino half Pakistani.   On this week's episode of The Pakistan Experience, Maria Unera shares her journey from dropping out of school to moving to Karachi alone and pursuing her dream to become a Musician.   We discuss sexism in the Music Industry, Bullying, Art,  Karachi, True Crime and Bo Burnham.  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/thepakistanexperience And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1 https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience The 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/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89   Chapters: 0:00 Filipino Culture and Karaoke 7:38 Young Lingo 10:57 Dropping out of School, Bullying and the Explosion 21:30 Putting yourself out there as an Artist 30:00 Dropping out of School to pursue your Dream 31:30 Moving to Karachi with 5 T-Shirts 47:06 Industry barriers : identity, gender, and language  1:01:16 Making a difference 1:13:03 Content and podcasts 1:23:24 True crime  1:40:11 Artists and Bo Burnham