The Leena Shah Show Podcast

The Leena Shah

The Leena Shah Show is where bold conversations meet real impact. Hosted by award-winning broadcaster, media personality, and CEO Leena Shah, this podcast dives fearlessly into the stories, issues, and voices that matter — from social justice and women's empowerment to culture, community, and everything in between. With 30 years behind the mic, Leena brings warmth, wit, and zero filter to every episode. Pull up a seat — this is your permission to think bigger, speak louder, and show up unapologetically.

Episodes

  1. Talk bold & beautiful with Amber Jamshed

    Jun 8

    Talk bold & beautiful with Amber Jamshed

    A social media personality, radio and tv host, event planner, realtor and a lahori girl at heart

    33 min
  2. Headline: Headline: How many more Sana Yousaf’s need to die before systematic change? With Dr Nusrat Laghari

    Jun 8

    Headline: Headline: How many more Sana Yousaf’s need to die before systematic change? With Dr Nusrat Laghari

    A journalist, a politician, president of the women's wing of the Pakistan Peoples Party, USA Chairperson of the Women Support Network & a mom Headline: How many more Sana Yousaf’s need to die before systematic change? Every time a woman is killed, we hear the same outrage—and then silence. Is public anger just performative at this point?

    38 min
  3. Mass Shootings - The hidden American psychiatric epidemic with Dr Asim Shah

    Jun 4

    Mass Shootings - The hidden American psychiatric epidemic with Dr Asim Shah

    Executive Vice Chair & Professor, Baylor College of Medicine---Chief of Psychiatry, Ben Taub Hospital Dr. ASIM SHAH

    41 min
  4. Diplomacy 101 with Ghazanfar Hashmi

    Jun 2

    Diplomacy 101 with Ghazanfar Hashmi

    Ghazanfar Hashmi is a well-known writer, poet, columnist, translator, researcher, and media person currently based in the USA.  He is the President/CEO of the International Academy of Letters USA, which works to build bridges between Pakistan and the USA through cultural and public diplomacy. This non-profit think-tank helps create an understanding and friendship between the two countries through dialogue on literature, arts, and culture.  As President/CEO of IAL USA and the World Dialogue Forum, his efforts to advance cultural and trade partnerships between Pakistan and the USA are being recognized by different circles. His interviews with American writers, historians, diplomats, politicians, and members of Congress and the Senate are viewed as instrumental in creating a soft image of Pakistan. He started a number of public diplomacy initiatives and organized international literary events in USA which helped create soft image of Pakistan and investment linkages between the two countries. He has been organizing Annual Pakistan Conference on the ‘Pakistan-USA Relations’ in Washington DC in partnership with ‘Wilson Center’ and an International Conference on ‘Diplomacy for Development’ in Houston on regular basis for the last five years. He is the founder of Pakistan Literature Festival in North America. He organized first-ever 2-Days Pakistan Literature Festival in Houston which featured by the presence of renowned Pakistani writers, thinkers, diplomats, artists and authors. This festival helped in showcasing Pakistani heritage and creating soft image of Pakistan through sessions on art, culture, politics, diplomacy, literature and Pakistan affairs.  He is a prolific writer covering range of topics from poetry to international relations. He is author of six books. His book ‘A Nation Imprisoned in Myths’, deals with American Exceptionalism, is considered one of the important books on the subject. Renowned literary critics continue to explore the depth of his literary work through articles and interviews. His poetic work has been the subject of two research thesis in the Urdu departments of Pakistani University. He has participated in different international literary events, seminars and forums as guest speaker and chair.  As a renowned broadcast journalist and columnist, he wrote and spoke to highlight the positive image of Pakistan in and outside the country.

    51 min
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The Leena Shah Show is where bold conversations meet real impact. Hosted by award-winning broadcaster, media personality, and CEO Leena Shah, this podcast dives fearlessly into the stories, issues, and voices that matter — from social justice and women's empowerment to culture, community, and everything in between. With 30 years behind the mic, Leena brings warmth, wit, and zero filter to every episode. Pull up a seat — this is your permission to think bigger, speak louder, and show up unapologetically.

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