Notes on a Scandal
A tale of sex, lies, and scandal in Pakistan. A limited-episode podcast that reexamines and investigates a fascinating crime in an unusual city. The podcast serves as an accompaniment to Society Girl, a non-fiction book by Tooba Masood and Saba Imtiaz.
Episodes
20 episodes
Society Girl - the book! ft. Sanam Maher
Announcing: Society Girl -- A Tale of Sex, Lies and Scandal, the new book by Saba Imtiaz & Tooba Masood-Khan (
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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1:01:37
Announcing our new book SOCIETY GIRL and a very special conversation!
Announcing: Society Girl - A Tale of Sex, Lies, and Scandal, the new book by Saba Imtiaz & Tooba Masood-Khan (
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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1:05
S02E08: Finale
In the finale episode of Notes on a Scandal, Saba and Tooba look at what happened to Shahnaz Gul after she was cleared of the charge of killing Mustafa Zaidi, the sightings of Shahnaz in Karachi over the years, and how people viewed her in the ...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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29:48
S2E07: Verdict
On the penultimate episode of this season — and the podcast — Saba and Tooba continue tracking the proceedings against Shahnaz Gul in a district court in Karachi, taking place while the country was engulfed in war. In 1972, a verdict is announc...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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29:28
S02E06: Romeo and Juliet go to Court
As legal proceedings against Shahnaz Gul get underway, her lawyer and the prosecution battle it out in court in a bail hearing. Shakespeare is invoked. Shahnaz is held in a police lockup, and then sent to Karachi's Central Jail, where details o...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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27:53
S02E05: Body of Lies
ADVISORY: This episode contains mentions of suicide. Listener discretion is advised.How do you connect the dots of a story where so much is missing? Why is there blood at the crime scene? And why did Shahnaz remain unconscious all night...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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35:38
S02E04: Bringing up the Bodies
ADVISORY: This episode contains scenes of a distressing nature. Listener discretion is advised.In November 1970, nearly a month after Mustafa Zaidi died, his body was exhumed for a second medical examination, all in a quest for doctors ...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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26:33
S02E03: Drama at Drigh Road
We take a look at the frenzied hours after the arrest of Shahnaz Gul, and how the police in Karachi, Pakistan handled the initial investigation. Later in the episode, we talk to the academic Dr Zoha Waseem, the author of Insecure Guardians:...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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42:27
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S02E02: Trial by Fire
On November 5, 1970, Shahnaz Gul was arrested by the Karachi police on charges of killing Mustafa Zaidi. She was represented by S S Shaikh, one of Karachi's most well-known lawyers. The trial was a media circus -- Shahnaz was hounded by press p...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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38:52
S02E01: The Christine Keeler of Pakistan
Notes on a Scandal's Season 2 "The State vs Shahnaz Gul" premieres with a recounting of the 1960s saga that led to Mustafa Zaidi printing flyers calling Shahnaz a Pakistani Christine Keeler. It's the title that would stick with her foreve...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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21:45
Trailer 2 - Season 2: The State vs Shahnaz Gul
A trailer for the upcoming second season of Notes on a Scandal: The State vs Shahnaz Gul.
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Season 2
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Episode 0
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0:35
Trailer - Season 2: The State vs Shahnaz Gul
A trailer for the upcoming second season of Notes on a Scandal: The State vs Shahnaz Gul. Credits:English / Urdu headlines by Mina Malik, a writer and poet based in Lahore who dreams of treading the boards.Recitation of...
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Season 2
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Episode 0
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0:56
Missing Verses
In the season finale, we discuss the various influential men who were reportedly connected to the case, and why everyone cast around for suspects. We discuss the theories around Mustafa's death and Shahnaz's involvement, and why almost every th...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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22:07
Murder, He Wrote
The police investigate — and arrest a suspect in the death of Mustafa Zaidi. Later in the episode, we analyse the various theories of how Mustafa’s death could have been murder.This episode features verses by Mustafa Zaidi, recited by a...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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22:33
Tick Tock
We retrace, hour by hour, the events leading up to Mustafa Zaidi's death on October 12, 1970, and discuss a significant, highly-debated comment made by Mustafa in the days before he passed away.
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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22:13
Summer of Love
We look at Shahnaz Gul and Mustafa Zaidi's relationship based on Mustafa Zaidi’s perspective, as seen through anecdotes and statements by his friends. We also revisit the crime scene -- fifty years later. This episode features Must...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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24:09
There's Something About Shahnaz
Advisory: This episode includes mentions of suicide and suicidal ideation. Listener discretion is advised.We take a look at Shahnaz Gul and Mustafa Zaidi's relationship from the perspective and statements of Shahnaz Gul in the day...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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23:48
Strangers in the Night
We introduce Shahnaz Gul, the mysterious and much-maligned woman at the centre of the events of Mustafa Zaidi's death. In the late 1960s, Shahnaz and her husband Saleem moved to Karachi... and into the arms of Pakistan's cosmopolitan, swinging ...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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