Need Professional Podcast Production? How Kianistan Studios Handles Video Editing, Audio Cleanup, Shorts and Thumbnails
Recording a great conversation is only half the job. The other half is turning raw footage and audio into something people actually want to watch, hear and share. That is
How Do You Grow a Podcast or YouTube Channel? Content Strategy, Branding and Monetisation Support from Kianistan
Many creators make good content but struggle to grow an audience or earn from it. Publishing consistently is important, but without a clear strategy, a recognisable brand and a plan
Is the Ukraine War Heading Toward Collapse? Dr. Vladimir Brovkin on AfD, Anchorage, Putin’s Strategy and the Iran Factor
Diplomatic activity, a shifting political map in Europe and a global fuel shortage are all shaping the war in Ukraine. In this Kianistan Podcast episode, host Tafhim Kiani brings back
What Is Really Behind the South China Sea Dispute? Mr. Fong on the Philippines, the US, Japan and China’s Core Interests
The South China Sea is often called one of the most dangerous flashpoints in the world. In this Kianistan Podcast collaboration, host Tafhim Kiani welcomes back Mr. Fong, the Dutch-Chinese
How Did Islam Reach China? Dr. James Frankel on Sa’d ibn Abi Waqqas, the Hui and Uyghurs, Sufi Orders and Chinese Mosques
How did Islam arrive in China, and how did it become part of Chinese culture? In this Kianistan Podcast episode, host Tafhim Kiani speaks with Dr. James Frankel, associate professor
Is the West Pushing Toward a Wider War? Dimitri Lascaris on Russia, Ukraine, Yemen, Iran and the Failure of Western Politics
Can ordinary citizens in the West still change their governments’ foreign policy? In this Kianistan Podcast episode, host Tafhim Kiani speaks with Dimitri Lascaris, the Canadian lawyer, journalist and host
Why Does the West Misunderstand China? Cyrus Janssen on Freedom, BRICS, the Iran War and the Shifting Global Order
How well does the West actually understand China? In this Kianistan Podcast episode, host Tafhim Kiani sits down with Cyrus Janssen, the YouTuber, entrepreneur and CEO of Fast Forward Marketing,
Inside the Makkah Defense Agreement: Zarrar Khuhro on Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey’s New Pact
On 7 August 2026, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan signed the Makkah Defense Agreement — a pact built around a striking clause: an attack on one member is treated as
Six Months Into the Iran-US War: Is There Any Offramp Left? Mark Goldberg Explains
Six months into the Iran-United States war, there is still no offramp in sight, and few people are better positioned to make sense of the tangled diplomacy around it than
Saudi Arabia vs. the UAE in Yemen? Laith Marouf on the Zero-Sum War Reshaping the Region
Laith Marouf, the Syrian-Palestinian journalist based in Lebanon and founder of Free Palestine TV, returns to the Kianistan Podcast for a blunt, wide-ranging conversation with host Tafhim Kiani. A contributor