Stories of Transformation
Stories of Transformation is a collection of intimate conversations with some of the most inspiring and courageous minds in art, entertainment, service, business, spirituality, and wellness. Every Tuesday, creator and host Baktash Ahadi, speaks with individuals from around the world who share their unique stories about how they overcame hardships, learned their craft, and found their purpose. These conversations are meant to inform, entertain, and inspire. Learn more by visiting www.baktashahadi.com.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 40 minutes
- Episodes
- 71
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2021
How Our Unconscious Bias Impacts Our Daily Lives with Howard J. Ross
Howard J. Ross was born into a Jewish middle-class family in Washington, DC, just after the Holocaust, in which many of his family members died. Out of this tragedy he learned from a very young age t…
Re-writing The Islam Hate Narrative with Wajahat Ali
“It’s easy to dehumanize an entire group of people if you don’t know their story.” -Wajahat Ali
Wajahat Ali is a New York Times Contributing Op-Ed writer, public speaker, recovering attorney and tire…
Defeating Hate with Two-Time Emmy Award Winning Muslim Filmmaker Deeyah Khan
“The whole purpose of making the film for me was I wanted to try and see if I can understand them, and I want to see if they’re able to understand me…I know I’m not going to change my views and I kno…
The Path to Becoming a Standup Comedian with Fahim Anwar
"The trouble is, people don't understand comedy is an organic process. So if some blogger or someone catches you trying this joke for the first time, they think you do this every night. That this was…
"Learning to Skateboard in an Active Warzone" with Skateistan Founder Oliver Percovich
“If you want to start solving problems in Afghanistan, in my mind, you have to start by building trust, and that was happening through these girls that had a chance to skateboard, and make friends wi…
Afghanistan Biodiversity, The Sixth Mass Extinction, and Human Behavior with Author Alex Dehgan
"We are currently setting up the conditions that are really similar to the conditions before previous mass extinctions. But instead of being created by volcanoes and asteroids like previous ones, it’…
Sonia Nassery Cole: Afghan Refugee Turned Award-Winning Filmmaker and Human Rights Activist
We had the incredible pleasure of sitting down with Sonia Nassery Cole, an Afghan American author, filmmaker, humanitarian, and activist who founded the Afghanistan World Foundation and directed film…
Forgotten War Heroes: The Interpreters with Sofian Khan
We chat with Sofian Khan, a documentary filmmaker, and learn about the unsung heroes of war they don't usually make films about, but who are often in the most life-threatening danger. We start off by…
Transforming Lives for Women in Afghanistan with Fereshteh Forough
Our guest, Fereshteh Forough, is the CEO and Founder of Code to Inspire, a coding school for girls in Afghanistan that has already transformed the lives of 150+ women. We discuss how the school works…
Reclaiming Pride for Your Heritage with Ali Baluch
In this episode of Stories of Transformation, we talked to Ali Baluch, an Afghan American content creator most known for his Youtube podcast The Apartment. We learn about his life as a "third culture…
Welcome to the Stories of Transformation Podcast!
Welcome to the Stories of Transformation Podcast! My name is Baktash Ahadi, I'd like to introduce myself and give a little background as to why I've started this podcast, and what you can expect from…