The Power Of

Tahmeed Ahmed
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A podcast for young people, where we speak and discuss issues and topics happening every day in the real world. Listen to find out more!

Episodes

  1. The Power of Positive Change

    01/31/2021

    The Power of Positive Change

    In this episode my friends and I discuss the concept of positive change. My first guest Iram is a family friend I've know my whole life, she studied medicine at UCL and did an intercalated BSc in global health - she currently works as a junior doctor. At university she was a social welfare officer and vice president of the UCL MSF society. My second guest is Harshil who I've known all the way back from the start of secondary school. He studied aerospace engineering at Sheffield university and now works for Prismatic limited, a company that specialises in unmanned aerial vehicles, as an engineer and project manager. Together we discuss the impact positive change can have on others and on our own mental health, we explore the ways in which we can get involved and tackle long term change in environments such as university and the workplace. We recognise the goals, obstacles and intentions one must have when approaching this concept and the elements of accountability and "burn out" when one takes on these responsibilities. We hope we've helped inspire some positive change, thank you for listening to episode 8!

    57 min
  2. The Power of Social Media

    11/03/2020

    The Power of Social Media

    Social media has been around for less than 20 years and the data and analysis surrounding it is still sparse, despite 93% of adults in the world being on at least one social media platform. In this episode, Afia, Branavy and I discuss the relevancy of and impact it has upon on our lives, those around us and the implications it could have on future generations of young individuals. Branavy is a British Tamil Sri Lankan and studied medicine at UCL, she currently works as a junior doctor for the NHS, and as part of her integrated BSc in psychology, she completed her dissertation on visual crowding. Afia is a British Bangladeshi and studied International Relations at the University of East Anglia, she won an election from Geneva to be the Elected Student Union Ethnic Minority Officer and now currently manages her own successful blog, whilst employed as a civil servant. As we've grown up and watched social media become such a societal juggernaut, we share our personal nuances and experiences whilst using platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and Tik Tok, how it can be used for the profound benefit of some and the ways it can unfortunately be harmful and detrimental for the mental and physical health of others. We hope you enjoyed listening as much as we enjoyed recording, thanks for listening to episode 7!

    1h 7m
  3. The Power of a Chosen Family

    09/15/2020

    The Power of a Chosen Family

    In this episode, my friends and I discuss the power of a chosen family. I met Myra because of a friend of a friend, she studied English at Southampton University and works in events and marketing at The British Academy in London. I met HoJuen during our time together at UCL medical school; he was born and raised in Hong Kong and he currently works as a doctor in Watford, just outside of London. Together, we discuss what a "chosen family" means to the each of us and how our own personal circumstances and experiences in life have allowed us to meet other individuals who we can consider to be as close as family. We try to understand the importance of having a sense of belonging in young adult life, the freedom we have had to be able to meet others in this way and how our own experiences and insight can be provided as advice to other young people who are in the positions we have already been in.

    55 min
  4. The Power of Colour

    08/30/2020

    The Power of Colour

    It may be surprising to hear that the prevalence of colourism across communities of colour across the Eastern and Western world remains high, even in the 21st century. Nimalesh is a British Tamil Sri Lankan UCL graduate who works as junior doctor in Watford and currently aspires to be an orthopaedic surgeon. Chris studied politics, sociology and international policy change at Warwick University, he spent his early years in Nigeria and his formative years in the UK. Jessica is a British Indian pharmacist, she grew up in London and studied at UCL; she currently manages an increasingly popular Instagram page focusing specifically on Indian make-up styles. Together, we explore our deeply personal experiences of colourism and the lessons we've learnt about it from the environments we've been forced to grow up in. As individuals of colours, we each explain how factors such as childhood taunting and the examples set by the fashion industry can influence the views we have on the hue we're born with. And as future parents, we assess how important it is to and how possibly we, as individuals and as a society, could set a better precedent for our kids, allowing future generations of black and brown children to feel comfortable and celebrated in their own skin! Thank you for listening to episode 5!

    1h 3m
  5. The Power of a Foreign Place

    06/19/2020

    The Power of a Foreign Place

    Change is an inevitable part of adult life and often that can be in the form of going to a new place to start a new job or a new educational opportunity. For many, this can be a daunting prospect and it can be a large deal to adjust to. My guests on this episode have all had experiences of travelling abroad for a new life opportunity. Anisha has studied in Prague, from travelling from the UK for the last 6 years. Dhruv took a year of his undergraduate year to work in Germany and Yu Hsuen has studied in the UK for the last 7 years, after leaving his home in Singapore. We explore some of the difficulties they faced when starting afresh in a new place and how they overcame those difficulties. We also explore the benefits and positive experiences they had in these new places and what advice they can give to others who will be in their shoes in a few months or a few years time. Thanks to everyone listening to episode 4!

    1 hr
  6. The Power of Music

    06/11/2020

    The Power of Music

    Music has been a key part of my life and the lives of the guests of this episode. I went to school with Ali and Mital, and Mital went on to study Music at the University of Bristol; he now works for the charity, London Music Masters. I first met Aarib at a concert in 2017 and we have continued to enjoy live music together since, he works currently as an ACA qualified consultant at EY and Ali and I will be soon beginning work as doctors. My friendship with my guests is not based solely on music but our shared love for the subject has allowed continued and engaging discussions regarding the matter and a sense of bonding between us. In this episode we discuss the ways in which music has impacted us in our lives and what it means to us. Mital speaks about his experiences at university studying the subject at a level of higher education and his role as being part of an organisation which focuses on getting inner city primary school children engaged with music. We explore how we consume music in our everyday lives and where we see the place for this important facet of our lives as we continue to grow older. Thank you to everyone for listening!

    1h 7m
  7. The Power of Race

    06/06/2020

    The Power of Race

    In this episode, my friends Farah, Paul, Yonny, and I attempt to discuss what race means to us and what experiences we have faced because of it - the positives and the negatives. I've grown up and studied in London my entire life, as has Farah. Yonny grew up and now works in London, and studied at Warwick University and Paul grew up in Kent and has studied for the last 6 years with Farah and I in London. Through the experiences and stories that we share, we explain how they moulded us and what we took away from them. We also shed some light on how we believe we would handle these experiences differently if they were to present to us again in the future. We hope that whoever listens may gain some insight into what it is like to grow up and study in London whilst coming from a different background and for those of you who may be in the shoes that we were in recently, we hope you take something beneficial away from the episode. We also recognise the current political and social uprising related to the recent and unjust murder of George Floyd, amongst many others black individuals in America and share our thoughts on this matter. If you would like to find out more about the Black Lives Matter movement and ways you can help, you can find my main instagram page @hurricanetna and follow the link in the bio. Thank you for listening to episode 2!

    1h 8m
  8. The Power of Your Voice

    05/29/2020

    The Power of Your Voice

    Anjelli and Taehyun, two of my friends I have known since I was 18 attempt to discuss "The Power of Your Voice". Anjelli and I are both medics and Taeyhun is a lawyer; together we talk about how we matured in the latter end of our degrees and how that allowed us to build upon our confidence when speaking to others in a professional setting. By extension of this we discuss the importance of using silence to our benefit and the potential stigma associated with that. We also reveal how these experiences in our degrees and in the professional setting have affected us in our personal lives. This podcast is a safe place for my friends and I to discuss a topic or theme we believe would be pertinent for young adults in the present day to listen to. We hope that anyone listening takes some form of wisdom or insight away from these episodes!

    1h 7m
  • 8 Episodes

About

A podcast for young people, where we speak and discuss issues and topics happening every day in the real world. Listen to find out more!

Information

  • Creator
    Tahmeed Ahmed
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2021
  • Episodes
    8
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Tahmeed Ahmed