Ahmed: In Retrospect

By Ahmed Shareef and Eric Ransom

Ahmed Shareef was born twice. After surviving an explosion in Iraq which took his vision and half his right arm, Ahmed lives to share the tale of his life, one of most unique and improbable stories of... more

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The podcast currently has 19 episodes available.

Ahmed: In Retrospect episodes:

November 22, 2021 Season 1 | Ep. 8 - Close Calls
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"...oh man, why is death following me everywhere I go?"

No stranger to life-threatening occurrences, Ahmed reveals a few scary incidents within a small period of time in his life that could have ended much, much worse.
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1h 3min
November 17, 2021 Season 1 | Ep. 7 - The Invisible Boy
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"...but now, I'm just useless."

Struggling with mistreatment at home, Ahmed refuses to be boxed in, to which he defiantly searches for a liberation from his torment and the freedom to live as he wants.
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1h 4min
November 07, 2021 Season 1 | Ep. 6 - When the Walls Close In
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"...out of anger, they'd say Saad died because of Ahmed. That was hard..."

Now back in Iraq after a year in the U.S., Ahmed realizes that home isn't what it used to be and must cope with being treated differently than before and the new hardships of everyday life away from New York.
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1h 9min
October 31, 2021 Interview with Elissa Montanti - The Saint of Staten Island | Pt. 1
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"...if I wasn't able to help another child, this whole thing would be worth it, just so that I could bring some sort of normalcy to this boy..."

Eric hosts a conversation with Elissa Montanti, founder of the Global Medical Relief Fund charity, in which she goes into detail about the origins of the organization, the trials and tribulations along the way and how she found and rescued Ahmed. Find out why she is dubbed "The Saint of Staten Island" in part one of a two-part interview.
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27min
October 24, 2021 Season 1 | Ep. 5 - Second Chance
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“Everything came at me at once, but, what was happening? I was happy…”

With a new start in the U.S., Ahmed goes to school, makes new friends and is given a taste of having a fun life again, the kind that every kid deserves.
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1h 6min
October 17, 2021 Season 1 | Ep. 4 - Blindsided, Broken
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“…And one day, I dreamt (of him) and Saad said…”

Ahmed details the second traumatic event of his life, what ultimately would keep him in the U.S. on a regular basis, and the treachery that occurred throughout it all.
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1h 21min
October 10, 2021 Season 1 | Ep. 3 - Elissa
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“Are we in the clouds?…”

A miraculous rescue from an amazing woman brings Ahmed into a whole new world.
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1h 4min
October 03, 2021 Season 1 | Ep. 2 - Shrapnel
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"They had to remove my fingers from his stomach..."

Seventeen years ago, Ahmed would go through the unimaginable. His recollection and detail of that gruesome day are explored, as well as the aftermath and what inevitably saved him.
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1h 3min
September 26, 2021 Season 1 | Ep. 1 - Sleeping on the Roof
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"Good good Mister!..."
Ahmed delves into the early beginnings of his life while living in his home country of Iraq, detailing the experiences he remembers seeing with his eyes, from the happy times of school to the horrific scenes of war.
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1h 4min

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