The Fahdcast

The Fahdcast

By Fahd Baig MirzaSociety & Culture
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The Fahdcast episodes

  • Ep #55: Dr. Sharon Lambert: Historic Genocides, Mental Health & Racism
    Welcome back to The Fahdcast! Today, I sat down with Dr. Sharon Lambert. Dr. Lambert is a senior lecturer in psychology at University College Cork. She also has a PhD in Psychology. One of my favourite conversations to date. Topics Discussed:- the reason why she pursued the path she did- Loneliness and Connection - Mental Health- Technology during Covid - Racism in Ireland - The psychology behind racism- How to combat racism - Israel - Palestine War - Genoci...
    1 hr 21 min
  • Ep #53: Dr. Gary McGowan: Pseudoscience, The Modern Day Struggle & Mountaineering
    Welcome back to The Fahdcast! On today's episode, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Dr. Gary McGowan for the second time. One of my favorite podcast guests to date. Gary recently traveled around Central & South America for the last six months after finishing his final year medicine exams.Topics discussed:- How life has been recently- Finding his love for climbing mountains- Climbing Mt. Everest- Do all Olympians dope?- Running and Vo2 Max- The key to being productive- Book he r...
    1 hr 34 min
  • Ep #52: Conor Carlson: Scaling Companies, Importance of Curiosity & Monk Mode
    Welcome back to The Fahdcast! On this week's episode, I sat down with Conor Carlson (@conorjcarlson) who is the owner of Team Accomplish and has now set up a new company that helps fitness experts scale their business. We talk about life in Dubai to dropping our egos to learn, this episode has it all!Topics discussed:- Life in Dubai - Does where you live matter in today's world?- Importance of Learning- Being the "other guy" in secondary school- Starting up a mentorship program- How...
    1 hr 17 min
  • Ep #51: Rob Lipsett: Burning The Boats, Pursuing Purpose & Freedom
    Welcome back to The Fahdcast! This episode is one I have wanted to record ever since I started podcasting. I had the absolute pleasure to sit down with the one and only Rob Lipsett (@roblipsett). Rob is an Irish entrepeneur/youtuber/ influencer who lives in Marbella. Over the last 10 years, Rob has built a huge online presence which includes 650k+ followers on Instagram and almost half a million youtube subscribers.Topics discussed:- Getting engaged- Building your habits in your 20's- Th...
    1 hr 19 min
  • Ep #50: Izzy ShowBizzy: Paradox of Choice, Attachment Styles & Gratitude
    Welcome back to The Fahdcast! I had the pleasure of sitting down with radio and TV presenter Isabel Bartak-Healy (@izzy_showbizzy). It was our second time sitting down on the podcast and what a great conversation it was. From hearing about Izzy's new event to practicing gratitude, this episode has it all!Topics discussed:- Izzy Match Bizzy event- Modern Dating - Being happy on your own- The Paradox of Choice- The importance of improving the relationship with yourself- Comparison is the t...
    52 min
  • Ep #49: Monologue: Books Of The Month, Rules Of The Game & Determinism
    Welcome back to The Fahdcast! The first monologue of the year. I dive into my favorite books of the month that everyone should add to their reading lists along with the plan for the year regarding goals.Topics discussed:- My favorite novels of the month- Free Will vs. Determinism- Dystopian novels- Hyrox and Marathon Prep- Rules of the GameThank you for listening to the podcast and don't forget to hit the follow button!
    24 min
  • Ep #48: Daragh Fleming: Immortality, Solitude & Existentialism
    Welcome back to The Fahdcast! I had the pleasure to sit down with the author/poet Daragh Fleming (@daraghfleming for our 2nd episode! Daragh recently moved to Barcelona where he has been spending his time writing his new book!Topics discussed:- New Year Goals- Life in Barcelona- Work/Life balance in Ireland compared to mainland Europe- Importance of being present- Solitude - How the creative process for writing works- The life of a writer- Being an introvert or extrovert- Writing our boo...
    1 hr 17 min
  • Ep #47: Luke O'Mahony: The PT Industry, 2023 Recap & The Iron Stomach
    Welcome back to The Fahdcast! On today's episode, I sat down with Luke O'Mahony (@_.lom_) for Round 2. One of my favorite episodes so far, what a perfect mix of conversations about life and me getting sick in front of 1,500 people. I hope you enjoy the episode!Topics Discussed:- Getting Engaged- Our skiing experiences- Looking back on our last episode and what has changed- 2023 recap - Increasing popularity of Hyrox- Importance of Reading- Remembering to always give back- The PT Industry...
    1 hr 17 min
  • Ep #46: Kate Cummins: IFBB Pro Card, Building Confidence & Life in Dubai
    Welcome back to The Fahdcast! Happy New Year! For the first episode of the year, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Kate Cummins. Kate is an accomplished bodybuilder and owner of Team Accomplish. It was great to get an insight into the life of a Pro bodybuilder and what life in Dubai is really like.Topics Discussed:- What life in Dubai is really like- Moving from an hospital staff officer to setting up Team Accomplish- Building a strong sense of self- How bodybuilding and Team Accomplish...
    1 hr 18 min

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The Fahdcast consists of conversations with people from all walks of life. Through this podcast, I hope to dive into each of the guests' lives and try to understand them on a deeper level. Everyone…