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Ambitious Odyssey

by Afaq

My name is Afaq and my podcast, Ambitious Odyssey is all about self-betterment through sharing stories and perspectives. Join me and my guests as we touch on various topics such as mental health, entrepreneurship and creative passions. Business enquires: [email protected]

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Episodes

  1. The Struggles of Entrepreneurship, Building A Community & The Future Of Piehole Pizzas! Ft. George

    WE BACK. After almost a year, I'm back with another episode but this time, I’m joined by George, a independent business owner in my local community who shares his entrepreneurial journey by talking about the ups and downs of starting your own business, the challenges of operating a local business...

  2. Moving on with Our Lives, Relationships & Creating with Intention ft. @Madeline Rose

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAnM5gqjnVOdSSmiUfIY7YQ In this episode, my good friend and talented YouTuber Madeline and I talk about what we've been up to since our last podcast episode which was two years ago, Madeline's journey to university, my experience with Muslim marriage apps...

  3. PALESTINE WILL BE FREE: The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine

    We are all Palestinian. We have been witnessing a mass genocide, ethnic cleansing, and settler colonialism by the Israel state. I wanted to talk about the issue and shed some light on the topic which has been misreported as a 'conflict' by western media. May Allah protect Palestine and its'…

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  4. The Long-term Impact of Lockdown on Mental Health ft. Madeline Rose

    A huge thank you to Madeline again for coming on the podcast and talking about her experience during lockdown. We talked about a variety of topics; from how we both experienced lockdown, rise in mental health, health services being stretched, kids at prime development age spending too much time…

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  5. WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT YEMEN Featuring @Dialecticsforliberation

    In this episode, I was blessed to be joined by Dialectic. Dialectic is a rapper, poet and writer from Toronto. Dialectic and I aimed to shed light on what's been happening in Yemen for the past couple of years. Dialectic went into the specifics and explained how things got to where they are. This...

  6. Black Lives STILL Matter: A Discussion w/ Jeremy

    In this episode, I was blessed to be joined by my childhood friend Jeremy who's an incredibly talented singer. Jeremy and I talked about the BLM movement, shared intricate stories from our childhood and racism in the UK. Subscribe to my YouTube channel and watch the full episode:...

  7. The Government is Failing the NHS and it’s Frontline Workers w/ Haleema

    Welcome back to season two of Ambitious Odyssey! I can’t believe we are on season two; this podcast was just an idea which started in my bedroom and I never thought that I would be able to speak and connect with people from all over. I am back after some time to talk about a critical issue that...

  8. Why Consistency is Key: A Brown Entrepreneurs’ Story

    2019 gave birth to this podcast, an 'idea' which I had been holding onto for almost two years. The first episode of this podcast was released on the 22nd of January and what entailed has been nothing short of legendary. This has been one of the greatest years of my life thus far. Through this...

  9. Maddie's Mental Health Journey So Far

    WATCH THE EPISODE ON YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.com/user/AffaqB Thank you for tuning into another episode of my podcast, Ambitious Odyssey. This was actually the first episode that I got to record all thanks to my incredibly talented friend Madeline, aka Mads. She helped me not only shoot but...

  10. The Loneliness Epidemic / Self Love / Instant Gratification & MORE - W/ Haleema

    In today's’ episode of the podcast, I was fortunate enough to be joined by a very special guest, Haleema. Haleema has an incredible blog (haleemakabir.wordpress.com) where she has a plethora of empowering content which I’ve found to be profound. We discuss an array of topics, ranging from the...

  11. Turning our Creative Endeavours into Careers - Our Creative Journeys w/ @jeremymbiba

    In this episode I am joined by my super talented friend and musician Jeremy. Me and Jeremy go back a decade to when we were still kids growing up in Glasgow. Episode 7 goes into depth about our creative endeavours and how we finally started working on our passions. Jeremy has also released an...

  12. The Mental Health Dogma in the Asian Community - A Male Perspective w/ Sukhdeep

    In this episode, I was fortunate to be joined by a childhood friend of mine who I’ve know for so long I don’t even remember - Sukhdeep. In this episode we both poured our hearts out about a topic which is quite sensitive in the Asian community, mental health. We talked in depth about our personal...

  13. “Damn it feels good to be an immigrant” w/ Exhausse

    “DAMN it feels good to be an immigrant” Alright, so me and my childhood friend @exhaussensakala linked up on Episode 5 of my podcast, ‘Ambitious Odyssey.’ I wanted to talk about our childhood and how we grew up in Glasgow as immigrants. We shared distinctive stories of growing up and how we were...

  14. Dropping Out of University? Self-Acceptance & Being a Muslim in Modern Society w/ Gamze

    In episode 4 I was able to have a conversation with Gamze who I connected with through Instagram. We were able to talk about a multitude of topics, ranging from dropping out of university, self-acceptance, Islam in modern society and feeding your energy to things that empower you! I appreciate…

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  15. Starting a Business at 21, Dealing with Self-doubt and Loneliness / Friendships and Goals 💡

    I was SUPER fortunate to have been able to spend some time with a person who I admire and look up to, my friend Ru Hudson. Ru has recently started his own business at the age of 21 and I was intrigued to explore his motivations behind that and some of the challenges he has faced on his journey so...

  16. Personal Growth, Importance of Focus, Travelling & Navigating through life after school w/ Azim💡📈

    In this episode I talk briefly about how travelling changed my perspective on life and the importance of focus. We both share our hungry for self-betterment & how it has been navigating through life after school so far. FLIP THE SWITCH 💡 - w/ @azim_sabic

  17. INTRO - CAN YOU SMELL WHAT THE BOY IS COOKIN’?

    Just a quick introduction to the podcast. Highlighted my ambitions and goals of what I hope to do with this medium. Discussed mental health and the pressures of a university student who’s going to be graduating next year. Stay tuned for future episodes. I wholeheartedly appreciate all the…

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

My name is Afaq and my podcast, Ambitious Odyssey is all about self-betterment through sharing stories and perspectives. Join me and my guests as we touch on various topics such as mental health, entrepreneurship and creative passions. Business enquires: [email protected]

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My name is Afaq and my podcast, Ambitious Odyssey is all about self-betterment through sharing stories and perspectives. Join me and my guests as we touch on various topics such as mental health, entrepreneurship and creative passions. Business enquires: [email protected]

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