On Love, Storytelling, and Radical Curiosity | Baktash Ahadi

About this episode

The episode explores the themes of love, connection, and curiosity in challenging times through a conversation with guest Baktash Ahadi.

What does it mean to choose love in the times we're in? What will help us to open our hearts again after they close? And see with greater clarity, what connects us, rather divides us? These are the deep and challenging questions we’re exploring in the final chapter of this trilogy. A mini series on the podcast that has brought together leaders across disciplines to discuss the possibilities of: Embracing impermanence, Leaning into mystery & wonder, And is now turni...

People in this episode

Host: Joshua Steinfeldt

Guest: Baktash Ahadi

Topics covered

• love
• storytelling
• curiosity
• connection
• impermanence
• mystery
• wonder

Keywords

• love
• storytelling
• curiosity
• connection
• impermanence
• mystery
• wonder

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