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Send us Fan MailFarnaz Fazaipour, founder of London Property, has spent 30 years in prime central London advising high-net-worth clients independently. This is her Tuesday Bulletin for 3 June 2026.Six stories this week: a 30% retreat by overseas buyers; an April 2027 IHT deadline that affects pension wealth directly; planning reforms against a backdrop of 7% target delivery; the lights-out Mayfair phenomenon and what it does to the market; Gen X overconcentration in property; and a question about whether UK regulatory accumulation is structurally deterring international capital.Calm, direct, prime London lens. londonproperty.co.ukLondon Property is Farnaz's platform for the 1,500-strong community of HNWI and UHNWI buyers, owners, and investors she has built over three decades.→ londonproperty.co.uk → ask@londonproperty.co.ukThe London Property Podcast Hosted by Farnaz Fazaipour, londonproperty.co.ukIndependent intelligence for serious London property owners and investors.Every episode cuts through the noise with 30 years of prime London market experience  no estate agent spin, no vested interests. Just practical insight on where the market is moving, what the legislation means for your wealth, and where the real opportunities are.Trusted by 1,500 HNWI members across the UK and internationally.Topics include prime and super-prime London, leasehold reform, IHT planning, rental market shifts, regeneration areas, and the tax and legal changes every serious owner needs to understand. #LondonProperty #PropertyInvestment #LondonRealEstate 

Iranian artist Farnaz Khosh-Sirat's opening pieces, performed in a minor scale, centered on grief and loss. One referenced a well-known lyric, “from the blood of the youth, a tulip has grown,” a line that mirrored the Multicultural Center's tulip mural behind her.

Iranian artist Farnaz Khosh-Sirat performed at the “Among the Tulips” concert behind the mural she had created for Multicultural Center through the week of April 12.

Other songs performed by Iranian artist Farnaz Khosh-Sirat drew from classical Persian poetry, including works by Hafez emphasizing themes of grievance and the necessity of love and friendship.

For Iranian artist Farnaz Khosh-Sirat, it was critical to end the performance with “a blossom of hope,” believing hope is the reason Iranians will never be defeated. She communicated this with a lively song on a major scale.

Send us Fan Mail From 1 May 2026, the Renters Rights Act ends Section 21, abolishes fixed-term tenancies, caps upfront rent at one month, and makes it illegal to refuse tenants on benefits or with children. In this episode Farnaz walks through every change coming into force — in plain English, with the practical implications for prime London landlords. Fines for getting it wrong run from £7,000 to £40,000. The London Property Podcast Hosted by Farnaz Fazaipour, londonproperty.co.ukIndependent intelligence for serious London property owners and investors.Every episode cuts through the noise with 30 years of prime London market experience  no estate agent spin, no vested interests. Just practical insight on where the market is moving, what the legislation means for your wealth, and where the real opportunities are.Trusted by 1,500 HNWI members across the UK and internationally.Topics include prime and super-prime London, leasehold reform, IHT planning, rental market shifts, regeneration areas, and the tax and legal changes every serious owner needs to understand. #LondonProperty #PropertyInvestment #LondonRealEstate 

Farnaz Fatemi and Samyak Shertok discuss Shertok's book, No Rhododendron, selected by Kimiko Hahn as winner of the 2024 AWP Donald Hall Prize for Poetry. Shertok offers profound and poignant insights in an exploration of the rich invented forms he uses in his debut collection. They discuss the horse-ghosts and other ghosts on the cover, in the book, and in the poet's life. The poet takes a closer look at what he calls "syntactical dismemberment and rememberment" found in his poems about loss and about multiple tongues. Join in for a rich conversation with this stunning poet. Samyak's book was shortlisted for the 2026 PEN Open Book Award. His poems appear in The Cincinnati Review, The Gettysburg Review, The Iowa Review, The Kenyon Review, POETRY, Shenandoah, Waxwing, Best New Poets, and elsewhere. A finalist for the National Poetry Series, the Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize, and the Jake Adam York Prize, he has received fellowships from Aspen Words, the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation, and the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown. Originally from Nepal, he is an Assistant Professor of English at Mississippi State University.

Send us Fan MailIn this episode of the London Property Podcast, host Farnaz Fazaipour steps away from tax, law and planning to explore something just as critical to long‑term success in real estate: your own well-being.Farnaz is joined by Cat (Catharina) Hedberg, Swedish founder of The Ashram, a pioneering wellness retreat that has been transforming the lives of high achievers since 1974. Together, they unpack why property investors, entrepreneurs and professionals who are often operating at full speed must sometimes step away in order to make clearer decisions and better protect their property wealth.You'll hear about:The origins of The Ashram in California and how it evolved from a weight‑loss focus to a full mind–body resetThe warning signs that pushing harder is actually damaging your health, judgment and wealthWhy movement and walking are the simplest daily habits for mental clarity and stress reliefThe myths about retreats and wellness programs and why The Ashram is not a quick fixWhat a typical day at The Ashram looks like, from early yoga and long hikes to massages, vegetarian meals, and evening programsHow Cat builds a culture of genuine care, heart and attention to detail in her teamThe Ashram's new focus on healthy travel, with programs in Majorca, Iceland, Portugal, Spain, Japan and the Canary IslandsIf you're a busy property investor or professional who feels constantly “on”, this conversation will show you how a structured reset can help you think more clearly, make better decisions, and ultimately protect the portfolio you've worked so hard to build.Learn more about The Ashram: theashram.comPROPERTY WEALTH - Transforming challenges into opportunities with specialist knowledge and reach. Explore the complexities of the London property market with us—insights, advice, and connections at your fingertips.Join the conversation! Share your thoughts and questions in the comments below. Don't forget to follow us for the latest updates and expert advice! https://www.londonproperty.co.uk/en/link-in-bio/#PropertyWealth #LondonProperty #RealEstate #PropertyMarket #Investment #HomeBuying #HomeSelling #PropertyAdvice #RealEstateTips #PropertyInvestment #LuxuryLiving

Send a textIs the London property market fundamentally set up for buyers to overpay? In this episode of the London Property Podcast, host Farnaz Fazaipour breaks down why 98% of buyers follow the herd, rely on the same portals, and end up overpaying  often after spending just 96 minutes in the property they buy.Farnaz explains how the system is stacked in favour of the seller:Estate agents are legally obligated to get the highest price for the seller, not protect the buyerMany agents have no formal qualificationsAround 46% of the best properties are sold off-market, never appearing onlineYou'll learn what the top 2% of strategic buyers do differently, especially in the £2m+ and £5m+ prime London brackets:How to access off-market opportunitiesHow to negotiate from true value, set your walk-away price and avoid offering askingHow upcoming tax changes, non-dom reforms and income tax hikes may reshape the high-end buyer poolIf you're serious about buying in London, this episode will help you decide: are you playing the game, or playing it strategically?PROPERTY WEALTH - Transforming challenges into opportunities with specialist knowledge and reach. Explore the complexities of the London property market with us—insights, advice, and connections at your fingertips.Join the conversation! Share your thoughts and questions in the comments below. Don't forget to follow us for the latest updates and expert advice! https://www.londonproperty.co.uk/en/link-in-bio/#PropertyWealth #LondonProperty #RealEstate #PropertyMarket #Investment #HomeBuying #HomeSelling #PropertyAdvice #RealEstateTips #PropertyInvestment #LuxuryLiving

Farnaz Fatemi talked with Diana Whitney about her maximalist, long armed book, Girl Trouble, a book full with exploration of girlhood, secrets, trauma and also female power. References in the show: Diana's essay in Longreads:  The Killer Who Spared My MotherAriel Levy's reporting on the Steubenville rape case: Trial by TwitterJeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich - Netflix documentary featuring voices of survivorsQuote by Rebecca Solnit comes from her incisive essay “Cassandra Among the Creeps” "Sexual assault, like torture, is an attack on a victim's right to bodily integrity, to self-determination and -expression. It's annihilatory, silencing."Diana Whitney is a queer writer and educator embracing a fierce belief in the power of poetry as a means of connection to self and others. She is the editor of the bestselling anthology You Don't Have to Be Everything: Poems for Girls Becoming Themselves, winner of the Claudia Lewis Award, and the author of three full-length poetry books, Wanting It, Dark Beds, and Girl Trouble. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times, the Kenyon Review, the San Francisco Chronicle, and many other outlets. An advocate for survivors of sexual violence in her Vermont hometown and beyond, Diana works as a developmental editor and a community organizer for a rural LGBTQ+ nonprofit.

Join translator Niloufar Talebi as she talks with Farnaz Fatemi about her new book, Elegies of the Earth: Selected Poems of Ahmad Shamlou, iconic Iranian 20th poet, Ahmad Shamlou, an innovator in Persian poetry and socially conscious writer. Extras: A companion YouTube playlist for this episode, which features original Persian recitations by Ahmad Shamlou alongside English translation readings and interviews about Shamlou by Niloufar Talebi. Fiind it here. Bios: One of the most influential cultural figures of Iran in the latter half of the twentieth century, Ahmad Shamlou (1925–2000) authored more than 70 books, including 18 volumes of poetry. Sometimes known by his pen name, Alef Bamdad, Shamlou's innovations brought on a transition from classical forms to free verse and made him a flag-bearer of the Iranian vanguard, which included the poet Forough Farrokhzad. Shamlou's synthesis of Eastern and Western poetic traditions and high and low styles democratized the literary mode without simplifying it. Championing the “everyman,” Shamlou's work reflects his deep engagement with social issues and the human condition.Niloufar Talebi is an author, educator, producer, and multidisciplinary storyteller whose work spans literature, opera, performance, and cultural translation. Her practice is rooted in reinvention—transforming language and lived experience into art that awakens, stirs, and liberates. Niloufar is the editor and translator of Elegies of the Earth: Selected Poems by Ahmad Shamlou (World Poetry, 2025), a sweeping centennial edition of Iran's iconic twentieth-century poet of liberty, whose work shaped modern Persian poetry. Her memoir Self-Portrait in Bloom (l'Aleph, 2019), praised as “a hybrid wonder” (The Rumpus), combines personal narrative with her award-winning translations of Nobel Prize–nominated Iranian poet Ahmad Shamlou. The book inspired the acclaimed opera Abraham in Flames (2019), which she commissioned, produced, presented, and co-created in collaboration with composer Aleksandra Vrebalov and director Roy Rallo.

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Farnaz Ohadi nació en Irán, allí fue donde aprovechó cada oportunidad para acercarse a la música y descubrió su auténtica voz artística. Comenzó́ a estudiar piano a los cinco años, participó en coros y producciones escolares. Emigró a Canadá y allí formó su voz en la tradición occidental, en el ámbito operístico, pero también ahondó en la tradición persa. Fue cuando el flamenco se cruzó en su vida, y desde entonces lo incorpora a su música, buscando un elocuente cruce entre la potencia emocional de ese género y la sensibilidad de la poesía persa. Ohadi ha estado comprometida con dar voz a las mujeres iraníes, que aún enfrentan restricciones en las actuaciones públicas, al tiempo que explora en su obra temas de justicia social, empoderamiento femenino e historias personales.Escuchar audio

Victoria Bañales joins the Hive Live! at Bookshop Santa Cruz on Tuesday Feb 10, 2026 at 7pm. Event information here. Join our non-spamming email list here to keep up with Hive events. Victoria (Vicky) Bañales is the 2025-2027 Watsonville Poet Laureate. A Chicanx educator and writer, she is the author of the poetry collection, The Sun Will Not Harm You by Day, Nor the Moon by Night (Jamii Publishing, 2025), and the founder of Journal X, a social justice literary arts magazine, which was awarded the Superior Distinction by the National Council of Teachers of English. Her writing has been supported by Hedgebrook, Storyknife, Macondo, Vermont Studio Center, and other artist residencies. She holds a Ph.D. in Literature and Feminist Studies from UCSC, and teaches composition and creative writing at Cabrillo College, where she also serves as the Faculty Senate President. More at vickybanales.com.

Emilie joins Farnaz Fatemi to discuss her new book, how poetry helps her stay in touch with "moments [she] felt truly like herself," and giving oneself permission to be in the state--like butterflies in chrysalis--of goo. Moving, wise, and funny thoughts are everywhere when you're talking with Emilie Lygren. Hive Live! hosts Emilie Lygren and Stephen Kuusisto at 7pm, November 4, at Bookshop Santa Cruz. Emilie discussed the Soul Bone/Maharishi International University MFA in Creative Writing. Find out more. Emilie Lygren's Once I Was a Stone is an intimate portrait of gender nonconformity rooted in the context of childhood and the natural world. Lygren grapples with the complexities of selfhood, power, and loss, offering a gentle yet unflinching look at what it means to be in relationship with place. Emilie Lygren is a nonbinary poet and educator whose work is grounded in curiosity and reverence. Her poems have appeared in over twenty literary journals and anthologies, and her first book of poetry, What We Were Born For, was selected as the Poetry Foundation's monthly book pick in 2022. Currently, Emilie is a professor of creative writing, a poet in the schools, and at work on an anthology of poems on mental health for teens. For more of her work and words, visit: https://emilielygren.com/ 

Building the Shopify of Digital Health - Farnaz Behroozi, Ph.D.In this episode, Farnaz Behroozi, Head of Pharma at Huma, shares her journey from scientist to startup co-founder, global consultant, and digital health leader. Farnaz discusses how Huma's AI-first health platform is transforming patient care through real-time monitoring, configurable apps, and regulatory-approved tools that accelerate go-to-market for healthcare and pharma solutions.She reveals lessons learned from McKinsey, Deloitte, and BCG, why building trust is more powerful than selling, and how champions inside pharma drive adoption. Farnaz also shares her vision for AI in healthcare, balancing optimism with regulatory realities, and gives a sneak peek into Huma's upcoming work with national governments.Guest BioFarnaz Behroozi is Head of Pharma at Huma Health, a leading digital health company providing remote patient monitoring, companion apps, and AI-powered solutions to healthcare providers, pharma, and now national governments. One of Huma's earliest team members (back when it was Medopad), Farnaz landed the company's first ever hospital contract before pursuing a PhD in Biomedical Engineering. She later worked with McKinsey, Deloitte, and Boston Consulting Group, advising top pharma and biotech companies on strategy, operations, and go-to-market planning.Returning “home” to Huma, she now leads global partnerships with major pharma, navigates complex stakeholder networks, and ensures long-term value creation for patients and clients alike.TakeawaysAI in healthcare will enhance—not replace—human care when implemented responsibly.Trust and relationship-building outweigh aggressive selling in long-term partnerships.Champions inside pharma can be the most effective marketing asset.Regulatory approvals slow innovation, but platforms like Huma can drastically cut time-to-market.Real-world data and continuous monitoring can lead to faster, more accurate diagnoses.Consultancy skills like problem-solving, stakeholder mapping, and champion building translate powerfully into startup leadership.Chapters00:00 Welcome and Farnaz's Unique Title – “Head of Pharma” 02:08 Navigating Stakeholders Across Pharma & Healthcare 03:34 From Scientist to Startup Co-Founder 04:28 Landing Huma's First Ever Contract 05:44 Lessons from McKinsey, Deloitte & BCG 08:51 The Pressure and Rewards of Startup Life 09:54 “The Palantir of Healthcare” – Huma's Mission Explained 11:22 Patient Disease Management & Remote Monitoring 13:10 AI's Potential to Transform Healthcare 14:48 Real-World Case: Asthma Misdiagnosis & Monitoring Impact 17:29 Speed of Change in Healthcare & Regulatory Challenges 21:39 Marketing Through Success Stories & Advocates 23:29 Building Champions Inside Pharma 25:40 Trust Over Transactions – The Human Element 28:16 What's Next: The “Shopify” of Digital Health & Government PartnershipsLinkedIn⁠Follow Farnaz Behroozi on LinkedIn Follow Justin Campbell on LinkedIn

Nicelle Davis is a California poet, collaborator, and performance artist. Her poetry collections include The Language of Fractions (Moon Tide Press 2023). The Walled Wife (Red Hen Press, 2016), In the Circus of You (Rose Metal Press, 2015), Becoming Judas (Red Hen Press, 2013), and Circe (Lowbrow Press, 2011).Penguin Noir recently won the Changing Light Novel in Verse Prize from Livingston Press and will be released Summer of 2025. Her poetry film collaborations with Cheryl Gross have been shown across the world. She has taught poetry at Youth for Positive Change, an organization that promotes success for youth in secondary schools, MHA, Volunteers of America in their Homeless Youth Center, Red Hen's WITS program, and with MEP. She currently teaches Middle School in the High Desert of southern California.Also mentioned in the episode: Plants Painting and Poetry, A Youtube Channel by Nicelle Davis and Anthony M Sannazzaro.

In their new docuseries, “The Chrisleys: Back to Reality” (new episodes air September 1 and 2 at 8/7c on Lifetime), Executive Producers Jesse Daniels and Farnaz Farjam provide an unfiltered look at the lives of the popular Chrisley family after Todd and Julie's pardon for bank fraud and tax evasion. The duo explains how their series differs vastly from “Chrisley Knows Best,” the hard creative choices they had to make as reality-tv producers, and how the Chrisley family had to hide knowing about the investigation, even while cameras were rolling. This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to ⁠HurrdatMedia.com⁠ or the ⁠Hurrdat Media YouTube⁠ channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meet Santa Cruz County's 2025-26 Youth Poet Laureate, Finn Maxwell along with the four inspiring finalists who are part of this year's cohort: Noemi Romero, Xander Shulman, Mason Leopold, and Sylvi Kayser.Each of these teens from different corners of Santa Cruz County will share two poems and talk about their experiences with poetry.To keep up with this year's events and otherwise support these inspiring poets, follow the YPL program on Instagram @youthpoetlaureatesantacruz or the YPL website here.Noemi's spoken word TikTok is available here.  

Send us a textIn this revealing episode of the London Property Podcast, host Farnaz Fazaipour sits down with renowned real estate expert Gary Hersham to unpack the dramatic shifts in London's property market. As non-domicile tax changes force wealthy investors to leave the UK, they explore the profound implications for real estate, discussing everything from sky-high property prices to the exodus of international buyers. Gary shares candid insights into market dynamics, potential government strategies, and the future of prime central London property. Whether you're an investor, homeowner, or property enthusiast, this conversation offers a rare, unfiltered look at the challenges and opportunities in today's complex real estate landscape.PROPERTY WEALTH - Transforming challenges into opportunities with specialist knowledge and reach. Explore the complexities of the London property market with us—insights, advice, and connections at your fingertips.Join the conversation! Share your thoughts and questions in the comments below. Don't forget to follow us for the latest updates and expert advice! https://www.londonproperty.co.uk/en/link-in-bio/#PropertyWealth #LondonProperty #RealEstate #PropertyMarket #Investment #HomeBuying #HomeSelling #PropertyAdvice #RealEstateTips #PropertyInvestment #LuxuryLiving

Adela Najarro's fifth poetry collection, Variations in Blue, was selected by the Letras Latinas/ Red Hen Collaborative for publication in March, 2025. The California Arts Council recognized her as an established artist for the Central California Region, appointing her as an Individual Artist Fellow. Her extended family left Nicaragua and arrived in San Francisco during the 1940s; after the fall of the Somoza regime, the last of the family settled in the Los Angeles area.Adela is the Board President for Círculo de poetas and Writers and works with the Latinx community nationwide, promoting the intersection of creative writing and social justice. Adelanajarro.comJoin the Hive Live! Tuesday, May 13, at Bookshop Santa Cruz, to hear Francisco Aragón and Adela Najarro.More about Letras Latinas here. 

ABOUT FARNAZ AZMOODEHFarnaz is the CTO at Linktree, the leading social platform for creators and small businesses. Linktree enables its users to unify, curate, and monetize their online presence. Farnaz started her career at Google, focusing on the ad tech space. Farnaz then joined Snap, leading Snap's AR monetization team before scaling to run Snap's Platform and product engineering. Farnaz earned her bachelor's degree in computer science from Sharif University of Technology before moving to the U.S. to pursue a Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Southern California. After fulfilling the credits for a master's degree, she decided to enter the tech industry where she could contribute to human progress by bringing products to millions of users. Build AI Voice Agents with ElevenLabsElevenLabs is the leading Voice AI platform for developers with thousands of ultra-realistic, human-like voices across 32 languages.Developers use ElevenLabs to build life-like, conversational AI voice agents to handle customer support queries, appointment scheduling, and even offer personalized 1-1 tutoring.Get started for free at elevenlabs.io/elc SHOW NOTES:Taking on product & design 3 months into a new role (3:01)Going from delivery to discovery: mindset shifts for eng leaders (5:58)Identifying the current state of engineering, product & design (10:59)Decision-making based on anecdotes vs. data (12:50)Pivoting strategies to optimize for small, fast teams to improve cross-functional collaboration (15:04)Signals to pivot your product approach & ****make different bets (16:59)Complementary skill sets for rapid iteration (19:14)How to avoid silencing critical input & transform team frustration into product insight (20:41)Applying the 80/20 rule to complex product surfaces (23:46)Case Study: Reprioritizing the LinkTree product w/ 80/20 approach (25:46)Bringing on a strategic product partner & kicking off org change (27:28)Be honest about your knowledge gaps (29:09)How Farnaz's experiences at Snap inform her leadership as CTO (33:21)When pattern matching fails: frameworks for checking assumptions (35:22)Where EPD Is headed: cross-functional evolution in the age of AI (38:10)Rapid fire questions (38:58)This episode wouldn't have been possible without the help of our incredible production team:Patrick Gallagher - Producer & Co-HostJerry Li - Co-HostNoah Olberding - Associate Producer, Audio & Video Editor https://www.linkedin.com/in/noah-olberding/Dan Overheim - Audio Engineer, Dan's also an avid 3D printer - https://www.bnd3d.com/Ellie Coggins Angus - Copywriter, Check out her other work at https://elliecoggins.com/about/

Send us a textAdam Bowers, a hospitality expert, shares insights on London's evolving property market, especially in food and beverage. He points out the move away from big chains toward unique, curated concepts — a shift encouraged by major landlords like Cadogan and Grosvenor.Bowers highlights challenges like regulatory changes and rising costs, stressing the growing role of technology to keep businesses efficient. He also notes the rise of wellness-focused and multi-purpose entertainment venues. Despite the headwinds, he's confident in the sector's resilience, backed by strong local and global investment.PROPERTY WEALTH - Transforming challenges into opportunities with specialist knowledge and reach. Explore the complexities of the London property market with us—insights, advice, and connections at your fingertips.Join the conversation! Share your thoughts and questions in the comments below. Don't forget to follow us for the latest updates and expert advice! https://www.londonproperty.co.uk/en/link-in-bio/#PropertyWealth #LondonProperty #RealEstate #PropertyMarket #Investment #HomeBuying #HomeSelling #PropertyAdvice #RealEstateTips #PropertyInvestment #LuxuryLiving

Farnaz is the CTO at Linktree, a platform with 70M+ users helping creators and businesses unify and monetise their online presence.She started at Google in the 2000s during their OG era, working on ad tech and ML, then joined Snap (375M+ daily users today), leading AR monetization and later platform engineering.This is a rare public interview with Farnaz Azmoodeh. Hosted by Vidit Agarwal, Founder of Curiosity Center and The High Flyers Podcast.It's now time to explore your curiosity.    ***Sponsor offers just for you:-> Find out more about Vanta's special offer exclusively for you at https://vanta.com/high and get a special offer of $1,000 off to access your very own compliance superpower for your business today.-> Check out https://remote.com/ and book your demo today and use our exclusive promo code EVREMOTE10 to unlock 10% off their:Employer of Record services on all full-time hires, Contractor Management Plus services and Global Payroll services during your first year with Remote.***If you're keen to discuss sponsorship and partnering with us, email us at vidit@thehighflyerspodcast.com today!Hosted by Vidit Agarwal, Founder of Curiosity Center and The High Flyers Podcast.It's now time to explore your curiosity.    ***CLICK HERE to read show notes from this conversation. Please enjoy!***Follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn or TwitterGet in touch with our Founder and Host, Vidit Agarwal directly hereContact us via our website to discuss sponsorship opportunities, recommend future guests or share feedback, we love hearing how to improve! Thank you for rating / reviewing this podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show! ***The High Flyers Podcast is a "meticulously researched audio biography" that uncovers the untold stories of remarkable people and companies—redefining what it means to be a high flyer. Launched in 2020, it has ranked in the global top ten for past two years, with listeners in 27 countries and over 200 episodes released. A flagship product of the Curiosity Center, it has been featured in Forbes, Daily Telegraph, and at SXSW, offering raw, relatable insights from childhood to career, helping listeners become 1% better every day.190+ guests have joined Vidit Agarwal on the show from 15+ countries, including The CEO's of multi-billion dollar companies like Bunnings, Australia Post, Woolworths; Board Members at Macquarie Bank, ANZ, Reserve Bank; Former Prime Minister of Australia; Globally renowned tech leaders from Google, Microsoft, Xero; Successful Venture Capital and Family Office Investors; CIO's at the world's biggest superannuation funds; Leading Entertainers; Olympic Gold Medal Winning Athletes and interesting minds you wouldn't have heard of that are changing the world. Our parent company, Curiosity Center is your on-demand intelligence hub for knowledge, connections and growth to achieve your potential, everyday. Join 200,000+ Investors, Founders, Functional Leaders, CEOs and Emerging Leaders. Learn with the world's best and be 1% better everyday at https://curiositycentre.com***

Farnaz and Sarah Pape discuss the poet's new book, Forgive the Animal, (Cornerstone Press), exploring questions of memory, vulnerability and revelation in her poems, along with the complexity of personal fallibility. Pape thinks and talks eloquently about the process of putting together the manuscript regarding a range of craft issues including point of view, form, and genre-crossing. Sarah Pape's website is here. Also mentioned in this interview: You Are No Longer in Trouble by Nicole Stellon O'Donnell

Resilience, Leadership, and Redefining Success with Farnaz Azmoodeh, CTO of Linktree.In this episode of She Leads, Carly sits down with Farnaz Azmoodeh, the Chief Technology Officer of Linktree. Farnaz shares her remarkable journey, from growing up in Iran to becoming a leader in the tech industry. Her story highlights resilience, adaptability, and the transformative power of diverse leadership.Join us as Farnaz reflects on her childhood, her passion for engineering, and her transition from technical roles to executive leadership. She also shares valuable insights into building a supportive work culture, fostering effective collaboration, and navigating challenges with a positive, gamified mindset.Whether you're an aspiring leader, a tech enthusiast, or simply looking for inspiration, this episode is packed with wisdom, vulnerability, and practical advice.Episode Highlights:00:52 – Introduction02:03 – Farnaz's Early Life and Childhood in Iran05:44 – Academic Journey and Introduction to Coding08:53 – University Experience and Gender Dynamics in Engineering12:18 – Transition to the United States and Cultural Adaptation15:29 – Entering the Tech Industry and Joining Google17:24 – Career Growth and Leadership at Google and Snap23:09 – Reflecting on Tough Times and Resilience25:50 – The Concept of Wartime Leadership26:35 – "Bull in a China Shop": A Unique Leadership Style28:12 – Building Relationships with Kindness29:18 – Transitioning from Engineer to CTO31:09 – Joining Linktree: A New Adventure37:18 – Navigating Challenges with a Gamified Mindset39:03 – Addressing Gender Disparities in Tech42:09 – Redefining Success and Embracing Struggle45:50 – The Art of Loving and CaringKey Takeaways:How resilience shaped Farnaz's journey from Iran to the U.S.The importance of adaptability in career transitions.Building strong work cultures and effective executive relationships.Addressing gender disparities and fostering diverse leadership styles.The evolving definition of success and finding joy in challenges.Tune in to hear Farnaz's inspiring story and her advice for aspiring leaders navigating their own unique journeys.

"Words: They give and give and give." Cintia Santana joins the Hive to read from her Northern California Book Award-winning poetry debut, The Disordered Alphabet. Hear several poems and a conversation with Farnaz Fatemi about Cintia's views on words as magic, the paying attention, ekphrasis and more. Cintia Santana teaches literary translation and poetry workshops in Spanish and English at Stanford University. Santana's poems have appeared in Best New Poets 2016 and 2020, 2023 Best of the Net Anthology, Poets.org, Poetry Daily, among many others! Her debut poetry collection, The Disordered Alphabet published by Four Way Books in 2023) was short-listed for the 2023 California Independent Booksellers Alliance “Golden Poppy” Award, received the 2024 IPPY Bronze Medal, the 2023 North American Book Award's Silver Medal, and just this fall won the 43rd Annual Northern California Book Award in Poetry.   https://www.cintiasantana.com

Ellen Bass joins the Hive in anticipation of her appearance at UCSC for the Morton Marcus Memorial Poetry Reading on November 7. Full details about the event can be found here. Poems by Ellen which she reads in this episode: Laundry, Because, Black Coffee, Any Common Desolation, and Bringing Flowers to Salinas Valley State Prison About Our Guest: Ellen Bass is a Chancellor Emerita of the Academy of American Poets. Her most recent book, Indigo, was published by Copper Canyon Press in 2020. Other poetry collections include Like a Beggar (Copper Canyon Press, 2014)—which was a finalist for The Paterson Poetry Prize, The Publishers Triangle Award, The Milt Kessler Poetry Award, The Lambda Literary Award, and the Northern California Book Award—The Human Line (Copper Canyon Press, 2007), and Mules of Love (BOA Editions, 2002), which won The Lambda Literary Award. She co-edited (with Florence Howe) the first major anthology of women's poetry, No More Masks! (Doubleday, 1973). Her poems have frequently appeared in The New Yorker and The American Poetry Review, as well as in The New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, The American Poetry Review, The New Republic, The Kenyon Review, Ploughshares, The Sun and many other journals and anthologies. She was awarded Fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, The National Endowment for the Arts and The California Arts Council and received the Elliston Book Award for Poetry from the University of Cincinnati, Nimrod/Hardman's Pablo Neruda Prize, The Missouri Review'sLarry Levis Award, the Greensboro Poetry Prize, the New Letters Poetry Prize, the Chautauqua Poetry Prize, and four Pushcart Prizes. Her non-fiction books include Free Your Mind: The Book for Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Youth (HarperCollins, 1996), I Never Told Anyone: Writings by Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse (HarperCollins, 1983), and The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse(Harper Collins, 1988, 2008), which has sold over a million copies and has been translated into twelve languages. Ellen founded poetry workshops at Salinas Valley State Prison and the Santa Cruz, CA jails. She currently teaches in the low residency MFA writing program at Pacific University. Maggie Paul is the author of Scrimshaw (Hummingbird Press 2020), Borrowed World, (Hummingbird Press 2011), and the chapbook, Stones from the Baskets of Others (Black Dirt Press 2000). Her poetry, reviews, and interviews have appeared in the Catamaran Literary Reader, Rattle, The Monterey Poetry Review, Porter Gulch Review, Red Wheelbarrow, and Phren-Z, SALT, and others. She is a poet and non-fiction writer in Santa Cruz, California. Maggie's print interview with Ellen Bass can be found here.

Farnaz Fatemi and Nancy Miller Gomez discuss her debut book of poems, Inconsolable Objects, from YesYes Books. In addition to talking about several poems in the collection, Gomez talks about self-doubt along with her assessment of “poets as the fighter pilots of the literary world.”  Poems by others mentioned: Brigit Pegeen Kelly's “Song” and Wallace Stevens' “Snowman”. 

The “Voice of Costume” is the first podcast created between working costume designers sharing stories, inspiration, struggles, and insights into the creative career of costume design. Please comment and leave a 5-star review to help get the voices of these Costume Designers into the world. Listen in on this inspirational, one-on-one conversation between Fernaz Khaki-Sadigh and Catherine Baumgardner. Welcome Fernaz - Costume Designer for television series including Upload, Marvel's Helstrom, The 100 and No Tomorrow, Van Helsing, and Avatar: The Last Airbender Topics Include: Growing up in TV in Iran MBA degree mixed with the BFA Design degree Marketing yourself as a designer Avatar: Last Airbender TV Show Getting the dream job Interview process Getting the “phone call” Actual design changes Example costume in a character arc Mixing time period, culture, and fantasy Preproduction testing 90 person costume crew Overcoming self-doubt Importance of Stepping away Inspired by female samurai warriors Advice for beginning designers Personal wardrobe story Bucket list jobs Favorite movie to rewatch and more!

Sally Ashton, former Santa Clara County Poet Laureate, drops into the Hive to talk with Farnaz Fatemi about her most recent book of poems, Listening to Mars. She shares poems which explore the sadness and surreal world of lockdown, what space exploration says about humans, and more.  Sally Ashton is a poet, writer, Editor-in-Chief of the DMQ Review, San José State University professor emerita, lecturer, blogger, and workshop presenter who has taught over 100 workshops. She was appointed the second Santa Clara County Poet Laureate, 2011-2013. She has collaborated with both visual artists and musicians. She is Assistant Editor of They Said: A Multi-Genre Anthology of Contemporary Collaborative Writing, Black Lawrence Press, 2018. Her work is included in many anthologies. Listening to Mars is her fifth book of poems.

On April 10th, 2024, Santa Cruz County's first ever Youth Poet Laureate honor was given to Dina Lusztig Noyes at the Kuumbwa Jazz Center in Santa Cruz, CA. SC County Youth Poet Laureate finalists include Gregory Souza, Simon Ellefson, Madeline Aliah, and Sylvi Kayser. These poets read their work in conversation with Farnaz Fatemi, Santa Cruz County Poet Laureate. More info about the program here. Follow the program on Instagram @youthpoetlaureatesantacruz

Lee Herrick⁠ in conversation with Farnaz Fatemi. Lee Herrick⁠  is the California Poet Laureate. He is the author of three books of poems: Scar and Flower, finalist for the 2020 Northern California Book Award; Gardening Secrets of the Dead; and This Many Miles from Desire. His poems appear widely, in The Poetry Foundation, Academy of American Poets, The Place That Inhabits Us: Poems from the San Francisco Bay Watershed, Indivisible: Poems of Social Justice with a foreword by Common, HERE: Poems for the Planet, with a foreword by the Dalai Lama, and Dear America: Letters of Hope, Habitat, Defiance, and Democracy, among others. Herrick serves on the advisory board of Terrain.org and Sixteen Rivers Press. He co-founded LitHop in Fresno. Born in Daejeon, Korea and adopted as an infant, Herrick lives with his family in Fresno, California. He served as Fresno Poet Laureate from 2015-2017 and teaches at Fresno City College and in the low-residency MFA program at University of Nevada Reno at Lake Tahoe. He is the 10th California Poet Laureate, and the first Asian American to serve in the role.    As mentioned in this episode, Lee Herrick's signature project as California Poet Laureate is "Our California," with more information here.

We're so excited to welcome back Farnaz Khaki-Sadigh, our first repeat guest! She's back to discuss her work on the new Netflix adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender. We also get the chance to ask her what she values in her team, and what advice she'd give her younger self. Follow Farnaz on Instagram and her website!Follow along with the visual analysis via these links! Instagram Questions? Comments? Suggestions for future episodes? Email thecostumeplot@gmail.com. Follow us: Jojo Siu on IG @jojosiucostumes Sarah Timm on IG @breathcue, on Twitter @SarahTSews The Costume Plot on Youtube, Instagram, and TwitterPlease rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success. 

"This weirdness swims up..." Alexandra Regalado talks to Farnaz Fatemi about teeth as relics, finding inspiration in visual artists, attempting to say the unsaid, writing things in poems that might never get said aloud--and more serious and not-so-serious preoccupations. Our conversation focuses on Regalado's second book, the National Poetry Series publication Relinquenda, from Beacon Press. Alexandra Lytton Regalado is a Salvadoran-American author, editor, and translator. She is the author of Relinquenda, winner of the National Poetry Series (Beacon Press, 2022); the chapbook Piedra (La Chifurnia, 2022); and the poetry collection, Matria, the winner of the St. Lawrence Book Award (Black Lawrence Press, 2017). Alexandra holds fellowships at CantoMundo and Letras Latinas; she is winner of the Coniston Prize, and her work has appeared in The Best American Poetry, poets.org, World Literature Today, Narrative, and The Poetry Foundation's Harriet blog, among others. Her translations of contemporary Latin American poetry appear in Poetry International, FENCE, and Tupelo Quarterly and she is translator of Family or Oblivion by Elena Salamanca. She is co-founding editor of Kalina, a press that showcases bilingual, Central American-themed books and she is assistant editor at SWWIM Every Day an online daily poetry journal for women-identifying poets. www.alexandralyttonregalado.com

Farnaz Fatemi and Julia Chiapella read poems by Palestinian poets and those of Palestinian heritage to amplify and bear witness to the range of their perspectives and the richness of these voices. We found the reading of these aloud to each other to be profoundly moving. Please see the extensive show notes for links to the poets, their books, many more we couldn't include on the show and other recent resources.   In this order--Fadwa Tuqan, Lena Khalaf Tuffaha, Zeina Azzam, Mahmoud Darwish, Mosab Abu Toha, Maya Abu Al-Hayyat, Noor Hindi, Naomi Shihab Nye were featured on the show.    We mentioned the following anthologies during this hour: We Call to the Eye & the Night: Love Poems by Writers of Arab Heritage (Zeina Hashem Beck and Hala Alyan, editors); & Modern Arabic Poetry (Salma Khadra Jayyusi, editor).  Since recording our episode a week ago, the Palestinian academic and poet ⁠Refaat Alareer⁠ was killed in Gaza; we want to bring attention to the ⁠story of this poem, his last⁠.  We additionally want to highlight the work of Deema K Shehabi, George Abraham, Nathalie Khankan, and Fady Joudah (also see Joudah's recent “meditation”), among many, many others. For one additional resource about poets, see the Instagram account, The Palestinian Poetry Project, poetrypalestine.   The LA Review of Books recently published a small folio of writing from poets of Palestinian heritage.   Vox Populi published a “ceasefire cento” solicited from poets globally. You can read it here.

Listen in as Robin Gow and Farnaz Fatemi discuss Robin's book Lanternfly, their experience writing a hyper-focused collection, the value of persona poems, defiance, cross-species empathy and more.  Robin Gow is a trans poet and YA/Middle Grade author from rural Pennsylvania. They are the author of several poetry collections including, most recently, Lanternfly August, from Driftwood Press, & Our Lady of Perpetual Degeneracy. Gow also writes queer YA/Middle Grade novels such as Ode to My First Car, A Million Quiet Revolutions, and Dear Mothman. He manages community programs at Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center, building celebratory spaces for the local LGBTQ+ folks. As an autistic person, Robin feels passionate about celebrating neurodivergent folks in the queer community. They live in Allentown, Pennsylvania, with their partner, best friend, and pugs, Gertrude and Eddie. 

Farnaz Calafi loves all kinds of stories! Whether fact-based & well-researched or fictional and out-of-this-world bizarre! She previously worked for the Los Angeles Times & her opinion pieces have been published in USA Today, San Diego Union-Tribune, & The New York Times. She's the author of a non-fiction book titled, 'All Things Coffee' and an upcoming children's book titled, 'Hazel and Her Sun'.All Things Coffee Farnaz Calafi, 2020A World Without Books was created to help writers connect with readers. This Micro-Podcast provides authors a platform to share stories about writing, discuss current projects, and consider life without books. Listen to episodes on our website, Apple, Spotify, or wherever you podcast.Past Forward is a curiosity company dedicated to educational accessibility. We work with community leaders from academic institutions, nonprofit organizations, private corporations, and public agencies to document today, with context from our past, and learn moving forward.

Here's what to expect on the podcast:What does it mean to "think outside the grain"?Why is it important for individuals to define their version of success rather than adopting society's definition?How can you build confidence and resilience to navigate criticism when following your path, disregarding others' opinions?Why is it important to challenge conventional thinking and explore alternative perspectives in various aspects of life?And much more! About Farnaz:Farnaz is the mother of 4 amazing young men. The former teacher (but really always a teacher) turned entrepreneur is the owner of North Penn Cleaning Solutions (that pays the bills), the owner of SauFennel (that, one day soon, will pay ALL the bills), and most recently, the host of the podcast Going Against the Grain (which doesn't have to do anything except warm her heart and share the stories of fascinating people!). Connect with Farnaz Dar!Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SauFennelInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/saufennel/Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1688243695 Connect with  Anne Zuckerman!Websites: https://justwantedtoask.com/ | https://annezuckerman.com/Bezi Woman:  https://beziwoman.com/ | https://www.beziwoman.shop/two-step-order1591558404525Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bezibradiscsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/beziwoman/

Join Tim Lindner, editor of The Book of Life After Death (Tolsun Books, 2023) with Farnaz Fatemi as they discuss this forthcoming book which explores how the dead might be remembered in poems & essays. We are joined by four more poets--Elizabeth Quiñones-Zaldaña, Xioaly Li, Hunter Hazelton, and Jen Karetnick--reading selections from the book. "We're all going to die. What's worse is that once we do, we don't have a chance to explain ourselves for everything we've done. Once we're ghosts, our identities are defined by the places and things we leave behind. When we're the ones left behind, we decide what's of value and how our ghosts should be remembered. Sometimes, people become something entirely different than when they were here. And perhaps that's the point. Maybe it's not our fear of dying that drives us but rather that our lives after death aren't our lives at all."

One of the original Hive members, Lisa Allen Ortiz, joins us to talk about her Idaho Prize-winning poetry collection, STEM, a book which asks, among other questions, "where in the body does aliveness reside?" Our conversation plumbs more of these easy-to-answer inquiries. Lisa is the author of two poetry collections: Stem, winner of the 2021 Idaho Prize and Guide to the Exhibit winner of the 2016 Perugia Press Prize. Her short stories and poems have appeared in Prime Number Magazine, Colorado Review and The Literary Review among other places. She is co-translator with Sara Rivera of The Blinding Star, selected poems of the Peruvian poet Blanca Varela, a book which won the 2021 Northern California Book Award for Poetry in Translation.

Celebrated world music artist Farnaz Ohadi sits down to chat with Surya and talk more about her life story. The We are all Healers Book that is mentioned can be found here: https://heartledliving.com/healer-book/

Farnaz talked with Jennifer Franklin, whose third book, If Some God Shakes Your House, has just been published by Four Way Books in March 2023.  We discuss If Some God Shakes Your House, in which Franklin has “reimagined Antigone for our times--where filial devotion and ossified roles of gendered labor become the engine of her defiance.” Franklin's work is honest and riveting, and full of insight about what it means to be a woman. We discuss persona poems, writing about difficult material, ecopoetry, and more. Buy the book⁠ and support poets and publishers. Find out more about Tree Lines (Grayson Books, Edited by Jennifer Barber, Jessica Greenbaum and Fred Marchant), mentioned in the episode. 

Warming up for her Rave Forever set at the 6 Music Festival, Phoebe I-H is in for Tom with an electric mix of dancefloor bangers. Including LUCZEKO, Bolam, AULDA, Barefoot Bren, Tin T, GLOCKTA, Mod-R, Benton, Boo, Farnaz, Lara Jones, Serotone, Hex, Keffi, Shaka Loves You, Baby Rollen, Lau.ra, Capa Nau and Dainty handpicked by Phoebe from the BBC Introducing Uploader.

Join Farnaz Fatemi as she talks with Lucian about the planet's creature, clouds, climate change and curing ham--and the poems Lucian writes invoking all of these things. Lucian Mattison is a US-Argentinian poet and translator. He is the author of three books of poetry, Reaper's, Peregrine Nation and, most recently, Curare , just released from C&R press.

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Challenge God Farnaz Farjam.Derrick calls Farnaz his Fairy Godmother. She was a Producer on his original Road Rules Season, 3 Seasons of The Challenge and every season of Keeping Up With The Kardashians. This is HER Untold Story! She talks about Road Rules, filming abroad, Derrick getting arrested, working with Kim & Kanye, Mariah Carey & MORE!www.Patreon.com/ChallengeManiawww.ChallengeMania.Livewww.ChallengeMania.Shopwww.TaylorChipCookies.com CODE: MANIA for FREE SHIPPING

Farnaz Fatemi, an Iranian American poet and member of the Hive, reads from her debut book, Sister Tongue, that won the 2021 Stan and Tom Wick Poetry Prize (selected by Tracy K. Smith). Julie Murphy and Farnaz Fatemi discuss longing, language, loss, identity and sisterhood as they weave through the remarkable poems in this collection. Farnaz's poetry and prose appear in Poets.org (Poem-a-Day), Pedestal Magazine, Grist Journal, Catamaran Literary Reader, Crab Orchard Review, SWWIM Daily, Tahoma Literary Review,Tupelo Quarterly, phren-z.org, and several anthologies (including, most recently, Essential Voices: Poetry of Iran and its Diaspora, My Shadow Is My Skin: Voices of the Iranian Diaspora and The BreakBeat Poets Vol. 3: Halal If You Hear Me). She was awarded the Nion McEvoy and Leslie Berriman Fellowship by Djerassi and has been honored by the International Literary Awards (Center for Women Writers), Poets on the Verge (Litquake SF), Best of the Net Nonfiction, and Pushcart. She is a member of the Community of Writers. Farnaz taught Writing at the University of California, Santa Cruz, from 1997-2018. www.farnazfatemi.com Listen to or read Farnaz's poem Farnaz, selected for a Poem-a-day in March 2022 by guest editor Brenda Shaughnessy.

Hear Tim Fitzmaurice talk about and read from his book of poems, The Things We Take With Us: New and Selected. We talk about writing, poodle personas, Santa Cruz, and community in poetry. Bonus tracks: Tim singing and playing guitar! The Things We Take With Us is available in Santa Cruz at Bad Animal Books and Bookshop Santa Cruz and by contacting him at timfitz@ucsc.edu. That way the book is free with a contribution to the Prison Arts Project at williamjamesassociation.org. You can find Tim on IG @tim.fitzmaurice1 and on Facebook

Costume designer Farnaz Khaki-Sadigh drops in to chat all about her work on the Amazon Prime Original show Upload (from Greg Daniels, creator of The Office)! We dive into the show with her, discussing how to design for the not-so-far-away future and building trust with actors, as well as getting a small peek into her current project, Avatar: The Last Airbender.Apologies for the low audio quality; Farnaz was joining us remotely and we did our best!Instagram post with images from UploadFollow Farnaz:Instagram, Twitter, Facebookfksdesigns.comQuestions? Comments? Suggestions for future episodes? Email thecostumeplot@gmail.com. Follow us: Jojo Siu on IG @jojosiucostumes Sarah Timm on IG @breathcue, on Twitter @SarahTSews The Costume Plot on Youtube, Instagram, and TwitterPlease rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success.