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Furqan Ahmed Says Authenticity Defines a Successful Podcast
Mohammed Furqan Ahmed makes a podcast called Table of Wisdom.
He talks with guests about more than just their jobs or titles.
He says a good podcast feels like exploring a new world together.
Ahmed spent more than 1,000 hours learning how to make his conversations better.
At first, he tried to sound and look like someone else.
Later, he decided to be more honest and natural.
He believes this helped more people enjoy his podcast.
He wants to keep improving without letting money or popularity control the conversations.
Mohammed Furqan Ahmed hosts and founded Hyderabad-based Table of Wisdom, which is more than two years old.
The 24-year-old podcaster has produced more than 50 podcasts and spent over 1,000 hours editing, experimenting and speaking with guests.
He describes a podcast as an open-ended world that goes beyond a guest’s title or public identity.
Ahmed says curiosity, rather than only a perceived social gap, was the main reason he started the podcast.
He believes authenticity improved his conversations, while refusing to charge guests or set fixed targets for views, followers or money.
- Who
- Mohammed Furqan Ahmed, the 24-year-old host and founder of Table of Wisdom.
- What
- Ahmed discusses his approach to creating a successful podcast, emphasizing curiosity, experimentation and authenticity.
- Where
- The podcast is based in Hyderabad.
- When
- Table of Wisdom is more than two years old; Ahmed says he has spent over 1,000 hours developing it.
- Why
- Ahmed says his primary motivation was personal curiosity, while he also wanted to encourage more independent thinking in society.
Key facts
- Podcast
- Table of Wisdom
- Founder and host
- Mohammed Furqan Ahmed
- Age
- 24
- Podcast output
- More than 50 podcasts
- Combined followers
- 121,600 across YouTube and Instagram
- Views
- More than 61 lakh
- Work invested
- More than 1,000 hours
- Guest policy
- Ahmed says he will not charge guests to appear
Quotes
Mohammed Furqan Ahmed
Host and founder of the Table of Wisdom podcast
“In a podcast, we’re in a world. In it, there are mountains, rivers, beautiful valleys, grass, cold wind, and many other things. My guest says, ‘Let’s go there, let’s see that mountain.’ I say, let’s go together. There are no guardrails, no boundaries.”
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“Whatever I do, I want to do it with 100 per cent perfection. If I leave even one stone untouched, that will not let me live peacefully.”
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