Table for One with Sogand Bahadori

In this episode of Table for One, I sit down with Bonnie Langedijk - founder of HURS and one of the coolest women on the internet (even though she’d probably hate me saying that) - for a deeply honest conversation about ambition, desire, identity, dating, loneliness, and what it actually takes to build something meaningful. Fresh off interviewing Emma Grede, Bonnie joins me to unpack the reality b...

I’m sitting down with fashion icon Dominique Deroche, who spent an incredible 40 years at Yves Saint Laurent. She takes us behind the scenes of working with Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé, shares what it really looked like to juggle a high-powered career with marriage and family, and gets honest about the lessons she learned along the way. We also talk advice for the next generation of women...

Chef, food writer, New York Times bestselling author, and James Beard Award winner Andy Baraghani joins me for a heartfelt conversation about the richness of Persian culture and what he’s been navigating emotionally during a difficult moment for the Iranian community. We also get into why one toxic relationship might be more of a lesson than a mistake, the importance of treating yourself with comp...

In this episode, I'm joined by the brilliant Lola Plaku - aka iluvlola - someone I interviewed over a decade ago for my then-blog. Lola has spent her career building multi-platinum musicians and their brands, and has contributed to the careers of some of the world's biggest artists. We sit down to have a raw and hilarious convo about what has changed over the 10 years for both of us, and how findi...

Happy Lunar New Year y'all!! In this episode, one of my oldest friends and Mindset & Life Coach Stephanie Gray joins me to talk about the actual New Year our bodies follow (also explaining why I felt so shitty in January). She also tells me about the generations of trauma that live within us, how to break through it, and how we can expand past the limitations our bodies and mind set on us thro...

On this episode, the ICON herself and RHONY OG Alum, Kelly Bensimon, joins me to talk about life being a series of cinematic moments and how growth never stops for her. We also determine the dating trends and rules for 2026, as we're both on the market - applications are now open. Follows us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tfopod/ Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tfopod

In today's episode, I sit down with my most important guest yet: my mother. My mom details to me what it was like growing up in Tehran, living through the Islamic Revolution, the Iran-Iraq war, and the devastating execution of her brother, to then having to leave Iran to come to Canada. From there, she details a new battle: rebuilding a life in a foreign country and raising two daughters in an unf...

Welcome to my first ever solo episode y'all! In this deeply personal episode, I walk through my transformational 2025—shedding old programming, confronting long‑standing depression and anxiety, and taking a huge chance by leaving corporate fashion to launch a marketing consulting business and podcast. I walk you through my journey to getting to the my dream life on paper, only to then realise I wa...

On the first ever monthly rant, my sister Sonia joins me on this episode to talk about turning 35 and finding love after years of dating, and I realize that dating apps aren't for me after trying to get into it. I also talk about visiting my old cities of Toronto and Montreal and realizing I'm the person I wanted to be a decade ago, Sonia tells me about her unfortunate birthday dinner (very Charlo...

Actor, Artist, and fellow Canadian Nikohl Boosheri joins me to discuss her experience as a middle eastern actor in Hollywood, staying creatively stimulated during the writers strike and Covid, her current stance on dating, and her biggest creative project yet: the five acres of land she just acquired. Follow Nikohl Boosheri @boosheri and subscribe to her substack https://substack.com/@betweenyouan...

Musician, Actor, and Artist Vic Mensa joins me on this episode to discuss going independent and being at his Table for One, manifesting having his son, falling in love, Joe Dispenza and the power of quantum physics, his love for Chicago, working with Lena Waithe on The CHI, and much much more. Follow @vicmensa and listen to his new EP Sundiata, out now.

Stephanie Ketty, artist and VP of BFA, joins me this week at my table to talk about embracing her art in the chaos and putting her art first, life transitions in your forties (hint: it keeps gets better), finding love, and learning to be more present in the moment. Follow Stephanie on IG @stephanieketty and her art @stephaniekettystudio

Fashion stylist Julie Ragolia joins me for the inaugural TFO episode to discuss her upbringing in New York, her love for the city, the art of styling and dressing to be a character, and whether she's hopeful for the future. Follow Julie @julieragolia  Credit to Rachel Kushner's article in The New Yorker "What I Wanted, What I Got: Lifelong Lessons in Yearning and Style", which we discuss near the...

I deep dive into why I started Table for One and the concept behind it.