Origin To Impact
Claim This Podcastby Brad Kelly
Podcast Overview
<p>Welcome to Origin to Impact, a podcast featuring in-depth conversations with leaders in business, politics, and faith. We explore the defining moments that shaped who they are, the lessons they learned along the way, and how those experiences drive the impact they’re making today—locally and beyond.</p><p>New episodes dive into leadership, service, community, decision-making, and what it really takes to turn conviction into action.</p><p>Watch on YouTube <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/@OrigintoImpact">https://www.youtube.com/@OrigintoImpact</a></p>
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2/22/2026
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July 2, 2026
School Board Fighter: One Immigrant's Stand for Parental Rights & Girls' Sports | Khush Brar
<p>What happens when an immigrant from the Philippines — raised with values of hard work, faith, and freedom — sits down at a school board table and starts asking questions nobody else will?</p><p>In this episode of Origin to Impact, Brad Kelly sits down with Khush, a school board member in Lynden, Washington, to talk about what's really happening inside the public education system — and what one determined parent is doing about it.</p><p>Khush didn't set out to be an activist. She came to America, built a blueberry farm, raised a family, and trusted the system. Then COVID hit. Then she heard about a transgender athlete winning a girls' state championship. Then she started reading the policies — and couldn't stop.</p><p>In this conversation, Khush breaks down:</p><ul><li>How gender identity became a protected class in Washington State as far back as 2007 — and why no one raised the alarm</li><li>The WIAA policy that allows biological males to compete in girls' sports — and the resolution Lynden submitted twice to change it</li><li>Policy 3211: what it says about bathrooms, locker rooms, pronouns, and what schools are hiding from parents</li><li>The legal battle between Le Center School District and OSPI — and why it matters for every school district in the state</li><li>How unelected bureaucrats and teacher unions shape policy that elected board members can barely touch</li><li>Two major Supreme Court rulings that OSPI isn't telling school districts about</li><li>Why parental rights must always come before school authority</li></ul><p>Khush also gets personal about the real cost of standing on principle — the sleepless nights, the friendships lost, and the moment she decided she'd rather wear "troublemaker" as a badge of honor than rubber-stamp policies that harm kids and families.</p><p>This is a conversation about courage, vigilance, and what it truly means to protect freedom — told through the eyes of someone who had to travel halfway around the world to find it.</p><p>Freedom isn't free. You have to be vigilant.</p>
June 16, 2026
Inside U.S. Border Enforcement with a Former Special Agent | Thomas Behm
<p>What do years of combined military and federal law enforcement service actually look like from the inside? In this eye-opening episode, host Brad Kelly sits down with Thomas Behm — retired US Army First Sergeant and 20-year HSI Special Agent — for an unfiltered look at America's border.</p><p>Tom breaks down the real difference between deportation and voluntary return, explains how the cartel operates more like a business than a war zone, and shares why child exploitation cases are the most dangerous warrants agents serve. He also discusses working alongside Tim Ballard (the agent behind Sound of Freedom), being assigned to the Secret Service during the 2016 election, and why he believes the Pacific Northwest is quietly becoming the next major smuggling corridor.</p><p>Packed with stories you won't hear anywhere else — including a close call in a Walmart parking lot — this conversation will change how you see the world around you.</p>
June 2, 2026
Art, Censorship & Cultural Political Economy | Dr. Sophia Kidd
<p>What does censorship in China have in common with the American art world? More than you'd expect.</p><p>In this episode, host Brad Kelly welcomes Dr. Sophia Kid — gallery owner, publisher, academic, and cultural entrepreneur — for a wide-ranging conversation on art, culture, and the invisible forces that shape both. Sophia spent 15 years immersed in China's art scene, earned advanced degrees in classical Chinese literature at Sichuan University, and taught Chinese culture to hundreds of students — in Mandarin. Now running Sophia Grace Gallery in the U.S., she's drawing striking parallels between artistic self-censorship in authoritarian China and the quiet conformity she sees in America's contemporary art world.</p><p>From the political chaos at the Venice Biennale to the legacy of Mao's cultural directives, from the spiritual dimension of a single black canvas to the democratizing power of Instagram — this conversation covers the full sweep of what it means to make, sell, and experience art in today's world.</p><p>If you've ever wondered who decides what "great art" is, why artists lean left, or whether true creative freedom exists anywhere, this episode is for you.</p>
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- What is Origin To Impact?
<p>Welcome to Origin to Impact, a podcast featuring in-depth conversations with leaders in business, politics, and faith. We explore the defining moments that shaped who they are, the lessons they learned along the way, and how those experiences drive the impact they’re making today—locally and beyond.</p><p>New episodes dive into leadership, service, community, decision-making, and what it really takes to turn conviction into action.</p><p>Watch on YouTube <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/@OrigintoImpact">https://www.youtube.com/@OrigintoImpact</a></p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates daily.
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Yes, this podcast regularly features guests.
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