Episode 1 includes recordings of young women in South Africa reading their written pieces from the Circle Back book related to Transformation. This notion of transformation varies from personal agency and social change, to how they have been affected by COVID-19, both directly and indirectly, as well as the transformations they hope to see in the future. We thank Takatso Mohlomi, Bongiwe Maome, Zikhona Tshiwula, Lelethu Mlobeli, Asisipho Mntonga & Elethu Ntsethe for sharing their voices.