Poetry | Hafez's payāmé naseem, Part 2
In this part 2 episode of Hafez's beautiful poem payāmé naseem, we look at the individual words and phrases in the first two lines of the poem, and learn how to use the words and phrases in current Pe...
1 Huhti 202416min
Poetry | Hafez's payāmé naseem, Introduction with Fared Shafinury
In this introduction to the poem payāmé naseem, we are joined by musician Fared Shafinury to discuss the full selection of the poem. In addition, we provide a detailed overview of Hafez, the poet, and...
25 Maalis 20241h
Poetry | Rudaki's shād zee Part 2
In this second part of the poetry lesson for Rudaki's poem shād zee, we go over the entire poem line by line, phrase by phrase so you can get a full grasp of the vocabulary in the poem. You'll then ha...
11 Maalis 202413min
Poetry | Rudaki's shād zee Intro
This is the introduction to our shabé shehr (night of poetry) series, where we go over short selections of poems in Persian, and their overall meanings in English. In this episode, we're joined by Yar...
28 Helmi 202412min
Shally Zomorodi, on Embracing Joy and Acceptance as a Form of Resistance
Shally Zomorodi is one of the more well-known and incredibly prolific members of the Iranian diaspora. Her day job is as a news anchor of Fox 5 San Diego Morning News where she’s been waking up San Di...
21 Helmi 202441min
Hollay Ghadery, on the perils of being half Iranian and her memoir, Fuse
Hollay Ghadery is is an Iranian-Canadian writer living in Ontario on Anishinaabe land. She has her MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Guelph. Fuse, her memoir of mixed-race identity and me...
7 Helmi 202446min
Farnoosh Torabi, on Living in a Healthy State of Panic
In this episode of Growing Up Irooni, host Leyla interviews Farnoosh Torabi, renowned podcast host and author of the book "A Healthy State of Panic." Leyla and Farnoosh delve into the world of finance...
4 Loka 202338min
