Interview | 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 Feb 202446min
Interview | Noam Schuster-Eliassi on the Current State of Affairs in Israel and Her Iranian-Israeli Identity
From the very beginning of this current stage of the conflict, after the horrific events of October 7th, the first person I turned to for an understanding of what was happening was Noam Shuster-Eliass...
25 Jan 20241h 6min
Interview | 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 Okt 202338min
Interview | Arya Shahi, Author of An Impossible Thing to Say
I’m so excited to share with you my interview with Arya Shahi, author of the fantastic new debut novel, An Impossible Thing to Say. It’s coming out this week, September 26th 2023, so no matter when yo...
27 Sep 20231h 24min
Interview | Navied Mahdavian, Author of This Country, on Searching for Home in (Very) Rural America
So excited to share that Navied Mahdavian's incredible debut graphic memoir, This Country: Searching for Home in (Very) Rural America is NOW OUT and available for purchase! And to celebrate, I’m so ex...
13 Sep 202335min
Interview | Samira Mohyeddin on Navigating Culture, Identity, and the Reverberations of Politics
In this episode, we dive into an enriching conversation with Samira Mohieddin, discussing her experiences growing up in a Persian family that migrated to Canada. We unpack the challenges and dynamics ...
11 Sep 20231h 3min
Interview | Gisue Hariri on Nurtured Imaginations and Building Bridges in a Male-Dominated World
In the latest episode of the "Growing Up Irooni" podcast series, I had the unique privilege of sitting down with the iconic Gisue Hariri, one half of the brilliant duo behind Hariri & Hariri Architect...
31 Aug 20231h 16min
Poetry | Rumi's deevané shō Part 5
17 Jul 202313min
