Poetry | Rumi's deevané shō Part 2
In this second part of the discussion for Rumi's deevāné shō, we go over the first two lines of the poem in detail.
26 Juni 202311min
Interview | Growing Up Irooni: Marjan Kamali
Host: Leyla ShamsGuest: Marjan KamaliIntroduction:Leyla Shams, host of Learn Persian with Chai and Conversation, introduces her guest Marjan Kamali, the award-winning author of the Stationary Shop.Top...
22 Juni 202349min
Poetry | Rumi's deevané shō Intro
In this intro lesson for Rumi's deevāné shō, we go over the full poem with musician Fared Shafinury.In addition, we learn about Fared and his project "Radif Retreat". In this particular lesson, we als...
19 Juni 202336min
Interview | Growing Up Irooni: Kayvon Zand on inclusivity in the zan zendegee azadee era
Kayvon Zand is a nightlife personality and musician living in New York City, and goes by the pronouns he or they. I’ve been a fan for years, and love their extravagant and very extra style. In the pas...
24 Maj 20231h 13min
Interview | Growing Up Irooni- Ari Rastegar and the business of being Iranian
In this episode, we talk to Ari Rastegar, a commercial real estate developer in Austin, Texas. Ari talks about his half Iranian background, how his father instilled the Iranian culture in him, and how...
10 Maj 202323min
Interview | Growing Up Irooni- Funny in Farsi 20 years later, with Firoozeh Dumas
I’m so excited to share with you today my interview with Firoozeh Dumas, author of Funny in Farsi. Funny in Farsi came out when I was in college, and it’s almost hard to remember what a huge huge deal...
12 Apr 202339min
Poetry | Monir Taha's meegan ké jangé jangé Intro
In this first lesson on Monir Taha's poem ‘meegan ké jangé jangé, میگن که جنگه جنگه’, we talk to Naz Deravian, Monir's daughter and author of the cookbook Bottom of the Pot, about the poem in general,...
8 Mars 202345min
