Interview | Raising Neem-Roonis- An Interview with Reza Aslan
(Originally published May 12th 2020) In this Raising Neem-Roonis edition of Chai and Conversation, we talk to author, commentator, producer, professor, and many other hat-wearer Iranian-American Reza ...
18 Maj 202230min
Interview | Growing Up Irooni- Caspian Chef discusses returning to his Iranian roots after decades of assimilation
In this Growing Up Irooni we talk to Omid Roustaei, better known as the Caspian Chef. In this conversation, we discuss the process of coming to the United States on his own and figuring out his own pa...
11 Maj 202258min
Poetry | Saadi's bani ādam Part 3
In this final part of the discussion of Bani Adam by Saadi, we go over the last two lines of the poem, and review the entire poem in its entirety as well.
31 Jan 202211min
Poetry | Saadi's bani ādam Part 2
In this lesson, we'll go over the first part of the poem bani ādam and learn the individual words and phrases of this section of the poem.
23 Jan 202218min
Poetry | Saadi's bani ādam Intro
In this poetry episode, we go over one of the most famous poems of the Persian language, bani ādam, by the poet Saadi. We will learn about Saadi and what made him such a unique voice, and then we'll g...
9 Dec 202126min
Poetry | Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 4
In this lesson, we're going to go over the final part of the poem beshnō een nay by Rumi. We will go over the Persian words and phrases learned in this part of the poem.
5 Juli 202116min
Poetry | Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 3
In this third part of our discussion of Rumi's beshnō een nay, we go over the middle part of the poem, and learn the words and phrases associated with this part of the poem.
28 Juni 202119min
Poetry | Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 2
In this lesson, we're going to go over the first four lines of the poem beshnō een nay, (also known as beshnō az nay- we explain this in the lesson) and learn the vocabulary and phrases associated wit...
21 Juni 202120min
