Interview | Growing Up Neem-Rooni - Kaveh Akbar, author of Martyr! On Martyr, Trauma, and Collateral Damage
Kaveh Akbar is the Iranian-American author of the critically acclaimed and heavily lauded novel Martyr! In our long-awaited conversation we dive deep into the themes of his powerful book, Martyr, which explores the human cost of so-called “collateral damage” and the real-world trauma often reduced to mere statistics in Western media. I had so much I wanted to ask Kaveh about the deeply personal and timely relevance of his work, especially in light of ongoing global events. Check out the full episode, and let me know what you think!Related Links:Kaveh's webpageKaveh on Instagram
9 Okt 20241h 24min
Poetry | Hafez's barafshān, Part 2
In this second part of the discussion for Hafez's barafshān, we go over the first two lines of the poem in detail.
7 Okt 202418min
Poetry | Hafez's barafshān, Introduction with Fared Shafinury
In this introductory lesson on Hafez's poem barafshān, we're joined by musician Fared Shafinury to go over the overall meaning of the poem. You can hear Fared's version of this poem in this track from his debut album.
30 Sep 202440min
Speak Lesson 76 | A Separation, Part 5
In this lesson, we watch a clip of a heated conversation between Nader and Simin, the title characters of the movie. This is a fast paced conversation, and gives us a glimpse at a type of conversation we may not often be privy to in the Persian language. This is the final episode in our series on clips from the movie A Separation by Asghar Farahadi with guest Yara Elmjouie.
11 Sep 202436min
Speak Lesson 75 | A Separation, Part 4
In this lesson about clips from the movie A Separation by Asghar Farahadi, we watch a conversation between Nader and Hojjat, Razieh's husband, about potential work Hojjat will be doing for Nader. We're joined in this episode by friend of the show, Yara Elmjouie.
5 Sep 202430min
Poetry | Omar Khayyam's rendee deedam, Introduction with Alan Eyre
In this special shabé shehr episode, we are joined by Alan Eyre, the first (and last) ever Persian language spokesperson for the U.S. State Department. Alan has a little book with lines of his favorite Persian poetry, and he shares one of those poems with us in this episode.
26 Aug 202432min
Speak Lesson 74 | A Separation, Part 3
In this lesson, we watch a clip of the movie A Separation by Asghar Farahadi in which Nader and Razieh have a conversation about the potential for her husband to come work for Nader. We're joined in this episode by friend of the show, Yara Elmjouie.
21 Aug 202430min
