Interview | Growing Up Irooni – Tara Grammy, An Iranian Take on Identity, Comedy, and Being All Up in Your Business
In this laugh-out-loud and deeply personal conversation, Iranian Canadian actor, writer, and creator Tara Grammy joins Leyla to talk about growing up as an Iranian weirdo, navigating diaspora identity, creating her hit comedy series Soosi Lee, and embracing curiosity (aka being fusooli) as a cultural superpower. From getting discovered by Woody Harrelson in a tiny Toronto theatre to producing a DIY Iranian Borat-meets-Cribs series in LA, Tara's story is as inspiring as it is hilarious.She shares her journey through acting, motherhood, cultural expectations, language guilt, and the power of telling your own story—even when no one gives you permission.🔗 Related Links:📺 Watch Foozooli: https://www.instagram.com/taragrammy🎥 Simple Wedding (film): IMDb📝 Tara’s Harper’s Bazaar essay: Joyful Rebellion – Harper’s Bazaar📚 Learn Persian with Chai and Conversation: https://www.chaiandconversation.com🎧 Follow Tara on Instagram: @taragrammy📣 Connect with Us:Follow Growing Up Irooni on Instagram: @chaiandconversationSubscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube
16 Juli 58min
Poetry | Nizami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh, Part 4
In this fourth part of the discussion of Nizami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh, we cover the next two lines in detail, regarding the indispensability of love.
14 Juli 13min
Speak Lesson 64 | Meeting New People
In this lesson, we learn some more expressions we can use when meeting new people and a new expression related to tārof.
14 Juli 26min
Poetry | Nizami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh, Part 3
In this third part of the discussion of Nizami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh, we cover the next two lines in detail, beginning to contemplate the importance of love to all human beings.
7 Juli 12min
Speak Lesson 63 | Meeting Up with Friends
In this lesson, we learn some useful expressions for talking with friends or people we know, especially people who we haven't seen in a long time.
7 Juli 31min
Poetry | Nizami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh, Part 2
In this second part of the discussion of Nizami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh, we go over the first two lines of the poem in detail.
30 Juni 18min
Speak Lesson 62 | Getting Attention
In this lesson, we learn a new way to call attention to someone and how to return a lost item.
30 Juni 14min
Poetry | Nizami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh, Introduction with Dr. Sahba Shayani
In this lesson, we introduce Nizami Ganjavi, an important 12th-century poet in the cultures of Iran, Azerbaijan, Kurdistan, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan who is also considered the national poet of Azerbaijan. We are joined by Dr. Sahba Shayani to discuss sokhanee chand dar eshgh, or “A Few Words on Love,” an excerpt from Nizami Ganjavi's Romance of Khosrow and Shirin.
23 Juni 54min
