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Learn Persian with Chai and Conversation
Learn Persian with Chai and Conversation teaches you conversational Persian in a fun and casual manner in weekly lessons of about 15-20 minutes each. Check out our website chaiandconversation.com for more information.
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Poetry | Simin Behbahani's dobāré meesāzamet vatan, Part 6
In this final part of the discussion of Simin Behbahani's dobāré meesāzamat vatan, we go over the end of the poem in detail.
Poetry | Simin Behbahani's dobāré meesāzamet vatan, Part 5
In this fifth part of the discussion of Simin Behbahani's dobāré meesāzamat vatan, we go over the second-to-last part of the poem in detail.
Growing Up Irooni: Sasha von Oldershausen on the Crown Prince of Lubbock, Texas
In this episode, Leyla sits down with Sasha von Oldershausen — an Iranian American journalist on the news and politics team at Texas Monthly, and soon...
Poetry | Simin Behbahani's dobāré meesāzamet vatan, Part 4
In this fourth part of the discussion of Simin Behbahani's dobāré meesāzamat vatan, we go over the next six lines of the poem in detail.
Interview | Growing Up Irooni: Yasmin Khan on Food, Culture & Compassion Across Borders
In this episode, Leyla sits down with Yasmin Khan — the acclaimed British-Iranian-Pakistani food writer, activist, and author of *The Saffron Tales*,...
Poetry | Simin Behbahani's dobāré meesāzamet vatan, Part 3
In this third part of the discussion of Simin Behbahani's dobāré meesāzamat vatan, we go over the next six lines of the poem in detail.
Poetry | Simin Behbahani's dobāré meesāzamet vatan, Part 2
In this second part of the discussion of Simin Behbahani's dobāré meesāzamat vatan, we go over the first six lines of the poem in detail.
Poetry | Simin Behbahani's dobāré meesāzamet vatan, Introduction with Sahba Shayani
In this introductory lesson to Simin Behbahani's beautiful, important, and timely poem, dobāré meesāzamet vatan, we're joined by Dr. Sahba Shayani to...
Growing Up Irooni: Hamid Rahmanian on Building Persian Culture, One Story at a Time
In this episode, Leyla sits down with Hamid Rahmanian — the Iranian-American artist, filmmaker, and visionary behind some of the most ambitious Shahna...
Growing Up Irooni: Danesh Nosirvan on Speaking Up When Our Parents Couldn't
In this episode, Leyla sits down with Danesh Nosirvan — the Iranian-American creator known online for identifying perpetrators of public harm and hold...
Culture | Ferdowsi's Shahnameh, The Story of Zahhak, Part 4
In the fourth part of our discussion about the Tale of Zahhak, Leyla and Dr. Sahba Shayani introduce the story of Fereydoon, who, as we already know b...
Culture | Ferdowsi's Shahnameh, The Story of Zahhak, Part 3
In this lesson, we learn from Leyla and Dr. Sahba Shayani about the nature of the evil king Zahhak's reign and the beginning of his downfall.
Culture | Ferdowsi's Shahnameh, The Story of Zahhak, Part 2
In this lesson, we continue our discussion of the famous Tale of Zahhak from Ferdowsi's Shahnameh with Dr. Sahba Shayani. Here, having covered the bac...
Culture | Ferdowsi's Shahnameh, The Story of Zahhak, Part 1
In this lesson, we begin our discussion of the famous Tale of Zahhak from Ferdowsi's Shahnameh with Dr. Sahba Shayani. We use the end of the story of...
Poetry | Hafez's yoosofé gom gashté, Part 6
In this thrilling conclusion to Hafez's poem yoosofé gom gashté, we cover the words and phrases in the last four lines of the poem. Hafez concludes by...
Poetry | Hafez's yoosofé gom gashté, Part 5
In this lesson, we cover the words and phrases in the next four lines of the poem yoosofé gom gashté by Hafez. In this part of the poem, Hafez provide...
Poetry | Hafez's yoosofé gom gashté, Part 4
In this lesson, we go over more words and phrases in the next four lines of the poem yoosofé gom gashté by Hafez. Here, Hafez reassures the reader reg...
Poetry | Hafez's yoosofé gom gashté, Part 3
In this lesson, we go over the individual words and phrases in the next four lines of the poem yoosofé gom gashté by Hafez, which refer broadly to the...
Poetry | Hafez's yoosofé gom gashté, Part 2
In this lesson, we go over the individual words and phrases in the first four lines of the poem yoosofé gom gashté by Hafez.
Culture | Ferdowsi's Shahnameh, On the Creation of the World, Part 6
In this lesson, we conclude our discussion of the section “On the Creation of the World” from Ferdowsi's Shahnameh and reflect on its implications wit...
Poetry | Hafez's yoosofé gom gashté, Introduction with Sahba Shayani
In this introductory lesson to Hafez's poem yoosofé gom gashté, we're joined by Prof. Sahba Shayani to talk about the general theme and meaning behind...
Culture | Ferdowsi's Shahnameh, On the Creation of the World, Part 5
In this lesson, we proceed to the fifth part of our discussion of the section “On the Creation of the World” from Ferdowsi's Shahnameh with Dr. Omid A...
Culture | Ferdowsi's Shahnameh, On the Creation of the World, Part 4
In this lesson, we proceed to the fourth part of our discussion of the section “On the Creation of the World” from Ferdowsi's Shahnameh with Dr. Omid...
Culture | Ferdowsi's Shahnameh, On the Creation of the World, Part 3
In this lesson, we proceed to the third part of our discussion of the section “On the Creation of the World” from Ferdowsi's Shahnameh with Dr. Omid A...
Culture | Ferdowsi's Shahnameh, On the Creation of the World, Part 2
In this lesson, we continue our discussion of the section “On the Creation of the World” from Ferdowsi's Shahnameh with Dr. Omid Arabian. This part of...
Culture | Ferdowsi's Shahnameh, On the Creation of the World, Part 1
In this lesson, we begin our discussion of the section of Ferdowsi's Shahnameh called “On the Creation of the World” with Dr. Omid Arabian. We begin w...
Speak Lesson 70 | Thanking a Shopowner
In this lesson, we learn some more expressions for expressing thanks, particularly in the context of visiting a jewelry store or other shop and making...
Interview | Growing Up Irooni - Nilo Tabrizy on the Cost of Telling Iran’s Story
In this episode of Growing Up Irooni, journalist Nilo Tabrizy joins Leyla Shams to talk about her groundbreaking book For the Sun After Long Nights —...
Speak Lesson 69 | Giving Thanks
In this lesson, we learn some other tārof-related expressions for expressing thanks, especially when talking to people at a party or other social gath...
Speak Lesson 68 | Talking with a Neighbor
In this lesson, we learn a few more tārof-related expressions useful when talking with neighbors and also learn some useful phrases about gardening.
Speak Lesson 67 | How to Talk About School
In this lesson, we learn how to talk a little bit about school.
Speak Lesson 66 | Tārof When Welcoming Guests
In this lesson, we continue to explore examples of tārof relevant in situations where we have guests at our houses.
Culture | Ferdowsi's Shahnameh, Part 5
In this lesson, we cover the thrilling conclusion to the Story of Zal in the Shahnameh with Leyla and Dr. Sahba Shayani, where Zal returns with Sam to...
Culture | Ferdowsi's Shahnameh, Part 4
In this lesson, we continue our discussion of Ferdowsi's Shahnameh with Dr. Sahba Shayani to the fourth part of the Story of Zal, where Simorgh reunit...
Culture | Ferdowsi's Shahnameh, Part 3
In this lesson, we continue our discussion of Ferdowsi's Shahnameh with Dr. Sahba Shayani to the third part of the Story of Zal, where Sam begins to h...
Culture | Ferdowsi's Shahnameh, Part 2
In this lesson, we continue our discussion of Ferdowsi's Shahnameh with Dr. Sahba Shayani to the second part of the Story of Zal, where Simorgh spots...
Culture | Ferdowsi's Shahnameh, Part 1
In this lesson, we begin our discussion of Ferdowsi's Shahnameh with Dr. Sahba Shayani. We specifically begin covering the first part of the Story of...
Interview | From Oklahoma to Shahnameh: Daniel Nayeri, Author of Everything Sad is Untrue on Memory, Myth and Belonging
In this deeply personal and wide-ranging conversation, Daniel Nayeri, author of the acclaimed autobiographical novel Everything Sad is Untrue, talks a...
Poetry | Nizami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh, Part 6
In this final part of our discussion of Nizami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh, we cover the remaining lines, explaining how love transcends even e...
Poetry | Nizami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh, Part 5
In this fifth part of the discussion of Nizami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh, we cover the two more lines that describe the life-giving nature of...