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.
Learn Persian with Chai and Conversation
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4.9(923 reviews)
223 episodes
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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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Publishing Since
12/28/2010
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Recent Episodes
May 13, 2026
Growing Up Irooni: Hamid Rahmanian on Building Persian Culture, One Story at a Time
Host Leyla interviews Iranian-American artist and filmmaker Hamid Rahmanian about his journey building Persian culture through storytelling and art.
May 7, 2026
Growing Up Irooni: Danesh Nosirvan on Speaking Up When Our Parents Couldn't
<p>In this episode, Leyla sits down with Danesh Nosirvan — the Iranian-American creator known online for identifying perpetrators of public harm and holding them accountable through the court of public opinion. What began as a comedy career took an unexpected turn in 2021, when a single video calling out a child abuser went viral and reshaped the trajectory of his work entirely.</p><p>Danesh shares the story of his family's arrival in the U.S. after the revolution, growing up as one of the only Iranian kids in his Southern California school, and the quiet weight of watching his immigrant parents accept mistreatment in order to stay safe. That early sense of injustice, he reflects, is what now fuels his willingness to speak up on behalf of others.</p><p>The conversation moves through some of the most difficult chapters of recent Iranian diaspora life: the unifying surge of the Mahsa Amini protests, the painful fracturing that followed October 7th, and the ongoing struggle to maintain moral clarity when communities are pulled in opposite directions. Danesh speaks candidly about the cost of using a large platform to advocate — the stalking, the loss of income, the loneliness of being misread by people on every side — and why he still believes in doing it anyway.</p><p>Leyla and Danesh also discuss the cultural reluctance to hold powerful men accountable, the case of Jian Ghomeshi and his quiet rehabilitation in parts of the Iranian community, and what genuine accountability looks like in a media landscape that rewards outrage over reflection. Danesh closes with a meditation drawn from his anthropology studies — the contrast between chimpanzee and bonobo societies — as a lens for thinking about the kind of community we're choosing to build, both as Iranians and as humans.</p><p>A warm, honest, and at times uncomfortable conversation about identity, responsibility, and what it means to use your voice with care.</p>
April 20, 2026
Culture | Ferdowsi's Shahnameh, The Story of Zahhak, Part 4
Host Leyla and Dr. Sahba Shayani explore Fereydoon's rise and Zahhak's downfall in the epic Shahnameh, revealing fate's triumph in this interview.
223 total episodes available with 37 transcripts
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