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Learn Persian with Chai and Conversation

Chai & 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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15:28

Culture | Ferdowsi's Shahnameh, Part 2

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2025/08/25

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 the abandoned baby.

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27:24

Culture | Ferdowsi's Shahnameh, Part 1

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2025/08/18

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 Zal in the Shahnameh.

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88:15

Interview | From Oklahoma to Shahnameh: Daniel...

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2025/08/06

In this deeply personal and wide-ranging conversation, Daniel Nayeri, author of the acclaimed autobiographical novel Everything Sad is Untrue, talks about growing up as an Iranian refugee in Oklahoma, the mythic structure of memory, and the stories we inherit—true or not. He reflects on what it means to carry generational trauma, how he began writing the book in a Brooklyn bathroom, and the long journey of learning to tell his family’s story with emotional honesty.We discuss the magic of

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15:48

Poetry | Nizami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh,...

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2025/07/28

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 existence on Earth and applies to the entire universe.

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10:29

Poetry | Nizami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh,...

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2025/07/21

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 love.

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11:37

Speak Lesson 65 | Tārof at a Gallery

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2025/07/21

In this lesson, we learn some examples of tārof appropriate for talking to older people and see some examples in a conversation at an art gallery.

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58:13

Interview | Growing Up Irooni – Tara Grammy, An...

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2025/07/16

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

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13:17

Poetry | Nizami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh,...

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2025/07/14

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.

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26:02

Speak Lesson 64 | Meeting New People

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2025/07/14

In this lesson, we learn some more expressions we can use when meeting new people and a new expression related to tārof.

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12:51

Poetry | Nizami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh,...

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2025/07/07

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.

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31:46

Speak Lesson 63 | Meeting Up with Friends

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2025/07/07

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.

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18:23

Poetry | Nizami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh,...

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2025/06/30

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.

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14:53

Speak Lesson 62 | Getting Attention

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2025/06/30

In this lesson, we learn a new way to call attention to someone and how to return a lost item.

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54:00

Poetry | Nizami Ganjavi's sakhaneeyé chand dar eshgh,...

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2025/06/23

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 sakhaneeyé chand dar eshgh, or “A Few Words on Love,” an excerpt from Nizami Ganjavi's Romance of Khosrow and Shirin.

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25:09

Speak Lesson 77 | Meeting on the Street

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2025/06/23

In this lesson, we learn some phrases that could be useful when talking to people on the street and how to talk briefly about some routine daily activities.We also introduce Vijay, his mixtape, and his YouTube playlist, which you can find here!

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34:26

Culture | Attar's Parable of the Moths, Part 4

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2025/06/09

In this episode of Learn Persian with Chai and Conversation, we conclude The Parable of the Moths by Attar, taken from his masterpiece Conference of the Birds. I'm joined by the brilliant Omid Arabian of YOUniversal Center, who walks us through the last 4 lines of the poem—exploring its language, imagery, and deeper meaning. This lesson is perfect for those with some background in Persian who want to experience the richness of mystical poetry and engage with timeless questions of love,

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24:14

Culture | Attar's Parable of the Moths, Part 3

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2025/06/02

In this episode of Learn Persian with Chai and Conversation, we continue to the third part of The Parable of the Moths by Attar, taken from his masterpiece Conference of the Birds. I'm joined by the brilliant Omid Arabian of YOUniversal Center, who walks us through the next 4 lines of the poem—exploring its language, imagery, and deeper meaning. This lesson is perfect for those with some background in Persian who want to experience the richness of mystical poetry and engage with timeless

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45:49

Interview | Money, Iranian-American Identity, and...

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2025/05/28

In this episode of Growing Up Irooni, Leyla sits down with Chelsea Fagan—founder of The Financial Diet and author of the new novel High Dive. Known for blending personal finance with cultural critique, Chelsea joins Leyla for a wide-ranging conversation that covers:Why she wrote a romance novel with a Persian American love interestNavigating privilege, assimilation, and identity in immigrant communitiesRepresenting Iranian culture through a “cultural reader” and deep researchThe challenge

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32:13

Culture | Attar's Parable of the Moths, Part 2

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2025/05/26

In this episode of Learn Persian with Chai and Conversation, we continue to the second part of The Parable of the Moths by Attar, taken from his masterpiece Conference of the Birds. I'm joined by the brilliant Omid Arabian of YOUniversal Center, who walks us through the next 4 lines of the poem—exploring its language, imagery, and deeper meaning. This lesson is perfect for those with some background in Persian who want to experience the richness of mystical poetry and engage with timeless

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41:49

Culture | Attar's Parable of the Moths, Part 1

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2025/05/19

In this episode of Learn Persian with Chai and Conversation, we begin a brand new series on one of the most powerful mystical stories in Persian literature: The Parable of the Moths by Attar, taken from his masterpiece Conference of the Birds. I'm joined by the brilliant Omid Arabian of YOUniversal Center, who walks us through the first 4 lines of the poem—exploring its language, imagery, and deeper meaning. This lesson is perfect for those with some background in Persian who want to

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