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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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53:02

Interview | Babak Tafreshi on the Magic of the Night Sky

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2025/03/20

Babak Tafreshi is an incredibly inspiring Iranian photographer, science journalist and amateur astronomer. He got his start photographing in Iran, but has since moved to the United States. He is the creator and director of The World At Night, an international program in which photographers from around the world capture images of night skies as seen above notable landmarks of the planet.

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25:08

Interview | Naz Deravian on how she became the sabzé...

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2025/03/05

In this episode, Leyla sits down with Naz Deravian, the wonderful author of the cookbook Bottom of the Pot, to discuss how she started the tradition of growing sabzé for Nowruz (the Perisan new year) along with her international group of followers. Growing sabzé is an integral part of the Nowruz tradition. It acts as the centerpiece for the table we need to set up for Nowruz. She'll be starting on March 7th, so listen to hear how you can join, and why it's important that you do so, no

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27:07

Inteview | Growing Up Irooni- Anna Eskamani and Doing...

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2025/02/20

In this episode, Leyla sits down with Florida Representative Anna Eskamani, the first Iranian-American to serve in the Florida Legislature, to discuss her immigrant Iranian parents and how her mother's values continue to lead her as she's making big waves in Florida politics. Anna is a liberal politician in a sea of hostile Republican colleagues and now faces even more challenges at the federal level. Despite all this, she continues to fight for her values and is currently running for mayor

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28:09

Interview | Growing Up Neem-Rooni - Jasmin Mozaffari,...

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2024/12/31

In this episode, Leyla sits down with acclaimed filmmaker Jasmin Mozaffari to discuss her short film Motherland, a poignant exploration of cultural identity, family trauma, and resilience. Jasmin reflects on her upbringing as a neem-rooni (half-Iranian, half-Canadian) in post-9/11 North America, the generational trauma of Iranian immigrants, and how her father’s story during the Iran Hostage Crisis shaped her art. Together, they delve into themes of assimilation, cultural pride, and

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41:33

Poetry | Ibn Yamin's ān kas ké bedānad va bedānad ké...

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2024/12/23

In this lesson, we introduce the poem ān kas ké bedānad va bedānad ké bedānad by Ibn Yamin and discuss it with Alan Eyre.

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12:47

Poetry | Hafez's barafshān, Part 5

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2024/10/28

In this discussion on Hafez's barafshān, we go over the last two lines of the poem.

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11:28

Poetry | Hafez's barafshān, Part 4

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2024/10/21

In this discussion on Hafez's barafshān, we go over the fifth and sixth line of the poem.

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11:22

Poetry | Hafez's barafshān, Part 3

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2024/10/14

In this discussion on Hafez's barafshān, we go over the third and fourth line of the poem.

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84:40

Interview | Growing Up Neem-Rooni - Kaveh Akbar,...

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2024/10/09

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

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18:27

Poetry | Hafez's barafshān, Part 2

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2024/10/07

In this second part of the discussion for Hafez's barafshān, we go over the first two lines of the poem in detail.

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40:10

Poetry | Hafez's barafshān, Introduction with Fared...

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2024/09/30

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.

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37:34

Speak Lesson 76 | A Separation, Part 5

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2024/09/11

🎉🥳 EXCITING NEWS: To learn Persian with us FOR FREE starting September 30th, join us for our free Learn Persian BOOTCAMP.Over the course of 6 weeks, we go over conversational Persian, reading and writing and more, all while having FUN and being part of a community. Click here to sign up and get more details.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

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15:57

Poetry | Omar Khayyam's rendee deedam, Part 2

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2024/09/09

🎉🥳 EXCITING NEWS: To learn Persian with us FOR FREE starting September 30th, join us for our free Learn Persian BOOTCAMP.Over the course of 6 weeks, we go over conversational Persian, reading and writing and more, all while having FUN and being part of a community. Click here to sign up and get more details.In this follow up episode about Khayyam's poem rendee deedam, we go over the poem word by word, line by line, to understand each part individually. We'll also learn how to use the

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30:25

Speak Lesson 75 | A Separation, Part 4

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2024/09/05

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.

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Poetry | Omar Khayyam's rendee deedam, Introduction...

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2024/08/26

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.

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30:56

Speak Lesson 74 | A Separation, Part 3

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2024/08/21

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.

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Poetry | Hafez's aybé rendān makon, Part 6

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2024/07/29

In this lesson, we go over the last two lines of the poem aybé rendān makon by Hafez. The lines are as follows: حافظا روزِ اجل گر به کف آری جامیhāfezā roozé ajal gar bé kaf āree jāmeeOh Hafez, if you have a chalice in your hand when you dieیک سر از کویِ خرابات بَرَندَت به بهشتyek sar az koo-yé kharābāt barandat bé beheshtThey’ll take you directly from the winehouse street to heaven

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Poetry | Hafez's aybé rendān makon, Part 5

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2024/07/22

In this lesson, we go over the following lines of the poem aybé rendān makon by Hafez:نه من از پردهٔ تقوا به درافتادم و بسna man az pardé-yé taghva bā dar oftādam o basپدرم نیز بهشتِ ابد از دست بهشتpedaram neez behishté abad az dast behesht

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Poetry | Hafez's aybé rendān makon, Part 4

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2024/07/15

In this lesson, we go over the following lines of the poem aybé rendān makon by Hafez: همه کس طالبِ یارند چه هشیار و چه مستhamé kas tālebé yārand ché hoshyār o ché mastهمه جا خانهٔ عشق است چه مسجد چه کِنِشتhamé jā khāna-yé ʿeshgh ast ché masjed ché kenest

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11:47

Poetry | Hafez's aybé rendān makon, Part 3

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2024/07/08

In this discussion on Hafez's aybé rendān makon, we go over the third and fourth line of the poem.

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