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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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19:08

Poetry | Hafez's yoosofé gom gashté, Part 2

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2026/01/12

In this lesson, we go over the individual words and phrases in the first four lines of the poem yoosofé gom gashté by Hafez.

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22:29

Culture | Ferdowsi's Shahnameh, On the Creation of...

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2026/01/05

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 with Dr. Omid Arabian. In this last part, Ferdowsi explains the origins and significance of human beings in more detail.

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53:54

Poetry | Hafez's yoosofé gom gashté, Introduction...

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2026/01/04

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 this poem.

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21:19

Culture | Ferdowsi's Shahnameh, On the Creation of...

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2025/12/15

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 Arabian. In this part of the epic poem, Ferdowsi briefly concludes his discussion of the origins of plants and animals and begins explaining the origins of human beings.

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18:12

Culture | Ferdowsi's Shahnameh, On the Creation of...

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2025/12/08

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 Arabian. This part of the epic poem explains Ferdowsi's account of the origins of plants and animals.

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19:15

Culture | Ferdowsi's Shahnameh, On the Creation of...

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2025/12/01

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 Arabian. This part of the epic poem discusses the formation of the Earth.

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20:39

Culture | Ferdowsi's Shahnameh, On the Creation of...

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2025/11/24

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 the epic poem discusses the very beginnings of the universe.

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35:48

Culture | Ferdowsi's Shahnameh, On the Creation of...

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2025/11/17

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 with a discussion of just the first two lines (the first two rhyming couplets).

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13:48

Speak Lesson 70 | Thanking a Shopowner

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2025/10/27

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 arrangements in advance.

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66:24

Interview | Growing Up Irooni - Nilo Tabrizy on the...

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2025/10/22

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 — The Story of Iran’s Women-Led Uprising, recently long-listed for the National Book Award. Nilo reflects on what it means to love a country she can no longer return to, the emotional toll of reporting on Iran from afar, and her friendship and collaboration with Iranian journalist Fatemeh Jamalpour, who reported from inside Iran during the Women

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Speak Lesson 69 | Giving Thanks

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2025/10/20

In this lesson, we learn some other tārof-related expressions for expressing thanks, especially when talking to people at a party or other social gathering.

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17:08

Speak Lesson 68 | Talking with a Neighbor

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2025/10/13

In this lesson, we learn a few more tārof-related expressions useful when talking with neighbors and also learn some useful phrases about gardening.

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17:46

Speak Lesson 67 | How to Talk About School

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2025/10/06

In this lesson, we learn how to talk a little bit about school.

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29:22

Speak Lesson 66 | Tārof When Welcoming Guests

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2025/09/29

In this lesson, we continue to explore examples of tārof relevant in situations where we have guests at our houses.

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23:29

Culture | Ferdowsi's Shahnameh, Part 5

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2025/09/15

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 their palace in Zabulistan, where he enjoys a hero's welcome.

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19:01

Culture | Ferdowsi's Shahnameh, Part 4

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2025/09/08

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 reunites Zal with his father, Sam.

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14:25

Culture | Ferdowsi's Shahnameh, Part 3

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2025/09/01

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 have dreams that inspire him to search for the son he had previously abandoned.

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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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