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talk iran

This is an independent, non-partisan podcast for discussing Iran-related topics, hosted by Saman Askari, an Iranian-American professional from the San Francisco Bay Area.

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A Conversation with John Ghazvinian

A Conversation with John Ghazvinian

In this episode, I speak with John Ghazvinian, an author, historian and a former journalist. He's considered a foremost ... Read more

30 Mar 2023

46mins

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Another Conversation with Amir Afkhami - COVID-19 Edition

Another Conversation with Amir Afkhami - COVID-19 Edition

In this episode, I speak again with a previous guest, Dr. Amir Afkhami, a health policy expert, historian and trained ph... Read more

18 Apr 2020

1hr 13mins

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A Conversation with Afshon Ostovar

A Conversation with Afshon Ostovar

In this episode, I speak with Afshon Ostovar, a historian, author and a foremost expert on the Iranian Revolutionary Gua... Read more

26 Jan 2020

1hr 2mins

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A Conversation with Naz Deravian

A Conversation with Naz Deravian

In this episode, I speak with Naz Deravian, a cookbook author and Persian food expert. Naz and I discuss her background,... Read more

23 Nov 2019

50mins

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A Coversation with Amir Afkhami

A Coversation with Amir Afkhami

In this episode, I speak with Amir Akhami, a psychiatrist and a historian of medicine, about the history of cholera in I... Read more

18 Aug 2019

58mins

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A Conversation with Narges Bajoghli

A Conversation with Narges Bajoghli

In this episode, I speak with Narges Bajoghli, an award-winning anthropologist, filmmaker, writer and an Assistant Profe... Read more

4 Jul 2019

43mins

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A Conversation with Reza Zia-Ebrahimi

A Conversation with Reza Zia-Ebrahimi

In this episode, I speak with Reza Zia-Ebrahimi, a historian and a Senior Lecturer at King's College London. We talk abo... Read more

21 Apr 2019

48mins

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End of Season 1 Update

End of Season 1 Update

I'm ending Season 1 of talk iran with this short update episode. Stay tuned for Season 2 starting in April!

9 Mar 2019

1min

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A Conversation with Lior Sternfeld

A Conversation with Lior Sternfeld

In this episode, I speak with Lior Sternfeld, a social historian of the modern Middle East with a particular interest in... Read more

7 Jan 2019

30mins

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A Conversation with Bahman Kalbasi

A Conversation with Bahman Kalbasi

In this episode, I speak with Bahman Kalbasi, the New York and United Nations Correspondent for BBC Persian. He and I ta... Read more

7 Dec 2018

51mins

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