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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 chaiandconversatio...

In this episode, Leyla sits down with Danesh Nosirvan — the Iranian-American creator known online for identifying perpetrators of public har...

In the fourth part of our discussion about the Tale of Zahhak, Leyla and Dr. Sahba Shayani introduce the story of Fereydoon, who, as we alre...

In this lesson, we learn from Leyla and Dr. Sahba Shayani about the nature of the evil king Zahhak's reign and the beginning of his downfall...

In this lesson, we continue our discussion of the famous Tale of Zahhak from Ferdowsi's Shahnameh with Dr. Sahba Shayani. Here, having cover...

In this lesson, we begin our discussion of the famous Tale of Zahhak from Ferdowsi's Shahnameh with Dr. Sahba Shayani. We use the end of the...

In this thrilling conclusion to Hafez's poem yoosofé gom gashté , we cover the words and phrases in the last four lines of the poem. Hafez c...

In this lesson, we cover the words and phrases in the next four lines of the poem yoosofé gom gashté by Hafez. In this part of the poem, Haf...

In this lesson, we go over more words and phrases in the next four lines of the poem yoosofé gom gashté by Hafez. Here, Hafez reassures the...

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

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

In this lesson, we conclude our discussion of the section “On the Creation of the World” from Ferdowsi's Shahnameh and reflect on its implic...

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 mea...

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...

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...

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...

In this lesson, we continue our discussion of the section “On the Creation of the World” from Ferdowsi's Shahnameh with Dr. Omid Arabian. Th...

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....

In this lesson, we learn some more expressions for expressing thanks, particularly in the context of visiting a jewelry store or other shop...

In this episode of Growing Up Irooni , journalist Nilo Tabrizy joins Leyla Shams to talk about her groundbreaking book For the Sun After Lon...

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

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

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

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

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 w...

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 Simo...

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 b...

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 Simo...

In this lesson, we begin our discussion of Ferdowsi's Shahnameh with Dr. Sahba Shayani. We specifically begin covering the first part of the...

In this deeply personal and wide-ranging conversation, Daniel Nayeri, author of the acclaimed autobiographical novel Everything Sad is Untru...

In this final part of our discussion of Nizami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh , we cover the remaining lines, explaining how love transc...

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-givin...

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 ga...

In this laugh-out-loud and deeply personal conversation, Iranian Canadian actor, writer, and creator Tara Grammy joins Leyla to talk about g...

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 in...

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

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 cont...

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...

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.

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

In this lesson, we introduce Nizami Ganjavi, an important 12th-century poet in the cultures of Iran, Azerbaijan, Kurdistan, Afghanistan, and...

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 d...

In this episode of Learn Persian with Chai and Conversation , we conclude The Parable of the Moths by Attar, taken from his masterpiece Conf...

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...

In this episode of Growing Up Neem-Rooni , Leyla talks with Representative Yassamin Ansari , the youngest member of Congress and the first I...

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 Div...

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 fro...

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 Pe...

In this episode of Growing Up Irooni , I sit down with Neema Naz—comedian, content creator, and the internet’s favorite Persian son—to talk...

Growing Up Irooni - Gissou Nia, Human Rights Lawyer, on Justice, Diaspora Identity, and the Power of Speaking Up In this episode, Leyla talk...

Babak Tafreshi is an incredibly inspiring Iranian photographer, science journalist and amateur astronomer. He got his start photographing in...