Roqe Ep. 451 - The Funeral as a Weapon - Bozorgmehr Sharafedin
A new edition of Roqe featuring Jian’s opening essay, “The Funeral as a Weapon,” and a feature interview with Iranian-British journalist and...
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Conversations from, to, and about the Iranian diaspora. Roqe is hosted by Jian Ghomeshi.
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Roqe Ep. 450 - IRAN RISES - Bijan Kian, Shahram Kholdi
This episode opens with Jian Ghomeshi's essay, "AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED," a commentary on the Islamic Republic's attempt to sell a narrative...
Roqe Ep. 449 - IRAN RISES - Ramin Zamani
For months, events surrounding Iran have moved at a relentless pace. In the midst of that, some remarkable conversations had to wait their t...
Roqe Ep. 448 - IRAN RISES - Ehsan Karami
Broadcaster, actor, singer and cultural commentator Ehsan Karami joins Jian Ghomeshi in studio for a special conversation in both English an...
Roqe Ep. 447 - Memorandom of Undermining - Shayan Sami'i, Picasso Moin, Kiarash Kian
A new Memorandum of Understanding between the Trump administration and the Islamic Republic has ignited outrage, disappointment, and fierce...
Roqe Ep. 446 - IRAN RISES - After the First Match - Atbin Arian, Seena Ghaznavi, Mehrdad Ahmadpour
The World Cup has begun and Team Melli has finally taken the field. Following Iran's 2-2 draw with New Zealand in Los Angeles, Jian Ghomeshi...
Roqe Ep. 445 - IRAN RISES - The Game They're Playing - Ahmad Batebi, Shahram Kholdi
As the FIFA World Cup gets underway, many people around the world are focused on football. But many Iranians are focused on something else e...
Roqe Ep. 444 - IRAN RISES - The FIFA Follies - Atbin Arian, Shayan Sami’i
The FIFA World Cup begins in just one week, and once again the debate is underway. Will politics overshadow the football? Or will the footba...
Roqe Ep. 443 - IRAN RISES - Who Let the Mullahs In? - Sadeq Bigdeli, Mehran Aminian, Avideh Motmaenfar
Canada officially lists the IRGC as a terrorist entity. So why do reports continue surfacing about regime-connected figures, insiders, and i...
Roqe Ep. 442 - IRAN RISES - It's Okay to Laugh - Amir Arfa, Pouya Comedy
In the midst of revolution, repression, emotional exhaustion, and political uncertainty, is it still okay to laugh? On this edition of Roqe,...
Roqe Ep. 441 - IRAN RISES - Why the Prolonged Pause? - Bozorgmehr Sharafedin, Lisa Daftari
Why has the war not resumed? Why has a deal not been reached? And what exactly is happening during this strange and uneasy silence between t...
Roqe Ep. 440 - IRAN RISES - We Are Not Okay - Melica Bokaie, Bahador Alast
After months of rallies, emotional highs, hopes for revolution, fears of war, endless political debates, and now growing uncertainty once ag...
Roqe Ep. 439 - IRAN RISES - Can China Decide Iran's Future? - Shahram Kholdi, Shayan Sami'i
Roqe Ep.439 - Can China Decide Iran’s Future? As Donald Trump meets Xi Jinping in Beijing, Iran is quietly becoming one of the most conseque...
Roqe Ep. 438 - IRAN RISES - Do We Return to “Normal” - Or Not Yet? - Panel
Do we return to “normal” - or not yet? For many Iranians in the diaspora, recent months have been marked by trauma, war, executions, fear fo...
Roqe Ep. 437 - IRAN RISES - Lion & Sun Revolution: Stalled or Still Alive? Bijan Kian, Pantea Modiri
Roqe Ep. 437 - IRAN RISES - The Lion & Sun Revolution: Stalled or Still Alive? As the movement against the Islamic Republic enters a more un...
Roqe Ep. 436 - IRAN RISES - Should Iran be Banned from World Cup 2026? - Panel Debate
On this episode of Roqe, a question that sounds like sport… but cuts far deeper. As the World Cup approaches, many Iranians are facing a pai...
Roqe Ep. 435 - IRAN RISES - Who Benefits from the Delay? - Shayan Sami'i, Picasso Moin
Roqe Ep.435 - IRAN RISES - Who Benefits from the Delay? - Shayan Sami’i, Picasso Moin The regime wants you to think it’s over - it’s not. On...
Roqe Ep. 434 - IRAN RISES - The Role of Alternative Media - Nazenin Ansari, Andy Alem, Kiarash Kian
We miss the voices of Iran. In this episode, Jian opens with a poetic and powerful essay on the impact of the Iranian regime’s internet blac...
Roqe Ep. 433 - IRAN RISES - How This War Is Changing Us - Shiva Negar, Satin, Sadaf Yasini
Jian opens this episode of Roqe with an essay titled “The War Is Changing Us,” reflecting on how the past four months - from the January mas...
Roqe Ep. 432 - IRAN RISES - The War of Perception - Bozorgmehr Sharafedin
On this episode of Roqe, Iranian-British journalist and documentary filmmaker Bozorgmehr Sharafedin joins from Washington for a timely and r...