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Growing Up Irooni: Hamid Rahmanian on Building Persian Culture, One Story at a Time

In this episode, Leyla sits down with Hamid Rahmanian — the Iranian-American artist, filmmaker, and visionary behind some of the most ambitious Shahnameh projects of our time, including the illustrated Shahnameh: The Epic of the Persian Kings, the touring live productions Feather ...  Show more

Growing Up Irooni: Danesh Nosirvan on Speaking Up When Our Parents Couldn't

In this episode, Leyla sits down with Danesh Nosirvan — the Iranian-American creator known online for identifying perpetrators of public harm and holding them accountable through the court of public opinion. What began as a comedy career took an unexpected turn in 2021, when a si ...  Show more

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