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Show aired on Wednesday 6/3 at 7PM PST Podcast Below will be available by Friday 6/6 [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download the MP3: (High Quality) A lot of controversy has sprung up over the elections in Iran and it’s another topic that may divide Iranian Americans which makes it perfect for a [...]

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I know that this piece is over a year-old, but it got stuck in my head recently. But who could blame me for loving these amazing lyrics?… “I remember when it started, saw you on the news. You were hating gays, I was eating food.” “Nuclear threat? The only threat I see is the threat [...]

In the spirit of Nowruz, (and also because, I concede, I’m already running out of ideas for blog posts) I will present to you all a Haft Seen of sorts. But instead of seven objects or foods that are symbolic for Iranians, I will list seven “resolutions” that are important for Iran and Iranians. And [...]

Several days ago, news came out that Microsoft and Yahoo! have booted Iran from their email country lists (Skype has disallowed service in Iran as well), most likely as a result of recent U.S. pressure on the nation and on companies doing business with it. Surprisingly, Google Gmail did not follow suit. This raises the [...]