Learn Persian with Chai and Conversation

Chai & Conversation

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 chaiandconversation.com for more information.

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Learn Persian with Chai and Conversation

Episodes (223)

May 13th Growing Up Irooni: Hamid Rahmanian on Building Persian Culture, One Story at a Time
May 7th Growing Up Irooni: Danesh Nosirvan on Speaking Up When Our Parents Couldn't
Apr 20th Culture | Ferdowsi's Shahnameh, The Story of Zahhak, Part 4

Learn Persian with Chai and Conversation

May 13, 2026
2½ hours
83 MB

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 Feathers of Fire and Song of the North, and most recently Rostam: Tales from the Shahnameh, a beautifully illustrated edition for younger readers. Hamid takes us back to his childhood in Tehran, where he grew up in a traditional family with no exposure to the arts — not knowing that art school even existed until he was nineteen. He s...

Learn Persian with Chai and Conversation

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

Chai & Conversation

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