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Baziya - Babak Jahanbakhshwith The BAZIYA teamWe talked about love with Jahanbakhsh, known as the “Sultan of Emotion”.
About the days when life got so hard we said: it can't get worse than this... but it did. Even much worse than we imagined.
About the days we thought we couldn't go on, and then, once we had come through them, said to ourselves: we never thought we were this resilient...
This is just one piece of our long, fascinating conversation with Babak Jahanbakhsh.
Watch the full conversation, as always, on Monday on Baziya's YouTube channel.
Baziya - Pouria Bakhtiariwith The BAZIYA teamIs Iran's economy on the verge of collapse?!
In episode twenty of Baziya we talked with Pouria Bakhtiari, writer, economic expert and maker of the Ecotopia podcast. For years Pouria has tried to take economics out of numbers and charts and explain in plain language how it affects our daily lives. This time, in a casual conversation, we talked about Iran's economy: from decisions that, as Pouria puts it, should have been explained to a president with an animation, to inflation that governments themselves started and the path that can lead to hyperinflation — and on to Dubai's self-made people!!!
Watch the full conversation between Ali Ziya and Pouria Bakhtiari on Baziya's YouTube channel and listen in podcast apps.
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Baziya - Kia Davoud Esfandiariwith The BAZIYA teamIn these feverish days for the dollar, we gave this episode of Baziya to a conversation with economic expert Kia Esfandiari, and we chatted about a lot! From how the government created inflation and may be profiting from it, to how fewer cats on the street might tell us inflation has risen, to what is going to happen to Iran and how he sees the uncertain future!
Watch and listen on Baziya's YouTube channel and in every podcast app.
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How Does the Government Steal from People's Pockets? - Farzad Fakhrizadehwith Farzad FakhrizadehA conversation, “How Does the Government Steal from People's Pockets? - Farzad Fakhrizadeh”, from Baziya's microphone — Baziya, the microphone of all Iranians.
Why Was Our Relationship Better When She Was Just My Girlfriend? - Morteza Tavakoliwith Morteza TavakoliA conversation, “Why Was Our Relationship Better When She Was Just My Girlfriend? - Morteza Tavakoli”, from Baziya's microphone — Baziya, the microphone of all Iranians.
Businesses Shutting Down Again - Mohammad Mahdi Rouhaniwith Mohammad Mahdi RouhaniA conversation, “Businesses Shutting Down Again - Mohammad Mahdi Rouhani”, from Baziya's microphone — Baziya, the microphone of all Iranians.
Would You Believe We're All Addicts? - Afra Abshenasanwith Afra AbshenasanA conversation, “Would You Believe We're All Addicts? - Afra Abshenasan”, from Baziya's microphone — Baziya, the microphone of all Iranians.
Travelling Without a Plan! - Mohammad Tajeranwith Mohammad TajeranA conversation, “Travelling Without a Plan! - Mohammad Tajeran”, from Baziya's microphone — Baziya, the microphone of all Iranians.
How Can Childhood Trauma Be Healed? - Mirshahram Safariwith Mirshahram SafariA conversation, “How Can Childhood Trauma Be Healed? - Mirshahram Safari”, from Baziya's microphone — Baziya, the microphone of all Iranians.
What Is the Behavioural Pattern of Iranians? - Mohammad Beheshtiwith The BAZIYA teamA conversation, “What Is the Behavioural Pattern of Iranians? - Mohammad Beheshti”, from Baziya's microphone — Baziya, the microphone of all Iranians.
Is Sex Work About Pleasure or Poverty? - Sepideh Alizadehwith Sepideh AlizadehA conversation, “Is Sex Work About Pleasure or Poverty? - Sepideh Alizadeh”, from Baziya's microphone — Baziya, the microphone of all Iranians.
Is There Rationality in Government? - Milad Monshipourwith Milad MonshipourA conversation, “Is There Rationality in Government? - Milad Monshipour”, from Baziya's microphone — Baziya, the microphone of all Iranians.
Will the Protests Continue? - Mahdi Motaharniawith Mahdi MotaharniaA conversation, “Will the Protests Continue? - Mahdi Motaharnia”, from Baziya's microphone — Baziya, the microphone of all Iranians.
What Does It Mean to Be a Nation? Are We One? - Navid Kalhoroudiwith Navid Kalhoroudi*What does it mean to be a nation? Are we one?*
We started this episode of “Baziya” by asking Navid Kalhoroudi: why don't we feel, the way we used to, that there is a single “us”?!
To be “us”, do we have to think alike?
Is the majority always right?
What can keep different people together?
And when “the people” stand against “the people”, which “us” are we even talking about?
This episode is about one of the hardest questions we face today:
Is there still something that connects us, the people of Iran?
Navid Kalhoroudi — researcher and political analyst, a political science graduate of Kharazmi University and the University of Tehran, and a former lecturer at the University of Tehran — is this episode's guest.
Dr Kalhoroudi, whose research covers political thought, national identity and Iran's social and political change, answers questions about today's divisions in Iranian society, unity, disagreement, what people expect of one another, and what it means to be “a nation”.
You can follow this conversation on our YouTube channel and in every podcast app,
and tell us in the comments: what do you think could turn the people of Iran into a nation?
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Is Iran Now a Developed Country? - Mohammad Fazeliwith Mohammad FazeliA conversation, “Is Iran Now a Developed Country? - Mohammad Fazeli”, from Baziya's microphone — Baziya, the microphone of all Iranians.
Where Does People's Anger at Each Other Come From? - Asadollah Amraeiwith Asadollah AmraeiA conversation, “Where Does People's Anger at Each Other Come From? - Asadollah Amraei”, from Baziya's microphone — Baziya, the microphone of all Iranians.
Why Was AI Used in the War? - Hadi Samadiwith Hadi SamadiA conversation, “Why Was AI Used in the War? - Hadi Samadi”, from Baziya's microphone — Baziya, the microphone of all Iranians.
Baziya - Mostafa Malekian, Mohsen Shabani, Parisa Goudarziwith The BAZIYA teamWhat does happiness mean?
In this episode of the Baziya podcast we were once again joined by Professor Malekian, researcher and philosopher, to talk about happiness — something that has faded badly in these post-war days. Alongside him, two more dear guests with long experience in psychology, Mohsen Shabani and Parisa Goudarzi, joined this warm conversation and shared their own distinctive views.
How long do you think it will take for joy and smiles to return to the noble people of Iran? Will we see heartfelt laughter among people again?
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Why Was the Internet Unblocked? - Ali Mojtahedzadehwith Ali MojtahedzadehA conversation, “Why Was the Internet Unblocked? - Ali Mojtahedzadeh”, from Baziya's microphone — Baziya, the microphone of all Iranians.
What Is the Difference Between Science and Pseudoscience? - Akbar Soltaniwith Akbar SoltaniA conversation, “What Is the Difference Between Science and Pseudoscience? - Akbar Soltani”, from Baziya's microphone — Baziya, the microphone of all Iranians.
The Meaning of Life Satisfaction - Mostafa Malekianwith Mostafa MalekianA conversation, “The Meaning of Life Satisfaction - Mostafa Malekian”, from Baziya's microphone — Baziya, the microphone of all Iranians.
What Does Mohammad Yavari Know About the Car Mafia?with The BAZIYA teamA conversation, “What Does Mohammad Yavari Know About the Car Mafia?”, from Baziya's microphone — Baziya, the microphone of all Iranians.
What Happened to Mohammad Ali Akbari After the Bam Earthquake?with The BAZIYA teamA conversation, “What Happened to Mohammad Ali Akbari After the Bam Earthquake?”, from Baziya's microphone — Baziya, the microphone of all Iranians.
From White SIM Cards to Khodadad Azizi, with Amir Abediniwith The BAZIYA teamA conversation, “From White SIM Cards to Khodadad Azizi, with Amir Abedini”, from Baziya's microphone — Baziya, the microphone of all Iranians.
Baziya - Ali Farahmandwith The BAZIYA teamFrom Golden Globe juror to the dangerous-offenders ward of Evin!
Ali Farahmand, the only Iranian juror of the Golden Globes (one of the world's most prestigious film awards), is this episode's guest. With more than 10 years as a film critic, he started out at film-review magazines and at one point worked with Masoud Farasati. His eventful life — from making films in Iran to being jailed over alimony and mahr — has left him somewhat disillusioned with working in Iran, but he carries on.
Listen to Ali Ziya's conversation with Ali Farahmand on YouTube and other podcast platforms.
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00:00 Start
00:13 I'm the only critic writing in Persian!
03:09 Did you get a permit to make films?
07:14 1401 according to Ali Ziya
08:40 Farasati
12:03 Is Farasati a coward? And the state of criticism
15:40 Critiquing Marx
17:37 The banality of criticism
19:35 Social media controls us
21:58 I went to prison over mahr!!
25:20 I was in the dangerous-offenders ward
28:20 Farzad Motamen
30:28 Money laundering in cinema
31:00 Anyone who falls out with their mum becomes a critic!
33:00 Where is Iran's best critic now?
35:28 The story of “My Favourite Cake”
40:30 The story of the Cannes awards
42:30 Kiarostami and Farhadi
43:20 Bachelorhood
51:44 Nolan
55:14 General questions
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Baziya - Morteza Aghiliwith The BAZIYA teamFardin was the most expensive actor...
This episode's guest is one of the much-loved actors of old Iranian cinema. Morteza Aghili, a contemporary of actors such as Behrouz Vossoughi and Fardin, shared remarkable memories of the 1350s (the 1970s), and had interesting views on the singers and actors who emigrated after the revolution. He has lived in America for many years, yet despite breathing problems he still travels back and forth to Tehran, and his love for Iran is stronger than ever.
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Kiarash: The Physics Prodigy Who Became a Singerwith The BAZIYA teamA conversation, “Kiarash: The Physics Prodigy Who Became a Singer”, from Baziya's microphone — Baziya, the microphone of all Iranians.
Seyed Abolghasem Hesam: What Does Watching Porn Do to Relationships?with The BAZIYA teamA conversation, “Seyed Abolghasem Hesam: What Does Watching Porn Do to Relationships?”, from Baziya's microphone — Baziya, the microphone of all Iranians.
Amir Azimi on Films, Cigarettes, Sleep and Being Brokewith The BAZIYA teamA conversation, “Amir Azimi on Films, Cigarettes, Sleep and Being Broke”, from Baziya's microphone — Baziya, the microphone of all Iranians.
Hamid Talebzadeh: I Wish My Son Were Iranianwith The BAZIYA teamA conversation, “Hamid Talebzadeh: I Wish My Son Were Iranian”, from Baziya's microphone — Baziya, the microphone of all Iranians.Baziya - Mohammad Sadegh Alhosseiniwith The BAZIYA teamHow will Iran be saved?
Seyed Mohammad Sadegh Alhosseini, economist and author of Iran's best-selling economics books, was this episode's guest and warned of a great, uncontainable crisis. What does the collapse of Ayandeh Bank mean for people, what risks does it carry, and how will the government deal with it? He explained many economic and political ideas in plain language — “What is inflation and how does it happen?” and “How does Iran's banking system work, and why are Iran's banks on the brink of bankruptcy?” — analysed the chances of another war, and explained international relations and how the US, Israel, China and Russia see one another and Iran's situation.
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Baziya - Sandywith The BAZIYA teamThe strange resemblance between Brazilians and the people of Abadan!
Shahram Azar, known all over Iran by the name of his band, “Sandy”, was this episode's guest. Sandy left Iran unhappily at 26 and took up composing, and later singing, seriously. Blending rap and folk, he started a new style of music, and some even call him the father of Persian rap. His work mixes rhythmic southern songs with folk.
In his own words, he has tried to say serious things in his music: a bitter social theme wrapped in a happy song. Besides singing, for more than five decades he has composed for many popular singers, such as Ebi, Noushafarin, Shahram Shabpareh and even Hassan Shamaizadeh, and he teaches music professionally. Shahram Azar's sweet southern accent and down-to-earth manner give his chat with Ali Ziya a special feel.
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Baziya - Hossein Orawith The BAZIYA teamDo mushrooms open the mind?
Hossein Ora was the guest of this fascinating episode. He lived in Iran until finishing his bachelor's, in a fairly poor family. Through his brother, and with a grade average of 12, he was admitted to a master's in architecture in the US. After years of addiction to cigarettes, alcohol, porn and gambling, he decided to quit all his bad habits, and today he spoke with complete candour about his experiences with various drugs and alcohol. Ora, who in recent years has become known to Iranians on Instagram and YouTube as a meditation teacher and spiritual coach, had interesting views on one of the most widely used drugs today: mushrooms.
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Baziya - Mehran Ahmadiwith The BAZIYA teamFrom waiter to director.
Mehran Ahmadi is this episode's guest. Most people know him from the series “Paytakht”, directed by Sirous Moghaddam and written by Mohsen Tanabandeh, but over the past decade he has also had success as a director. Ahmadi's unique view of patriotism and nationhood makes this interview well worth watching.
Mehran isn't shy about saying he did manual labour to get where he is. The father of a child born in the 1380s, he sees that generation as full of both good and bad.
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Baziya - Hamidreza Goudarzi (Part Two)with The BAZIYA teamWhy and how did Tehran's mayor kill his wife?
Hamidreza Goudarzi — judge in the “Night Bat” case and lawyer in the Tehran mayor's case — returned to Baziya for a gripping conversation about the details of the case of Mohammad Ali Najafi (former mayor of Tehran), and why and how he murdered his wife, Mitra Ostad.
Goudarzi, who is closer to this controversial case than anyone, laid out and analysed every detail in this episode — from everything that happened before and led to the killing, to an analysis and reconstruction of the crime scene.
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Baziya - Akbar Khodadadiwith The BAZIYA teamThe fired presenter and reporter who became a taxi driver.
Akbar Khodadadi, a reporter dismissed from IRIB, was this episode's guest. He holds a PhD in economics, studied under Dr Ghaninejad, speaks 5 languages and worked at the News Network — until, in his words, envy and spite pushed him out, and he spent 3 years driving taxis. Despite all the pressure and hardship he never lost hope, and he has now become an entrepreneur.
Akbar Khodadadi now lives in Turkey, and in a warm conversation with Ali Ziya he shared fascinating stories about Iran's economy and the lives of Iranians in Turkey — from the future of Iran to meeting well-known politicians and celebrities there.
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Baziya - Akbar Rajabiwith The BAZIYA teamHow can the severe water crisis in Sistan and Baluchestan be solved?
Akbar Rajabi, entrepreneur and social activist, was this episode's guest. Born 18 Khordad 1356, he lost his father in the Iran–Iraq war at the age of 7 — though his view of being a martyr's child differs from what most people imagine. He is the founder and CEO of the NGO “Tolou-e Bi-Nam-o-Neshan-ha” and has spent years fighting serious social harms such as homelessness and addiction.
This episode tackles one of Iran's most pressing concerns: water shortage, a problem that has gripped the people and villages of Sistan and Baluchestan for decades. Akbar Rajabi has found a solution, and with Baziya's audience and the help and generosity of the public, he plans to bring water to 7 villages in this deprived region.
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Baziya - Mohsen Borhaniwith The BAZIYA teamWhy isn't the question of women's rights being solved?
This episode's guest is lawyer Mohsen Borhani. Dr Borhani talks comprehensively about women's rights and Islamic jurisprudence, and explains why a country's laws should be dynamic and based on what most of society wants.
Halfway through, Seyed Hassan Aghamiri joins in, and plenty of controversial things are said.
If you care about women's rights, watch this on Baziya's YouTube channel, or listen in every podcast app.
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Baziya - Shams Langeroudi (Part Two)with The BAZIYA teamPoetry: a way around forbidden arts.
This episode's guest was again Shams Langeroudi — poet and leading Hafez scholar — but this time the talk was all about what lies behind Persian poetry and the rindi (roguish wit) of Hafez. Why has Iran produced so many poets? Why did some believe Hafez was a mystic, while others think he was a silver-tongued, witty rogue who enjoyed playing with words and confusing the rulers and clerics of his day?
You could say the history of Persian poetry divides into three parts when it comes to wine: first, when wine was simply wine (we've all read Khayyam). Then wine became a way to connect with the spiritual, and mystical wine was born, as in Rumi's poems. And third, Hafez stepped onto the field of Persian poetry and called every earlier meaning into question. With his wordplay, Hafez created something that has puzzled analysts of Persian poetry for centuries. But how did this historical journey happen? How did Hafez reach such a level of rindi? And what does rind even mean?
In this episode, Shams Langeroudi answers every doubt about Hafez and his poetry in his own delightful way.
If you'd like to know why some people tried to have Hafez killed, don't miss it.
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Baziya - The Three Musketeerswith The BAZIYA teamNo one can split us up!
Alireza Dehghan, Mohammad Afshar and Mani Ansari — the “Three Musketeers”, a well-known team on Persian YouTube — are this episode's guests. Afshartik, Aliz and Manixvid became known for their unusual challenges, their distinctive personalities and for showing Gen Z's entertaining everyday life on YouTube. The friendship between the three made this one of Ali Ziya's warmest conversations.
Don't miss it.
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Baziya - Elham Namiwith The BAZIYA teamAn actor who doesn't want to be famous!
Elham Nami, the Iranian stage and screen actor we know from the series “Shahrzad”, “Jeyran” and “Shekargah”, is this episode's guest. We talked with Elham about her banned films, the effect of manufactured social-media wars on society, her aversion to fame — and heard a funny account of her bad luck.
Elham has always tried to live a normal, quiet life, but for the first time she shared some of her life's ups and downs and showed what a strange path she took to get here.
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Baziya - Majid Kharathawith The BAZIYA teamA wounded, nostalgic voice!
Majid Kharatha, born 7 Mehr 1364, a leading singer and musician who has been making music for more than 20 years, was Ali Ziya's guest this week to talk about the hardships of putting on concerts and being a singer in Iran. He talked about arrests and bans, and said things not everyone would dare to say.
But Majid Kharatha isn't loved only for his music: much of the affection people pour on him comes from his social and civic work — helping the deprived, freeing prisoners and obtaining pardons for people sentenced to death. In his own words, some people come to his concerts without ever having heard his songs, purely out of love for him.
From 1397 he developed vision problems that eventually left him blind, and with intensive care he regained his sight. Even then he didn't stop his charity work, and despite his hardships did everything he could to ease the struggles of people in need.
For all his activity, Majid Kharatha is a firm opponent of social-media bandwagons: he thinks jumping on news and controversy is thoughtless, and over time drains society of critical thinking.
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Baziya - Farahnaz Forotanwith The BAZIYA teamA story of silenced cries!
Farahnaz Forotan, an Afghan presenter and journalist known as one of the most important Afghan women, has been on the Taliban's blacklist (hit list) for years, and for years now, in exile, she has had to fight with all her strength — with her only weapon, her pen — for the freedom of Afghanistan's women and men.
In this episode of Baziya, hear the story of a woman who, through every outer and inner struggle, carries her homeland's suppressed stories to the world, and speaks of an injustice the whole world has turned away from.
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Baziya - Roshanak Geramiwith The BAZIYA teamDon't go into cinema!
Roshanak Gerami, actor for theatre, film and television, was born in Tehran on 31 Shahrivar 1362. She studied architecture and then theatre directing, and began her career on stage — including Shakespeare's “A Midsummer Night's Dream”, directed by Mostafa Koushki. Her first professional TV role was in the series “Faseleh-ha”. Her latest role, in Amirhossein Saghafi's film “Az Eshgh” (“Of Love”), won an award at Italy's Ischia festival last Tir.
In this conversation Roshanak talks about the hardships of being an actor and the hidden hands of cinema, about her close relationship with Abbas Kiarostami — and says she believes his death was medical error!
This episode is stranger than ever!
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Baziya - Abutorab Khosraviwith The BAZIYA teamA writer who imagines reality.
Abutorab Khosravi, one of the finest writers in contemporary Iranian history — author of acclaimed works and story collections such as “Asfar-e Kateban”, “Divan-e Soumanat”, “Roud-e Ravi” and “Malekan-e Azab” — was Ali Ziya's guest. He talked about a father who burned his books and explained why writers throughout history have always been censored and killed.
From the role of mysticism and philosophy in world and Iranian literature to the tension between poetry and prose — watch this episode on our YouTube channel and listen in every podcast app.
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Baziya - Piroozwith The BAZIYA teamFrom the mafias of Los Angeles to Tehran.
This episode's guest is a singer everyone knows from the band Black Cats, who has been part of several generations' memories. In his conversation with Ali Ziya, Pirooz Payandeh Azad talked about his life outside the band and about a dark backstage few would have imagined — from how he left the beloved Black Cats and introduced Kamran to the group, to the story of his jaw being broken in Turkey.
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Baziya - Abdoljabbar Kakaeiwith The BAZIYA teamA song of war and love.
This week's Baziya guest is a poet whose verses we have heard sung by many singers. Abdoljabbar Kakaei showed us that even in the hardest times, the power of love is so great that not even war can stop it.
Listen to Ali Ziya's conversation with Abdoljabbar Kakaei in every podcast app.
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Baziya - Yashar Soltaniwith The BAZIYA teamA loose tongue costs a man his head…
Investigative journalist Yashar Soltani was this week's Baziya guest, talking about the dangers of exposing embezzlement and telling the truth — from prison and death threats to meeting Amir Tataloo in jail. He talked about the politicisation and crisis of life in Iran, the aftermath of the Iran–Israel war and the flaws in the country's security system, saying things very few people would dare to say.
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Baziya - Hamidreza Goudarzi (Part Two)with The BAZIYA teamLet's take the hidden rage beneath the city's skin seriously.
Why do things like the killing of Elaheh Hosseinnejad happen?
Hamidreza Goudarzi, judge and investigating magistrate in the “Night Bat” case, joins us in this episode to explain that the violence beneath the city's skin is more terrifying than we think. But what can be done to reduce these tragedies? What mistakes have ride-hailing companies made, and how should they make up for them? Who and what is to blame for these horrifying, upsetting events? What goes on in a killer's mind? And countless other criminal and psychological questions whose answers will leave us all stunned.
Watch this conversation and tell us: who and what is really to blame?
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Baziya - Samaneh Momenpourwith The BAZIYA team“The light enters through our wounds” — the title of the book by this Thursday's Baziya guest.
Samaneh Momenpour: psychotherapist with experience in migration and parenting, PhD in health psychology, translator and author.
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Baziya - Chvrsiwith The BAZIYA teamMehdi Jafarpour, born 25 Mordad 1377 in Bandar Abbas (or, better, Gombroon), known by the stage name “Chvrsi”, is one of the new generation of rappers. For several years he has blended styles such as rap and Bandari music to win listeners from the south to the north, east and west of Iran. Chvrsi is this week's Baziya guest, talking with Ali Ziya about the people of the south, the soil of Hormuz, working with Reza Sadeghi and being banned from work, how his parents' separation shaped his life, and the hardships of life in the south — and explaining southern legends to us.
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Baziya - Payam Sadeghianwith The BAZIYA teamEven football turned its back on Payam...
In this episode of the Baziya podcast we sat down with Payam Sadeghian, and what he told Ali Ziya may answer many questions football fans and the people of Iran have long been waiting on. The hardships he went through in Iran, the story of his move to Turkey and, of course, the controversy that followed make this conversation very special.
We hope you enjoy it...
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Baziya - Dan Vahdatwith The BAZIYA teamTalking about hope may be very hard these days, but here is a man who sees a bright future for Iran. Dan (Danoush) Vahdat — entrepreneur, scientist and a man full of hope — went from the village of Paghaleh near Bojnurd to Sharif University, then Johns Hopkins in the US and Oxford in the UK. Dan, who runs a billion-dollar company called Huma, has combined medicine and technology to improve millions of lives. The paradox of leaving or staying, the dangers of AI, rumours about COVID and vaccines, the importance of hope for the future, happiness and money, and the remarkable effects of exercise on life are just drops in the ocean of this conversation.
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Baziya - Doorchiwith The BAZIYA teamDoorchi: a small pearl, perhaps with a big heart.
The name Mohammad Rashidian may not sound familiar, but Mohammad is known by another name: “Doorchi”. Tonight he sat down with Ali Ziya to talk about his life of ups and downs, his fight with addiction, loves and friendships that left nothing but scars, and years of waiting to become one of the new generation's most important hip-hop artists. A boy who started out young as a shoemaker working in the bazaar, but who carried one big goal in his mind every day: to become someone who makes a difference. With songs that came from the depths of his broken heart, he made a balm for millions of broken hearts.
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Baziya - Pouria Rahimi Samwith The BAZIYA teamIf life is entirely absurd, why do we live?
Pouria Rahimi Sam, an actor and artist who has always tried to keep himself and his life hidden, opened his heart this time on the Baziya podcast and explored the inner and outer sides of his life. Talking about wounds that may never heal is something not everyone can do, but Pouria — brave and completely honest, as in all his life — sat down and told us what wounds life leaves on the soul, and how you have no choice but to accept them and stand up to whatever the world wants to take from you. As Samuel Beckett put it, “Nothing is funnier than unhappiness”, and Pouria Rahimi — this witty man from Rasht — has wholeheartedly accepted life's absurdity, and stands laughing in the face of life and death.
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Baziya - Shahram Shabparehwith The BAZIYA teamThe moves we made to Shahram Shabpareh's voice and songs built the backbone of our memories. This Baziya guest needs no introduction: the man who made singers of most of the singers we know, and who shared his remarkable memories of Siavash Ghomayshi, Dariush, Ebi, Googoosh and more. A man who loves Iran and its people, whose greatest wish is to see the streets of Tehran once more.
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Baziya - Amir Bozorgiwith The BAZIYA team“The point is, whatever happens in life, you have to keep going.”
We all see the world with our eyes, but few of us really look at it. Amir Bozorgi was at the peak of success, money and youth, partying every night — until he lost his sight drinking alcohol in Iran. He drank what a friend said was home-made liquor, but it was methanol, and he went blind.
Amir not only refused to give up on life; his passion for it grew. He is one of the most enthusiastic, energetic people anyone could meet, and he also helps others who have been blinded this way — and there are many in Iran — to carry on with hope.
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Baziya - Babak Karimiwith The BAZIYA team“I packed my suitcase for the last time!”
This Baziya guest, Babak Karimi, is an actor who has appeared in the work of Abbas Kiarostami and Asghar Farhadi but has never been seen as much as he deserves! The blow of betrayal and separation drove him to bury himself in work, and that journey made a new man of him. His outlook on life makes this one of Baziya's most delightful conversations.
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Baziya - Mohammad Fazeliwith The BAZIYA teamDr Mohammad Fazeli — who actually dislikes being called “Doctor” (if you ever meet him, don't call him that) — is one of Iran's leading sociologists and has been “concerned for Iran” for years. On this episode of Baziya, he showed with a thorough analysis how one can reach a safe place in this world, both at home and abroad. After he was expelled from the universities, he realised the answer he was looking for wasn't in academia but among the people. He talked about the causes and results of the Iran–Israel war, the lost balance between government and people, the pros and cons of emigration, the expulsion of Afghans, and what a sociologist's daily life looks like — and said the main way to save the country is to live alongside each other like decent human beings. It sounds hard, but people live on hope.
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Baziya - Saman Wilsonwith The BAZIYA team“I'll do a feature with Reza Pishro and outclass him...” Maybe only one person in rap could say that to Reza Pishro, and that's Saman Wilson.
This Baziya guest is Saman Wilson, who goes by “Asl-e Kar” and calls himself one of the main pillars and the godfather of Persian rap. Almost all of us have memories of Zedbazi's songs, and it was Saman and Mehrad Hidden who started the group. But two decades later, none of those rappers are what they used to be. Here we meet a different, 40-year-old Saman Wilson. Joking aside, Saman is the same person — but in this episode he said things we've never heard anywhere: from his upcoming marriage and his admiration for Yas to his hatred of Hichkas's voice and his disgust with rap — the same rap he believes he made great.
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Baziya - Shardad Rohaniwith The BAZIYA teamFrom the Tehran orchestra to the London Orchestra.
When it comes to Iranian music on the world stage, one of the names that stands ahead of all others is Shardad Rohani.
Tonight he is our guest on the first episode of Baziya's third season. Directly and warmly, the maestro talks about his life, about events he had kept silent on — breaking that silence this time — and about dreams that went global.
Watch and listen from 8 pm on Baziya's YouTube channel and in every podcast app.
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Baziya - Mohammad Molazemwith The BAZIYA team🎙️ The story of a responsibility…
Mohammad Molazem — veterinarian, assistant professor, member of the team that treated Pirouz, and vet at Tehran Zoo — is our guest this week. We recommend this conversation to every lover of animals and the environment; watch and listen at 8 on Baziya's YouTube channel and in every podcast app.
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Baziya - Masoud Forootanwith The BAZIYA team🎙️ He deserves to be heard often — not only for his captivating voice, but for the memories hidden behind it.
This episode of Baziya is a conversation with Masoud Forootan: director, writer, presenter, actor and more. He has worked in the media for years and always sees things differently.
Watch and listen to this different conversation, full of untold stories, at 8 tonight on Baziya's YouTube channel and in every podcast app.
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Baziya - Maryam Mobarakiwith The BAZIYA team🎙️ From healing animals' wounds to understanding human ones.
Sometimes careers grow out of experiences no one could have predicted. Maryam Mobaraki studied veterinary medicine, but now she talks about human relationships.
In this episode of Baziya we talked with her about her experiences and how she sees relationships.
No endorsement, no rejection — just conversation without judgement.
Available now on Baziya's YouTube channel and in every podcast app.
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Baziya - Toofanwith The BAZIYA team🎙️ Reza Zoghi, known as Toofan (“Storm”)!
A forex trader, he is this Thursday's Baziya guest. Active in the field for several years, Toofan tells us about the path he has taken, the risks he has run, and how he sees money, profit and life.
Watch and listen tonight at 8 pm on Baziya's YouTube channel and in every podcast app.
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Baziya - Seyed Abolghasem Hesamwith The BAZIYA teamIs loneliness a choice or a necessity?
Why do some relationships leave us lonelier rather than more connected?
In this episode of Baziya we talked with psychiatrist Dr Seyed Abolghasem Hesam about healthy and unhealthy relationships, and about people who are beside us yet leave us alone…
If you're struggling in your relationships, or feeling lonely, tonight's episode will help a lot.
Available tonight at 8 on Baziya's YouTube channel and in every podcast app.
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Baziya - Vito Parsawith The BAZIYA teamTonight's Thursday Baziya conversation is with Parsa, known as Vito — a Gen Z content creator and YouTuber who is currently Baziya's youngest guest. Let's see and hear the concerns of his generation together.
Available tonight on Baziya's YouTube channel and in every podcast app.
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Baziya - Soroush Valiniawith The BAZIYA teamThe story of an engineer who stayed to build…
This episode of Baziya is with Soroush Valinia, a young man whose talent could have taken him to any developed country, but who decided to stay and create value for his own.
Watch and listen on Baziya's YouTube channel and in every podcast app.
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Baziya - Mirtaher Mazloumiwith The BAZIYA team🎙️ Behind this voice are a thousand stories!
In the first days of Farvardin 1404 we visited Mirtaher Mazloumi, a voice that takes us back to our memories. This conversation was a real joy for us and full of good feeling: we laughed, we got fired up, we cried.
Watch and listen to this candid conversation from 8 on Baziya's YouTube channel and in every podcast app.
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Baziya - Arian Akbariwith The BAZIYA team🎙️ In this episode of Baziya we talked with Arian Akbari, a molecular geneticist, about superstition and the end of the world — you be the judge.
If you like, leave your opinion in the comments, and remember: we have to talk to each other. That is the most important thing that happens on Baziya — speaking without fear and hearing everyone's words and views.
On Baziya there is room for every way of thinking, and guests' opinions are their own.
Available now on Baziya's YouTube channel and in every podcast app.
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Baziya - Shayeh and Mahyarwith The BAZIYA team🎙️ This is no ordinary episode!
A heartfelt conversation, an unexpected confession and some special news — it all comes out here!
In this episode of Baziya we talk with Mohammadreza Shayeh and Mahyar, third-generation Persian rappers who appear together again after a long time and share their untold stories.
Available from 8 tonight on Baziya's YouTube channel and in every podcast app (Castbox, Spotify, Apple Podcasts).
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Baziya - Mohsen Lorestaniwith The BAZIYA team🎙️ The secret of a controversial music star's popularity.
This episode's guest is Mohsen Pourmast Lorestani, a much-loved singer who has created a new style of traditional music by blending tradition and modernity, and brought a whole generation with him by mixing in rock and pop.
Watch and listen on Baziya's YouTube channel and in every podcast app.
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Baziya - Hamed Anghawith The BAZIYA team🎙️ A man of a thousand trades.
This episode's guest is Hamed Angha: designer, screenwriter and producer, formerly a journalist and radio presenter. The conversation is beautiful because for years Angha retold other people's stories in fictional form — and this time he portrays his own life and his real self.
Available from 8 tonight on Baziya's YouTube channel and in every podcast app.
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Baziya - Shams Langeroudi (Part Two)with The BAZIYA team🎙️ A poet of quiet melodies.
In Baziya's thirtieth episode we talk with Shams Langeroudi — a poet who fell in love and then became a poet, who for years painted pictures for us with his words, and who this time talks about his life…
A very different conversation, available from 8 tonight on Baziya's YouTube channel and in every podcast app.
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✨ Write us a line of Shams Langeroudi's that holds a memory for you…
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Baziya - Zanyar Khosraviwith The BAZIYA team🎙️ The voice of a young generation 🎶
In this episode of Baziya we talked with Zanyar Khosravi — a voice full of feeling and experience — about music, life and the challenges he has faced: from the days he set out with his dreams to the path that made him one of music's most-loved faces, and the problems along the way.
Watch and listen from 8 pm on Baziya's YouTube channel and in every podcast app.
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Baziya - Mahshid Jamshidiwith The BAZIYA team🎙️ This week's Baziya guest is the youngest dentist registered with the Medical Council.
Dr Mahshid Jamshidi, a surgeon and dentist from Shahid Beheshti University and an athlete, believes appearance always matters — but that it's a beautiful inner self that makes people beautiful.
Watch and listen at 8 tonight on Baziya's YouTube channel and in every podcast app.
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Baziya - Reza Alipourwith The BAZIYA team🎙️ The fastest vertical man in the world.
Reza Alipour is a climber with 21 world medals, including gold at the World Championships, the World Games and the World Cup, two Asian Games golds and an Asian Championship gold. He is one of the most decorated champions in speed climbing. Reza became world champion without a coach and at his own expense — one of the few athletes to win such honours with no financial or moral backing.
This episode of Baziya draws back more curtains on Alipour's life. Watch and listen on Baziya's YouTube channel and in every podcast app.
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Baziya - Mohammad Ali Nilforoushzadehwith The BAZIYA team🎙️ Dr Mohammad Ali Nilforoushzadeh, father of modern skin treatments in Iran and one of the world's top 2% of scientists.
This episode of Baziya is a conversation with this scientist.
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Baziya - Azarakhsh Mokriwith The BAZIYA teamThis episode of Baziya is a conversation with Azarakhsh Mokri, a psychiatrist born in Tehran in 1347 (1968). He has worked in addiction treatment for years, though many of us know him from his podcasts.
You can also listen to the audio on Castbox, Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
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Baziya - Sepand Amirsoleimaniwith The BAZIYA teamFrom backstage to real life.
This week's Baziya conversation is with Sepand Amirsoleimani. He talks about the challenges of acting in an artistic family and about his career, offers a fresh look at his life and work, and shares untold stories from the art world and his personal life.
Watch and listen on Baziya's YouTube channel and in every podcast app.
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Baziya - GodPouriwith The BAZIYA teamGodPouri, the god of Persian rap's fourth generation 🎙️
This week's Baziya conversation is very special. Pouria Bashari, known as GodPouri, has been causing a storm in Persian rap for some years. In this interview, see and hear Pouria at his most open and candid.
Available from 9 tonight on Baziya's YouTube channel and in every podcast app.
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Baziya - Ramtin Zadwith The BAZIYA teamA painter who tells stories.
This episode of Baziya is with Ramtin Zad — painter, sculptor and filmmaker who writes, creates legendary characters and elements, and cares deeply about “timelessness”.
The conversation is available from 8 pm on Baziya's YouTube channel and in every podcast app.
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Baziya - Farzad Motamenwith The BAZIYA teamA master of human stories.
This week's unusual Baziya conversation is with film director Farzad Motamen. Watch and listen to the full conversation from 8 tonight on Baziya's YouTube channel and in every podcast app.
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Baziya - Bita Hosseiniwith The BAZIYA teamFrom total darkness to first place in the national PhD exam: Dr Bita Hosseini, PhD in psychology.
Watch and listen to this episode's warm conversation with Bita Hosseini at 8 pm on Baziya's YouTube channel and in every podcast app.
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Baziya - Hassan Majouniwith The BAZIYA team🎙️ Mr Theatre of Iran.
Watch and listen to Baziya's warm conversation with Hassan Majouni, actor and director for theatre, cinema and television.
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Baziya - Tohiwith The BAZIYA team🎙️ “I win at every game; I'm interviewed on Baziya.”
A look back at more than two decades in rap, from the underground to performing at the Oscars venue.
In episode 18 of Baziya's second season, watch and listen to an unusual conversation between Hossein Tohi and Ali Ziya about his many collaborations, life abroad and his passions. 🤍✨
The conversation is out now on Baziya's YouTube channel.
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