Twice Told Tales Podcast

We interviewed Fereshteh Sadeghi, a former journalist and producer with Aljazeera English, about the #iranprotests2022, the recent attack on the Azerbaijani embassy in Tehran, and the Israeli attack on a military factory in Isfahan, #Iran.

Hosts Christopher Weaver and Setareh Sadeqi shed more light on their piece for The Gray Zone regarding the coordinated manipulation campaign against Iran triggered by the 2022 unrest. Read the article here: https://thegrayzone.com/2023/01/19/irans-unrest-fake-news/

We talked to independent investigative journalist based in Syria, Vanessa Beeley, about the aftermath of the assassination of Iranian and Iraqi officials, Soleimani and Muhandis, and what the legacy of the two popular figures is for the West Asian region.    #soleimani #Muhandis #Iran #Iraq #Syria #Palestine  6:30 Why is propaganda boring?! (watch https://youtu.be/xNxY9tqp5hI) &nbsp...

We talked to  @MarwaOsmanLebanon  , mom of three girls, a Lebanese TV presenter, Associate Professor and activist about the impact of General Soleimani's assassination on the resistance in West Asia.    #Soleimani #Iran #resistance #Lebanon Timestamp:   3:00 How Zionists tried to cancel Marwa Osman for her political stances in support of Palestine and the resistance forces...

In another episode addressing the #IranProtests2022, we talked to Dr. Mansoureh Tajik, an Iranian researcher and lecturer, based in Karaj, Iran. Mansoureh holds a PhD in Health and Behavioral Sciences and worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of North Carolina and a professor at the University of Massachusetts, before she moved back to Iran where she's been living for about 10 year...

We talked to Farzaneh, a 24 year-old graduate student in Diplomacy and International Organizations, at the School of International Relations of Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Farzaneh told us about the status of women in Iran as well as how she felt about #IranProtests2022. 19:00 Farzaneh tells us about what she would like to see improved in Iran, in terms of women's rights 25:00 Who's actually sexu...

In this episode, we talked to Shima, an Iranian university student living in Isfahan. Shima, 19 years old, supports the #IranProtests2022 and like some of her peers seeks fundamental changes to the political system in Iran.  00:28 Shima's observation of strikes and how some shops were threatened by 'protesters' to close.  00:30 Shima believes she and many others are fed up with the curre...

In the 2nd part of our interview with Iranian author Houman Zandizadeh, we discussed #IranProtests Setareh Sadeqi interview with Breaking Points : https://youtu.be/lxFTFPXPRUs Timestamp: 01:00 How are the recent unrests in Iran similar/different from the 2009 unrests? 04:00 There's no Iran to help Iran if the Syrian scenario is implemented on Iran. 06:00 Crippling sanctions imposed on Iran by Trum...

Part 1: We talked to Dr. Houman Zandizadeh, an Iranian author while he was spending his last days living in Australia. Houman has moved back to Iran. He did his Ph. D. in intercultural drama. Houman discusses how Iranian diaspora and ex-pat celebrities pursue a regime change agenda for Iran, pushing for sanctions and paving the ground for more hostile actions against the sovereignty of Iran. &nbsp...

Nov 1, 2022 We talked to Farzaneh, a journalist with Iran's English language channel Press TV, shares with us her opinion on the protests that started in September in #Iran over the tragic death of #MahsaAmini in police custody.   She also elaborates on how the western media's coverage of the protests differs from the realities on the ground.    Timestamp:    00:25 We...

In the third (and last) part of our conversation with Hana, an Iranian woman based in Tehran, we continued talking about how old and new tactics are used to silence any voice that dares question the mainstream western narrative on various topics including those regarding the global south, in this particular case Iran, but also on covid, Palestine, etc.    You can also watch Setareh's int...

Oct 22, 2022 In the second part of our conversation with Hana, an Iranian union organizer who has recently come back from Australia where she lived for a few years, we discussed the fight over the narrative regarding what is happening in Iran.  We compared the war of narratives on Iran, and Ukraine, as well as the pandemic. Click here to watch.

First part:    Hana, formerly a union organizer in Australia has returned to her home country, Iran. She is doing her a master's in Silk Road political economy online with a Chinese university.   Hana is against the so-called morality police in Iran and the obligatory #hijab law. She recalls her experience with the morality police when she was arrested on a few occasions. &nbsp...

Hosts Setareh Sadeqi, based in Iran, and Christopher Weaver from the U.S. discuss the protests in Iran that started over the tragic death of #mahsaamini in police custody. From the realities on the ground, including what Iranian women inside the country think, to the history of CIA regime change operations and color revolutions were brought up. Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/...

This the second part of an interview with Leandro Bracamonte, an Argentinian professor of Persian.   We talked about the propaganda campaign against #Iran, the #Hijab mandate; Iranian culture, and we went on to tap on the issues of #ukrainerussiawar and Palestine!   #lifeiniran https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdbxn1nYQ9s

We talked to Leandro Bracamonte from Buenos Aires, Argentina about his experience living in Iran. Leandro is a certified professor of Persian Language and has established the Salman Farsi institute, with students from various countries.    In the first part of the interview, Leandro told us about how he became interested in the Persian language, in Iran, and how he decided to move t...

We talked to Dr. Ken from Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur. Ken has a Ph. D. in Malay Studies (Political History) from the National University of Singapore. Ken spent two years in Iran as a postdoctoral research fellow at Alzahra University, Tehran.  Timestamp: 9:45 We talked about an international tribunal held in Malaysia for the U.S. and UK war crimes in Iraq, back in 2011, which found George W. Bus...

We talked to Fatemeh Khateeb, an Iranian-Kenyan activist and co-founder of the International Tabassom NGO. Fatemeh's father, a Kenyan national, studied in France and Switzerland before he was arrested for his activism. Fatemeh and his father were recently reunited in Kenya after ten years. She tells us about her father's story.  Fatemeh is now on a visit in Kenya, helping an orphanage called...

We talked to Janice Webster, from Melbourne, Australia. Janice is a Ph. D. student in Iranian Studies at the University of Tehran, Iran. She developed an interest in the Persian language and pursued her interest in Iranian studies in the largest Persian-speaking country, Iran.  Timestamp:  00:09 Does Freedom of Expression exist in Iran? 00:12 Iranian people's level of political awareness...

In this episode of Twice-Told Tales, we talked to Dr. Raffaele Mauriello from Italy. Dr. Mauriello is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Persian Literature and Foreign Languages, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran Iran. He is also an invited Lecturer in the Master's program in Geopolitics and Global Security at the Sapienza, University of Rome.   Raffaele has moved to Iran and is currentl...

In the second part of our interview with Benjamin from California, the U.S. we asked him about his experience in Mashhad, Iran during the COVID-19 pandemic. Timestamp: 1:30: Benjamin talks about his experience with Tajikistan, then Turkey, and the U.S.'s Covid-1 entry requirements! 4:00: Benjamin tells us about his experience flying with an Iranian airliner! 9:00 Benjamin talks about his Iranian V...

Benjamin is from California, the United States. His love for the Persian Language and Literature took him on a journey to Tajikistan where he married his Tajik wife.    Benjamin then moved to Mashhad, Iran to get a degree in Persian language and Literature at the Ferdowsi University of Mashhad! Benjamin and his wife lived in Iran for 5 years, during the entirety of Trump's presidency and...

Kirsteen is a Scottish researcher currently residing in Iran! She tells us about her journey to Iran where she lives with her family and her cats!    Zeinab Kirsteen studied at Oxford University, UK and has lived in different countries including Germany, the UK, and Australia.   In this interview she speaks about her life in Iran and why she has ended up in Qom.