I was about eight years old. My parents were taking to me yet ANOTHER Irooni family party on a Friday night. As we rolled up in our Mercedes Benz, my mom took a look out the window and said, “Ahhh so-and-so is here?! Dammit aslan hoselash ra nadaram, Khanoume whoever[…]
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Wanting What You Can’t Have
Download the MP3: (High Quality) It was a cold December afternoon as my friend and I walked past the BMW dealership. I was talking about how my day at work had gone when I realized my friend was no longer walking with me. I looked back and sure enough, there[…]
What are you afraid of?
Download the MP3: (High Quality) I was seven years old and my babysitter decided it would be fun to watch “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” the original movie… NOT the TV series (because let’s be real, that was a seriously lame show… no offense). For the first time that night, I[…]
Cultural Setbacks
Download the MP3: (High Quality) Steve Jobs passed away today after a lifetime of innovations and successes that only followed after he failed enough times! On this Iranican Live show we’re discussing the shortcomings and flaws of our culture that has in many ways kept us from progressing. There is[…]
Educational System: Iran vs. U.S.
Download the MP3: (High Quality) From the second we enter high school in the United States, we are taught that the looming SATs that we have to take our junior year are going to ultimately affect the rest of our lives. Our scores will dictate what college we will get[…]
Post 9/11: The Iranian Experience
Download the MP3: (High Quality) I remember it vividly. I was 13 years old and on that particular day in September, I was getting ready for my first class of the day: eighth grade English. Having just discovered makeup, I was attempting to put on the glitter blue eyeshadow I[…]
Why do you think you’re not “Pretty” Enough?
Download the MP3: (High Quality) What is the most frequent plastic surgery Iranians go through? Nose jobs. Now, I’ll be the first to admit it, my nose isn’t exactly “cute.” I have a semi-typical Iranian nose… a little on the bigger side, but not too outrageous (I think). Anyway, for[…]
Would you date your friend’s ex?
Download the MP3: (High Quality) He was one of my closest friends, we did everything together: hung out every weekend, went out to lunch during school days, texted all the time… Back in high school, it felt like he was my other half. We just got along so well. Then[…]
If you had one year to live
Download the MP3: (High Quality) It is easy to jump into that usual routine: wake up, shower, go to work (or class), come home, eat dinner, go to bed… repeat. So often, we forget that we are living and we just let our lives pass us by. I remember when I was[…]
Visiting Tirgan 2011 in Toronto
Download the MP3: (High Quality) Iranican’s Iman went to Toronto to do a video report on Tirgan 2011. The video report will be available in the next week or so, we will publish the video here and on our facebook page. For now we get a verbal description of what[…]