Persian Podcast

Maestro Morteza Ghanbarnasab Behbahani is an Iranian Ney and Ney-Anban player. He started playing Ney since he was 17 and now He plays in "Chavoosh Behbahan" ensemble. In this episode we are talking about: How the Iranian Ney is made. How long it takes someone to learn playing it. Where and how to begin learning this euphonic instrument. And a lot more.   The most difficult wind instrument to play Ney is a flute shaped wind instrument made from sugar cane and sometimes plastic composites. The sound of Ney has always been recognized as one of the most distinguishable features in the middle eastern music. The Iranian Ney though, has a special characteristic and a soothing sound among others. It has 6 finger holes in the front and one in the back. The upper edge of the Ney has to be placed in between two upper front teeth and unlike other wind instruments, does not have a reed to generate the initial sound. Apparently, these characteristics should make playing Ney a lot difficult. But is it so? To know more about it, I recommend listening to this episode where you can find all your questions answered. This episode was spoken entirely in Farsi.

Persian Tar, the king of the Iranian orchestra Hamed Zamanian is a great Iranian Tar player. He is the lead player in two bands "Chavoosh Behbahan" and "Kish e Mehr". In this episode, I talked to Hamed about his experience in playing Tar also the history of this melodious popular instrument in Iran.

Today if you're a native English speaker and you want to learn another language, you will easily find many sources available online. Videos, apps, podcasts, programs, newsletters, etc. Many companies produced valuable products which are easy to follow and in most cases they do really make the whole process of learning a language a lot easier. All you have to do is to listen and repeat. Keep it going and after a few months, whoala! You can speak just another language (by the definition). However, as of now I believe when it comes to Persian language, these online sources are notably limited. But worry not! there is a jewel in this realm. Something that was and still is needed. An intuitive podcast that teaches you conversational Persian language step by step. This podcast is up and running for around 7 years now and most of you guys know about it. “Learn Persian with Chai and Conversation” by Leyla Shams. Leyla, as the founder and the host of this podcast, lives in the United States since she was three. Among others, she is a talented host, an architect, a wife and a mom. In this episode I asked her about the podcast, her experience of teaching Persian language, living in the Austin, Texas and many more questions. This episode was spoken entirely in Farsi. Hope you enjoy it.a   Episode Highlights: 06:20 Please introduce yourself 07:55 How did you end up living in the United States? 09:00 Are you still coming to Iran sometimes? 09:50 Living in Dallas be like... 11:10 Living in United States "could be" very boring sometime. 12:05 Would you rather completely live in Iran? 12:40 Are you following the news in Iran? 13:00 How many cities in Iran have you visited? 14:20 Where did you got your Bachelor's degree? 14:45 What makes you thinking about teaching Persian language? 16:55 Have you taught Farsi in a classroom? 17:30 Where the name "Chai and Conversation" comes from? 18:22 How many are working on this podcast? 18:40 Who's Mat? 21:30 Can Mat speak Farsi fluently? 22:10 Do you think you've reached your aim? 23:20 Are you going to keep more videos? 24:50 Ruz is here. 28:30 Will you teach your son Persian language? 29:20 Can you read and write in Farsi? 29:55 Teaching one word per day on Facebook page. 32:20 Persian cuisines in the United States. 33:42 Could all Iranian fruits be found in the United States? 35:10 Following Iranian movies and series? 37:00 Taarof in Texas. 37:55 Speaking one language correctly 39:27 Ghelyoon (or Hookah) in the U.S. 40:00 How can people contact you?   www.persianpodcast.com

Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi also known as Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Balkhi or Mowlana, is one of the the world's greatest poets and his book, Masnavi, is one the worlds best sellers of all time. In this episode I had the pleasure to speak with Mr. Marcel (Masoud) Bassirian, a globally renowned Iranian-American teacher/researcher who travels to different countries in the world to share the thoughts and beliefs of Rumi to the people of the various ages, colors and ethnicities. Episode Highlights: 06:00   Introducing Mr. Masoud Bassirian 09:00   A mission to accomplish 14:30   Traveling school to school, sharing Rumi's thoughts 16:20   Youth and travel 20:40   About the Rumi 27:15   How much do people know about Rumi 33:55   What is the benefit of knowing Rumi 39:55   Get in contact with Mr. Bassirian

The proper use of parentheses, brackets, arrow mark and forward-slash (momayyez) in Persian language is discussed in this episode. This episode is spoken entirely in Persian.