Four Iranian women share their stories of Iran and beyond in this intimate and compelling tapestry of personal voice message narratives of womanhood under the Islamic Republic.

Thanks to Mr. Maddy, Honey, Dina, and a Kurdish girl.

Music and production by Dandelion Lakewood featuring Sea Priest, J.S., and Sar A.
Additional reference materials mentioned in this podcast:

⁠https://digital.sandiego.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1293&context=ilj⁠
⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6I8oXPWq9E⁠
⁠https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_famine_of_1917%E2%80%931919⁠
⁠https://rowman.com/ISBN/9780761861683/The-Great-Famine-and-Genocide-in-Iran-1917-1919-2nd-Edition⁠
⁠https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_Iranian_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat⁠
⁠https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_Air_Flight_655⁠
⁠https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Soviet_invasion_of_Iran

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Chapters:

00:00:00 Introducing our storytellers
00:05:28 Voice Seeker Theme
00:06:00 How it feels to be an Iranian
00:08:54 Diversity of Iran
00:12:29 Tarof: Polite lies
00:16:37 Extinction of Iranian Culture
00:21:53 Greatest fear: the dissolution of Iran
00:25:05 Iranian American
00:29:49 Gay in Iran
00:33:30 LGBT in Iran
00:36:41 Transgender in Iran
00:38:08 Iranian bisexuality
00:41:11 Dandy response
00:45:05 A Kurdish girl born in Iran
00:49:32 Finding "The Secret"
00:51:41 8 years of adventures
00:54:59 Finding a new tribe
01:06:10 A different point of view
01:09:47 Iranian society
01:10:41 Global chess game
01:11:59 Politics as professional wrestling
01:13:50 Destruction of the family
01:16:45 Social media brainwashing
01:23:00 A civil war inside our minds
01:24:35 The abundance of Iran
01:30:34 Leave a place to know it
01:32:12 5th generation warfare
01:34:37 The advantages in Iran
01:35:26 The cost of housing
01:36:07 9 to 5 conditioning
01:40:36 The employment trap
01:42:28 Husband control of wive's work
01:44:05 What about sanctions?
01:46:28 Alcohol: Iran vs. USA
01:48.34 Iranian dealers
01:51:00 Home made liquor
01:52:53 The risks of moonshine
01:55:43 Legality of alcohol in Iran
02:00:43 Distillation as rebellion
02:03:39 Currency devaluation
02:08:10 Dreaming of visiting a free Iran
02:10:09 Return to a previous conversation
02:13:23 More on money
02:15:03 How sanctions influence Iran
02:19:40 Addenda and final thoughts