Latest Persiangirl Podcast Episodes
Interview with Matthew Nouriel: connecting Iran and Israel
Persian Girl Podcast - April 21, 2024 23:00 - 47 minutesIn this episode, Millie speaks with Matthew Nouriel (sometimes known as The Empress Mizrahi) an activist, content creator, and drag queen from the Persian Jewish diaspora. Matthew is an advocate for LGBTQ+ rights, Iranians, Jews and the state of Israel. Together they discuss the connections betw...
Interview with Matthew Nouriel: connecting Iran and Israel
Persian Girl Podcast - April 21, 2024 23:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 76 ratingsIn this episode, Millie speaks with Matthew Nouriel (sometimes known as The Empress Mizrahi) an activist, content creator, and drag queen from the Persian Jewish diaspora. Matthew is an advocate for LGBTQ+ rights, Iranians, Jews and the state of Israel. Together they discuss the connections betw...
Finding hope in Queen Esther's story
Persian Girl Podcast - March 31, 2024 22:00 - 39 minutesZoei Cohen, a spiritual guide and teacher, offers her perspective on Esther's transformation from orphan to Queen in the Persian empire by taking a closer look at the original Hebrew text to capture the nuances often lost in translation to other languages. She simultaneously derives a radically ...
Finding hope in Queen Esther's story
Persian Girl Podcast - March 31, 2024 22:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 76 ratingsZoei Cohen, a spiritual guide and teacher, offers her perspective on Esther's transformation from orphan to Queen in the Persian empire by taking a closer look at the original Hebrew text to capture the nuances often lost in translation to other languages. She simultaneously derives a radically ...
Reflections on Queen Esther
Persian Girl Podcast - March 19, 2024 22:00 - 40 minutesIn this episode, Maxine (from episode 3 Ancestral Healing) returns to reflect on the lessons from the Book of Esther/Purim from the Torah, which revolves around a Jewish woman in Persia named Esther who becomes Queen in the Persian Empire (5th BCE) and hides her Jewishness in order to survive. W...
Reflections on Queen Esther
Persian Girl Podcast - March 19, 2024 22:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 76 ratingsIn this episode, Maxine (from episode 3 Ancestral Healing) returns to reflect on the lessons from the Book of Esther/Purim from the Torah, which revolves around a Jewish woman in Persia named Esther who becomes Queen in the Persian Empire (5th BCE) and hides her Jewishness in order to survive. W...
Reflections on Esther
Persian Girl Podcast - March 19, 2024 22:00 - 40 minutesIn this episode, Maxine (from episode 3 Ancestral Healing) returns to reflect on the lessons from the Book of Esther/Purim from the Torah, which revolves around a Jewish woman in Persia named Esther who becomes Queen in the Persian Empire (5th BCE) and hides her Jewishness in order to survive. W...
Reflections on Esther
Persian Girl Podcast - March 19, 2024 22:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 76 ratingsIn this episode, Maxine (from episode 3 Ancestral Healing) returns to reflect on the lessons from the Book of Esther/Purim from the Torah, which revolves around a Jewish woman in Persia named Esther who becomes Queen in the Persian Empire (5th BCE) and hides her Jewishness in order to survive. W...
Reclaiming Motreb: The Dardashti Family Legacy
Persian Girl Podcast - February 29, 2024 13:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 76 ratingsIn this episode, Millie delves into the history of the Dardashti family with sisters Danielle and Galeet, the creators of the podcast documentary series, "The Nightingale of Iran." Unveiling the captivating saga of their grandfather, Younes Dardashti, a revered religious Jewish singer in 1950s I...
Reclaiming Motreb: The Dardashti Family Legacy
Persian Girl Podcast - February 29, 2024 13:00 - 54 minutesIn this episode, Millie delves into the history of the Dardashti family with sisters Danielle and Galeet, the creators of the podcast documentary series, "The Nightingale of Iran." Unveiling the captivating saga of their grandfather, Younes Dardashti, a revered religious Jewish singer in 1950s I...
Zar Amir Ebrahimi: Holy Spider, Life in Exile, and Iran
Persian Girl Podcast - February 12, 2024 19:00 - 37 minutesArchival episode from November 25, 2022 In an independent interview, Millie Efraim speaks with Zar Amir Ebrahimi, lead actress of Holy Spider (winner, Best Actress, Cannes)— the uncompromising film noir (dir. Ali Abbasi) painting the life of a serial killer targeting prostitutes in Mashhad, abo...
Zar Amir Ebrahimi: Holy Spider, Life in Exile, and Iran
Persian Girl Podcast - February 12, 2024 19:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 76 ratingsArchival episode from November 25, 2022 In an independent interview, Millie Efraim speaks with Zar Amir Ebrahimi, lead actress of Holy Spider (winner, Best Actress, Cannes)— the uncompromising film noir (dir. Ali Abbasi) painting the life of a serial killer targeting prostitutes in Mashhad, abo...
Ancestral Healing
Persian Girl Podcast - February 01, 2024 12:00 - 1 hourIn this episode, Maxine Divon shares her personal journey into the self and spirituality for a discussion about the way our ancestral history impacts us. Maxine shares from her personal experience - as a woman in the Persian Jewish community and in the business world - and from the fields she’s...
Ancestral Healing
Persian Girl Podcast - February 01, 2024 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 76 ratingsIn this episode, Maxine Divon shares her personal journey into the self and spirituality for a discussion about the way our ancestral history impacts us. Maxine shares from her personal experience - as a woman in the Persian Jewish community and in the business world - and from the fields she’s...
Interview with Debbie Lechtman of Roots Metals
Persian Girl Podcast - November 30, 2023 19:00 - 1 hourPGP hosts, Millie Efraim and Natalie Sanandaji, bring on historian Debbie Lechtman to discuss the history of Ancient Judea/the Kingdom of Israel, Jewish presence in the land for the last 3000+ years, the events leading up to 1948, and what is at the core of the Israel-Palestine conflict. Debbi...
Interview with Debbie Lechtman of Roots Metals
Persian Girl Podcast - November 30, 2023 19:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 76 ratingsPGP hosts, Millie Efraim and Natalie Sanandaji, bring on historian Debbie Lechtman to discuss the history of Ancient Judea/the Kingdom of Israel, Jewish presence in the land for the last 3000+ years, the events leading up to 1948, and what is at the core of the Israel-Palestine conflict. Debbi...
Persian Wedding Etiquette
Persian Girl Podcast - June 14, 2023 22:00 - 32 minutesPGP returns after a 9 month hiatus (no, we did not have babies-sorry/motasefaneh). We discuss our time off the podcast and get into the unspoken, yet known standards of what is "appropriate" when attending a Persian wedding as someone who isn't yet married (so is technically single). We give our...
Persian Wedding Etiquette
Persian Girl Podcast - June 14, 2023 22:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 76 ratingsPGP returns after a 9 month hiatus (no, we did not have babies-sorry/motasefaneh). We discuss our time off the podcast and get into the unspoken, yet known standards of what is "appropriate" when attending a Persian wedding as someone who isn't yet married (so is technically single). We give our...
Persian Mothers of LGBTQ
Persian Girl Podcast - September 09, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 76 ratingsPGP returns for an episode where they're joined by Orna Simkhai and three other Persian mothers. They share the story of how they formed We Do Care: Iranian-American Parents of LGBTQ, a community formed in 2013. Orna and her friends also share advice and discuss their own experience with their c...
Persian Mothers of LGBTQ
Persian Girl Podcast - September 09, 2022 13:00 - 1 hourPGP returns for an episode where they're joined by Orna Simkhai and three other Persian mothers. They share the story of how they formed We Do Care: Iranian-American Parents of LGBTQ, a community formed in 2013. Orna and her friends also share advice and discuss their own experience with their c...
Interview with Maz Jobrani
Persian Girl Podcast - March 22, 2022 18:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 76 ratingsIn this episode, Persian comic legend Maz Jobrani comes on PGP to discuss his path to standup and his early education and career experiences, and the ways in which it conflicted with his families expectations at the time. He also shares how he breaks the caricatures often imposed on Middle Easte...
Interview with Maz Jobrani
Persian Girl Podcast - March 22, 2022 18:00 - 43 minutesIn this episode, Persian comic legend Maz Jobrani comes on PGP to discuss his path to standup and his early education and career experiences, and the ways in which it conflicted with his families expectations at the time. He also shares how he breaks the caricatures often imposed on Middle Easte...
Interview with Maz Jobrani
Persian Girl Podcast - March 22, 2022 18:00 - 43 minutesIn this episode, Persian comic legend Maz Jobrani comes on PGP to discuss his path to standup and his early education and career experiences, and the ways in which it conflicted with his families expectations at the time. He also shares how he breaks the caricatures often imposed on Middle Easte...
Interview with Maz Jobrani
Persian Girl Podcast - March 22, 2022 18:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 76 ratingsIn this episode, Persian comic legend Maz Jobrani comes on PGP to discuss his path to standup and his early education and career experiences, and the ways in which it conflicted with his families expectations at the time. He also shares how he breaks the caricatures often imposed on Middle Easte...
But He'll Never Gain The Heart and Souls of the Iranian People
Persian Girl Podcast - March 02, 2022 22:00 - 1 hourIn this episode, Millie and Natalie bring on their close friend Anna Semenova, Ukrainian-American crypto expert, to discuss the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Natalie also shares the story of how she was named. Links related to the subject recommended by Anna: https://www.cfr.org/global-conflict...
But He'll Never Gain The Heart and Souls of the Iranian People
Persian Girl Podcast - March 02, 2022 22:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 76 ratingsIn this episode, Millie and Natalie bring on their close friend Anna Semenova, Ukrainian-American crypto expert, to discuss the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Natalie also shares the story of how she was named. Links related to the subject recommended by Anna: https://www.cfr.org/global-conflict...
What do Persians think of the Superbowl?
Persian Girl Podcast - February 15, 2022 23:00 - 1 hourIn this episode, Millie, Natalie, and Adlee, a PGP favorite [brother of Millie], discuss the end of elitism, the demoralizing superbowl halftime show and the proliferation of mass culture, St. Valentine, and Persian swinger parties. Support the Show.
What do Persians think of the Superbowl?
Persian Girl Podcast - February 15, 2022 23:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 76 ratingsIn this episode, Millie, Natalie, and Adlee, a PGP favorite [brother of Millie], discuss the end of elitism, the demoralizing superbowl halftime show and the proliferation of mass culture, St. Valentine, and Persian swinger parties. Support the Show.
Persian Girl Loveline
Persian Girl Podcast - January 18, 2022 22:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 76 ratingsPGP answers listener submissions related to interracial relationships and how to bounce back in a relationship when you've been kept a secret and their family dislikes/disapproves of you. They also answer some questions related to physical attributes Persian women are attracted to, what cars the...
Persian Girl Loveline
Persian Girl Podcast - January 18, 2022 22:00 - 48 minutesPGP answers listener submissions related to interracial relationships and how to bounce back in a relationship when you've been kept a secret and their family dislikes/disapproves of you. They also answer some questions related to physical attributes Persian women are attracted to, what cars the...
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