Cold Brew Chai

Lorie joins us this week just for a lil chat. Just some time to catch up and spill the tea. 

Jasmine is back (on her own this time) and we talk about some fun stuff. We all believe holding hands is not it, and who thought it would be a good idea to kiss in front of your family at your wedding? PDA is just not really it guys...

Roz was a mascot in high school, and somehow she was still harassed in a big eagle suit? Also, her family somehow got involved with a random couple's sex scandal in an Iranian restaurant. Don't worry, it wouldn't be an episode of Cold Brew Chai without 50 random side conversations taking place at once, you'll just have to listen to find out what they are. 

It's the tenth episode! A laid-back episode this week. Roz and Tania detail their experiences chemically burning their faces for beauty, Roz took her fish to school, and she was in a movie? More stories shared as well, listen now!

TW: This episode contains discussions of s*xual assault and r*pe. 

Tania and Roz discuss the David Dobrik controversy and have a conversation that everyone should be having. 

Eid Mubarak! It's officially the year 1400 in the Solar Hijri (Persian) calendar, and we are ready to celebrate. Enjoy this special Nowruz episode released just in time for the new year. We talk about new year traditions and Roz tells the story of Nowruz for the kids at home. 

Jasmine and Kimia join us to talk about what we like to call "be man che" mentality, a Farsi phrase that basically translates to "what's it to me?" 

Our good friend Bahar joins us this week to talk about the Baha'i Fast, a period of 19 days in which members of the Baha'i Faith refrain from eating and drinking between sunrise and sunset. We also recalled some memories from Baha'i events, including laughing during a prayer service (we didn't mean to ok?!) and catching Roz with a boy at a firepit (ooolala). 

PS: To censor out people's names, we put the sound of a tombak (a Persian drum) over it. Enjoy. 

Paria Honardoust joins Roz and Tania as a guest this week. Roz failed her driver's test and she tells the story of an incident she once had on a plane back from Iran. They also talk about Paria's new book of poetry, Medusa's Mourning, which can be found at https://medusasmourning.com/. 

Tania and Roz discuss the Free Britney movement after the release of The New York Times documentary, judgments, and misogyny in the entertainment world (and a bit in the Middle Eastern community).