Palindrome Press

Sela has an intimate chat with her older sisters and mom in Armenian (with occasional Arabic, French, English, and Turkish). We couldn't do a proper intro because of all the laughing for the first 15 minutes which we had to cut out. :)  This is part one of a two-part episode with the women that helped shape Sela. 

This is a special episode with Sela Nazani (writer on IG @palindromepress) & special guest Judith Saryan. For a short bio on Judy, check http://www.abrilbooks.com/judith-a-saryan

Sela Nazani (writer on IG @palindromepress) & GP Vahan (artist on IG @gpvahan) talk about Emily Brontë and money. Discussion topics include: Emily Brontë | Wuthering Heights | Kate Bush | Ghosts | Catherine Earnshaw | Heathcliff | Jane Eyre | Charlotte Brontë | Virginia Woolf | Charlotte Riley | Tom Hardy | Classics | Writers | Poetry | Work | Banking | Home Loans | Car Loans | College Scholarships/ Financial Aid | Retirement Accounts | Savings | Money | Zabel Yesayan | Books | Connections & Relationships | Humility | Pride | Perseverance | Sacrifice | Immigrant Experience | Family Support. As always, we don't prepare scripts ahead of time and rarely know what we're going to talk about before we turn on our mic to record. Let us know what you think and thanks for listening! —————————- We've avoided using Spotify advertising so far. To support our work, reach out, subscribe, and let us know what you love about our podcast. Please make sure to also follow us on social media.

Sela Nazani (writer on IG @palindromepress) & GP Vahan (artist on IG @gpvahan) are at it again and talk about so many subjects that your head will spin. Spoiler alert! Make sure to watch the movies/ series mentioned. Discussion topics include: David Beckham | Save Our Squad | Disney+ | Docuseries | Sabrina (1954 & 1995) | Gone With the Wind | Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris | Christian Dior | Fashion | North & South | Civil War | Audrey Hepburn | Humphrey Bogart | Clark Gable | Julia Ormond | Young Catherine | Alba Baptista | Hattie McDaniel | Marlon Brando | Elton John | Dua Lipa | Sacrifice | Cold Heart (Koko Heart) | Concerts | GP Vahan's Podcast | Toxicology | Pharmaceuticals | All Natural | Wellness Industry | Creativity | Personalities | Titles and Professions | & much more. As always, we don't prepare scripts ahead of time and rarely know what we're going to talk about before we turn on our mic to record. Let us know what you think and thanks for listening! —————————- We've avoided using Spotify advertising so far. To support our work, reach out, subscribe, and let us know what you love about our podcast. Please make sure to also follow us on social media.

Sela Nazani (writer on IG @palindromepress) &  GP Vahan (artist on IG @gpvahan) talk about art, tea, and music. Discussion topics include:

Sela Nazani (writer on IG @palindromepress) & GP Vahan (artist on IG @gpvahan) talk about Madonna's music. We also briefly go into what writing and art means to us, the truth-telling and the release of that part of us that others don’t see. Discussion topics include: Madonna's childhood/ young adulthood & influences | Songwriting / Lyrics | Beauty | Live to Tell | Bad Girl | Deeper & Deeper | Erotica | Sexuality | Truth or Dare | Like a Prayer | Like a Virgin  | Frozen | Power of Goodbye | Nothing Really Matters | Into the Groove | Oh Father | Pray for Spanish Eyes | Bette Davis / Marilyn Monroe / Carole Lombard | MTV and VH1 | Music Videos | Sean Penn | Alek Keshishian | Evita | Poetry | Art | Dreams | Kisses | The Writing Process | Concerts | Gipsy Kings. To contact Sela or Greg, reach out to us through this podcast.  Thanks for listening! —————————- We've avoided using Spotify advertising so far. To support our work, reach out, subscribe, and let us know what you love about our podcast. Please make sure to also follow us on social media.

Sela Nazani (writer on IG @palindromepress) & GP Vahan (artist on IG @gpvahan) discuss the movie Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (Disney+), and ghosting. 

Spoiler alert! Make sure you've seen the Dracula movie and She-Hulk (season 1) before listening to this episode. 

Is it ever acceptable to ghost someone? 

Have a Happy Halloween everyone! 

To contact Sela or Greg, reach out to us through this podcast. Thanks for listening! —————————- We've avoided using Spotify advertising so far. To support our work, reach out, subscribe, and let us know what you love about our podcast. Please make sure to also follow us on social media.

Sela Nazani (writer on IG @palindromepress) &  GP Vahan (artist on IG @gpvahan) discuss the recent attacks on the small democratic nation of Armenia. The first half of this episode is in English, and the second half is in Western Armenian. We recorded this with the hopes that more people become interested in this topic. We need a magnifying glass on this situation as it is critical for the survival of this small, landlocked democratic country located smack in between Turkey and Azerbaijan. Discussion topics include: History | Ancient Civilization | Armenia | Speaker Pelosi | US Congressional Visit to Armenia | Armenia's Velvet Revolution | Russia | Soviet Union | Ukraine | Azerbaijan | Turkey | Military Might | Fossil Fuels | Drones | Freedom of Speech | Freedom of Press | Democracy | Human Rights Violations | War Crimes | Genocide | Geneva Convention | Pashinyan | Travel to Armenia | Tourism | Economy | Small Business | Lebanon | The Trial of Soghomon Tehlirian | Montserrat Caballé. To contact Sela or Greg, reach out to us through this podcast. Thanks for listening! —————————- We've avoided using Spotify advertising so far. To support our work, reach out, subscribe, and let us know what you love about our podcast. Please make sure to also follow us on social media.

If you would like to learn more about the topics discussed in this episode, and need to start off with some reliable sources, check these websites:

Armenian National Institute (check their resource guide)

Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention

International Court of Justice

Armenian Assembly of America

The Hidden Map

Sela Nazani (writer on IG @palindromepress) &  GP Vahan (artist on IG @gpvahan) start off season 2 with.... Covid!  Discussion topics include: Florida | Florida Weather | Here Comes the Rain Again | Orlando | Disney World | Magic Kingdom | Sword in the Stone | Covid-19 symptoms | Brain fog | Depression | Positive Thinking | Friends episode with Joey and the tailor | Full Body Scans | Active Lifestyle | Travel | Airplanes | Airports | Walgreens | Pharmacy | Disney Springs | Shopping | Restaurants | Lake Buena Vista. Thanks for listening! —————————- We've avoided using Spotify advertising so far. To support our work, reach out, subscribe, and let us know what you love about our podcast. Please make sure to also follow us on social media.

Sela Nazani (writer on IG @palindromepress) &  GP Vahan (artist on IG @gpvahan) have their last conversation for the season.  Discussion topics include: Swearing | Podcasting | Apple / Spotify demographics | Audience Info | Armenian | Western Armenian | Music/ Art/ Poetry | The Power of Language | Salman Rushdie attack | Midnight's Children | Satanic Verses | Freedom of Speech | Writers | Indian Fiction & Film | Magic Realism | Maya Angelou | Wisdom | Creativity | Fanaticism | Extremism | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | Social Media Posts | Marketing | Algorithms | Vacation Reads | Mythology & Beyond | Musical Composition | Norse Mythology