Roqe

An interview with Armenian-Iranian-American musician, songwriter and producer, Erwin Khachikian. Erwin recounts growing up the son of a church pastor in 1970s Tehran, working with System of the Down’s Serj Tankian, producing Siavash Ghomayshi, and finding his own solo sound.

An interview with educator, writer, and human rights advocate, Mansour Farhang. + the Roqe Roundtable convenes - with special guest Niloofar Ghorashi - to discuss the Farhang interview and ideas inspired by Shally Zomorodi in the last Roqe episode.

A feature interview with ebullient San Diego broadcaster Shally Zomorodi. The award-winning journalist joins Jian to discuss identity, feeling like an outsider, balancing work and family, and being a proud Iranian despite growing up in the diaspora.

An interview with veteran journalist and producer Mohammad Manzarpour about the Iranian regime’s latest decision to execute three young protesters. Plus, related: the Roqe Roundtable.

A rousing conversation with award-winning filmmaker Babak Payami about unity, division, diversity and outrage in the Iranian community.

An interview with iconoclastic rising star Iranian-Canadian visual artist, Ebrin Bagheri, on self-portrait, ideas of masculinity, breaking taboos, and the upside of censorship.

An interview with entrepreneur and tech leader Fay Arjomandi. She left Iran as a teenage refugee.

An interview with Chef Hoss Zare about his mission to bring the foundations and flare of Persian cuisine to the world.

An interview with Natalie Amiri, and Ahmad Kiarostami, on continuing the legacy of his legendary filmmaker father, Abbas Kiarostami.

An interview with Orly (Mojgan) Noy, writer, activist, and the translator of Persian classic "My Uncle Napoleon" to Hebrew.