This week, Sima shares what it was like to grow up in Iran where women had few rights and everyday life was shaped by enforcement, surveillance, and fear. She speaks candidly about rules that controlled bodies and voices, the pressure to conform, and the cost of pushing back. Now, with government-imposed communication blackouts, she has lost contact with family, and Jessie and Jake hold space as she describes the dread of waiting for news that doesn’t come. It’s a raw conversation about control, courage, and the ache of distance when a country goes dark.

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Content note: mentions censorship, state violence, and family separation.

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