The 22-year-old Iranian died in police custody after being arrested for wearing her hijab improperly. Her death has sparked a protest movement calling for the end of a regime that has for decades ruled Iran with an iron fist.
This episode was produced by Haleema Shah and Jillian Weinberger, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Amanda Lewellyn and Laura B ... Show More
Yesterday
Israel has lost Americans
The war with Iran is deepening divisions in the US-Israel alliance, on both the left and the right. This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Miranda Kennedy, fact checked by Andrea Lopez-Cruzado, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. A billboard ... Show More
25m 50s
Mar 11
The kids in ICE detention
The Trump administration's immigration policies are taking a toll on families. No sign that the new pick running the effort will be any more moderate. This episode was produced by Peter Balonon-Rosen, edited by Miranda Kennedy, fact checked by Andrea Lopez-Cruzado, engineered by ... Show More
25m 50s
Mar 10
The price of the Iran war
Gas prices are spiking in the US. Markets are crashing. The whole world will pay for this war. This episode was produced by Kelli Wessinger and Avishay Artsy, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Andrea Lopez-Cruzado, engineered by Patrick Boyd and David Tatasciore, and hoste ... Show More
25m 50s
Sep 2023
One Year After Mahsa Amini
A year has passed since the death in custody of Mahsa Amini and the Woman, Life, Freedom protests in Iran. This panel discusses the current state of Iran’s domestic dissent, Tehran’s foreign policy and shift to the East, the prisoner swap and nuclear tensions with the US, and Ira ... Show More
1h 31m
Sep 2022
The Killing of Mahsa Amini: Iran's growing protest movement and a challenge to the regime
The death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini has sparked mass protests across Iran. In at least 86 towns and cities, people - from different classes, backgrounds, and genders - have taken to the streets. Demands for accountability after Mahsa’s brutal death, which occurred while she was ... Show More
24m 5s
Nov 2020
The Ayatollahs No Longer Differ
<p>Negar Mortazavi speaks with Hooman Majd, an Iranian-American author and journalist, about contemporary Iranian politics. He was born in a diplomatic family before the 1979 revolution in Iran, attended school in Europe, and now lives in New York. He has written three books on I ... Show More
45m 37s