We’re taking a step back from our normal run of the show to bring you a very special exclusive interview with film director, screenwriter, producer and actress: Ana Lily Amirpour as she gives us a deep dive into what’s happening in Iran right now. Tune in to listen to this powerful interview and look below to see ways you can stay informed and even help.
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Mar 26
Throwback Episode: Child Free, Bad Breath, Blueberries
This episode originally aired May 15, 2025 Sarah can’t stop eating blueberries and keeps forgetting if they will kill her. Plus, she rejects society’s pressure to have kids, compares lasagna to sex, and gets crude on the side of a truck. Learn more about Second Nurture here: http ... Show More
39m 10s
Mar 19
Throwback Episode: Pizza Bagels, Bidets, Ben Folds
This episode originally aired March 13, 2025 Sarah is back from tour with fresh takes from the studio! She gives us the full story behind the podcast’s theme song by Ben Folds, including how they first became friends. Plus she reminds us to touch grass and explains why you can pu ... Show More
50m 2s
Mar 12
Throwback Episode: Sesame Street, Reverse Cowgirl, Rainbow
This episode originally aired October 17, 2024 Sarah shares a quote she can’t get out of her head. Plus, she explains how the ‘F@#ing Matt Damon’ video came to be, recalls an old app idea, and gets a tip on a new way to shave her pubes. You can leave a voice memo for Sarah at spe ... Show More
41m 44s
Oct 2022
Christiane Amanpour on Refusing to Wear Headscarf for Iran’s President
“In that moment, I was not, as a journalist or as a woman, going to put a headscarf on and somehow bind myself…” CNN’s chief international anchor Christiane Amanpour discusses the recent protests in Iran following the death of a 22-year-old woman who was detained by the morality ... Show More
9m 27s
Oct 2022
FT Weekend: Artist Shirin Neshat on the women-led protests in Iran
<p>This week we speak with Shirin Neshat, one of the most famous contemporary artists from Iran, about the protests in her home country. Shirin’s work focuses on the lives and struggles of Iranian women. The protests have been raging for a month, which, as Shirin says, makes them ... Show More
28m 43s
Oct 2022
Reality vs Propaganda: Understanding Iran’s Protests, w/ Navid Zarrinnal
<p><b>Navid Zarrinnal, a Columbia Univ. PhD and Iranian scholar at Stanford University, joined Rania Khalek to help make sense of the unrest in Iran over the morality police or guidance patrol amid the death of Mahsa Amini and the way Western governments are using a legitimate gr ... Show More
1h 16m
Sep 2023
Perché a Lampedusa stanno arrivando così tanti migranti. Donna, vita, libertà: un anno di rivolte in Iran.
L’hot spot dell’isola rischia il collasso, visto che ha una capienza di 400 persone e ne deve gestire quasi settemila. Un anno fa la morte di Masha Jina Amini dava il via alla più grande sollevazione contro il potere in Iran dai tempi della rivoluzione islamica del 1979. <br /><b ... Show More
24m 53s