0:00 Intro
5:15 How would you define yourself?
11:05 'Lebanon Shot Twice'
22:34 'Beirut Guilty Pleasures'
38:39 Television
54:40 Freedom
1:03:23 Career
1:13:19 Q&A
1:35:22 Prime
We're with Zaven Kouyoumdjian for Episode 353 of The Beirut Banyan, recorded live at Aaliya's Books.
Click to watch: https://youtu.be/MACRiI2FpO8
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