367 episodes

Conversations from, to, and about the Iranian diaspora.

Roqe is hosted by Jian Ghomeshi.

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    • Society & Culture
    • 4.6 • 75 Ratings

Conversations from, to, and about the Iranian diaspora.

Roqe is hosted by Jian Ghomeshi.

    Roqe Ep. 314 - Sara Naeini, Roundup

    Roqe Ep. 314 - Sara Naeini, Roundup

    A new edition of Roqe featuring popular Iranian-American singer Sara Naeini. Sara joins Jian from LA for her first ever long-form interview in English, discussing everything from her formative years in Iran - where she could not legally release recordings as a solo female artist - to the development of her remarkable voice, to becoming a role model as a singer for many young artists today and spreading her attitude of positivity. Plus, Pegah and Super P join Jian for a chat about Chaharshanbeh/shambeh Soori, Jian’s new secret cologne, and more.

    • 1 hr 37 min
    Roqe Ep.313 - Hamid Rahmanian, Mobina Nouri

    Roqe Ep.313 - Hamid Rahmanian, Mobina Nouri

    A big new edition of Roqe packed full of dynamic conversations in two feature interviews with two prominent Iranian-American multimedia artists. First, Hamid Rahmanian joins Jian in the Roqe Studio for an enthralling (and fun) discussion about making art, Iranian history, claiming identity and his latest Persian Book of Kings (Shahnameh) inspired ‘shadow theatre’ production, “Song of the North.” Then rising artist and academic Mobina Nouri joins Jian from Los Angeles to chat about creativity, her immigrant journey and her new best friend who is an AI “person” named Hermes (who joins the conversation!). Plus, Jian starts the show with a forceful opening audio essay about Dr. Majid Samii entitled, “Doctors Don’t Get a Free Pass to Collude with the Mullahs.”

    • 2 hr 14 min
    Roqe Ep.312 - Are People Inside Iran More Fashionable? - Nima Behnoud (NIMANY), Roundup

    Roqe Ep.312 - Are People Inside Iran More Fashionable? - Nima Behnoud (NIMANY), Roundup

    A new special edition of Roqe focusing on the question “Are Iranians INSIDE Iran more fashionable than those in the diaspora?” Acclaimed New York-based Iranian-American designer and fashion visionary Nima Behnoud (NIMANY) joins Jian in the Roqe Studio to discuss why he believes the answer is yes, that despite living in a more repressed society - or maybe even because of that - Iranians inside Iran are more creative with their sartorial expression, and how he has lived it in his own journey to fashion success. Plus, Pegah joins Jian for a roundup to discuss the latest on the upcoming Iranian election and more.

    • 1 hr 29 min
    Roqe Ep. 311 - Are Instagram Filters a Good Thing? - Kusha Alagband, Shirin Nasseri + Roundup

    Roqe Ep. 311 - Are Instagram Filters a Good Thing? - Kusha Alagband, Shirin Nasseri + Roundup

    The great Instagram filter debate! A new special edition of Roqe focusing on the negatives and positives of social media filters.It’s no secret that we increasingly live in a world where we are necessarily skeptical about the authenticity of images that we consume. But today we ask…are Instagram filters (and social media picture filters in general) a good thing? Photographer and popular lifestyle commentator Kusha Alagband in LA, and TV personality, mental health coach and social media influencer Shirin Nasseri in the UK, join Jian and Pegah ready to debate.

    • 1 hr 12 min
    Roqe Ep.310 - Roundtable: How important is the Persian Language to our identity? + Navan

    Roqe Ep.310 - Roundtable: How important is the Persian Language to our identity? + Navan

    A new edition of Roqe including a feature interview with rising Iranian-Canadian singer-songwriter Navan, in the Roqe Studio, discussing his new album, “Mesle Ghabl” that comes out next week. But first, a very special Roundtable addressing the question: How important is the Persian language to defining Persian identity? Jian is joined by three distinguished guests: the Iranian-Canadian scholar, author and curator, Dr. Khatereh Sheibani, the popular YouTuber on language and culture, Bahador Alast, and the award-winning President of the Canadian Linguistics Association, Dr. Jila Ghomeshi.

    • 2 hr 15 min
    Roqe Ep. 309.5 - Live at Theatre Aurora! PART TWO - Babak Amini, Mazyar Fallahi, Banafsheh Taherian

    Roqe Ep. 309.5 - Live at Theatre Aurora! PART TWO - Babak Amini, Mazyar Fallahi, Banafsheh Taherian

    Part Two of the “Roqe Live!” Special recorded at Theatre Aurora, Feb 7th, 2024. Jian is joined by Babak Amini for an interview and performance with his band, and voice actor and podcaster Banafsheh Taherian performs a moment from her one-woman show, From Lust to Loyalty. Plus Babak does a special surprise performance with popular Persian singer, Mazyar Fallahi.

    • 42 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
75 Ratings

75 Ratings

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I’m actually in tears for realizing we have you guys as our voice while we have none here…I’m in tears and thankful for technology and humanity … thanks Zhian
Pleaaaase keep up the wonderful work.
Hope is a really new , beautiful and weird idea here … let’s make it bigger 🙏💚🙏💚🙏💚🙏💚🙏

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I’m an english language learner and have been busy finding a worth listening podcast to improve my english.
I’ve just listened to your 4-5episodes from when I searched for Max Amini and your interview was one of the results.
By the way hopefully Gian has a native like accent and topics are related to Iran, so beside learning english, we listen to the topic which may be interesting for us too.
Wish you all the best

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