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Way-Word Writers PodcastEPISODE 26: Unveiling the Past: Writing Family History with Author Parnaz ForoutanSend us a textIn this episode of Way-Word Writers, hosts Heather and Nicki have an in-depth conversation with Parnaz Foroutan. Parnaz shares her journey from being an Iranian refugee to becoming an acclaimed author. She dives into the challenges and rewards of writing about her family's history, offering insights into the processes of research and storytelling. Highlighting the power of narratives and the impacts of personal and historical trauma, Parnaz reflects on her experiences and the emotional depth required to convey stories authentically. The hosts and Parnaz also discuss the theme of belonging and the importance...
2024-07-0148 min
The World Next WeekWorld Press Freedom Day 2024: Mounting Threats, Renewed PurposeIn this special episode to mark World Press Freedom Day, Jeffrey Gedmin, cofounder and editor-in-chief of American Purpose and former president of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, joins Robert McMahon and Carla Anne Robbins to discuss the global state of press freedom. They cover the challenges that a growing number of journalists face in exile or imprisonment, the U.S. role in upholding freedom of the press, and more.
Mentioned on the Podcast
“Exile Journalists Map—Fleeing to Europe and North America,” Reporters Without Borders
“Media Freedom,” Freedom House
2024-05-0245 min
Bad ActorsE12: Dr. Parnaz Rafatjou on Tech: A Seat at the TableIn this episode, Dr. Parnaz Rafatjou joins us again, this time to discuss how to get in to tech, women and the industry, and tips for visiting Italy.
2023-06-1412 minBad ActorsE9: Dr. Parnaz Rafatjou on the Healthcare Technology GapIn this episode, Dr. Parnaz Rafatjou helps us navigate the complexities of technology in healthcare.
2023-05-0319 min
Future of ServiceBrand Ambassadors“John is a world class customer success leader!...” Thiago Teodoro - Director of Product Management & Product Strategy, Malwarebytes”...I have a high regard for John’s ability to lead and mentor others. And while I can deeply laud his work ethic, grace in receiving feedback, and love of technology, it is his sense of humor, humility, and partnership that I will miss the most...” Scott Morris - Head of Strategic Advocacy, MobileIron”...John brings a combination of relationship management, technical and business acumen to the table that makes him stand out in...
2023-02-0711 min
Cold Brew ChaiWhat Rhymes With Pumpkin Eater? (ft. Parnaz Soleimanzadeh)Parnaz (@parnazsolei on TikTok) joins us this week just for the giggles. Enjoy a very very VERY long episode. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/coldbrewchai/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/coldbrewchai/support
2021-07-211h 13
The Personal Empowerment PodcastLets Talk About HealingLife is so dynamic, and we all go through good and bad experiences (contrast) that shape us into becoming the person we are.
As we grow, we can experience a lot of emotional healing. After all, we’re all healing from something, right?
In this episode, I talk about what emotional healing can really look like and how we can form the right perspectives around it, through sharing one of my own personal experiences.
“Vulnerability is not winning or losing; it's having the courage to show up and be seen when we have no c...
2021-05-0221 minThe Personal Empowerment Podcast5 Lessons I Learned During the LockdownIt’s been a year almost since lockdowns began, and I don’t think I’ve ever spent so much time reflecting. But as much as it’s been challenging, it's taught me a lot. I learned and grew so much, and for that I will always be grateful.
If I were to list everything I’ve learned this past year, that list would be endless. But after thinking I’ve managed to narrow things down to the top five lessons I’ve learned since lockdowns started. I decided to create this episode to share what they are. Perh...
2021-02-2320 min
The Iran PodcastPolitics of Music in IranNegar Mortazavi speaks with Nahid Siamdoust, visiting Assistant Professor at Harvard University, about music after the 1979 revolution in Iran through the Iran-Iraq war, the post-war era of pop music, political music inspired by the 2009 green movement, and today's musicians in the diaspora, in memory of legendary Iranian singer the late Mohammadreza Shajarian. (Music by Shajarian, Koveitipoor, Shabpareh, Parnaz&Ashkan).
*This episode was made possible with support from Heinrich Boll Foundation.
2020-10-1539 min
PorLaRaya890Programa 13 de Septiembre - 2020Notas a Edgar Parnaz (Gerenciador de Rampla Jrs) y Fernando Cardozo (Presidente de Tacuarembó)
2020-09-151h 00
Back To School with Maz JobraniWriting About the Immigrant Experience with Iranian-American Novelist Parnaz ForoutanThis week, in a special throwback episode of Back to School, we're joined by author Parnaz Fourotan who talks to us about her novel, Home is a Stranger, tells us that you have to get rid of your inner critic if you're pursuing a creative endeavor, and that if you're ever in Iran, don't wear a red bikini!
2020-09-011h 07The Personal Empowerment PodcastThe Power of ForgivenessHolding onto negative feelings like anger and resentment towards ourselves, situations, or other people can make us feel trapped. And when we feel like victims, we essentially feel powerless. Thats why forgiveness is extremely powerful when it comes to your own personal growth as it helps you take your power back into your own hands. When we release people, events, and choose to forgive ourselves, we find freedom. We relieve ourselves from the feelings that cause us pain, and we return to love. And returning to love is all about seeing things through a new perspective. In this podcast...
2020-05-3114 min
Seeking Refuge[Bonus] Interview with Author Parnaz ForoutanDescription
In our third bonus episode, we sit down with Parnaz Foroutan, a former Iranian refugee, and discuss her new memoir Home is a Stranger. She talks about the real Iran behind the media, female identities, and how we should be viewing the refugee crisis.
Home is a Stranger can be purchased at her publisher's website here: https://www.chicagoreviewpress.com/home-is-a-stranger-products-9781948705608.php
Or on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Home-Stranger-Parnaz-Foroutan/dp/1948705605
Her January piece for NBC Think can be found here: https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/iran-s-propaganda-implies-soleimani-being-widely-mourned-u-s-ncna1112641
2020-05-2555 minThe Personal Empowerment PodcastFrom Hardly Surviving to Thriving with Maria EstradaAfter combating mental health for many years as a young girl, Maria managed to bring herself out of the very dark place that she was in and into a place where she was finally happy and thriving. In this episode Maria talks about the mental health challenges that she faced and what action steps she has taken in order to overcome her battles. Her story is truly inspiring, and its a great real life example that no matter who you are, where you're from, or what circumstances are, you can overcome anything.
You can connect with...
2020-05-1748 minThe Personal Empowerment PodcastStaying Positive During Periods of Uncertainty and Appreciating Lifes ContrastRight now can feel like a challenging time for many people throughout the world, and the fact that we are faced with so much uncertainty can make it feel all the more difficult. However, in times like this, its more important than ever to focus on the good and what we can control as opposed to what we cannot. In this episode, I talk about how you can stay positive during periods of uncertainty and come out of a time like this stronger and more self-aware than ever before. I also discuss why contrast in life (i.e. the...
2020-05-1015 minThe Personal Empowerment PodcastBeing Your Authentic Self with Azia ToOur upbringing, environment, circle and so many factors shape us into who we are or what we think we need to be. But we don't always express ourselves for who we truly are. In this episode I interview Azia To, who is committed to being authentic, real and raw in her brand and in her own life. We talk about self-acceptance and the importance of expressing yourself wholeheartedly.
You can connect with Azia through Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/azia_mery/
Check out her book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.ca...
2020-05-0344 minThe Personal Empowerment PodcastOvercoming Heartbreak with Navi BlissNavi is a certified love and relationship coach who strives to help women cultivate real-self love so they can attract a loving and blissful relationship. In this episode, we talk about how someone can overcome and heal from heart break. Navi also shares other valuable insight with regards to love and relationships.
Navi's website is: https://www.naviblisscoaching.com/
You can also connect with her through Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/navibliss/
2020-04-2648 minThe Personal Empowerment PodcastFinding Your Purpose with Nika MoeiniFrom a very young age, Nika has learned how to live intentionally. In this episode, we talk about how she found her purpose, what it feels like to live with intention and how someone can go about finding what their purpose is.
You can connect with Nika through Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepositivityboss/
2020-04-1949 min
Immigrantly"Maybe We Need to Tell Fuller Stories"
Our today’s guest is She is someone who has lived through some of history’s most defining moments. Her early childhood took place in the heels of the Iranian Islamic Revolution of 1979. She remembers attending school and swearing her allegiance to revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhullah Khomeini and being encouraged by her teacher to report her parents if they did “bad things” like listening to music, drinking wine, and speaking poorly of Khomeini. But at the age of six, this course of life was altered when her family uprooted them to a suburb of Los Angeles. Reeling with culture shock and speak...
2020-04-1449 min
Immigrantly"Maybe We Need to Tell Fuller Stories"Our today’s guest is She is someone who has lived through some of history’s most defining moments. Her early childhood took place in the heels of the Iranian Islamic Revolution of 1979. She remembers attending school and swearing her allegiance to revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhullah Khomeini and being encouraged by her teacher to report her parents if they did “bad things” like listening to music, drinking wine, and speaking poorly of Khomeini. But at the age of six, this course of life was altered when her family uprooted them to a suburb of Los Angeles. Reeling with culture shock and speak...
2020-04-1448 min
Banterly"Maybe We Need to Tell Fuller Stories"Our today’s guest is She is someone who has lived through some of history’s most defining moments. Her early childhood took place in the heels of the Iranian Islamic Revolution of 1979. She remembers attending school and swearing her allegiance to revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhullah Khomeini and being encouraged by her teacher to report her parents if they did “bad things” like listening to music, drinking wine, and speaking poorly of Khomeini. But at the age of six, this course of life was altered when her family uprooted them to a suburb of Los Angeles. Reeling with culture shock and speak...
2020-04-1448 minThe Personal Empowerment Podcast10 Tips for Success in Your 20'sOur 20's can feel exciting yet stressful, as we strive to find who we are and what our purpose is. In order to set myself up for success in my 20's, I've really pushed myself to learn as much as I can in order to make effective decisions throughout this period of my life. In this episode I share 10 tips that I think can set you up for success in early adulthood.
2020-04-1121 minThe Personal Empowerment PodcastLets Talk Body Positivity & Beauty IdealsIf I could tell my 18-year old self one thing, it would be that her worth is not defined by the impurities on her skin or by the size of her waistline. In this episode I talk about beauty ideals surrounding women and what it truly means to be beautiful.
2020-04-0511 min
The PEN PodEpisode 12: A World Turned Upside Down With Parnaz ForoutanIn today's episode, Parnaz Foroutan joins to talk about how immigrant voices are especially crucial to hear amid this crisis. We also look at two cases of free speech being curtailed under the cover of the virus, and we do a temperature check for the nation's jails and prisons.
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2020-04-0210 minThe Personal Empowerment PodcastYour Pain is Your PowerWe often tend to undermine the value behind facing adversity in our lives. In this episode I talk about how our pain can empower us.
2020-03-2911 min
PEN AmericaPEN America Emerging Voices Podcast Episode 012 Parnaz ForoutanIn celebration of the launch of her memoir–HOME IS A STRANGER–in the middle of a pandemic, 2009 EV Parnaz Foroutan talks about shaking the self in times of strife, the reckoning required to digest suffering, and falling in love with the people we used to be.
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Parnaz Foroutan is the author of the critically acclaimed novel Girl from the Garden (Ecco 2015) which received the PEN Emerging Voices Award and was named one of Booklist’s “Top 10 First Novels” of 2015. Her memoir Home is a Stranger (Chicago Review Press 2020) is about her journey back to Iran as a young woman, two decade...
2020-03-2455 minThe Personal Empowerment PodcastMy WhyOne of my intentions for 2020 has been to step out of my comfort zone. What better way than to finally launch the passion project I've been wanting to start for a while now?
My first episode is about my why--why I've chosen to create The Personal Empowerment Podcast and why I am passionate about personal development.
2020-03-2209 min
The Grow2Gether PodcastEpisode #014: The Inside Out Approach to Happiness with Parnaz EsheenIn this episode of the Grow2Gether podcast, we're joined by Parnaz Esheen who is a multi-passionate young woman who's passions include everything about mindset and wellness. In this episode with Parnaz, we discuss the inside out approach to happiness and her personal development journey as it's something that has completely transformed her life and is something that she is deeply passionate about.
Some takeaways from this episode:
Most people chase happiness and never find it because they are approaching it with an outside-in approach, instead of an inside out approach. This leads t...
2019-11-2935 min
Life Lessons with...Life Lessons with Parnaz EhsaanBeing a teenager can be tough. At just sixteen years old, Parnaz was having a tough time at home, at school and with her friendships - this left her dealing with high levels of anxiety and very much feeling she had hit her pit. With the love and support of some close friends and family, Parnaz worked hard to change her whole thought process and battled to overcome her anxiety. Find out how she went from feeling like her entire world was crumbling around her to knowing you can achieve anything you set your mind to...
2019-05-0918 min
Get BookedUnicorns And Rainbows Coming To Eat YouAmanda and Jenn discuss readings on motherhood, Star Wars read-alikes, novels about twins, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by The Sisters Chase by Sarah Healy and OwlCrate.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcast here.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.Books Disc...
2017-06-2747 min
Listen Learn Expand Your Mind With Full Audiobook | Nonfiction, PoliticsRadical Hope by Carolina De Robertis - editor | AudiobookListen to full audiobooks for free on :https://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: Radical HopeAuthor: Carolina De Robertis - editorNarrator: Adenrele Ojo, Kaleo GriffithFormat: UnabridgedLength: 7 hrs and 42 minsLanguage: EnglishRelease date: 05-02-17Publisher: Random House AudioGenres: Nonfiction, PoliticsSummary:Radical Hope is a collection of letters - to ancestors, to children five generations from now, to strangers in grocery lines, to any and all who feel weary and discouraged - written by award-winning novelists, poets, political thinkers, and activists. Provocative...
2017-05-027h 42
Get Booked1930s Version of YOLOAmanda and Jenn recommend fun books for hard times, under the radar novels, and more in this week’s Get Booked!This episode is sponsored by EveryLibrary and Harper Paperbacks, publishers of Erika Johansen’s bestselling Queen of the Tearling trilogy.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.Books DiscussedThe Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert...
2016-07-131h 01Radio – Sarika D. MehtaParnaz Foroutan: The Girl From the GardenParnaz Foroutan is a writer based out of Los Angeles. Her family fled Iran during the Iran-Iraq War and eventually found themselves in Los Angeles. She grew up listening to stories from her family elders – usually speaking of a harsh, demonic matriarch.
That woman served as part of the inspiration for her debut novel, The Girl from the Garden. The story follows a wealthy, Persian Jewish family. Rakhel is the family matriarch, who enters the home as a young bride and comes to realize she cannot “produce an heir”. Her experiences force her to cope with her circum...
2015-08-2900 min
Sarika D. Mehta » PodcastParnaz Foroutan: The Girl From the GardenParnaz Foroutan is a writer based out of Los Angeles. Her family fled Iran during the Iran-Iraq War and eventually found themselves in Los Angeles. She grew up listening to stories from her family elders – usually speaking of a harsh, demonic matriarch.
That woman served as part of the inspiration for her debut novel, The Girl from the Garden. The story follows a wealthy, Persian Jewish family. Rakhel is the family matriarch, who enters the home as a young bride and comes to realize she cannot “produce an heir”. Her experiences force her to cope with her circum...
2015-08-2900 min
Harper Audio PresentsParnaz ForoutanParnaz Foroutan, living the dream of becoming a published author, talks about her novel Girl From the Garden – based a tale told countless times by the family elders, of the life of two brothers in early twentieth-century Iran and a crisis of inheritance. It’s a poignant, evocative story about family sacrifice and betrayal, and the indelible legacy of the families that forge us.
2015-08-1800 min
All the Books!New releases, August 18, 2015This week, Liberty and Rebecca discuss Smaller and Smaller Circles, I Was a Revolutionary, The Incarnations, and more new releases.Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS or iTunes and never miss a beat book.Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.Books discussed on the show:Sma...
2015-08-1836 min
Download Best Full-Length Audiobooks in Fiction, LGBTQ+The Girl from the Garden: A Novel by Parnaz ForoutanPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/240377to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Girl from the Garden: A Novel
Author: Parnaz Foroutan
Narrator: Lameece Issaq
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 7 hours 2 minutes
Release date: August 18, 2015
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 4
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2
Genres: LGBTQ+
Publisher's Summary:
An extraordinary new writer makes her literary debut with this suspenseful novel of desire, obsession, power and vulnerability, in which a crisis of inheritance leads to the downfall of a wealthy family of Persian Jews in early twentieth-century Iran. For all his wealth and success, Asher Malacouti—the head of a prosperous Je...
2015-08-187h 02Listen to Top Full Audiobooks in Fiction, HistoricalThe Girl from the Garden: A Novel by Parnaz ForoutanPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/240377to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Girl from the Garden: A Novel
Author: Parnaz Foroutan
Narrator: Lameece Issaq
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 7 hours 2 minutes
Release date: August 18, 2015
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 4
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2
Genres: Historical
Publisher's Summary:
An extraordinary new writer makes her literary debut with this suspenseful novel of desire, obsession, power and vulnerability, in which a crisis of inheritance leads to the downfall of a wealthy family of Persian Jews in early twentieth-century Iran. For all his wealth and success, Asher Malacouti—the head of a prosperous Je...
2015-08-187h 02
i7Radio.com PodcastsTop7 Hits - #022 - [16.9.2013]Top7 Hits - #022 - [16.9.2013]
07 - Comment Band – Lahzeha (Live)
06 - Zaarock – Shekare Ahoo
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2013-09-1624 min
i7Radio.com PodcastsSpring Mix 2013i7Radio.com Spring Mix 2013
1. Ghazal Shakeri - Song of the Red Darvish
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3. Marketa Irglova - Dokhtar Ghoochani
4. Parnaz Partovi - Hich
5. Omid Nemati - Herman
6. Fared Shafinury - Asemone Dideye To
7. Bakteri & Ladybug - My Home
8. 127 Band - Pire Kharabat
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2013-04-2051 min