Farsi Plateau
A homemade podcast aimed squarely at the intermediate Persian plateau.
- LevelFor intermediate · For advanced
- PriceFree
- Made forFor learners
- Episodes here5 newest
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<p>If you're a native/C2/C1 Levantine Arabic speaker and are willing to have a Persian-Arabic language exchange with me, send me an email at farsiplateau@pm.me</p><p><br></p>
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<p>Episode 07, Season 3: The House is Black. </p><p>In this episode, Adel and her teacher, Mona, a professor of literature in Budapest, talk about The House is Black. It's a 1963 short documentary directed by Forugh Farrokhzad—a well-known poet. </p><p>Mona also did research about the influence of the 20th-century Persian poetry in The House is Black as part of her PhD research. </p><p><br></p><p>Enjoy. </p>
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<p>Episode 06, Season 3: Homework.</p><p>In this episode, Adel and i talk about the 1989 Iranian movie/documentary Homework by Abbas Kiarostami. </p><p>You can download accompanying audio and pdf files on Patreon. </p>
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<p>I talked to Amir Mazaheri, the manager of a cafe in Shahr-e Ketaab in Isfahan. I asked him about the challenges of his job, and why people here are more interested in going to cafe. </p><p>Their Instagram page:https://www.instagram.com/isfahanbookcity?igsi=MW9lenVwZ2FtOGRxdw==</p><p><br></p>
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<p>Episode 05, Season 03: The Wind Will Carry Us. </p><p>Season 3 includes 10 episodes, each one featuring one Iranian movie. </p>
What it is
Made for learners stuck between textbook Farsi and native media, with more than eighty free episodes and a third season built around Iranian cinema — one film per episode, discussing symbolism and comparing it with other films and literature. Publishing weekly through 2026. The production is deliberately homemade and there are no transcripts, and the cinema season assumes you will watch the films alongside it, which is either the appeal or the obstacle depending on your patience.
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