Persian Girl Podcast
Sharing voices from the Persian diaspora and beyond. Originally founded in 2019 by Millie Efraim and Natalie Sanandaji, with the intention to share the experience of Persian-American life. The podcast has now expanded to exploring the historical and cultural background of Jews and other minorities of Iran.
Persian Girl Podcast
Interview with Danielle and Galeet Dardashti on the Nightingale of Iran
In this episode, Danielle and Galeet Dardashti return to discuss the ending of their documentary podcast series the Nightingale of Iran, which explores and uncovers the life of their grandfather, Younes Dardashti, a famous Jewish singer in Iran. We discuss the tapes their family recorded starting from the 1950s that were used throughout the series, the reception of their podcast, their theory on the lasting effects of the "Motreb"/artist stigma in Jewish Persian communities, and why there are so few Jewish Persians in art and culture philanthropy and academia.
Song details: "Jadeha," composed by Farid Dardashti with lyrics by Bijan Samandar.
To find out about future events with Danielle and Galeet on The Nightingale of Iran, check out their website:
https://www.nightingaleofiran.com/