Azar Nafisi

29 Podcast Episodes

Azar Nafisi: 'Things I've Been Silent About: Memories'

Azar Nafisi: 'Things I've Been Silent About: Memories'

28 Jul 2023

Azar Nafisi reads from 'The Republic of Imagination: America in Three Books'

Azar Nafisi reads from 'The Republic of Imagination: America in Three Books'

Ten years ago, "Reading Lolita in Tehran" told the story of how, against the backdrop of morality squads and executions,... Read more

28 Jul 2023

32mins

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Iranian author Azar Nafisi warns: 'Totalitarian mindsets can exist anywhere'

Iranian author Azar Nafisi warns: 'Totalitarian mindsets can exist anywhere'

Our guest today symbolizes the power of literature which she captures in her internationally acclaimed memoir, “Reading ... Read more

29 Jun 2023

Azar Nafisi on the Power of Literature in Our World Today

Azar Nafisi on the Power of Literature in Our World Today

So much of our modern life is built upon simplifying the complex. We reduce social interactions to likes and follows on ... Read more

16 May 2023

28mins

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Author Azar Nafisi says books can help you really live

Author Azar Nafisi says books can help you really live

Author Azar Nafisi has written a love letter to literature and reading in Read Dangerously: The Subversive Power of Lite... Read more

19 Apr 2023

8mins

Azar Nafisi

Azar Nafisi

Real Fiction re-airs a conversation with Azar Nafisi during Women's History Month. Her most recent book READING DANGEROU... Read more

29 Mar 2023

29mins

How to Follow Your Passions When the Creative Expression Feels Elusive, featuring Charlie Jane Anders and Azar Nafisi

How to Follow Your Passions When the Creative Expression Feels Elusive, featuring Charlie Jane Anders and Azar Nafisi

In our final summer episode, we bring you two voices of advocacy in an episode that will both stoke your passions and re... Read more

29 Aug 2022

33mins

'Read Dangerously' with Azar Nafisi on Wednesday's Access Utah

'Read Dangerously' with Azar Nafisi on Wednesday's Access Utah

Next time on Access Utah we’ll revisit our conversation from March with writer Azar Nafisi. We’ll talk about her new boo... Read more

25 Aug 2022

51mins

Talkin’ in the Free World Ep. 9 – Azar Nafisi on Freedom vs. Totalitarian Instincts

Talkin’ in the Free World Ep. 9 – Azar Nafisi on Freedom vs. Totalitarian Instincts

Azar Nafisi, who is the critically acclaimed author of Reading Lolita in Tehran, a New York Times bestseller that is pub... Read more

21 Jul 2022

44mins

Azar Nafisi Reads Dangerously

Azar Nafisi Reads Dangerously

Azar Nafisi offers you - a reader - a challenge. It is the title of her latest book - “Read Dangerously”. Azar comes wit... Read more

9 Jun 2022

42mins

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