https://www.asalehsanipour.com/audio daily 0.75 2025-11-04 https://www.asalehsanipour.com/audio/popculturemoms monthly 0.5 2025-07-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f31a453c20d6e221dc3d3f5/1712873954579-3ON3TDFH2RHBYZTGHKKN/Screen+Shot+2024-04-11+at+3.17.49+PM.png Audio - Pop Culture Moms - Celeste Ng on moms with dark secrets From Little Fires Everywhere to her latest book Our Missing Hearts, bestselling author Celeste Ng is kind of an expert at getting into the minds of moms with secrets. She talks to us about why motherhood and secrecy make for such good stories. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f31a453c20d6e221dc3d3f5/1712873954835-ASC7HOE8RO79I3EWLJ2Z/Screen+Shot+2024-04-11+at+3.14.41+PM.png Audio - Pop Culture Moms - Big Little Feelings' Deena Margolin and Kristin Gallant on parenting with empathy Some of the best moms on TV right now are cartoons. To discuss what the mothers in Bluey and Daniel Tiger are doing right, we speak with Deena Margolin and Kristin Gallant, the moms behind parenting resource Big Little Feelings and co-hosts of the podcast, After Bedtime with Big Little Feelings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f31a453c20d6e221dc3d3f5/1712873955799-NQQ4MWK76VH71JW7RKK0/Screen+Shot+2024-04-11+at+3.14.17+PM.png Audio - Pop Culture Moms - Katey Sagal on 'outlaw moms' Katey Sagal has played some of TV's most iconic moms — from Peg Bundy on Married... with Children to the vindictive Gemma on Sons of Anarchy. She joins us to talk about what she has learned from those characters, and what it was like to become a mom again in her 50s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f31a453c20d6e221dc3d3f5/1712873956078-O1HRT1U16GO9QV688FWT/Screen+Shot+2024-04-11+at+3.15.22+PM.png Audio - Pop Culture Moms - Melissa Rivers on growing up with a funny mom TV shows like Hacks and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel portray the lives of comedian moms. Melissa Rivers was raised by the ultimate "funny mom": the legendary Joan Rivers. What was it like to grow up surrounded by her humor — and the fame that came with it? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f31a453c20d6e221dc3d3f5/1753931824217-SCJS23KVHB7A141D9UOB/Screen+Shot+2025-07-30+at+3.49.37+PM.png Audio - Pop Culture Moms - Gillian Flynn on ‘Gone Girl,’ gritty women, and the darker side of motherhood Gillian Flynn has created some very dark and twisty moms in her books "Sharp Objects," "Dark Places" and "Gone Girl." Now she’s revealing what kind of mother she is and which of her characters she relates to most. Plus – we ask her a question that has plagued us for months, would the original Cool Girl Amy Dunne be a Cool Mom? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f31a453c20d6e221dc3d3f5/1753932213825-LAZXUDQRGRXKBQ056LKY/Screen+Shot+2025-07-30+at+8.21.41+PM.png Audio - Pop Culture Moms - John Krasinski on 'IF,' fatherhood, and his favorite movie moms To celebrate Father's Day, Andie and Sabrina tackle their favorite TV dads. Plus, actor and director John Krasinski on "dad guilt," fatherhood, and what inspired his latest film, "IF." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f31a453c20d6e221dc3d3f5/1753932386119-3DZAJKXIO0JLA9N3PWUP/Screen+Shot+2025-07-30+at+8.20.41+PM.png Audio - Pop Culture Moms - Leah McKendrick on egg freezing, the pressure of being a woman, and ‘Scrambled’ Leah McKendrick writes, directs, and stars in a film about fertility that includes ZERO - count 'em - babies. And no romantic interest to speak of! So why is her movie "Scrambled" the rom-com we've been waiting for? She plays a struggling jewelry designer who decides to freeze her eggs to buy herself more time to have children. In the meantime, she supports her friends going through big life transitions and stands up to her dad, who constantly asks her why she isn't married yet. Leah talks to us about the stress of the biological clock, milestones beyond motherhood, and turning her experiences into her first feature film. "Scrambled" is streaming on Hulu, which is owned by Disney, the parent company of ABC News. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f31a453c20d6e221dc3d3f5/1753932416336-7MT97CO07O94E7R4XNN7/Screen+Shot+2025-07-30+at+8.25.14+PM.png Audio - Pop Culture Moms - Tig Notaro on 'One Mississippi,' grieving her mother, and raising twins Comedian Tig Notaro joins us to talk about processing the death of her mom through her show "One Mississippi," what it's like to raise twins, and the humor she finds in parenting. https://www.asalehsanipour.com/audio/nightingale-of-iran monthly 0.5 2025-07-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f31a453c20d6e221dc3d3f5/1712865909712-89RSMR5OU553GWOEYKU8/IMG_3739.png Audio - The Nightingale of Iran - Episode 1 - The Time Machine Sisters Danielle and Galeet Dardashti grew up in a Jewish American family band: The Dardashti Family. They sang international folk music in 12 languages – English, Hebrew, Yiddish, Ladino, Greek, Spanish, French, Japanese and more – but never any songs in Persian. This seems odd to them since both their father and grandfather were famous Iranian singers during the “Golden Age” for Jews in Iran, before the Islamic Revolution. Danielle and Galeet make a discovery that takes them back in time, and helps them find answers to their questions about why their family left Iran and abandoned their Iranian identity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f31a453c20d6e221dc3d3f5/1712865950639-6K7FQ95UBVP22WABK6WF/IMG_3738.png Audio - The Nightingale of Iran - Episode 2 - Singing in the Dark Danielle and Galeet's grandfather Younes Dardashti grew up an orphan in Tehran's Jewish ghetto. He was gifted with a gorgeous voice, but had a difficult childhood. He lived with an abusive uncle who forbade him from singing. In his late teens, he left his uncle's house, got a job with the Iranian Railroad and, years later, he married Houri Aziz-Zadeh. In the 1940s, life changed rapidly for the Jews of Iran - a new Shah granted equal rights to Jews, women, and other marginalized groups. Jews could move out of the ghetto into neighborhoods integrated with Muslims. One night, Younes found himself at a party attended by Qamar-ol-Moluk Vaziri, a famous female Muslim singer. Suddenly, the power went out. And in the dark and quiet, Younes started to sing. This was the moment that everything changed, and he became The Nightingale of Iran. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f31a453c20d6e221dc3d3f5/1712865964310-SGM3YDJCUAR1M7VPDHAH/IMG_3737.png Audio - The Nightingale of Iran - Episode 3 - The Tehran Teen Idol Danielle and Galeet’s father, Farid Dardashti, was born in Tehran in 1942, the oldest of Houri and Younes Dardashti’s five children, all of whom had natural musical talent. Farid’s gorgeous voice kept earning him invitations to perform, but his parents didn’t want him to pursue music. To make them proud, he applied to study architecture in America. While waiting for his visa and acceptance to college, he got offered his own weekly show singing on Iranian TV. He quickly became a teen idol. But when his visa came through, he left the country as planned – and never once considered staying to grow his fame as a singer. This didn’t make any sense to Danielle and Galeet. But that’s because they were missing an important piece of the story. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f31a453c20d6e221dc3d3f5/1712865991148-0X6276AJ7YSGOWLV3074/IMG_3736.png Audio - The Nightingale of Iran - Episode 4 - Ashkenormalization On his way from Iran to America, where he planned to study architecture in college, Danielle and Galeet’s father Farid spent the summer in Israel. While walking down a Tel Aviv street one day, a man recognized him from Iranian TV and invited him to sing at an event that week. The night Farid sang, a family of visiting Americans heard him, and it changed the course of his entire life. Once he arrived in the United States, a new pursuit pulled Farid further and further away from his Iranian identity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f31a453c20d6e221dc3d3f5/1712866073415-DJUNRUCI0HYBQHX6AHAT/IMG_3735.png Audio - The Nightingale of Iran - Episode 5 - Savta’s Dream Houri Dardashti, Danielle and Galeet’s grandmother, had long dreamed of moving to Israel from Iran. But life was improving for Jews in Iran, and her husband Younes had become a famous radio star there. So it seemed to her that the dream of moving to Israel wasn’t going to happen. But after Farid left Iran for college in America, one by one his siblings started leaving Iran for Israel. And eventually, Houri and Younes moved to Israel, too. But Younes, the Iranian star, felt like an outsider in Israel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f31a453c20d6e221dc3d3f5/1712866104730-7IOVDMG2O9LPBSA2KO7X/IMG_3734.png Audio - The Nightingale of Iran - Episode 6 - Where I am From When people asked “Where are you from?” Danielle was never sure if they wanted to know the places she’d lived or whether they just thought she looked foreign. She didn’t know many families like hers in mainstream Jewish America. These days, there’s growing awareness about the diversity of the Jewish experience. https://www.asalehsanipour.com/audio/foretold monthly 0.5 2025-07-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f31a453c20d6e221dc3d3f5/1687379230663-8CCWNAKYCM5UMYXWJ9S8/LA23-FORETOLD-KEYART-3000x3000-FINAL-GENERAL_EP.1+2.JPG Audio - Foretold - Episode 1: The G-Word Paulina says she grew up in an insular Romani community in California, where she was raised to be a wife, mother and fortuneteller — until she decided to break away. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f31a453c20d6e221dc3d3f5/1687379237895-JMNSCPUKD3PBRSYKC5TN/LA23-FORETOLD-KEYART-3000x3000-FINAL-EP.2+%28OCEAN%29.jpg Audio - Foretold - Episode 2: A Certain Kind of Education https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f31a453c20d6e221dc3d3f5/1687379248977-6B2BHOVQW40Q2NZJCCED/LA23-FORETOLD-KEYART-3000x3000-FINAL-EP.3+%28GOLD%29.jpg Audio - Foretold - Episode 3: Business Arrangements https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f31a453c20d6e221dc3d3f5/1687379252534-86QUAQMKD7DV5OZV9CNV/LA23-FORETOLD-KEYART-3000x3000-FINAL-EP.4+%28PASTEL%29+2.JPG Audio - Foretold - Episode 4: The Train Station https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f31a453c20d6e221dc3d3f5/1687379255838-FMB7NTYLLM5IU3TD13OT/LA23-FORETOLD-KEYART-3000x3000-FINAL-EP.5+%28FOG%29+2.JPG Audio - Foretold - Episode 5: New Territories https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f31a453c20d6e221dc3d3f5/1687379259498-O2F5X0X2KS6P87NE4EPZ/LA23-FORETOLD-KEYART-3000x3000-FINAL-EP.7+%28CRIMINAL+JUSTICE%29.jpg Audio - Foretold - Episode 6: Your Laws vs. Our Laws https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f31a453c20d6e221dc3d3f5/1687379265976-X49RV3FB4EDHYL5FZH1P/LA23-FORETOLD-KEYART-3000x3000-FINAL-EP.6+%28PRISM%29.jpg Audio - Foretold - Episode 7: A Prism https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f31a453c20d6e221dc3d3f5/1687379269390-L9T7PLKKIOR73C0286OR/LA23-FORETOLD-KEYART-3000x3000-FINAL-EP.8+%28FALLOUT%29+2.JPG Audio - Foretold - Episode 8: Thee Fallout https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f31a453c20d6e221dc3d3f5/1687379275568-780MYQYECRIHYIWYOY2L/LA23-FORETOLD-KEYART-3000x3000-FINAL-GENERAL_EP.1.jpg Audio - Foretold - Episode 9: This Was Foretold https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f31a453c20d6e221dc3d3f5/07c95cf9-789b-43dc-a5ca-31966c4dffc2/nyc_foretold_podcast_landscape.jpg.jpg Audio - Foretold - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.asalehsanipour.com/audio/the-times monthly 0.5 2024-12-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f31a453c20d6e221dc3d3f5/35545ad6-6b3c-4382-8595-4c20d30cfc1c/download.jpeg Audio - The Times podcast: The Iranian diaspora rises up - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.asalehsanipour.com/audio/the-envelope monthly 0.5 2025-07-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f31a453c20d6e221dc3d3f5/1753741876977-BKUEBWJE7QA7BX6Z9Y2O/LA21-ENVELOPE-DIGITAL-TALENT-BEANIEFELDSTEIN-KEYART-3000X3000-FINAL.png Audio - The Envelope - Beanie Feldstein Beanie Feldstein takes us behind the scenes of her performance on “Impeachment: American Crime Story” and shares why playing Monica Lewinsky forced her to 'disassociate' from herself. Plus, she opens up about the sudden death of her brother, Jordan, and gushes over the Jewish women (Bette and Barbra) who paved the way for her role as Fanny Brice in the upcoming Broadway revival of “Funny Girl.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f31a453c20d6e221dc3d3f5/1753742082316-OY2QFYKMVACA2PTYIMML/Screen+Shot+2025-07-28+at+3.32.21+PM.png Audio - The Envelope - Jennifer Coolidge Jennifer Coolidge opens up about shifting from drama to comedy (and back again), overcoming cocaine addiction in her 20s and channeling the death of her mother to play the grieving Tanya McQuoid in ‘White Lotus.’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f31a453c20d6e221dc3d3f5/1753744340819-TOPLRJ8ZVTZVYCZ6WSP1/300x300bb-1.webp Audio - The Envelope - Daniel Dae Kim Daniel Dae Kim recounts how an attack on his sister catalyzed his fight against AAPI hate crimes, his greatest fear when it came to “Lost,” and why having a seat at the table as a producer is both “liberating” and “soul-destroying.” Plus, he discusses his first lead role: an FBI agent on National Geographic’s “The Hot Zone: Anthrax.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f31a453c20d6e221dc3d3f5/1753742109410-S0J0R2DS5WVDFBOQKWR6/Screen+Shot+2025-07-28+at+3.33.13+PM.png Audio - The Envelope - Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson on how sifting through 40 hours of archival footage of the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival — where legends like Nina Simone and Stevie Wonder performed in the same summer as Woodstock — led to his debut documentary, ‘"Summer of Soul.” Plus, how the parallel protests of 2020 and 1969, as well as a focus on Black joy, helped to shape the film, and why he still considers "The Tonight Show" with Jimmy Fallon his creative epicenter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f31a453c20d6e221dc3d3f5/1753744276612-87OTYBZH647TGT3KS7AS/300x300bb.webp Audio - The Envelope - Pablo Larraín "Spencer" director Pablo Larraín details the historical truths in his Princess Diana fable, explains the film’s handling of sensitive elements — such as Diana’s eating disorder and relationship with her sons — and shares the moment on set when Kristen Stewart “lost it” in a good way. To read a full transcript of this interview, please visit the episode page at latimes.com. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f31a453c20d6e221dc3d3f5/1753742130277-8QUCH74H6HCBH2372C6N/Screen+Shot+2025-07-28+at+3.33.51+PM.png Audio - The Envelope - Halle Berry Halle Berry details how she channeled her childhood trauma in her directorial debut, “Bruised”; why she has “great compassion” for people struggling to get it right; and how she had to fight for roles even after becoming the first Black woman to win an Academy Award for best actress nearly 20 years ago. https://www.asalehsanipour.com/audio/asian-enough monthly 0.5 2025-07-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f31a453c20d6e221dc3d3f5/1753742796596-K2EL7KY8N2TYYM9LIRE2/ab6765630000ba8a25b578545f5c1bed4fd7f563.jpeg Audio - Asian Enough - Sandra Oh A conversation with award-winning “Killing Eve” actor Sandra Oh about speaking out against anti-Asian hate, engaging identity in her film and TV roles and why it’s an honor just to be Asian. This episode was syndicated by media outlets such as Refinery29, E! News, Just Jared, and more. It won 2nd Place: Best Arts or Entertainment Podcast, “Asian Enough: Sandra Oh” at the L.A. Press Club’s 14th National A&E Journalism Awards. It was also a Finalist: PERSONALITY PROFILE/INTERVIEW - Ent. personalities. Over 10 minutes, “Asian Enough: Sandra Oh” at the L.A. Press Club’s 64th Southern California Journalism Award. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f31a453c20d6e221dc3d3f5/1753742797945-8EVMV5LTM8TZLWHLFL0P/LA21_Asianenough_LucyLiu_1080x1080.jpg Audio - Asian Enough - Lucy Liu A conversation with Emmy-nominated actor Lucy Liu about fame, art, motherhood and standing up for herself on the set of "Charlie’s Angels." This episode was syndicated by media outlets such as People, E! News, The Hill, Jezebel, InStyle, The Hollywood Reporter, and many more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f31a453c20d6e221dc3d3f5/1753742798210-IMSGG49N8VAV9MOYTO72/LA21_Asianenough_SimuLiu_1080x1080.jpg Audio - Asian Enough - Simu Liu A conversation with actor Simu Liu about defying tropes as Marvel’s first Asian superhero, feeling empowered on the set of “Shang-Chi” after his experience with “Kim’s Convenience,” and the importance of being the “masters of our own narrative.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f31a453c20d6e221dc3d3f5/1753742796529-3UII7EULPI1HPNRF7281/LA21_Asianenough_MaitreyiRamakrishnan_1080x1080.jpg Audio - Asian Enough - Maitreyi Ramakrishnan A conversation with Maitreyi Ramakrishnan of the Netflix comedy series “Never Have I Ever” about her Tamil Canadian identity, having Mindy Kaling as a boss and breaking ground by playing a flawed Asian American lead on TV. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f31a453c20d6e221dc3d3f5/1753744713016-A7MUEPB9J4TCJNFG5KIV/300x300bb.webp Audio - Asian Enough - Min Jin Lee A conversation with “Pachinko” and “Free Food for Millionaires” author Min Jin Lee on quitting a legal career to write novels, how history has failed us and being “extra Asian” in the face of racism. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f31a453c20d6e221dc3d3f5/1753744763543-2Y5TMDHQX8H8YNEN99EJ/LA21_Asianenough_Sohla-El-Walley_1080x1080.jpg Audio - Asian Enough - Sohla El-Waylly A conversation with chef and food media personality Sohla El-Waylly about cooking Bangladeshi food with her mom, appropriation vs appreciation and microaggressions in food media. https://www.asalehsanipour.com/audio/thebay monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f31a453c20d6e221dc3d3f5/d9947ae2-4876-4f0a-adf3-eb38a55d50d7/Protest_1-1-1020x573.png Audio - The Bay - How the Pandemic Opened the Door for Organizing Bay Area Strippers After the pandemic forced strip clubs in San Francisco’s North Beach neighborhood to close and protests against police violence erupted in the summer, many dancers were laid off and started to work virtually instead. This created an unexpected opportunity to push for more worker power among strippers, and fight back against issues like sexual harassment, racism, and a culture of fear around speaking out. And now, some dancers are hoping that this organizing will lead to better working conditions in strip clubs when the pandemic eventually ends. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f31a453c20d6e221dc3d3f5/38fe21a3-c3a1-4938-9dec-173013255e76/GettyImages-1231447271-1020x680.jpg Audio - The Bay - Why the Attempt to Recall Gov. Gavin Newsom Has Gained Traction Organizers behind the attempt to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom believe they will collect enough verified signatures to trigger a special election later this year. It’s going to take a lot to actually unseat Newsom in a recall election and replace him with a Republican. But this campaign is already a lot bigger than any other effort to recall a California governor since 2003. So, why has it gained traction this time? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f31a453c20d6e221dc3d3f5/f5623950-5ef6-4f1e-aea2-0b3c430d0131/RS41304_001_KQED_HousingSanFrancisco_02102020-qut-1020x680.jpg Audio - The Bay - ‘A Big First Step’: Bay Area Cities Are Rethinking Single-Family Zoning The single-family neighborhood has been foundational to American housing policy for decades. It’s also been a tool to keep Black and brown people out of homeownership, and is one reason why there isn’t nearly enough housing overall. This policy has deep roots in the Bay Area. But now, a handful of cities are rethinking it, and allowing developers to build “fourplexes” in these areas. A change like this won’t solve the housing crisis overnight, and it won’t bring down rents unless it’s paired with other protections. But it is a big first step. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f31a453c20d6e221dc3d3f5/4ca1662a-ed13-409a-8f04-dd33a29ba266/pjimage16-1020x574.jpg Audio - The Bay - The Asian Americans Reclaiming Traditional Medicine in the Bay The Bay spoke to Cathy Erway, food writer and host of the podcast Self Evident: Asian America’s Stories, about how she came across the work of Sonoma County’s Adrian Chang and Erin Wilkins, who teach about Asian American folk traditions while weaving in personal history — and the connections to her own life she found within. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f31a453c20d6e221dc3d3f5/4e573ec3-8bee-4cdc-bb0d-3ba8a3123b16/RS47209_016_SantaClara_LevisStadiumVaccineSite_02092021-qut-1020x680.jpg Audio - The Bay - Navigating This Fragile and Hopeful Moment in the COVID-19 Pandemic On Monday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new guidelines for fully vaccinated people. New, confirmed cases of COVID-19 are down in California. We have three vaccines in the U.S. This is all good news. But the virus and its variants are still among us, and a vast segment of the population is still waiting their turn for the vaccine. 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