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10/01/22 • 23 min

In this mini-episode, we talk about the recent events in Hirad's home country of Iran. Hirad shares some recollections about life there, and we use the recent events as a perspective on western issues.
This episode is a bit different from the usual Fresh Lens content. We feel it's incumbent upon us to keep the conversation about these events alive, since that is all we can do.

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Conversation with Joomi Kim

Today, Hirad is speaking with Joomi Kim, biologist, researcher, and writer of an excellent Substack.
Topics include: how Joomi ended up researching COVID vaccine safety, the parallels between the Iraq war propaganda and today's information climate, and how we can navigate difficult topics.
You can find her Substack publication here: https://joomi.substack.com/

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The Dawn of Everything - Part 1

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