An English podcast from Inside Iran
There we go! I have created the first episode of podcast now. I am not sure how well it is because it was my very first time doing such thing. You know the first cool thing about podcasting is that you realise how other people hear you when you talk and it is very different from your self understanding of your own voice. In this show I have talked about our presidential election, the bombings in London and have a story for you abiout my experince in quest for US student visa. Get it from the link below:
sorry for the size! I will try to make it smaller next time
Here is the feedburner feed for the podcast:
You can easily put this in your iTune or ipodder and get the updates as they come.
I really need your comments on this so please send them in if you listen to it. Thanks
oh great :) I will be listening to all these later on, as I am attending a conference in Louisiana.
Posted by: kl | July 10, 2005 at 08:45 PM
Dear Mr. Behi,
I thought the podcast was great. You have a good voice and a humanitarian perspective that is much appreciated. Thanks for sharing your stories and I look foreward to reading and listening to more. By the way, if the Americans are giving you such a hard time, maby you should try Canadian universities. I wish you the best of luck.
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Mr.Behi says: Thanks. I actualy did try them, funding matters for Ph.D. and I am a little bit research specific and the topic is not everywhere. Those in Canada did not have enough funding for such research this year. I will see later. Thanks for your idea about the podcast.
Posted by: Ali | July 11, 2005 at 05:05 PM
Dear Mr. Behi,
I am in Canada and have high-speed internet access; however, it took me a few hours to download your 20-min PodCast. I should say I enjoyed listening to your program. To make your efforts and mine worthwhile, I am going to give you my two cents worth on the issue of your US visa application.
Unfortunately, you and your likes in today’s Iran are the double gilded stick, meaning you are not in tune with the way that your country politics has aligned itself; therefore you are an outsider at home, and the outside world (e.g. that visa officer) blames you for your country not being a liberal democracy!
Although getting a visa in your case is always a matter of chance, I don’t believe that guy would issue you a visa even if you had your property’s documents in hand in your first trip to Dubai or even if you had a shopping mall or your own petroleum refinery. He saw a young English-speaking couple (I bet you wore a tie!) who would fit in American society very well and would possibly never return to an ailing economy and political hotspot like Iran, after completion of their studies. In fact, both officers just did their job but they should have been more honest with you in order to save your time and money. Of course, the current political climate didn’t help your case either.
I wish I had a conclusion for you. As you mentioned, there is a price to be paid for the mistakes of the past. I am a sure an intelligent and resourceful individual like you can make the best of every situation. Good Luck!
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Mr.Behi says: I did not in fact wear a tie! He can not by law decide about my future. I presented enough social and economic ties with Iran and had an employment letter that after the studeis I will have a job here. Anyway. Past is gone. Let's see what is available. Thanks for your nice comment.
Posted by: Assigned Reader | July 12, 2005 at 03:06 AM
By the way, I am glad to see that Pink Floyd is still alive and kicking in Iran!
Posted by: Assigned Reader | July 12, 2005 at 03:25 AM
Right on Mr. Behi! Pink Floyd sounds great. Thanks for the audioblog.
Doug Kenline
Atlanta, Georgia
USA
Posted by: Doug Kenline | July 12, 2005 at 04:45 AM
I'm a UK student of Farsi...I just found your podcast and I appreciate it alot! All the other podcasts out there by Iranians are in Farsi and I'm not strong enough in the language to understand them yet. Its good to hear an Iranian voice.
I applied to study in Tehran or a few weeks, but 2 weeks prior to my supposed departure it seems as though I won't get my visa. A short language course is nowhere near as serious as a phd but I share a little of your frustration!
Posted by: KM | July 14, 2005 at 04:54 PM
Cool! I will listend to your podcast as soon as I get home!
BTW, I applied to introduction course in Farsi at the university in Uppsala in Sweden for this fall and got accepted! I hope to be able to podcast in Farsi very soon ;)
Posted by: steffanie | July 16, 2005 at 06:06 PM
http://www.hamvatansalam.com/news36739.html
Posted by: Ali | July 24, 2005 at 07:20 PM