Naz Deravian

author of “Bottom of the Pot: Persian Recipes and Stories”

Guest

Naz Deravian on KCRW

With less than 24 hours from Thanksgiving Day, maybe you’re scrambling to come up with a last-minute dish to serve, or something outside the norm to bring to a Friendsgiving.

Recipes for an unconventional Thanksgiving

With less than 24 hours from Thanksgiving Day, maybe you’re scrambling to come up with a last-minute dish to serve, or something outside the norm to bring to a Friendsgiving.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

When Naz Deravian was eight years old, she and her family fled Iran as the 1979 revolution threw their home country into chaos.

How an immigrant from Iran recreated the recipes of her youth

When Naz Deravian was eight years old, she and her family fled Iran as the 1979 revolution threw their home country into chaos.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

When Naz Deravian was 8 years old, she and her family fled their home in Iran as the 1979 revolution threw their country into chaos. She grew up in Canada.

In ‘Bottom of the Pot,’ Persian recipes and memories of youth

When Naz Deravian was 8 years old, she and her family fled their home in Iran as the 1979 revolution threw their country into chaos. She grew up in Canada.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

More from KCRW

Longtime friend and editor of Bookworm, Alan Howard, returns to host this episode, the last of 10 shows to journey through Bookworm’s 33 years and offer a retrospective look at…

from Bookworm

Prolific author Dave Eggers, founder of McSweeney's, co-founder of 826 National, and other significant projects, first met Micheal Silverblatt in 2000, upon the publication of his…

from Bookworm

Indigenous ecologist and author of Braiding Sweetgrass Robin Wall Kimmerer speaks to the value of living in reciprocity with the natural world.

from Life Examined

Science journalist Michael Specter explains advances in synthetic biology and how mRNA and AI will impact treatment. Emily Witt discusses advances in reproduction and fertility.

from Life Examined

Journalist and author Oliver Burkeman explores the problem with modern time management and productivity techniques, offering insights on how to feel less guilty and more sane.

from Life Examined

Clinical psychologist George Bonanno explores resilience and challenges some traditional notions about trauma. He says we’re much better at coping with adversity than we think.

from Life Examined

Traveler and author Pico Iyer explains what makes Japan so unique and why he’s made it his home.

from Life Examined

The Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has, in the words of the will of Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel, “In the field…

from Bookworm

Poet, author, and co-founder of The Song Cave, Alan Felsenthal guest hosts this episode’s focus on poetry.

from Bookworm