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Our Persian podcasts offer an engaging way to immerse yourself in the language, as in you were already in Iran. With the podcast series you will learn about the most important events in Iranian history. Listen while doing other activities like walking, doing the housework, commuting to work or just relaxing after long day at work and feel your progress grow!
The Natural Method is based on short, focused episodes designed for maximum learning efficiency. Each track is intentionally concise, allowing you to stay fully engaged without cognitive overload, while reinforcing the most ancient and modern important events so that you also learn useful information as you develop your Hungarian language skills. .
The podcasts were designed to help you progress from the beginner level so don't get stressed if you can't recognize some words, it's completely normal. Instead use the transcripts to follow along and be sure to listen to the audio multiple times. Most importantly try to repeat out load the words and phrases you have trouble with, as you’ll not only improve your comprehension and pronunciation but also speed up your progress by at least half (when compared to just studying on regular textbooks).
Whether you are a beginner taking your first steps or an advanced learner polishing your fluency, our podcasts provide a convenient and efficient resource that brings the Persian language closer to you anytime, anywhere.
Feel like you are in Iran, wherever you go!
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If you are serious about learning Farsi, we recommend that you download the Complete Persian Master Course.
You will receive all the information available on the website in a convenient portable digital format as well as additional contents: over 15.000 Vocabulary Words and Useful Phrases, in-depth explanations and exercises for all Grammar Rules, exclusive articles with Cultural Insights that you won't find in any other textbook so you can amaze your Persian-speaking friends and business partners thanks to your knowledge of their country and history.
With a one-time purchase you will also get hours of Podcasts to Practice your Persian listening skills as well as Dialogues with Exercises to achieve your own Master Certificate.
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Cyrus the Great Conquers Babylon
In this episode, you will learn how Cyrus the Great conquered Babylon in 539 BC with limited destruction, presenting himself as a restorer of order and religious tradition. You will explore the Nabonidus Chronicle, the Cyrus Cylinder, the return of exiled peoples, and how this victory helped shape the Achaemenid Empire’s multicultural style of rule.
Reign and Reforms of Darius I
In this episode, you will learn how Darius the Great secured the Achaemenid throne, defeated widespread revolts, and transformed a vast empire into an organized state. You will explore satrapies, taxation, the daric coin, the Royal Road, Persepolis, military expansion, the Battle of Marathon, and the role of royal inscriptions in legitimizing his rule.
Alexander the Great Conquers the Achaemenid Empire
In this episode, you will learn how Alexander the Great conquered the Achaemenid Empire between 334 and 330 BC. You will explore the battles of Granicus, Issus, and Gaugamela, the fall of Babylon, Susa, and Persepolis, the death of Darius III, and how Alexander combined military victory with political legitimacy, helping create the Hellenistic world.
Last Great Byzantine–Sasanian War
In this episode, you will learn how the final Byzantine–Sasanian War began in 602, brought major Persian victories, and ended with Heraclius’s counteroffensive and the Battle of Nineveh. You will explore the fall of Jerusalem and Egypt, the overthrow of Khosrow II, the peace of 628, and how the conflict weakened both empires before the Arab conquests.
Arab Muslim Conquest of Iran
In this episode, you will learn how the Arab-Islamic conquest ended the Sasanian Empire between 633 and 651. You will explore the battles of al-Qadisiyyah and Nahavand, the fall of Ctesiphon, the death of Yazdegerd III, and how conquest gradually transformed Iran’s government, taxation, religion, and language while preserving important Persian traditions.
Ferdowsi Completes the Shahnameh
In this episode, you will learn how Ferdowsi completed the Shahnameh around 1010 after nearly thirty years of work. You will explore its legendary kings and heroes, its themes of justice, tragedy, and resistance to tyranny, and how its powerful Persian language preserved Iran’s pre-Islamic memory while helping shape a lasting shared cultural identity.
Establishment of the Ilkhanate in Iran
In this episode, you will learn how Hülegü founded the Ilkhanate in 1256, ended Nizari Ismaili power, and later captured Baghdad. You will explore how Mongol conquest evolved into a stable Iranian state, how Persian officials, scholars, and administrators shaped it, and how conversion to Islam, reforms, trade, science, and art transformed the empire.
Twelver Shi‘ism Becomes the State Religion of Iran
In this episode, you will learn how Shah Ismail I made Twelver Shiism the official religion of the Safavid state in 1501–1502. You will explore the role of the Qizilbash, the conversion of a largely Sunni population, the arrival of Shiite scholars, the growth of new rituals and institutions, and how this policy reshaped Iran’s identity and rivalry with the Ottomans.
Reign of Shah Abbas I and Safavid Golden Age
In this episode, you will learn how Shah Abbas I restored Safavid power between 1588 and 1629. You will explore his military and administrative reforms, victories over the Uzbeks, Ottomans, and Portuguese, the rise of Isfahan as a magnificent capital, the expansion of trade and the arts, and the harsh centralization that weakened succession after his death.
Foundation of the Qajar Dynasty
In this episode, you will learn how Agha Mohammad Khan founded the Qajar dynasty between 1789 and 1796 after decades of civil war. You will explore the fall of the Safavids, the rivalry with the Zands, the brutal defeat of Lotf Ali Khan, the choice of Tehran as capital, the conquest of Tbilisi, and how Qajar rule restored central authority while opening a new era of foreign pressure.
Tobacco Protest against Foreign Economic Control
In this episode, you will learn how the Tobacco Protest of 1891–1892 united merchants, clerics, urban communities, and women against a foreign monopoly granted by the Qajar state. You will explore Mirza Shirazi’s influential fatwa, the nationwide boycott, the cancellation of the concession, and how the movement helped prepare the way for Iran’s Constitutional Revolution.
Reza Khan’s Coup and Rise of the Pahlavi State
In this episode, you will learn how the February 1921 coup emerged from war, famine, foreign pressure, and Qajar weakness. You will explore the roles of Reza Khan and Sayyid Zia, the debated extent of British involvement, the rebuilding of a centralized army and state, and how the coup paved the way for the Pahlavi dynasty, modernization, and authoritarian rule.
Anglo-Soviet Invasion of Iran during World War II
In this episode, you will learn why Britain and the Soviet Union invaded Iran in August 1941 despite its declared neutrality. You will explore the Persian Corridor, Allied fears over German influence, the collapse of Iran’s army, Reza Shah’s abdication, Mohammad Reza Shah’s accession, and the occupation’s effects on shortages, politics, and postwar tensions.
Coup against Mohammad Mosaddegh
In this episode, you will learn how the 1953 coup overthrew Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh after Iran nationalized its oil industry. You will explore British and American involvement, Operation Ajax, the roles of the Shah, the army, and domestic opposition, and how the coup strengthened royal power, weakened parliamentary rule, and shaped Iran’s relations with the West.
Iranian Revolution
In this episode, you will learn how the Iranian Revolution of 1978–1979 brought down the Pahlavi monarchy. You will explore political repression, economic inequality, religious opposition, mass protests, strikes, Black Friday, the Shah’s departure, Khomeini’s return, the army’s collapse, and how these forces opened the way for the Islamic Republic.
Death of Ayatollah Khomeini
In this episode, you will learn how Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini’s death in June 1989 triggered a crucial leadership transition in Iran. You will explore the removal of Montazeri, Ali Khamenei’s selection as supreme leader, the role of Rafsanjani, the constitutional reforms, and how the Islamic Republic moved from revolutionary charisma toward institutionalized power.
EXPAND YOUR KNOWLEDGE
If you are serious about learning Farsi, we recommend that you download the Complete Persian Master Course.
You will receive all the information available on the website in a convenient portable digital format as well as additional contents: over 15.000 Vocabulary Words and Useful Phrases, in-depth explanations and exercises for all Grammar Rules, exclusive articles with Cultural Insights that you won't find in any other textbook so you can amaze your Persian-speaking friends and business partners thanks to your knowledge of their country and history.
With a one-time purchase you will also get hours of Podcasts to Practice your Persian listening skills as well as Dialogues with Exercises to achieve your own Master Certificate.
Start speaking Persian today!
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