Apr 4, 20251 hourS0
<p>On April 2, 2025, NIAC hosted a Congressional Briefing in the U.S. Senate on the prospect for diplomacy with Iran under the Trump Administration featuring The American Conservative's Curt Mills, Center for...
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NIACast
Hosted by National Iranian American Council (NIAC) · news · EN
About this Podcast:
Providing an Iranian-American perspective on the current events and policies that shape U.S.-Iranian relations and affect the Iranian-American community.Checkout the podcast on the NIAC website: https://www.niacouncil.org/tag/niacast/
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Who hosts NIACast?
NIACast is hosted by National Iranian American Council (NIAC). The show has published 20 episodes to date.
What has NIACast covered recently?
Recent episodes include "War, Weaponization, or a Deal: President Trump's High Stakes Approach Toward Iran" (4 April 2025, 60 minutes), "Sanctioning Civilians: The Human Cost of U.S. Economic Sanctions" (25 May 2022, 90 minutes), and "Othering Iran: How Dehumanization of Iranians Undermines Rights at Home" (17 May 2022, 95 minutes).
How often does NIACast publish?
NIACast publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 52 minutes across 20 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on NIACast?
Booking probability for NIACast is 35%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. NIACast requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. NIACast's contact route on record: verified email.
Who should pitch NIACast?
The strongest fits for NIACast are Advocacy & Social Causes. NIACast has a news audience.
About the host
National Iranian American Council (NIAC) hosts NIACast, a news podcast with 20 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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- May 25, 20221h 30mS0
<p>On May 24, 2022, NIAC hosted a virtual panel to explore the human impact of broad sanctions and hear from diaspora community organizations about the effects on the ground in Cuba, Venezuela, Afghanistan, Yemen, and...
- May 17, 20221h 35mS0
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- May 11, 20221h 2mS0
<p>On May 10, 2022, NIAC hosted Ellie Geranmayeh of the European Council on Foreign Relations, Kelsey Davenport of the Arms Control Association, and sanctions attorney Tyler Cullis for a live discussion on the state of...
Episode #34
NIACast Episode #14 – John Ghazvinian’s New Book, "America and Iran: A History 1720 to the Present”
Mar 15, 20211h 3mS0<p>Assal, Sina, and Mana sat down with Professor John Ghazvinian, director of the University of Pennsylvania's Middle East Center, to discuss his new book: America and Iran: A History 1720 to the Present. Ghazvinian's...
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- Oct 29, 202053 minS0
<p>Mana sits down with Rep Anna Eskamani, Happy Valley Councilor David Emami, and Dr. Nazita Lajevardi to talk Iranian-American civic life, political engagement, barriers to participation, and more!</p>...
Aug 19, 202048 minS0<p>Assal and Mana sat down with NIAC Advisory Board Member Ambassador John Limbert to discuss his new novel with co-author Ambassador Marc Grossman, Believers: Love and Death in Tehran. Though a tale of fiction, Limbert...
- Jul 20, 20201 hourS3
<p>Jamal and Sina sit down with veteran CIA analyst Paul Pillar to discuss the mysterious explosions that continue to rock Iran and new revelations of authorizations granted to the Agency to wage offensive cyber...
Episode #12
Councilwoman Mitra Jalali on Black Lives Matter & anti-Blackness in the Iranian-American Community
Jul 9, 20201h 2mS3Mana and Assal sat down with Saint Paul Councilwoman, organizer, and former teacher Mitra Jalali one month after the brutal killing of George Floyd at the hands of police. Mitra spoke of her own experience as a...
Jul 2, 20200 minS3<p>On Saturday, June 20, 2020, NIAC Chicago hosted a virtual event with Juan Cole, founder of the legendary blog Informed Comment and Professor of History at University of Michigan, to discuss his new translation of the...
Episode #10
NIAC Live: A Maximum Pressure Exit Strategy
Jun 25, 20201h 21mS3<p>NIAC's new report, "Returning to and Building on the Iran Nuclear Deal: A Maximum Pressure Exit Strategy," outlines how the U.S. can get back to the JCPOA and back to the table with Iran to resolve bilateral and...
Jun 5, 202044 minS3<p>In our final chat with authors featured in "My Shadow is My Skin: Voices from the Iranian Diaspora," Mana and Assal sit down with Shokoofeh Rajabzadeh. Her essay, "My Mom Killed Michael Jackson," explores her travels...
- Jun 3, 202044 minS3
<p>Continuing our series of conversations with authors featured in "My Shadow is My Skin: Voices from the Iranian Diaspora," Assal and Mana chat with Dr. Persis Karim, who contributed an essay and the forward for the...
- May 27, 202043 minS3
<p>Jamal, Ryan and Sina discuss The New Yorker piece "Twilight of the Revolution" and a proposal from the rightwing organization JINSA urging Trump to officially pursue "regime collapse" in Iran. Then they look at...
Episode #6
Book Talk: Darius Atefat-Peckham
May 26, 202041 minS3<p>For the second part in our series of conversations with the authors featured in "My Shadow Is My Skin: Voices from the Iranian Diaspora," Assal sat down with Darius Atefar-Peckham, an up and coming poet whose...
- May 12, 202022 minS3
<p>On the two-year anniversary of the Trump administration's decision to exit the Iran nuclear deal in favor of "maximum pressure" sanctions -- and coinciding with the president's veto of anti-war legislation -- Mana...
- May 8, 202047 minS3
A new anthology, "My Shadow Is My Skin: Voices from the Iranian Diaspora," presents 30 essays on the Iranian-American experience from a range of authors. Mana and Assal speak with the editors, Katherine Whitney and...
- May 2, 202029 minS3
<p>Mana, Assal and Jamal discuss the Trump administration's new campaign to kill the Iran deal at the UN by claiming the US. is still a participant in the agreement. Then they talk through a troubling update on Sirous...
- Apr 21, 202057 minS3
<p>The U.S. government lost its case against Sirous Asgari. But just moments after a judge dismissed the charges against him, Dr. Asgari was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and is being held...
- Apr 10, 202036 minS3
<p>Mana and Jamal discuss the campaign to suspend Iran sanctions during the corona crisis (1:50) and evaluate pro-sanctions talking points from the Wall Street Journal Editorial Board (5:10). Then physician Payam...
Recent guests
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Negar Mortazavi
senior fellow at the Center for International Policy, host of The Iran Podcast, Center for International Policy
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Jamal Abdi
National Iranian American Council
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Curt Mills
Washington Editor of Spectator USA, The American Conservative
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Dr. Francisco Rodriguez
Chancellor of Los Angeles Community College District, Center for Economic and Policy Research
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