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Episode: Can Iran's Protest Movement Topple the Regime?
Description: This week, guest host Zach Weissmueller is joined by Fardad Farahzad, a prominent Iranian journalist and the primetime anchor of 24 with Fardad Farahzad, a nightly news program on Iran International, a Persian-language channel based in London that broadcasts into Iran via satellite. Farahzad discusses what it's like working for a media outlet that the Islamic Republic has labeled a terrorist organization, and the personal risks that come with reporting on Iran from exile.
Farahzad and Weissmueller talk about how Iranians access uncensored news despite the regime's efforts to block satellite television, jam signals, and restrict the internet. Th...