Reza Aslan – An American Martyr in Persia
November 10, 2023
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November 10, 2023
Reza Aslan – An American Martyr in Persia
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<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeyTX3FnRC8&t=0s" target="_blank">0:00</a> Persia at the turn of the twentieth century</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeyTX3FnRC8&t=403s" target="_blank">6:43</a> Woodrow Wilson’s contradictions</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeyTX3FnRC8&t=674s" target="_blank">11:14</a> Did Howard Baskerville escape the prejudices of his time?</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeyTX3FnRC8&t=999s" target="_blank">16:39</a> How Baskerville got involved in Persia’s democratic revolution</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeyTX3FnRC8&t=1603s" target="_blank">26:43</a> How Czar Nicholas II aided the counter-revolution</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeyTX3FnRC8&t=1949s" target="_blank">32:29</a> The erasure of Baskerville in post-1979 Iran</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeyTX3FnRC8&t=2191s" target="_blank">36:31</a> The theological origin of the Islamic Republic of Iran</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeyTX3FnRC8&t=2701s" target="_blank">45:01</a> Reza: Ordinary Iranians actually love American culture</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeyTX3FnRC8&t=2931s" target="_blank">48:51</a> The internal and external pressures on Iran</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeyTX3FnRC8&t=3441s" target="_blank">57:21</a> The amorality of foreign policy</p><p>Recorded October 25, 2023</p><p>Links and Readings</p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/ZEALOT-Life-Times-Jesus-Nazareth/dp/140006922X" target="_blank">Reza’s book, </a><em>Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth</em></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/American-Martyr-Persia-Tragic-Baskerville/dp/1324065923" target="_blank">Reza’s new book, </a><em>An American Martyr in Persia: The Epic Life and Tragic Death of Howard Baskerville</em></p><p></p> <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://glennloury.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2">glennloury.substack.com/subscribe</a>
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