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EPISODE · Jan 21, 2026 · 47 MIN

Nearly 50 years ago, Kamyar Enshayan left a very different Iran

from River to River · host Ben Kieffer

Kamyar Enshayan remembers the Iran he grew up in as vibrant, musical and secular. He left in 1978, not long before the Islamic Revolution, and never returned. In this episode, Enshayan shares his views on today's mass protests and the government's violent response. But first, Iowa State English professors Jenny Aune and Jo Mackiewicz share their research, which raises questions about how we may be attributing human qualities to artificial intelligence through language.

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