The Lion and The Sun: A Modern History of Iran

Not done by professional historians, which for me is a plus. I know so little about Iran, and this podcast is full of great information. There are only a few episodes up now, but I hope they continue. Great job, Oriana and team!

I’m enjoying this podcast in learning about the history of Iran. It’s easy to listen to and easy to understand. It would be great to have a timeline available to go along with the series. Thank you so much to those behind the podcast. It’s a treasure!

It's such a digestible way of listening to such fascinating stories on Iran's history. For such dense content it's extremely simple and enjoyable to follow. Looking forward to more episodes!

I have assigned listening to this excellent podcast to my students for extra credit. Students listen, research and present to classmates. We are learning so much together. Thank you, Dr. GC

It is extremely hard to follow what the narrator is saying, even when I’m paying close attention. I keep having to repeat what was said. I don’t know what it is, if it’s the mono tonal manner in which it is narrated or the sometimes awkward sentences that seem to like proper punctuation. I had to give up on it even though I really wanted to learn more about this subject. It takes me twice as long to listen because I’m constantly “rewinding” to try and understand what was said. It’s also extremely difficult to understand who the narrator is referring to. Perhaps better editing would help or a speech consultant.

Iranian words, names, and places are mispronounced and, to be blunt, butchered. This is distracting and a major flaw, I think. I don’t think it would have been hard to get a native narrator or at least, attempt to learn and pronounce correctly