The Lion and The Sun: A Modern History of Iran
2025 Signal Award Winner: Best History Podcast Iran’s history has been a never-ending struggle for liberty and independence. In this podcast, we tell the story of how Iran ended up where it is now and how religion, monarchy, democracy, and nati
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Book One – Ep.10: Brave New World
In the season finale of the podcast, Reza Khan aims for total control, the young shah flees his country and Iran braces itself for a brave new world.
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Book One – Ep.9: The Coup
A new player emerges in Persian politics…
How a journalist and a military lieutenant orchestrated the 1921 coup d’état and how Reza Khan gained...
Book One – Ep.8: APOC
The biggest oil field the world had ever seen, a foreign military occupation and a socialist revolution in the north. As Russia’s influence wanes,...
Book One – Ep.7: The Great War
As the great war breaks out in Europe, Persia is turned into the ultimate proxy battleground. The story of the First World War and how British, Russian,...
Book One – Ep.6: Russian Roulette
An old king tries to reclaim his throne, the United States sends help for the country’s finances, and Russia invades Iran. The complicated history...
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