109: Kaveh the Blacksmith

About this episode

In this Nowruz episode, Kaveh discusses the origins of his fighting namesake and explores the connections to Mendez v. Westminster.

On this very special Nowruz episode, Kaveh explains the origin of his snake shoulder fighting namesake from the Shahnameh. A listener voice memo gets into how Mendez v. Westminster overlaps with some of our previous tabs. Episode Tabs: Zahhāk: An Etiology of Evil https://themarkaz.org/zahhak-an-etiology-of-evil/ Listener Tabs: Sylvia Mendez https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sylvia-Mendez Email your closed tab submissions to:  500opentabs@gmail.com Support us on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs 500 Open Tabs Wiki:  https://500-open-tabs.fandom.com/wiki/500_Open_Tabs_Wiki 500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide):  https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7 Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord!  https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7a Get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to  nebula.tv/500opentabs See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Hosts: Kaveh Taherian, Hannah Hillam

Topics covered

• Nowruz
• Shahnameh
• Mendez v. Westminster
• snake shoulder fighting
• cultural history

Keywords

• Nowruz
• Shahnameh
• Mendez v. Westminster
• snake shoulder fighting
• cultural history

Sponsors

Patreon, Nebula

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Shahnameh, Zahhāk: An Etiology of Evil

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