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Heart-to-heart conversations about identity, love, loss, belonging, purpose, courage, connection, and change. Hosted by Abbas Hooshmand.

Portrait of Maz Karandish

Latest episode005 · 13 Nov 2026

Episode 005: One Body, Many Strings with Maz Karandish

Episode 005: One Body, Many Strings with Maz Karandish

Maz Karandish grew up in Orange County in a family of musicians and poets from Shiraz. At six, a ney made him cry; his mother answered with lessons and therapy. Both became his life: therapy clients Tuesday to Thursday, festival stages as Mah Ze Tar by the weekend. A conversation about holding more than one identity in one body, appropriation versus appreciation, and where home lives.

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Del Be Del means heart to heart.

Del Be Del (دل به دل) is a Persian expression meaning heart to heart. This podcast is an invitation to slow down and explore what it means to be human. Through intimate conversations with people from all walks of life, we explore identity, love, loss, belonging, purpose, courage, connection, and change — uncovering the stories beneath the surface, one heart-to-heart conversation at a time.

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