Interview: Shima Oliaee of PINK CARD - ESPN 30 For 30 Podcasts

Gol Bezan

Host Samson Tamijani interviews Iranian-American journalist Shima Oliaee who has produced and hosted several high-level serial podcast productions, most notably Dolly Parton's America for National Public Radio, which won prestigious journalism awards from the Peabody Award, to the Edward R. Murrow Podcast Award. Her latest project which is making waves across platforms now, is Pink Card, released by ESPN 30 For 30 Podcasts in December 2022. The four-episode series takes a deep dive into historical, personal and cultural connections of women to Team Melli, and what has made following Team Melli so special and worth sacrificing so much for. Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 00:48 - Pink Card Podcast Trailer 01:03 - Intro (continued) 02:03 - Shima's inspiration for Pink Card 08:52 - How the Qatar World Cup changed the podcast 17:05 - Why Open Stadiums wanted Iran banned from World Cup and players' support 24:14 - What could make Team Melli have more support 27:43 - Women's football in Iran 30:40 - Future projects on Iranian football 34:10 - Outro Listen to Pink Card Episode 1: Red Girl - open.spotify.com/episode/3ofahjuXnTY50wamFsta3s Episode 2: The Mannequins - open.spotify.com/episode/12XdRneMe8KbRJTBSjQKck Episode 3: The White Scarves - open.spotify.com/episode/5MYCtVqo7wUv2kwHIhMJEN Episode 4: Blue Girl - open.spotify.com/episode/3kz1BD4konhD5kScTNeVit Follow us on social media @GolBezan, leave a like/review & subscribe on the platform you listen on - YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud, Amazon, Castbox. Host & Editor: Samson Tamijani Guest: Shima Oliaee Graphic: Mahdi Javanbakhsh Intro Music: CASPIAN by ASADI instagram.com/dannyasadi smarturl.it/CASPIAN Outro Music: K!DMO instagram.com/kidmo.foreal Shima - twitter.com/ShimaOliaee Samson - twitter.com/713Samson Mahdi - twitter.com/mativsh twitter.com/GolBezan twitter.com/GolBezanFarsi instagram.com/GolBezan facebook.com/GolBezanPodcast tiktok.com/@golbezan patreon.com/GolBezan 🌐 https://golbezanpodcast.com 🔗 linktr.ee/GolBezan 📧 [e-mail] #ShimaOliaee #PinkCard #30For30