Danielle and Galeet were interviewed by Andrew Martin, the UK-based host of <a href="https://familyhistoriespodcast.com/">The Family Histories Podcast</a>, a positive, conversational, fun show about family history and family historians – the often un-sung heroes tirelessly breathing life back into collective social history.

If you like what you hear, you can find other episodes of The Family Histories wherever you listen to podcasts.

It was a golden age for Jews in Iran. In the 1950s, a religious Jew – Younes Dardashti – became a national celebrity, singing at the Shah’s palace and on the radio. In the 1960s, his son Farid became a teen idol on TV. They were beloved by Iranian Muslims. But at the height of their fame, they left the country. It has always been a mystery to our host Danielle Dardashti and her sister Galeet – Why did their family leave Iran? Now, in a documentary podcast series, the sisters reveal painful secrets unspoken for generations. The Nightingale of Iran is a story that will resonate with outsiders everywhere.