A Father and Son.
Episode 4: Fatherhood & Liquid Courage
In the fourth episode of the Pedar va Pesar Podcast: Writer and Director, Billy Housh, asks Baba about his experience becoming a father in Iran and Canada.
This interview was recorded on May 29th, 2021. Please check out They Call Me Baba (2021).
Episode 3: Graveyard Shifting
In the third episode of the Pedar va Pesar Podcast: Writer and Director, Billy Housh, continues interviewing his father, “Baba” Firooz, about buying his first house in Canada.
Baba talks about the difficulty of supporting a family by himself, isolation, trying to fit in, and alcoholism.
This interview was recorded on May 21st, 2021. Please check out They Call Me Baba (2021).
Episode 2: Starting Over
In the second episode of the Pedar va Pesar Podcast: Writer and Director, Billy Housh, interviews his father, “Baba” Firooz, about coming to Canada from Iran.
Baba talks about his earliest memories, starting over in Canada, new friends he made and buying a house.
These interviews were recorded on March 15th and 17th, 2019 as preinterviews for They Call Me Baba (2021).
Episode 1: A Humble Beginning
Welcome to the first episode of the Pedar va Pesar Podcast: Writer and Director, Billy Housh, interviews his father, “Baba” Firooz, about life growing up in Iran before the Islamic Revolution.
Baba talks about life growing up in Yazd, Taft. His father’s tough time being a merchant. His obsession with pomegranates. Moving to Shiraz. Then sacrificing everything to immigrant to Canada before the Revolution.
These interviews were recorded on March 9th and 10th, 2019 as preinterviews for They Call Me Baba (2021).