<description>&lt;p&gt;Saad Mohseni hadn't seen Afghanistan since he was a kid. But when America swept in to scatter the Taliban in the early 2000s, Mohseni felt a calling to return to rebuild his beloved homeland. This is the story of how Mohseni and his three siblings took a chance launching a radio station-- a Quixotic venture that quickly blossomed into a television empire-- and the ways that he and his family helped beam music, culture and the scaffolding of a fragile democracy into people's homes. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Interview based on Saad's beautiful new memoir &lt;em&gt;Radio Free Afghanistan&lt;/em&gt;. Available at &lt;a href="https://www.harpercollins.com/products/radio-free-afghanistan-saad-mohsenijenna-krajeski?variant=41590096494626"&gt;bookstores everywhere&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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Bringing Soap Operas to Afghanistan

OCT 17, 202444 MIN
Part-Time Genius

Bringing Soap Operas to Afghanistan

OCT 17, 202444 MIN

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Saad Mohseni hadn't seen Afghanistan since he was a kid. But when America swept in to scatter the Taliban in the early 2000s, Mohseni felt a calling to return to rebuild his beloved homeland. This is the story of how Mohseni and his three siblings took a chance launching a radio station-- a Quixotic venture that quickly blossomed into a television empire-- and the ways that he and his family helped beam music, culture and the scaffolding of a fragile democracy into people's homes. 

Interview based on Saad's beautiful new memoir Radio Free Afghanistan. Available at bookstores everywhere. 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.