<![CDATA[The Witness Room]]>The Witness Room is a series about the parts of us that don't make the headlines. The grief, the belonging, the things we inherit, the things we lose, the things we're quietly trying to carry. Host Malek Asfeer sits with friends and strangers in long, unhurried conversations about what it actually feels like to be a human right now.

]]>www.witnessroom.comRiverside.fm (https://riverside.com)Sat, 20 Jun 2026 10:29:05 GMTMon, 18 May 2026 02:27:06 GMT60Malek Asfeer<p>The Witness Room is a series about the parts of us that don't make the headlines. The grief, the belonging, the things we inherit, the things we lose, the things we're quietly trying to carry. Host Malek Asfeer sits with friends and strangers in long, unhurried conversations about what it actually feels like to be a human right now.</p>episodicMalek Asfeerinfo@malekasf.comno<![CDATA[Mehran Seyed Emami: Witnessing Iran]]>In the first episode of The Witness Room, Malek sits with his friend Mehran Seyed Emami. A therapist and the founder of Ravan Nama (a Persian psychedelic society).

They talk about what it means to be Iranian right now: the war, the diaspora, the infighting, the exhaustion. They talk about ayahuasca, MDMA, the limits of being right, and the slow work of meeting people where they actually are.

]]>fe6ff43a-d644-493b-a2c1-6b2f7e3d1d90Fri, 22 May 2026 21:29:30 GMT<p>In the first episode of The Witness Room, Malek sits with his friend Mehran Seyed Emami. A therapist and the founder of Ravan Nama (a Persian psychedelic society).</p><p></p><p>They talk about what it means to be Iranian right now: the war, the diaspora, the infighting, the exhaustion. They talk about ayahuasca, MDMA, the limits of being right, and the slow work of meeting people where they actually are.</p>no01:21:4611Mehran Seyed Emami: Witnessing Iranfull<![CDATA[Intro to The Witness Room]]>Before the conversations begin, a few words from your host. Malek Asfeer introduces The Witness Room. A series about belonging and the parts of our stories that usually get left out. Pull up a chair.

]]>8e57b909-1ec4-4a02-9562-2faa24efde42Mon, 18 May 2026 03:09:58 GMT<p>Before the conversations begin, a few words from your host. Malek Asfeer introduces The Witness Room. A series about belonging and the parts of our stories that usually get left out. Pull up a chair.</p>no00:03:011Intro to The Witness Roomfull