Collaboration / Inside Iran’s Holiest Shrine

Scott’s friend and travel partner Rosi strikes up a conversation with a local in the central square of Isfahan. Photo: Scott Gurian.

Scott Gurian, an American journalist and the voice behind Far From Home podcast, transports us to Mashad, Iran, inside a pilgrimage site where he and his fellow travelers find themselves grappling with cultural and religious differences. Then Scott tells On Spec his reflections about the trip, and how he managed to avoid Iran’s government minders to record his story.