14/01/2026

When Silence Speaks: How a New York Times Podcast Captured Iran’s Communication Blackout

As it is wintertime, I am forced to use my home gym—so far, even tonight. What is usually just a regular training session was changed today by The New York Times.

Today’s episode was brilliantly produced, especially through the use of symbolic silences between paragraphs to represent the blackout of communication in Iran. I sometimes think American podcasts fail to reach the deeper layers of global subjects. However, today the NYT presented a dialogue with genuine depth and insight.

I can rate this episode highly, as I have in-depth knowledge of Persia and follow this subject daily—and have done so for a long time. I even remember, as a nine-year-old, the moments that shaped this situation, going back to 1979.

https://podcasts.apple.com/se/podcast/the-daily/id1200361736?l=en-GB&i=1000745121807