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Ah! Hello and welcome to I am the Eggpot with me Chris Shaw.

The Eggpods take a jaunty stroll through Pepperland,

discussing the Beatles and solo Beatle albums with a potpoury of delicious guests. In this episode,

it's a joy to welcome back, friend of the podcast, Samira Ahmed. Hey, hello. I feel, um, I feel so

great, but every time we do one of these, it always lifts my spirits.

Because, you know, we're in the middle of when the second lockdown in England.

And it's just, it's been really nice retreating into this world.

It's a happier world, I think, the world of the...

Well, I think a lot of the listeners say the same about you as well, because, yeah,

it's not great times, to be fair.

Yeah.

I really enjoyed your Art of Persia series.

That was super.

Oh, thank you.

Well, there was the, you know, a double irony of shooting that a year before the lockdown and then

it coming out in the middle of lockdown when, and it's like both both just great to see

a more complicated picture of Iranian culture, but to look at a world where we could travel

freely and crowds were mixing and celebrating together. And of course, Iran suffered very badly in the

lockdown early on. I need to thank you as well because I'm sure it's because you've had me on the egg pod,

that I, you know, I did something for Apple and Lego for the Beatles. You know they've brought out,

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