{"id":3961,"date":"2021-10-21T07:05:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-21T07:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/137-arian-moayed-stewy-from-succession-why-is-succession-so-important-kendall-roy-is-like-the-taliban-saying-no-to-playing-a-terrorist-from\/"},"modified":"2021-10-21T10:52:35","modified_gmt":"2021-10-21T10:52:35","slug":"137-arian-moayed-stewy-from-succession-why-is-succession-so-important-kendall-roy-is-like-the-taliban-saying-no-to-playing-a-terrorist-from","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/137-arian-moayed-stewy-from-succession-why-is-succession-so-important-kendall-roy-is-like-the-taliban-saying-no-to-playing-a-terrorist-from\/","title":{"rendered":"137. Arian Moayed. Stewy from \u201cSuccession.\u201d  Why is \u201cSuccession\u201d So Important? Kendall Roy is like the Taliban. Saying \u201cNo\u201d to Playing a Terrorist. From Escaping Iran to Acting in Spiderman. Lessons Learned from Robin Williams. Remembering Colin Powell."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=ANA5148741824\" width=\"100%\" height=\"210\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"width: 100%;height: 210px\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>HBO\u2019s <em>Succession<\/em> is a global phenomenon. And a reflection and exploration of our tumultuous times. And Arian Moayed (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ArianMoayed\">@ArianMoayed<\/a>) is in the center of all of it. He is an actor, activist and American success story. A powerful creative force, a voice for the voiceless, and a key piece of the best show on television.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Arian Moayed is the Iranian-born, award-winning actor and co-founder and Board Chair of <a href=\"http:\/\/waterwell.org\/\">Waterwell<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Waterwell\">@Waterwell<\/a>), a civic-minded and socially conscious non-profit theater and education company.\u00a0And he is one hell of an actor. He\u2019s starred in <em>The Humans<\/em>, <em>Guards at the Taj<\/em>, <em>Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo <\/em>(alongside Robin Williams), an upcoming Shonda Rhimes series, <em>Inventing Anna<\/em>, in the newest Spiderman movie&#8212;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt10872600\/\">Spider-Man: No Way Home<\/a>&#8211; scheduled to be released in December, 2021 and the Emmy-winning super hit, <em>Succession<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>At its core, <em>Succession<\/em> is about a fight for the soul of a company. A civil war pitting family member against family. And about a fight for the future. It\u2019s about whether or not the next generation will be better than the last. That\u2019s the core story of <em>Succession. <\/em>And right now, it\u2019s also the core story of America.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Our host, national security and political analyst and Army veteran <a href=\"http:\/\/righteous.us\/the-righteous-team\/\">Paul Rieckhoff <\/a>(<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/paulrieckhoff\">@PaulRieckhoff<\/a>) leads you behind the scenes for another candid conversation with an important, iconic and inspiring American. It\u2019s a bold and blunt perspective you won\u2019t find anywhere else on the media landscape.<\/p>\n<p>You can support this show and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/independentamericans\/posts\">join our dynamic community of listeners by joining the IA Patreon community<\/a>. You\u2019ll get exclusive access to events, guests, merch discounts, and special content. And you\u2019ll help us keep speaking independent truth to power.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/VRxM2XFL0XI\">You can also WATCH the full conversation with Arian and Paul here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_48072\"  width=\"750\" height=\"421\"  data-origwidth=\"750\" data-origheight=\"421\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VRxM2XFL0XI?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Independent Americans<\/em> is powered by <a href=\"https:\/\/righteous.us\/\">Righteous Media<\/a>. Find the pod o<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/indy_americans\">n social media<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.independentamericans.us\">www.IndependentAmericans.us<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Stay vigilant, America.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HBO\u2019s Succession is a global phenomenon. And a reflection and exploration of our tumultuous times. And Arian Moayed (@ArianMoayed) is in the center of all of it. He is an actor, activist and American success story. A powerful creative force, a voice for the voiceless, and a key piece of the best show on television.\u00a0&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/137-arian-moayed-stewy-from-succession-why-is-succession-so-important-kendall-roy-is-like-the-taliban-saying-no-to-playing-a-terrorist-from\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">137. Arian Moayed. Stewy from \u201cSuccession.\u201d  Why is \u201cSuccession\u201d So Important? Kendall Roy is like the Taliban. Saying \u201cNo\u201d to Playing a Terrorist. From Escaping Iran to Acting in Spiderman. Lessons Learned from Robin Williams. Remembering Colin Powell.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3962,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3961","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-episodes","entry"],"rttpg_featured_image_url":{"full":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IA-promo-square-EP137.jpg",800,800,false],"landscape":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IA-promo-square-EP137.jpg",800,800,false],"portraits":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IA-promo-square-EP137.jpg",800,800,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IA-promo-square-EP137-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IA-promo-square-EP137-300x300.jpg",300,300,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IA-promo-square-EP137.jpg",750,750,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IA-promo-square-EP137.jpg",800,800,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IA-promo-square-EP137.jpg",800,800,false],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IA-promo-square-EP137.jpg",800,800,false]},"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"admin","author_link":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/author\/admin\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/category\/episodes\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Episodes<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"HBO\u2019s Succession is a global phenomenon. 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