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A Tapestry of Voices and Stories, Spun with Care

A soulful creation shaped by affection, thriving on the warmth of its listeners. Your contribution helps keep this free, bringing global stories, rare sound recordings, and personal music archives to all without paywalls. I curate voices, readings from literature, and cultural studies with immense care.
Through my recent initiative, Read Aloud Collective, voices from around the world are coming together in celebration of spoken word.
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  • October 13 · 13 min

    Zeher Khand | Ray Bradbury | Voice Sher Tookhi

    Smile by Ray Bradbury (1920~2012) translation by Akhlaq Khan from Subrang Ki Kahaniyaan/Voice Sher Tookhi/Curation: Irfan/ BECOME A PATRON : Work on Listen with Irfan takes time, money and hard work to produce. As of now it is being done voluntarily with the family, friends and listeners who came forward for hand holding from its inception. If you like the Podcasts, admire it, and benefit from its content, please consider awarding us an honorarium to make the future of this Podcast Channel robust and assured. यहाँ आपको मिलती हैं वो दुर्लभ आवाज़ें खुद बोलती, गाती और बहस करती। मनोहर श्याम जोशी, कमलेश्वर, कृष्णा सोबती, बी वी कारंत, शमशेर बहादुर सिंह, बलराज साहनी, अज्ञेय, रसूलन बाई, निर्मल वर्मा, मंगलेश डबराल, राजेंद्र यादव, चंद्रकांत देवताले, भवानी प्रसाद मिश्र, इस्मत चुग़ताई, सत्यदेव दुबे, त्रिलोचन, अमरीश पुरी, इब्राहीम अल्क़ाज़ी, मोहन उप्रेती, गोरख पांडेय, नैना देवी, वीरेन डंगवाल, मन्नू भंडारी, भीष्म साहनी, देवकी नंदन पांडे आदि के अलावा अनगिनत भारतीय और विदेशी समकालीन विचारक, कलाकार, लेखक, कवि और सांस्कृतिक लड़ाके। किताबों पर चर्चा के पॉडकास्ट, संगीत, फिल्म रिव्यू और स्ट्रीट रिकॉर्डिंग्स का एकमात्र पॉडकास्ट मंच। चैनल को फॉलो करने और इस यात्रा के सहयोगी बनने के लिए लिंक कमेंट बॉक्स में है। Details to support this Podcast Channel i.e. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Listen with Irfan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ :- Bank Name: State Bank Of India Name: SYED MOHD IRFAN Account No:32188719331 Branch: State Bank of India, Vaishali Sec 4, Ghaziabad IFSC–SBIN0013238 UPI/Gpay ID irfan.rstv-2@oksbiPayPal paypal.me/farah121116RazorPay https://pages.razorpay.com/Memorywala Cover: Irfan

  • October 6 · 13 min

    Santhali and Ho Songs | Sonipriya

    India’s extraordinary musical heritage stretches far beyond Bollywood and Indi-pop. Yet, much of it remains unheard, while thousands of distinctive voices from tribal, rural and suburban India have rarely found their way to the centre stage. During my journalistic travels and visits to these lesser-known cultural spaces, I have always tried to record, preserve and share such voices - with the hope that they will reach wider audiences, earn appreciation and make our musical repertoire more inclusive. More than a decade ago, I came across a young singer, Sonipriya, who was remarkably open, confident and generous in offering her voice and songs for the recording. Here is a glimpse of that encounter. Listen to these distinctive songs. They may just bring you a little closer to the India that makes us more human. BECOME A PATRON : Work on Listen with Irfan takes time, money and hard work to produce. As of now it is being done voluntarily with the family, friends and listeners who came forward for hand holding from its inception. If you like the Podcasts, admire it, and benefit from its content, please consider awarding us an honorarium to make the future of this Podcast Channel robust and assured.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ यहाँ आपको मिलती हैं वो दुर्लभ आवाज़ें खुद बोलती, गाती और बहस करती। मनोहर श्याम जोशी, कमलेश्वर, कृष्णा सोबती, बी वी कारंत, शमशेर बहादुर सिंह, बलराज साहनी, अज्ञेय, रसूलन बाई, निर्मल वर्मा, मंगलेश डबराल, राजेंद्र यादव, चंद्रकांत देवताले, भवानी प्रसाद मिश्र, इस्मत चुग़ताई, सत्यदेव दुबे, त्रिलोचन, अमरीश पुरी, इब्राहीम अल्क़ाज़ी, मोहन उप्रेती, गोरख पांडेय, नैना देवी, वीरेन डंगवाल, मन्नू भंडारी, भीष्म साहनी, देवकी नंदन पांडे आदि के अलावा अनगिनत भारतीय और विदेशी समकालीन विचारक, कलाकार, लेखक, कवि और सांस्कृतिक लड़ाके। किताबों पर चर्चा के पॉडकास्ट, संगीत, फिल्म रिव्यू और स्ट्रीट रिकॉर्डिंग्स का एकमात्र पॉडकास्ट मंच। Details to support this Podcast Channel i.e. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Listen with Irfan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ :- Bank Name: State Bank Of India Name: SYED MOHD IRFAN Account No:32188719331 Branch: State Bank of India, Vaishali Sec 4, Ghaziabad IFSC–SBIN0013238 UPI/Gpay ID irfan.rstv-2@oksbi PayPal ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠paypal.me/farah121116⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

  • October 5 · 49 min

    Kesariya Balam | Javed Siddiqi | Voice Sher Tookhi

    केसरिया बालम / कहानी: जावेद सिद्दीक़ी / आवाज़: शेर तूखी / BECOME A PATRON : Work on Listen with Irfan takes time, money and hard work to produce. As of now it is being done voluntarily with the family, friends and listeners who came forward for hand holding from its inception. If you like the Podcasts, admire it, and benefit from its content, please consider awarding us an honorarium to make the future of this Podcast Channel robust and assured.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ यहाँ आपको मिलती हैं वो दुर्लभ आवाज़ें खुद बोलती, गाती और बहस करती। मनोहर श्याम जोशी, कमलेश्वर, कृष्णा सोबती, बी वी कारंत, शमशेर बहादुर सिंह, बलराज साहनी, अज्ञेय, रसूलन बाई, निर्मल वर्मा, मंगलेश डबराल, राजेंद्र यादव, चंद्रकांत देवताले, भवानी प्रसाद मिश्र, इस्मत चुग़ताई, सत्यदेव दुबे, त्रिलोचन, अमरीश पुरी, इब्राहीम अल्क़ाज़ी, मोहन उप्रेती, गोरख पांडेय, नैना देवी, वीरेन डंगवाल, मन्नू भंडारी, भीष्म साहनी, देवकी नंदन पांडे आदि के अलावा अनगिनत भारतीय और विदेशी समकालीन विचारक, कलाकार, लेखक, कवि और सांस्कृतिक लड़ाके। किताबों पर चर्चा के पॉडकास्ट, संगीत, फिल्म रिव्यू और स्ट्रीट रिकॉर्डिंग्स का एकमात्र पॉडकास्ट मंच। Details to support this Podcast Channel i.e. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Listen with Irfan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ :- Bank Name: State Bank Of India Name: SYED MOHD IRFAN Account No:32188719331 Branch: State Bank of India, Vaishali Sec 4, Ghaziabad IFSC–SBIN0013238 UPI/Gpay ID irfan.rstv-2@oksbi PayPal ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠paypal.me/farah121116⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

  • September 21 · 12 min

    Krishna Sobti | Writer | Voice Library | Listen with Irfan

    Krishna Sobti | Writer | Voice Library | Curated by Irfan/ Voice Library This curated series brings together speeches, public addresses, panel discussions, classroom lectures and conversations featuring eminent voices from diverse walks of life. Drawn from different times, places and contexts, these recordings offer access to ideas, arguments, experiences and reflections that deserve to be heard beyond the moment in which they were originally delivered. The series is not built around a single subject or discipline; it moves freely across literature, arts, science, education, society, politics, culture and public life. The emphasis is on the spoken word...the thought as it unfolds through a human voice, with its pauses, emphasis, hesitations and convictions. Together, these recordings form a listening archive of people thinking aloud, sharing knowledge and engaging with the world around them. BECOME A PATRON : Work on Listen with Irfan takes time, money and hard work to produce. As of now it is being done voluntarily with the family, friends and listeners who came forward for hand holding from its inception. If you like the Podcasts, admire it, and benefit from its content, please consider awarding us an honorarium to make the future of this Podcast Channel robust and assured.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ यहाँ आपको मिलती हैं वो दुर्लभ आवाज़ें खुद बोलती, गाती और बहस करती। मनोहर श्याम जोशी, कमलेश्वर, कृष्णा सोबती, बी वी कारंत, शमशेर बहादुर सिंह, बलराज साहनी, अज्ञेय, रसूलन बाई, निर्मल वर्मा, मंगलेश डबराल, राजेंद्र यादव, चंद्रकांत देवताले, भवानी प्रसाद मिश्र, इस्मत चुग़ताई, सत्यदेव दुबे, त्रिलोचन, अमरीश पुरी, इब्राहीम अल्क़ाज़ी, मोहन उप्रेती, गोरख पांडेय, नैना देवी, वीरेन डंगवाल, मन्नू भंडारी, भीष्म साहनी, देवकी नंदन पांडे आदि के अलावा अनगिनत भारतीय और विदेशी समकालीन विचारक, कलाकार, लेखक, कवि और सांस्कृतिक लड़ाके। किताबों पर चर्चा के पॉडकास्ट, संगीत, फिल्म रिव्यू और स्ट्रीट रिकॉर्डिंग्स का एकमात्र पॉडकास्ट मंच। Details to support this Podcast Channel i.e. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Listen with Irfan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ :- Bank Name: State Bank Of India Name: SYED MOHD IRFAN Account No:32188719331 Branch: State Bank of India, Vaishali Sec 4, Ghaziabad IFSC–SBIN0013238 UPI/Gpay ID irfan.rstv-2@oksbi PayPal ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠paypal.me/farah121116⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Buy Me A Book⁠ Cover: Irfan

  • September 20 · 15 min

    Raghu Rai | Photographer | Voice Library | Listen with Irfan

    Raghu Rai | Photographer | Voice Library | Curated by Irfan/ Voice LibraryThis curated series brings together speeches, public addresses, panel discussions, classroom lectures and conversations featuring eminent voices from diverse walks of life. Drawn from different times, places and contexts, these recordings offer access to ideas, arguments, experiences and reflections that deserve to be heard beyond the moment in which they were originally delivered. The series is not built around a single subject or discipline; it moves freely across literature, arts, science, education, society, politics, culture and public life. The emphasis is on the spoken word...the thought as it unfolds through a human voice, with its pauses, emphasis, hesitations and convictions. Together, these recordings form a listening archive of people thinking aloud, sharing knowledge and engaging with the world around them. BECOME A PATRON : Work on Listen with Irfan takes time, money and hard work to produce. As of now it is being done voluntarily with the family, friends and listeners who came forward for hand holding from its inception. If you like the Podcasts, admire it, and benefit from its content, please consider awarding us an honorarium to make the future of this Podcast Channel robust and assured.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ यहाँ आपको मिलती हैं वो दुर्लभ आवाज़ें खुद बोलती, गाती और बहस करती। मनोहर श्याम जोशी, कमलेश्वर, कृष्णा सोबती, बी वी कारंत, शमशेर बहादुर सिंह, बलराज साहनी, अज्ञेय, रसूलन बाई, निर्मल वर्मा, मंगलेश डबराल, राजेंद्र यादव, चंद्रकांत देवताले, भवानी प्रसाद मिश्र, इस्मत चुग़ताई, सत्यदेव दुबे, त्रिलोचन, अमरीश पुरी, इब्राहीम अल्क़ाज़ी, मोहन उप्रेती, गोरख पांडेय, नैना देवी, वीरेन डंगवाल, मन्नू भंडारी, भीष्म साहनी, देवकी नंदन पांडे आदि के अलावा अनगिनत भारतीय और विदेशी समकालीन विचारक, कलाकार, लेखक, कवि और सांस्कृतिक लड़ाके। किताबों पर चर्चा के पॉडकास्ट, संगीत, फिल्म रिव्यू और स्ट्रीट रिकॉर्डिंग्स का एकमात्र पॉडकास्ट मंच। Details to support this Podcast Channel i.e. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Listen with Irfan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ :- Bank Name: State Bank Of India Name: SYED MOHD IRFAN Account No:32188719331 Branch: State Bank of India, Vaishali Sec 4, Ghaziabad IFSC–SBIN0013238 UPI/Gpay ID irfan.rstv-2@oksbi PayPal ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠paypal.me/farah121116⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Buy Me A Book Cover: Irfan

  • September 20 · 43 min

    Satyajit Ray interviewed by Samik Bandyopadhyay

    Satyajit Ray interviewed by Samik Bandyopadhyay ft Richard Attenborough at 6.36/Recorded in 1980/Curated by Irfan/ BECOME A PATRON : Work on Listen with Irfan takes time, money and hard work to produce. As of now it is being done voluntarily with the family, friends and listeners who came forward for hand holding from its inception. If you like the Podcasts, admire it, and benefit from its content, please consider awarding us an honorarium to make the future of this Podcast Channel robust and assured.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ यहाँ आपको मिलती हैं वो दुर्लभ आवाज़ें खुद बोलती, गाती और बहस करती। मनोहर श्याम जोशी, कमलेश्वर, कृष्णा सोबती, बी वी कारंत, शमशेर बहादुर सिंह, बलराज साहनी, अज्ञेय, रसूलन बाई, निर्मल वर्मा, मंगलेश डबराल, राजेंद्र यादव, चंद्रकांत देवताले, भवानी प्रसाद मिश्र, इस्मत चुग़ताई, सत्यदेव दुबे, त्रिलोचन, अमरीश पुरी, इब्राहीम अल्क़ाज़ी, मोहन उप्रेती, गोरख पांडेय, नैना देवी, वीरेन डंगवाल, मन्नू भंडारी, भीष्म साहनी, देवकी नंदन पांडे आदि के अलावा अनगिनत भारतीय और विदेशी समकालीन विचारक, कलाकार, लेखक, कवि और सांस्कृतिक लड़ाके। किताबों पर चर्चा के पॉडकास्ट, संगीत, फिल्म रिव्यू और स्ट्रीट रिकॉर्डिंग्स का एकमात्र पॉडकास्ट मंच। Details to support this Podcast Channel i.e. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Listen with Irfan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ :- Bank Name: State Bank Of India Name: SYED MOHD IRFAN Account No:32188719331 Branch: State Bank of India, Vaishali Sec 4, Ghaziabad IFSC–SBIN0013238 UPI/Gpay ID irfan.rstv-2@oksbi PayPal ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠paypal.me/farah121116⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.buymeacoffee.com/irfaniyat Cover: Irfan

  • September 18 · 55 sec

    Dus | Ibbar Rabbi

    Poem: Dus by Ibbar Rabbi/Recited by Ibbar Rabbi/Recorded and curated by Irfan

  • August 31 · 21 min

    Unka Darr | Asghar Wajahat | Voice Sher Tookhi

    Unka Darr written by Asghar Wajahat, Urdu Translation by Rehman Masor from Aaj magazine Hindi kahaniyaan/The narration is voiced by US based my dear friend, the passionate bibliophile, cinephile, and an art aficionado Sher Tookhi / Curated by Irfan/ BECOME A PATRON : Work on Listen with Irfan takes time, money and hard work to produce. As of now it is being done voluntarily with the family, friends and listeners who came forward for hand holding from its inception. If you like the Podcasts, admire it, and benefit from its content, please consider awarding us an honorarium to make the future of this Podcast Channel robust and assured.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ यहाँ आपको मिलती हैं वो दुर्लभ आवाज़ें खुद बोलती, गाती और बहस करती। मनोहर श्याम जोशी, कमलेश्वर, कृष्णा सोबती, बी वी कारंत, शमशेर बहादुर सिंह, बलराज साहनी, अज्ञेय, रसूलन बाई, निर्मल वर्मा, मंगलेश डबराल, राजेंद्र यादव, चंद्रकांत देवताले, भवानी प्रसाद मिश्र, इस्मत चुग़ताई, सत्यदेव दुबे, त्रिलोचन, अमरीश पुरी, इब्राहीम अल्क़ाज़ी, मोहन उप्रेती, गोरख पांडेय, नैना देवी, वीरेन डंगवाल, मन्नू भंडारी, भीष्म साहनी, देवकी नंदन पांडे आदि के अलावा अनगिनत भारतीय और विदेशी समकालीन विचारक, कलाकार, लेखक, कवि और सांस्कृतिक लड़ाके। किताबों पर चर्चा के पॉडकास्ट, संगीत, फिल्म रिव्यू और स्ट्रीट रिकॉर्डिंग्स का एकमात्र पॉडकास्ट मंच। Details to support this Podcast Channel i.e. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Listen with Irfan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ :- Bank Name: State Bank Of India Name: SYED MOHD IRFAN Account No:32188719331 Branch: State Bank of India, Vaishali Sec 4, Ghaziabad IFSC–SBIN0013238 UPI/Gpay ID irfan.rstv-2@oksbi PayPal ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠paypal.me/farah121116⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Buy me a coffee SYED MOHD IRFAN is Audio-Visual Documentation of Memories, Legacies and Histories Razorpay https://rzp.io/rzp/V0F8uSJx Cover : Irfan Cover: Irfan

  • August 28 · 16 min

    Guftagoo with Zakiya Farzana | ft Meri Maa Meri Gangster

    Meri Maa Meri Gangster: A Reader’s Journey with Zakiya Farzana / What happens when a book slowly becomes a conversation with yourself? In this episode of Listen with Irfan, I sit down with my wife, Zakiya Farzana, who has recently finished reading Arundhati Roy’s Meri Maa Meri Gangster - the Hindi translation of Mother Mary Comes to Me. Rather than discussing the book as a conventional literary review, we talk about the experience of reading it: the stories that stayed with Farzana, the moments that moved or disturbed her, and the thoughts that emerged as she travelled through Roy’s deeply personal world. This is not a conversation about what the book is. It is about what the book does to a reader. Recorded and published on 28 August 2026, Delhi NCR Cover: Irfan

  • August 20 · 1 hr

    Guftagoo with Divya Bhatia | Festival Director Jodhpur RIFF

    Host: Irfan/ In this special episode, recorded on the evening of 19 August 2026 in his hotel room in Delhi, we sit down with Divya Bhatia - the long-standing Festival Director and producer of Jodhpur RIFF, India’s pioneering international roots music festival held at the magnificent Mehrangarh Fort. Since taking the helm in January 2008, Divya has shaped every aspect of the not-for-profit festival, from programming and production to supporting the livelihoods of Rajasthan’s traditional artists. In a candid and lively conversation, he shares personal anecdotes and behind-the-scenes stories that reveal the passion, vision and quiet determination required to build and sustain a world-class festival. Join us for an intimate look at the mind of a festival director who has spent nearly two decades turning living folk traditions into a global cultural dialogue. Cover and Pic: Irfan Produced by the Team Memorywala

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