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Culture Clash

Who's running the show? Ted Koppel talks to Dr. Ibrahim Yazdi, former foreign minister, about Iran's political future.

Discovery Channel Clips

  • Play Koppel on Cancer: The Cancer Club
    The Cancer Club

    Koppel on Cancer (01:19)

    Leroy describes what happens when you are diagnosed with cancer: All of a sudden you are part of a huge, silent fraternity.
  • Play Koppel in Iran: Underground Iran
    Underground Iran

    Koppel in Iran (04:50)

    Imtiyaz Delawala meets Iranian teenagers who do BMX bike tricks and wear 50 Cent t-shirts.
  • Play Koppel in Iran: An Eye for an Eye?
    An Eye for an Eye?

    Koppel in Iran (03:55)

    Ted Koppel discusses crime, punishment and sharia with Rahim Bathaei, a guide and interpreter for the film crew.
  • Play Koppel in Iran: Cultural Pollution?
    Cultural Pollution?

    Koppel in Iran (05:20)

    Ted Koppel speaks to Massoumeh Ebtekar, aka "Sister Mary" about freedom of expression vs. "cultural pollution" and the challenges of a religious democracy.
  • Play Koppel in Iran: Culture Clash
    Culture Clash

    Koppel in Iran (03:00)

    Who's running the show? Ted Koppel talks to Dr. Ibrahim Yazdi, former foreign minister, about Iran's political future.
  • Play Koppel on Cancer: Welcome to the Club
    Welcome to the Club

    Koppel on Cancer (01:23)

    Ted meets other members of the cancer club at one of Leroy's chemo treatments.
  • Play Koppel in Iran: Ted Talks Surprises
    Ted Talks Surprises

    Koppel in Iran (01:59)

    We asked Ted Koppel what most surprised him about returning to Iran nearly 30 years after his last visit.
  • Play Koppel in Iran: Ted's Experience
    Ted's Experience

    Koppel in Iran (01:53)

    We asked Ted Koppel to describe his personal feelings about going back to the country that essentially launched his career.
  • Play Koppel in Iran: Another Revolution?
    Another Revolution?

    Koppel in Iran (05:40)

    Ted Koppel and Reza Ahmadian, a teacher and veteran of the Iran-Iraq War in the 1980s, talk politics.
  • Play Koppel in Iran: Nuclear Power vs. Weapons
    Nuclear Power vs. Weapons

    Koppel in Iran (04:20)

    Ted Koppel discusses the issue of nuclear energy and weapons with Ayatollah Mahdi Hadavi Tehrani, aka "Ayatollah dotcom."
  • Play Koppel in Iran: Gas is Cheaper Than Water
    Gas is Cheaper Than Water

    Koppel in Iran (06:45)

    Saeed Laylaz, a Tehran-based economist and newspaper columnist, discusses Iranian economics and what it means to be oil-rich.
  • Play Koppel in Iran: Dissent in Iran
    Dissent in Iran

    Koppel in Iran (03:20)

    Ted Koppel speaks to Nasser Hadian, political science professor and childhood friend to President Ahmadinejad.
 

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