TV news producer & documentary filmmaker interested in politics, foreign policy, the culture war, motorcycles, Muay Thai, and classical guitar.
Kayvon is the host and EP of The Mideast Show, a satirical newscast all about the Middle East. Its philosophy is to satirize absurdity as it relates to this region rich with history and culture. Absurdity ranges from Israel's hyperbolic rhetoric on Iran's nuclear program, to the Islamic Republic’s ludicrous statements on Jews and Israel, to the cult of personality surrounding Egypt's Field Marshall Sisi. The goals of this show are to educate about the Middle East and to use comedy to create bonds between Westerners and Middle Easterners.
This site is a digital portfolio of all of Kayvon Afshari's academic, policy, and satirical work. Kayvon is the host and EP of The Mideast Show, a satirical newscast all about the Middle East. He also serves as the Director of Communications for the American Iranian Council, a think tank dedicated to improving US-Iran relations.