Payvand Khosravi and Pendar Khosravi
Recorded
June 21, 2022
Archived
June 21, 2022
42:42 minutes
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atl004655
Description
Brothers Pendar Khosravi (35) and Payvand Khosravi (33) talk about being Persian and what it was like growing up in Alpharetta, Georgia.Subject Log / Time Code
Pendar Khosravi (35) thanks his brother, Payvand Khosravi (33), for coming to StoryCorps to have this conversation.
Pendar says he and Payvand had an up and down relationship while growing up. He says their family is Persian. Pendar says their parents are first generation immigrants from Iran.
Payvand says his earliest memories are from Champions Green Apartments in Alpharetta, Georgia.
Payvand says he has very little memory of Iran. Pendar says hearing the same story over and over can make it seem like your own memory.
Pendar talks about their family's close knit group of Persian friends.
Payvand talks about Champions Green some more. He remembers the field where they played football.
Payvand says he looked up to Pendar and thought his brother was perfect. Payvand says he still doesn't know where his life is going. Payvand talks about always thinking that everyone else knows what to do.
Pendar says he never had a plan and that many of his decisions have been spontaneous. Payvand says his own attitude was to go with the flow.
Payvand talks about finding his place. He says he has always wanted a family.
Payvand says he is in his element making people laugh. He says comedy makes him feel like himself.
Pendar says all comedians have similar backgrounds. Payvand says comedy is a release.
Pendar talks about friends who did improv in Chicago. Pendar and Payvand talk about two comedy clubs in Atlanta, The Basement and Laughing Skull Lounge.
Pendar says he likes big families where there is a lot going on. He says the independence of the United States is isolating.
Pendar talks about how close he and Payvand are in age and says it caused fights. He says their relationship has gotten better as they've aged. Payvand says he has learned that Pendar is not perfect.
Pendar talks about the dangers of comparing yourself to others. He says he is a hedonist. He remembers their dad talking about balance.
Pendar talks about money. Pendar and Payvand talk about what it means to be a good person.
Payvand talks about having a problem of not finishing things. Pendar asks how fear affects Payvand. Payvand says he keeps a lot inside and tends to get down on himself.
Payvand talks about being a perfectionist. He says he neglected to tell an important person in his life about not finishing school. He talks about imposter syndrome.
Payvand refers to himself as a nihilist. He says everything ends.
Pendar says Payvand still has a lot of time. He says he would like to push Payvand off a diving board.
Pendar says he has a lot of insecurities. He also says he has decent coping skills.
Payvand talks about the fake it till you make it mentality.
Payvand talks about looking up to their parents and never second guessing what they said. He remembers having some resentment when he learned their parents were regular people. Payvand says he is a lot like their dad. Pendar says everyone loves their dad.
Pendar talks more about the importance of balance.
Pendar says he hopes he and Payvand will continue having conversations like this one.
Participants
- Payvand Khosravi
- Pendar Khosravi