What if a country spent billions educating its brightest minds… only to watch them leave forever?

In this thoughtful episode, we explore Iran’s massive brain drain — a quiet crisis that has cost the nation hundreds of billions to over one trillion dollars since 1979. From free university education turned into an accidental subsidy for the West, to empty hospitals, missing professors, and vanishing innovation, we unpack the human and economic story behind why Iran’s top talent keeps leaving.

A must-listen for anyone interested in geopolitics, human capital, and the future of developing nations.