Led by veteran radio personality Sarah Clark, and now legendary co-host No-Name (aka Mike Nelson) delivering what appears to be an ongoing topic of the day conversation between a savvy suburban Mom with a mysteriously randy past, and a metal head banger turned new Dad. Like it or not, want to or not, you can't help get addicted. Add to this the subtle background intellectual interjections, show tempo machinations, and apropos sound effects by the show's producer, Matty (Matt Staudt), and you'd have yourself quite a show. 

But there's one more ingredient that so far I have not found anywhere on the FM dial. 

A key member of this crew is none other than our own 'Irani on the spot', Hooman Khalili, better known as Hooman. Or as I prefer to know him, The Hooman. 

His primary job on the show is to screen calls, picking the best for interjection into the ongoing conversation. Watching him do it, you soon realize it is an art form of free stream of consciousness and timing that brings in those callers with comments that feed the hosts, and keep the show going. 

Whether it is a counterpoint to one of No-Name's rants, or an agreeing Mom to one of Sarah's 'How to care and feed your husband' or any other topical wisdom Sarah exudes, answering the calls and feeding them to the studio screens, is no mean feat. All of this, plus the sponsor spot reads, dominating the mentorship of a steady flow of radio interns, and that's just during the show.

But, as possibly the only Iranian on US airwaves each morning, Hooman does more than one would expect. It is not uncommon to see Iranians when placed in an unusually high degree of success, to shirk from their Iranian-ness. The opposite of apologetic, Hooman is damn proud of his heritage, and as you will see in the interview I had with him recently, wears his badge with honor and a responsibility that I find uncommonly admirable.

This year as in years past, Hooman dedicated the entire day's show to NoRooz, with food, and music, and language lessons for the crew. Iranians from all over called in wishing not just Iranians but everyone a Happy NoRooz. Even No-Name screamed 'NoRoozet Mobarak!' albeit incessantly, for the full show. Something about 'ferners appreciating your culture, or maybe slurping Ghormeh Sabzi and Khorakeh Zaboon on the air and going, 'Mmm! Thatsh sho good!', makes you damn proud (and a bit hungry!). I thought you'd like to know a bit more about the [Hoo]man behind it.

Bruce Bahmani: So we haven't really heard from you in awhile, how have the past 5 years changed for you? 

Hooman Khalili: First of all I think I am 5 years wiser. I had my own show for 64 weeks on Saturday nights called Hooman Radio. I am about to launch my own pod cast with a company called Musicane I was the entertainment reporter with CBS in the bay area for 3 1/2 years. I also launched Hooman.tv. But more on that later...

Overall I feel like I have weathered many storms and have held on and not given up. The opportunity to quit and walk away has presented itself many times, but I did not let it get to me. Instead I kept fighting and trying to make some kind of difference. For the most part I think I have.