Tara Mahadevan speaks with Ani Sanyal about growing up Desi in America, his work as an artist manager, and his New York-based cafe Kolkata Chai Co., which aims to reshape the narrative around chai.

Radical Diaspora w/ WebsterX | Opening an all ages venue in his hometown, next music project, and more

Oct 23rd, 2019

Tara Mahadevan speaks with Milwaukee-bred rapper WebsterX about dropping out of college to pursue a music career, opening an all ages venue in his hometown, and his next music project.

Radical Diaspora w/ Lawrence Agyei | His Ghanaian and Italian roots, how Nipsey Hussle inspired his photo project, and more

Oct 2nd, 2019

Tara Mahadevan speaks with Chicago-based photographer Lawrence Agyei about his Ghanaian and Italian roots, how he built his artistic practice through friendships, and how Nipsey Hussle inspired his photo project “Last Born.”

Radical Diaspora w/ Samantha Smyser | How she got started in stage design, Sistematic, and more

Sep 19th, 2019

Tara Mahadevan speaks with Samantha Smyser about how she got started in stage design, her politics and pop culture-focused podcast Sistematic, and her activism within Chicago’s Puerto Rican community.

Radical Diaspora w/ Secret of Manna | how he started making jewelry, the history of fronts, and more

Sep 4th, 2019

Tara Mahadevan speaks with Secret of Manna about how he started making jewelry, the history of fronts and its ties to his Filipino-Latino background, and how he’s become Chicago music’s go-to jeweler.

Radical Diaspora w/ Reva Bhatt | Growing up in a predominantly Indian community, blending western and Indian clothes, and more

Aug 7th, 2019

Tara Mahadevan speaks with New York-based stylist Reva Bhatt—also known as @hybridhues on Instagram—about growing up in a predominantly Indian community, how she began blending western and Indian clothes, and how she’s reconciled with her ident

Radical Diaspora w/ KAINA | The importance of ancestry, her debut album ‘Next to the Sun’, and more

Jul 24th, 2019

Radical Diaspora marks its return as a traveling interview series after a year-long sabbatical. For the most recent episode, Tara Mahadevan and KAINA hang out in the singer’s sunroom where the two discuss the confusion and inadequacies they fee

Radical Diaspora w/Amir Abbassy |Growing up first generation Egyptian, his career at Empire, and more

Mar 7th, 2019

Tara Mahadevan speaks with music industry multi-hyphenate Amir “Blame The Label” Abbassy about growing up first generation Egyptian in Virginia, how hip-hop gave him his first identity, the importance of relationships, and his new position as H

Radical Diaspora w/ Des Owusu |Growing up first generation Ghanaian, his latest clothing collection, and more

Aug 16th, 2018

Tara Mahadevan speaks with designer and educator Des Owusu at Fat Tiger Workshop in Chicago, on growing up first generation Ghanaian on the southside, traveling to Ghana to shoot the look book for his latest collection “Stonger Together,” and t

Radical Diaspora w/Femdot | Growing up a first generation Nigerian in Chicago, the importance of the connection between music and science, and more

Jul 12th, 2018

In the inaugural episode of the live interview series Radical Diaspora, Tara Mahadevan speaks with rapper Femdot at Soho House Chicago, on growing up first generation Nigerian in Chicago, how family and culture are central to his life, and the

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