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.  

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.  

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.”  

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.  

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.  

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 identity through style.  

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 feel being first generation; the importance of legacy, ancestry, and love; and how the Chicago native melds her worlds in her debut album ‘Next to the Sun.’  

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 Head of Content at Empire.

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 the inspiration behind the collection.   http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3535328/3535328_2018-08-12-094528.64kmono.mp3

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 important connection between music and science.   http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3524976/3524976_2018-07-11-204516.64kmono.mp3