Radiostan

Radiostan Episode #1: Names and Naming

Sun, 14 Dec 2008 00:15:00 -0500

In the first ever episode of Radiostan, Tina and Samip explore names and naming, including personal names, married names and the politics of naming.

Radiostan Episode #2: Dreams

Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:15:00 -0500

In this episode of Radiostan, Tina and Samip explore dreams, from the mystical and Freudiean to the personal and political.

Radiostan Episode #3: Brotherhood

Sun, 8 Feb 2009 00:15:00 -0500

In this episode of Radiostan, Tina and Samip explore brotherhood, including South Asian gangs in British Columbia, Bollywood buddy films and desi frats in Texas.

Radiostan Episode #4: This Ghostbuster Stuff

Sun, 8 Mar 2009 00:15:00 -0500

In this episode of Radiostan, Tina and Samip explore magic and the supernatural in their many forms.

Radiostan Episode #5: Get Your Chutney On

Sun, 12 Apr 2009 00:15:00 -0500

In this episode of Radiostan, Tina and Samip learn about Indians in Trinidad.

Radiostan Episode #6: Beyond the Silk Route

Sun, 10 May 2009 00:15:00 -0500

In this episode of Radiostan, Tina and Samip explore music of the Burghers and Kaffirs of Sri Lanka, the Portuguese influence on music in Goa, and the music of the Sidis of Gujarat and Romani of India.

Radiostan Episode #7: Go Shorty, It's Your Birthday

Sun, 14 June 2009 00:15:00 -0500

In this episode of Radiostan, Tina and Samip explore South Asians in hip hop.

Radiostan Episode #8: Skin Deep

Sun, 12 July 2009 00:15:00 -0500

In this episode of Radiostan, Tina and Samip explore the topic of beauty.

Radiostan Episode #9: Samip takes over!!!

Sun, 13 Sept 2009 00:15:00 -0500

In this episode of Radiostan... Samip takes over!!!.

Radiostan Episode #10: Crime and Punishment

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

In this episode of Radiostan Tina and Samip learn about crime and punishment through the eyes of desi detectives.

Radiostan Episode #11: Lovesick

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

In this episode of Radiostan Tina and Samip share songs of love and longing.

Radiostan Episode #12: Life isn't all Ha Ha Hee Hee Ho Ho Ho!

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Tina and Samip get in the holiday spirit with desi comedians Hari Kondabolu and Rasika Mathur.

Radiostan Episode #13: Heaven On Earth

Sun, 10 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500

In this episode of Radiostan, Tina and Samip speak with human rights activist, Father Cedric Prakash.

Radiostan Episode #14: The Business of Love

Sun, 14 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500

In this episode of Radiostan, Tina and Samip talk about the business of love and matchmaking. Interviewees include Jasbina Ahluwalia of Intersections Matchmaking, and Elesh Parujanwala, the winner of the Indian Bachelorette television show, Rakhi Ka Swayamvar.

Radiostan Episode #15: Back to the Future

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

In this episode of Radiostan, Tina and Samip go back to the future and take a tour of the best and worst that Bollywood had to offer throughout the decades, from the 1940's to today. Get ready for some one-hit wonders and golden oldies!

Radiostan Episode #16: Break from Bollywood

Sun, 11 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0500

In this episode of Radiostan, Tina and Samip take a break from Bollywood!

Radiostan Episode #18: Building a Culture of Giving

Sun, 11 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0500

In this episode of Radiostan, Tina explores South Asian giving and philanthropy.

Radiostan Episode #19: Music as Compass

Sun, 12 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0500

This month, Tina takes you on a meandering journey through jazz, classical Indian music, and its intersections with other forms.

Radiostan Episode #20: Love Miles

Sun, 10 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0500

This month Tina talks with a couple from San Francisco, who spent a year trying to live aviation-free, traveling across continents, and talking to people exploring solutions to transportation and the climate crisis. Barnali Ghosh is a landscape architect with a focus on parks and children's play environments. Anirvan Chatterjee is a tech geek, and the founder of BookFinder.com. You can find out more about their trip and climate justice issues on their blog at www.yearofnoflying.com.

Radiostan Episode #21: Indie Filmi

Wed, 3 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500

This month Tina attended the first ever South Asian film festival in Chicago. Check out http://www.csaff.org/ for more info. Featured music includes: Karsh Kale’s Ashes, My Pet Dragon's new single Flow, Kailash Kher's Saiyan, a ghazal by Vishal Vaid, and Naina Neer from Deepa Mehta’s film Water.

Radiostan Episode #22: Mehndi Nights

Mon, 3 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500

This month I’ve got weddings on my mind, so I’m going to share some music to help celebrate. The setlist includes: Aaja Aaja Mere Ranjhna from the movie Dulha Mil Gaya, Jashne Bahara from the film Jodha Akbar, Sonu Nigam’s Neene Bari Neene Manomurthy in Kannada, Bin Tere from the film I Hate LUV Stories, Tu Hi Haqeeqat from the movie Tum Mile, Atif Aslam’s Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani and Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and Shreya Ghoshal singing Tere Mast Mast Do Nain.

Radiostan Episode #23: Soul Food

Mon, 3 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500

I interviewed Anupy Singla about her newly published book "The Indian Slow Cooker." Singla is a journalist, chef, and mom who’s cookbook features easy to prepare desi dishes in the crockpot. You can find her book on Amazon or your local bookstore and can get more info on her website at www.indianasapplepie.com.

Radiostan Episode #24: A Messy Democracy

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Tina talks to Alderman elect of the 47th ward in Chicago, Ameya Pawar about youth, politics, idealism and change.

Radiostan Episode #25: Deep Space Utopia

Tue, 24 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500

I interviewed Pushkar Sharma and Sathya Sridharan, two of the three members of the thoroughly entertaining Brownstar Collective about their unique mix of theater, comedy, and verse. Learn more about them on their website at www.brownstarrevolution.com.

Radiostan Episode #26: Finding Your Bliss

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0500

I talked to writer and actress Meera Simhan and director Shishir Kurup about their play "Miss India America", a comically tragic coming of age story about growing up as a good little Indian girl in Southern California.