Roots Renewed

About Roots Renewed

Roots Renewed is a podcast about heritage, identity, diaspora, and the ongoing work of reconnecting with who we are and where we come from, especially when parts of the story feel missing, interrupted, or complicated. Hosted by Tami Dee Garcia, the show centers conversations with people from diverse backgrounds who are intentionally navigating identity, heritage, and culture, whether for themselves, their families, or their communities. Each episode explores the influences, histories, and turning points that shape how they reconnect through culture, family, leadership, healing, accountability, or reinvention. This podcast is for anyone navigating identity, diaspora, cultural shifts, or reinvention at any stage of life. You don’t need all the answers. You just need a place to start.

Publisher

Tami Dee Garcia

Category

education · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

13 Mar 2026

Latest episode

25 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

23 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   25 Aug 2026

   I Thought I Had Nothing. I Was Wrong.

   Tami almost threw away her great-grandmother's rocking chair more than once. She didn't know the story behind it, only that it had always been there. Then one ordinary afternoon, something clicked, and the idea of heritage fragments was born. This episode traces the origin story of the Heritage Fragment Framework back to the moment it actually started, and gives you a simple way to find your own. Watch the full video episode on YouTube @tamideegarcia.

2. 

   20 Aug 2026

   I Did What I Wanted, Not What They Wanted

   For the first time, I'm the one being interviewed. My friend of almost thirty years, Dr. Jason Johnson, political analyst, journalist, and professor, sat me down to ask the questions instead of the other way around. We talk about how we actually met decades before this show existed, why some people need permission to reconnect with their own heritage, my own honesty about shame and language, and why this work matters more than ever right now. Watch the full video episode on YouTube at tamigarcia.com (http://tamigarcia.com).

3. 

   12 Aug 2026

   "How Can a Garcia Not Speak Spanish?"

   Tami has heard the question her whole life. Black woman, Spanish last name, no Spanish. People decided that meant she wasn't really Dominican. In this solo episode, she tells her full heritage story for the first time. This episode traces her disconnection back to her grandmother's choice to leave New York, to what Howard University gave her, and to how she built a cultural connection for her daughter around a heritage that isn't originally her own. Watch the full video episode on YouTube @tamideegarcia.

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

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