Mano Sundaresan
Mano Sundaresan is a producer at NPR.
He joined in 2019 as an NPR Music intern and cut his teeth for several years at All Things Considered, where he helped launch the artist interview series Play It Forward. He currently produces Louder Than A Riot and The Limits With Jay Williams. His favorite piece he's worked on is a profile of Zoomer sensation PinkPantheress.
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NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Annika Silva-Leander, the lead writer of the International IDEA's report that designated the U.S as a "backsliding democracy."
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More than 700,000 people in the U.S. have died of COVID-19. One of them was Lynne Balla, a nurse and mother of three, died due to COVID-related complications at age 75.
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NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Mark Richards, Kyle Rittenhouse's attorney. Rittenhouse was facing life in prison for shooting and killing two men. He was found not guilty on all charges.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Mark Richards, Kyle Rittenhouse's trial attorney. Rittenhouse was facing life in prison for shooting and killing two men. He was found not-guilty on all charges.
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Researcher analyzed streaming data for nearly 4 million songs on Spotify to see if there was a pattern to the types of music we listen to. They came up with five different blocks of music. -
The music we listen to varies according to the time of day, with qualities like tempo and danceability heightening later in the day, according to a data analysis of online music streaming habits.
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With eight dead, concertgoers have been filing lawsuits against Astroworld's planners. NPR's Audie Cornish talks with University of Suffolk professor Keith Still about how tragedies like this happen.
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There are a bunch of theories about why players are missing the 3-point shot this season. Is it because of a new ball, or are they just making excuses? -
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Joey Guerra, a music critic for The Houston Chronicle, about how his experience attending Astroworld Festival colors his lifetime of covering concerts.
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Three weeks in, the NBA's shooting percentage is lower than it's been in over 15 years. It could be due to the league's new ball, as the NBA switched from Spalding to Wilson this season.
