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Comedian Aparna Nancherla; Oscar's ratings woes; composer Tamar-kali
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Comedian Aparna Nancherla; Oscar's ratings woes; composer Tamar-kali

Aparna Nancherla manages to find comic relief in her own depression and anxiety; how to fix an Academy Awards broadcast that hit an all-time ratings low; Tamar-kali's score for "Mudbound" is "the blood beneath the mud."

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Comedian and actress Aparna Nancherla.
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Saeed Adyani
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Aparna Nancherla manages to find comic relief in her own depression and anxiety; how to fix an Academy Awards broadcast that hit an all-time ratings low; Tamar-kali's score for "Mudbound" is "the blood beneath the mud."

Listen 10:59
The comedian and actress talks openly about her experiences with mental health issues in her stand-up. It made her role in the dark comedy, "Corporate," a natural fit.
Listen 5:24
The film's director, Dee Rees, says Tamar-Kali's music was "the blood beneath the mud" in the story of racial strife in the post-WWII rural South.