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Sonari Batubo Glinton, smiling in a straw hat and bandana, sits in a vintage green car with the window down.

Sonari Batubo Glinton

Sonari Batubo Glinton is a journalist and storyteller whose work sits at the intersection of culture and the economy. He is best known for his reporting on the auto industry, retail, and Congress for NPR, and as a longtime contributor to Planet Money. His career began at WBEZ Chicago, then he became a producer for All Things Considered. Sonari has produced and hosted the podcasts Bring Back Bronco, Shattering the System, and Now What’s Next, and his reporting has appeared on This American Life, Fresh Air, Code Switch, and Embedded. He attended St. Philip Neri, St. Ignatius College Prep, and Boston University, and lives in West Hollywood, California.