Sam Sanders

Sam Sanders

Host, The Sam Sanders Show

On NPR's new weekly one-hour program It's Been a Minute, host Sam Sanders talks with journalists, newsmakers, and listeners about news, popular culture, and the Internet. Think of it as an irreverent, casual space for listeners who don't know how to process the pace of current events, but can't think about anything else.

As a former key member of NPR's election unit, Sam covered the intersection of culture, pop culture, and politics in the 2016 election, and was one of the original cohosts of the NPR Politics Podcast, which launched in 2015. In his free time, Sanders runs, eats bacon, and continues his love/hate relationship with Twitter.

Sam Sanders on KCRW

KCRW's new host talks about the pop culture latest, including the likelihood of Charli XCX stretching "brat summer" into fall, and the "car crash" appeal of Francis Ford Coppola's…

Pop culture with Sam Sanders: Charli XCX remix, Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’

KCRW's new host talks about the pop culture latest, including the likelihood of Charli XCX stretching "brat summer" into fall, and the "car crash" appeal of Francis Ford Coppola's…

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The RuPaul’s Drag Race alum, opera singer, and co-host of Sibling Rivalry on her journey from church kid to drag queen and how it still influences her work.

Monét X Change: Drag, Politics, and Opera

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Sam Sanders leads the way with "Smoke Out the Window," a track that's "a little witchy" — from Dora Jar's debut LP “No Way To Relax When You Are On Fire.”

5 Songs to Hear This Week: Dora Jar, Maribou State, Ela Minus

Sam Sanders leads the way with "Smoke Out the Window," a track that's "a little witchy" — from Dora Jar's debut LP “No Way To Relax When You Are On Fire.”

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