

The Sam Sanders Show
The Sam Sanders Show from KCRW is your guide to entertainment. Find out what makes your favorite artists tick, dissect the trends that shape our culture, or just make sense of that random meme you can’t stop thinking about. Join us every week to unpack the pop culture we love. Sign up for Sam’s Newsletter to get behind the scenes stuff from every interview each week. Sam Sanders is an award-winning podcast and radio host. He’s been named best podcast host by both The Ambies and the iHeart Podcast Awards. He was one of the founding hosts of The NPR Politics Podcast and the host who launched both It’s Been A Minute from NPR and Into It from Vulture.
Episodes


Is Rap Music Dead? with Broken Record’s Justin Richmond

Is the Grind of a Comedian Never-Ending?

Is Jaws Really a Horror Movie?

Shoulda Been a Sugar Baby? w/ Phoebe Robinson

Horror Movie Faves & Should Taylor Swift Retire?

Can KPop Heal Us All? w/ Songwriter Mark Sonnenblick

Can Satire Save Democracy? w/ The Onion CEO Ben Collins

Is It Ever OK to Lie? w/ June Squibb

Are Nepo Babies Cool Now? with Zosia Mamet

Can Pop Culture Cure a Broken Heart? w/ Anna Sale
Pop culture serves as a poignant lens for examining the universal human experiences of death, sex, and money. Grief manifests through the chaotic, ensemble family dynamics of Bad Sisters and the cyclical, restorative nature of The Lion King, where loss is framed as a persistent, lingering presence rather than an end. R...

Should We Still Care About Fashion? w/ Robin Givhan

A Brief History of Terrible Lyrics (from Switched On Pop)

Does Pop Culture Give a F*#% about Friendship?

Bob the Drag Queen: What is Freedom?

Big Freedia: Is Twerking Next to Godliness?

Did Beyoncé Change Country Music Forever?

Are We Living in a Feminist Dystopia?

Checking in from the public media dumpster fire

What’s Worth Watching (and Skipping) in 2025 So Far?
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