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The Sam Sanders Show

The Sam Sanders Show

By: KCRW & Sam Sanders
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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.

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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.

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Episodes
  • The Ultimate ‘90s Nostalgia Party (Live Show!)
    Jul 3 2026

    The ‘90s are surely having a moment: the clothes, the music, the pop culture! It’s everywhere, but what’s the BEST the ‘90s had to offer?

    In this special live taping, Sam is joined by his friends Traci Thomas, Eliot Glazer and Franklin Leonard to debate the best of the decade in a live ‘90s Nostalgia Bracket showdown.

    Recorded at Dynasty Typewriter in Los Angeles, Sam and the gang muse over the most iconic moments of ‘90s pop culture. Plus, composer Derek Muro plays some of the decade’s biggest hits on the piano. Sam even gives his own rendition of a major throwback banger.

    Listen to the end to hear which moment is crowned the ultimate piece of 90’s nostalgia!

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    The Sam Sanders Show is a production of KCRW and Sam Sanders Productions.

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    1 hr and 43 mins
  • The Homoerotic Spectacle of ‘Love Island USA’
    Jun 30 2026

    ‘Love Island USA’ is known for its very hot and very straight contestants. But two guys this season, Zach and Bryce, are getting a lot of attention for their own intimate connection on the show.

    Jason P. Frank is a superfan and writer for ‘Vulture.’ He breaks down what’s behind their homoerotic behavior. He also tells Sam why all the frenzy just might be a good thing…Especially during pride month.

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    The Sam Sanders Show is a production of KCRW and Sam Sanders Productions.

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    24 mins
  • What Happens When a Trans Comedian Tours America Alone?
    Jun 26 2026

    EVENT ALERT! Join us LIVE on June 28 at Dynasty Typewriter in LA. Get tickets here.

    Roz Hernandez is a comedian who approaches the craft unlike most other comics right now.

    For starters, she is a trans woman, working in a world still largely ruled by bros, her comedy is always tailored for her queer fanbase, and last year Roz embarked on a stand-up tour across the country, but instead of hitting up comedy clubs, she performed at gay bars.

    She tells Sam about the lessons she learned on the road and how the current political climate around trans issues has changed the way she thinks about jokes. Roz shares many of these lessons in her new audiobook: ‘Peeing in an Empty Bottle: And Other Glamorous Shenanigans of an Almost-Famous Transgender Comedienne on the Road.’

    Plus, Roz explains how she became a ghost huntress and Sam argues that ghosts are actually very queer.

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    The Sam Sanders Show is a production of KCRW and Sam Sanders Productions.

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    47 mins
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