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The Sam Sanders Show

KCRW & Sam Sanders

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.

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.

171 - Did We Just See The Best Movie Of 2026?

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171 - Did We Just See The Best Movie Of 2026?
Tue, 3 Nov 2026
170 - Can A Drag Queen Finally Win 'The Traitors?’ w/ Bianca Del Rio
Fri, 30 Oct 2026
169 - Are We In An Elizabeth Holmes Fever Dream?
Tue, 27 Oct 2026
168 - Heather McMahan Is Hanging On ‘By A Thread’
Fri, 23 Oct 2026
167 - Is Fashion Over?
Tue, 20 Oct 2026
166 - Why Is Everything Gambling Now?
Fri, 16 Oct 2026
165 - Why Is Hollywood Obsessed with Tech Villains?
Tue, 13 Oct 2026
164 - When Everybody And Nobody Is A Celebrity w/ Who? Weekly
Fri, 9 Oct 2026
163 - Hollywood’s Biggest Movie Star Flopped. What Now?
Tue, 6 Oct 2026
162 - Barry Jenkins: The Legacy Of 'Moonlight'
Fri, 2 Oct 2026
161 - Kerry Washington Has a Podcast?!
Tue, 29 Sep 2026
160 - John Cho Just Wants To Connect
Fri, 25 Sep 2026
159 - Introducing: Reaching Out
Wed, 23 Sep 2026
158 - It’s Time To Have Better Fights w/ Priya Parker
Tue, 22 Sep 2026
157 - Orville Peck: How Do You Hide Rock Bottom in Plain Sight?
Fri, 18 Sep 2026
156 - Is 2026 The Year of Book Monoculture?
Tue, 15 Sep 2026
155 - David Archuleta Powered Through Mormon Shame
Fri, 11 Sep 2026
154 - Not The Odyssey: Small Movies Had A Big Blockbuster Summer
Tue, 8 Sep 2026
153 - Wyclef Jean: How To Write A Hit Song
Fri, 4 Sep 2026
152 - Fred Armisen Revisits Portlandia
Tue, 1 Sep 2026
151 - What Made Dolly Parton So Beloved?
Thu, 27 Aug 2026
150 - Did Summer 2026 Bring Back Monoculture?
Tue, 25 Aug 2026
149 - Janelle James: What’s It Like To Embody A Diva?
Fri, 21 Aug 2026
148 - Can Mamdani Save Broadway?
Tue, 18 Aug 2026
147 - Eliot Glazer: Spiritually Lesbian, Sexually Gay
Fri, 14 Aug 2026
146 - Is Culture Stuck? (From Decoder Ring)
Tue, 11 Aug 2026
145 - Hannah Einbinder on Comedy, Connection & Queer Art
Fri, 7 Aug 2026
144 - The Cyndi Lauper Conspiracy (From Switched on Pop)
Tue, 4 Aug 2026
143 - Are We All Nostalgic For Better Times?
Fri, 31 Jul 2026
142 - What Is Sam’s Guiding Philosophy? (From Well Said)
Tue, 28 Jul 2026
141 - Harvey Guillén Is Not An Overnight Success
Fri, 24 Jul 2026
140 - Jane Wickline Is Weird. In All The Best Ways
Tue, 21 Jul 2026
139 - Does ‘The Odyssey’ Have A Woman Problem?
Fri, 17 Jul 2026
138 - The Enduring Humanity of Wikipedia
Tue, 14 Jul 2026
137 - What Happened To Authenticity? w/ Ryan O’Connell
Fri, 10 Jul 2026
136 - Madonna’s Pop Matriarchy
Tue, 7 Jul 2026
135 - The Ultimate ‘90s Nostalgia Party (Live Show!)
Fri, 3 Jul 2026
134 - The Homoerotic Spectacle of ‘Love Island USA’
Tue, 30 Jun 2026
133 - What Happens When a Trans Comedian Tours America Alone?
Fri, 26 Jun 2026
132 - Is Hollywood In The Middle Of An Age War?
Tue, 23 Jun 2026
131 - Is 2026 the Year Everything Started to Look Too Perfect?
Fri, 19 Jun 2026
130 - The Real Reason American Men are Struggling
Tue, 16 Jun 2026
129 - Leslie Jones Says Comedy Needs Gatekeepers Again
Fri, 12 Jun 2026
128 - Why So Many People Are Falling In Love With AI Chatbots
Tue, 9 Jun 2026
127 - Audie Cornish & Ari Shapiro On Ambition, Purpose, Poetry
Fri, 5 Jun 2026
126 - Are They a Star, Celebrity or Famous Person? (From Pop Syllabus)
Tue, 2 Jun 2026
125 - Margaret Cho Is Still Hopeful About Comedy
Fri, 29 May 2026
124 - Jacob Collier Can Make Anyone Sing
Tue, 26 May 2026
123 - The Kardashians Are American Icons (Whether You Like It or Not)
Fri, 22 May 2026
122 - The Movies You Should Be Watching This Summer (From Prestige Junkie)
Tue, 19 May 2026
121 - Will You Be Jimmy O. Yang’s Friend?
Fri, 15 May 2026
120 - Did Whitney Houston Sing Out Of Tune? w/ Wyclef Jean
Tue, 12 May 2026
119 - Trixie Mattel Wants Us To Slow Down
Fri, 8 May 2026
118 - Is Mariah Carey the Greatest American Songwriter?
Tue, 5 May 2026
117 - Did the ‘90s Kill Feminism?
Fri, 1 May 2026
116 - Is the Met Gala Still Relevant?
Tue, 28 Apr 2026
115 - Is Monoculture Back!? A Pop Culture Check-In w/ ‘Lemme Say This’
Fri, 24 Apr 2026
114 - Was Justin Bieber’s Coachella Set Lazy… or Genius?
Tue, 21 Apr 2026
113 - Why Do We Still Love the ‘90s?
Fri, 17 Apr 2026
112 - Is Kanye Forgiven?
Tue, 14 Apr 2026
111 - Aparna Nancherla: Should We All Ditch the Internet?
Fri, 10 Apr 2026
110 - Want to Cancel ‘The Drama’? You’re Missing the Point
Tue, 7 Apr 2026
109 - What Are The Best Rom-Coms Ever?
Fri, 3 Apr 2026
108 - Can Robyn Teach Us To Love Again (and again and again)? w/ Jia Tolentino
Tue, 31 Mar 2026
107 - How Did Wordle Become a Pop Culture Icon?
Fri, 27 Mar 2026
106 - Can Reality TV Survive This?
Tue, 24 Mar 2026
105 - Chris Fleming: Is Comedy His Love Language?
Fri, 20 Mar 2026
104 - How Did K-Pop Make Hollywood History?
Tue, 17 Mar 2026
103 - What If You Could Change Your Race? w/ Amy Wang
Fri, 13 Mar 2026
102 - Bruce Vilanch: What Makes an Oscars Host Funny?
Tue, 10 Mar 2026
101 - Can The Oscars Be Fixed?
Fri, 6 Mar 2026
100 - Who is Clavicular?
Tue, 3 Mar 2026
99 - Kate Hudson: Who Gets to Be Taken Seriously?
Fri, 27 Feb 2026
98 - Would K-Pop Exist Without Black Culture?
Tue, 24 Feb 2026
97 - Help! My dad is dating a scammer! (From This Is Uncomfortable)
Sun, 22 Feb 2026
96 - Ms. Pat: Can Laughter Save Democracy?
Fri, 20 Feb 2026
95 - How Did Mormon Moms Take Over Pop Culture?
Tue, 17 Feb 2026
94 - Nia DaCosta: Why is Real Life Scarier Than Horror Films?
Fri, 13 Feb 2026
93 - Why Are Movie Wigs Still So Bad?!
Tue, 10 Feb 2026
92 - How Did Therapy Change Sherry Cola’s Comedy?
Fri, 6 Feb 2026
91 - Can Bad Bunny Save America?
Tue, 3 Feb 2026
90 - The Millennial Internet, from Buzzfeed Quizzes to Filming ICE
Sun, 1 Feb 2026
89 - George Civeris: Is this Gay Millennial Middle Age?
Fri, 30 Jan 2026
88 - How 'Heated Rivalry' Even Seduced Russia
Tue, 27 Jan 2026
87 - TikTok Stars on the Politicians Begging Them for Exposure (From Question Everything)
Sun, 25 Jan 2026
86 - What’s Raphael Saadiq’s Golden Rule for Making Music?
Fri, 23 Jan 2026
85 - WTF is up with Spotify?
Tue, 20 Jan 2026
84 - The State of Movies in 2026 (ft. The Big Picture)
Fri, 16 Jan 2026
83 - Did Social Media Kill the Dance Floor?
Tue, 13 Jan 2026
82 - What Pop Culture Keeps Dan Harris Centered and 10% Happier?
Fri, 9 Jan 2026
81 - Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams” (from One Song)
Tue, 6 Jan 2026
80 - Where Did All The Protest Music Go?
Fri, 2 Jan 2026
79 - How To Talk to Contractors (From Slate's How To! Podcast)
Tue, 30 Dec 2025
78 - How Music Taught Sam Sanders to be Grateful for His Grief (From Life in Seven Songs)
Fri, 26 Dec 2025
77 - Who Can Save Pop Music?
Tue, 23 Dec 2025
76 - Samara Joy: What’s A Church Girl To Sing?
Fri, 19 Dec 2025
75 - Can We Survive the Gift Guide Industrial Complex?
Tue, 16 Dec 2025
74 - K-Pop, AI Slop & Ms. Rachel? 2025 Pop Culture Review
Fri, 12 Dec 2025
73 - How Queer Was 2025?
Tue, 9 Dec 2025
72 - Ruth E. Carter: What Makes an Iconic Costume?
Fri, 5 Dec 2025

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