Sam Sanders

Sam Sanders

Host; executive producer, The Sam Sanders Show

Sam Sanders is an award-winning reporter, radio host and podcaster. He hosted the hit show Into It from Vulture. He was also a founding creator and host of NPR's It’s Been a Minute and NPR Politics. He currently co-hosts the beloved show Vibe Check from SiriusXMs. He has interviewed luminaries ranging from JLo to Maya Rudolph to Beto O’Rourke to Malcolm Gladwell. His writing has appeared in New York Magazine, Politico Magazine, and The Washington Post. Sam is proudly from San Antonio and currently lives in Los Angeles with his two pitbulls named Zora and Wesley. The three of them are always contemplating their next naps.

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