Sam Sanders

Washington, D.C., United States

Host, It's been a minute with Sam Sanders at NPR

Executive Producer at KCRW-FM (Santa Monica, CA)

Texan. Loud. Procrastinator. Known for talking to myself and singing to my dog. LISTEN: Vibe Check from @stitcherpodcasts, every Wednesday

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Articles

Can Improv Comedians Make a Living? Yes, in Your Office.

2 months ago | myheraldreview.com | Sam Sanders

In 1994, Bob Kulhan was in his early 20s and on the path to becoming a marketing executive at a top ad agency. The financial stability of his blossoming career comforted his parents. That year, he also began taking improvisational comedy classes at Second City, a renowned comedy institution based in Chicago. There, Kulhan learned from stars like Tina Fey, Amy Poehler and Del Close.
Los Angeles isn't really a city. It's a lot more.

Jan 17, 2025 | kcrw.com | Sam Sanders

As soon as you get here, people tell you all the ways Los Angeles is not really a city, but something else. It's a city-state, an author friend told me once. Or a collection of suburbs. It's actually MULTIPLE climates, locals love to point out, with a smug little raise of the shoulders. "LA County alone has more people than 40 states," they'll say. It's the fifth largest economy in the world.
I Spread A Rumor That Alienated My Friends and Mentor. Help!

Oct 11, 2024 | slate.com | Sam Sanders

Guest Prudie, Sam Sanders, is joined by Culture Writer Nadira Goffe. Choose your preferred player: For questions about subscriptions or your Slate Plus feed, check our FAQ. If you can't access your feeds, please contact customer support. Thanks! Check your phone for a link to finish setting up your feed. Please enter a 10-digit phone number.
Dora Jar, Maribou State, Ela Minus

Oct 9, 2024 | kcrw.com | Sam Sanders |Adria Kloke

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How American Fiction earned five Oscar nominations

Jan 31, 2024 | slate.com | Sam Sanders |Nadira Goffe |Stephen Metcalf

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These 11 Videogames Make Working Out Actually Fun

Oct 26, 2023 | wsj.com | Sam Sanders

WE OFTEN ASSOCIATE videogames with lethargy—a group of snackers sitting around a screen. But a recent study published in the European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education indicates that gamification can help people combat a sedentary lifestyle. Enter: so-called “Exergames,” a portmanteau of “exercise games,” which make movement part of the play, so that even working out can be fun.
The Woman In Me - Vulture

Oct 25, 2023 | vulture.com | Jason Frank |Claudia Rosenbaum |Sam Sanders |Zoe Guy

Displaying all articles tagged: you wanna piece of me? Oct. 25, 2023 You betta buy, bitch. gimme gim-memoir Oct. 24, 2023 Here are the troubling stories that stood out in The Woman in Me. into it Oct. 24, 2023 The Woman in Me is out today, but her music already serves as a record of her story. the woman in me Oct. 24, 2023 From a “six or seven girl” rebound to an AAVE moment with Ginuwine, here’s what Britney has to say about her terrible ex.
Britney Spears Told Us Who She Was Before Her Memoir

Oct 24, 2023 | vulture.com | Sam Sanders

Looking back, Britney Spears’s Lucky from 2000 sounds like a premonition: A young star who looks like she’s living a dream but is deeply lonely and lost. “Those sorts of messages have been scattered throughout Britney’s discography forever,” explains music critic Maura Johnston. From …Baby One More Timeto Everytime, there’s an emotionalism at the core of her music that still resonates with people decades later.
If Hollywood Hates Long Movies, Why Does It Keep Making Them?

Oct 17, 2023 | vulture.com | Sam Sanders

Yes, long movies have often been associated with prestige. But over the last few decades, movies in general have been skewing longer. The top movie in 1992 was Batman Returns,clocking in at two hours and six minutes. That length seems almost economical compared with 2019’s Avengers: Endgame,which was more than three hours long. “When I talk to the businesspeople at Hollywood studios, they all say that they don’t like long movies,” says Vanity Fair’sNatalie Jarvey.
What Will It Take for Celebrities to Throw Out the Legacy PR Playbook?

Oct 10, 2023 | msn.com | Sam Sanders