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Is 2026 the Year Everything Started to Look Too Perfect?
Jun 19, 2026
44m 36s
The Real Reason American Men are Struggling
Jun 16, 2026
30m 33s
Leslie Jones Says Comedy Needs Gatekeepers Again
Jun 12, 2026
54m 40s
Why So Many People Are Falling In Love With AI Chatbots
Jun 9, 2026
27m 47s
Audie Cornish & Ari Shapiro On Ambition, Purpose, Poetry
Jun 5, 2026
54m 00s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/19/26 |  Is 2026 the Year Everything Started to Look Too Perfect? | EVENT ALERT! Join us LIVE on June 28 at Dynasty Typewriter in LA. Get tickets here. At the halfway point of 2026, Sam is joined by Traci Thomas (The Stacks) and Christiana Mbakwe Medina (Pop Syllabus) to ask what this year in pop culture is really becoming. Their answer moves from the rise of “The Sculpt” and the pressure to optimize everything about ourselves, to the bigger feeling that so much of culture now looks filtered, flattened, and strangely unreal. They also get into the dominance of big name celebrities, the absence of exciting new stars, AI anxiety, and why live sports and theater might be the thing we’re all craving most. Plus, predictions for the rest of 2026. Sign up for Sam’s Newsletter to get behind the scenes stuff from every interview each week. The Sam Sanders Show is a production of KCRW and Sam Sanders Productions. | 44m 36s | ||||||
| 6/16/26 |  The Real Reason American Men are Struggling | Today we’re sharing an episode of Apple News In Conversation, guest hosted by Sam. The headlines say that American men are in crisis. But what does that actually mean — and what does it look like up close? Journalist Jordan Ritter Conn spent five years inside the lives of four different men to find out. His new book, American Men, explores the gap between masculine ideals and the reality of men’s lived experience. Sam sat down with Ritter Conn to talk about what those four lives reveal about masculinity, inadequacy, and what the national conversation about men keeps getting wrong. Sign up for Sam’s Newsletter to get behind the scenes stuff from every interview each week. The Sam Sanders Show is a production of KCRW and Sam Sanders Productions. | 30m 33s | ||||||
| 6/12/26 |  Leslie Jones Says Comedy Needs Gatekeepers Again✨ | comedygatekeepers+5 | Leslie Jones | Saturday Night LiveKCRW+3 | — | Leslie Jonescomedy+6 | — | 54m 40s | |
| 6/9/26 |  Why So Many People Are Falling In Love With AI Chatbots✨ | AI chatbotsrelationships+3 | Anna Wiener | KindroidTolan+4 | — | AI chatbotsrelationships+5 | — | 27m 47s | |
| 6/5/26 |  Audie Cornish & Ari Shapiro On Ambition, Purpose, Poetry✨ | ambitionpurpose+3 | Audie CornishAri Shapiro | CNNEngagement Party+4 | LA | Blue Dot Feverconcert tours+6 | — | 54m 00s | |
| 6/2/26 |  Are They a Star, Celebrity or Famous Person? (From Pop Syllabus)✨ | celebrity culturepop culture+3 | Christiana Mbakwe Medina | KCRWSam Sanders Productions | — | celebrityfame+5 | — | 1h 12m 40s | |
| 5/29/26 |  Margaret Cho Is Still Hopeful About Comedy✨ | comedyAsian American representation+4 | Margaret Cho | KCRWSam Sanders Productions+2 | — | Margaret Chocomedy+6 | — | 54m 07s | |
| 5/26/26 |  Jacob Collier Can Make Anyone Sing✨ | musiccollaboration+3 | Jacob Collier | Switched On Pop | — | Jacob CollierSwitched On Pop+3 | — | 53m 54s | |
| 5/22/26 |  The Kardashians Are American Icons (Whether You Like It or Not)✨ | Kardashiansmedia empire+3 | MJ Corey | KCRWThe Sam Sanders Show+1 | — | KardashiansMJ Corey+3 | — | 38m 39s | |
| 5/19/26 |  The Movies You Should Be Watching This Summer (From Prestige Junkie)✨ | moviessummer box office+3 | Katey Rich | KCRWSam Sanders Productions+5 | — | summer moviesfilm recommendations+3 | — | 31m 18s | |
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| 5/15/26 |  Will You Be Jimmy O. Yang’s Friend?✨ | comedyfriendship+3 | Jimmy O. Yang | KCRWSam Sanders Productions+1 | — | Jimmy O. Yangcomedy+3 | — | 53m 55s | |
| 5/12/26 |  Did Whitney Houston Sing Out Of Tune? w/ Wyclef Jean✨ | musichip-hop+3 | Wyclef Jean | KCRWBroken Record+6 | — | Wyclef JeanWhitney Houston+5 | — | 47m 54s | |
| 5/8/26 |  Trixie Mattel Wants Us To Slow Down✨ | burnoutself-care+3 | Trixie Mattel | cosmetics lineKCRW+3 | — | Trixie Mattelburnout+5 | — | 48m 04s | |
| 5/5/26 |  Is Mariah Carey the Greatest American Songwriter?✨ | songwritingmusic history+3 | Danyel Smith | The New York TimesKCRW+1 | — | Mariah Careysongwriting+3 | — | 27m 59s | |
| 5/1/26 |  Did the ‘90s Kill Feminism?✨ | feminism1990s culture+3 | Sophie Gilbert | KCRWGirl on Girl: How Pop Culture Turned a Generation of Women Against Themselves | — | feminism1990s+5 | — | 33m 23s | |
| 4/28/26 |  Is the Met Gala Still Relevant?✨ | Met Galafashion+3 | Amy Odell | KCRWBack Row | — | Met Galafashion+5 | — | 32m 34s | |
| 4/24/26 |  Is Monoculture Back!? A Pop Culture Check-In w/ ‘Lemme Say This’✨ | pop culturemonoculture+3 | Hunter HarrisPeyton Dix | Heated Rivalry | — | pop culturemonoculture+3 | — | 50m 12s | |
| 4/21/26 |  Was Justin Bieber’s Coachella Set Lazy… or Genius?✨ | Coachellamusic performance+3 | Vinson Cunnighman | The New YorkerKCRW+1 | — | Justin BieberCoachella+5 | — | 22m 57s | |
| 4/17/26 |  Why Do We Still Love the ‘90s?✨ | nostalgia1990s pop culture+3 | Rob Anderson | Boy Meets WorldBaywatch+2 | — | 1990snostalgia+6 | — | 44m 53s | |
| 4/14/26 |  Is Kanye Forgiven?✨ | celebritycomeback+4 | Lucas Shaw | BloombergKCRW+1 | — | Kanye WestYe+5 | — | 25m 24s | |
| 4/10/26 |  Aparna Nancherla: Should We All Ditch the Internet?✨ | comedyinternet culture+3 | Aparna Nancherla | KCRWSam Sanders Productions+1 | — | Aparna Nancherlacomedy+4 | — | 36m 52s | |
| 4/7/26 |  Want to Cancel ‘The Drama’? You’re Missing the Point✨ | film criticismmovie discourse+3 | Amy Nicholson | Los Angeles TimesKCRW+3 | — | The DramaZendaya+6 | — | 37m 50s | |
| 4/3/26 |  What Are The Best Rom-Coms Ever?✨ | romantic comedyfilm analysis+3 | Liz PlankRyan Mitchell | Boy ProblemsHigh Key | — | rom-comsfilm genres+3 | — | 39m 32s | |
| 3/31/26 |  Can Robyn Teach Us To Love Again (and again and again)? w/ Jia Tolentino | Swedish pop star Robyn has just released a new album, after almost eight years since her last one. ‘Sexistential’ mixes themes of motherhood and maturity with classic club beats. Sam breaks it all down with Jia Tolentino, staff writer at ‘The New Yorker,’ who recently profiled Robyn for the magazine. She explains what the new songs say about heartbreak, sexuality and the uncertainty of our modern times. Plus, they dive into Robyn’s origin story and how she’s managed to stay relevant after three decades in the music business. Sign up for Sam’s Newsletter to get behind the scenes stuff from every interview each week. The Sam Sanders Show is a production of KCRW and Sam Sanders Productions. | 25m 22s | ||||||
| 3/27/26 |  How Did Wordle Become a Pop Culture Icon? | A great piece of pop culture often includes cheating scandals, obsessed fans and some serious competition. We’re not talking about 'The Real Housewives'… But the NYT Games app! Everdeen Mason leads the Games Team at 'The New York Times.' She tells Sam about what goes into making Wordle, Connections, The Crossword and so much more. She also breaks down the challenge of keeping millions of players satisfied. Plus, Everdeen shares what she really thinks about cheating at Wordle. Sign up for Sam’s Newsletter to get behind the scenes stuff from every interview each week. The Sam Sanders Show is a production of KCRW and Sam Sanders Productions. | 51m 10s | ||||||
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3 placements across 3 markets.
Chart Positions
3 placements across 3 markets.