The Sam Sanders Show

The Sam Sanders Show

Hosted by Sam Sanders · KCRW & Sam Sanders

4.8from 1,193 ratings

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73Podcast AuthorityScore out of 100 · How it is scored
172
Episodes
100
Transcribed
1,193
Ratings
Weekly
Cadence
2024
First episode
307M
YouTube views

About The Sam Sanders Show

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.

Publisher
KCRW & Sam Sanders
Category
arts · society & culture · tv & film
Language
en
Explicit
No
First episode
27 Sept 2024
Latest episode
6 Nov 2026
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Latest episodes

100 of 172 episodes have a transcript.

  1. 6 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Can the Brits Do ‘SNL’ Better Than Americans?

  2. 3 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Did We Just See The Best Movie Of 2026?

  3. 30 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Bianca Del Rio: Life Advice From a Drag Icon

Inside a recent episode

Can the Brits Do ‘SNL’ Better Than Americans?

Published 6 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] I want to get to another theory about why it seems SNL UK is popping so hard while SNL US is having folks like Shane Gillis on and then having hosts come after to make fun of Shane Gillis, I digress, another conversation. Is part of what's going on here a British comedy scene, period, that is less afraid of the powers that be? […]

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Who has been a guest on The Sam Sanders Show

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

  • Caroline Darya Framke
  • Kyle Buchanan
  • Bianca Del Rio
  • Liz Plank
  • Heather McMahan

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views
307,120,171
Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Apple Podcasts (US)
4.8 / 5
756 ratings
Spotify
4.9 / 5
437 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 73 / 100

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Quality
73
Social presence
0
YouTube
93
Engagement
91

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