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The Sam Sanders Show

It’s about the things we obsess over in our free time: TV and movies, music and celebrities, internet and memes, and the people who make it. No topic is too big or small. And nothing’s off limits. The Sam Sanders Show from KCRW: your weekly destination for all things fun.

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SAM SANDERS

Host & Executive Producer

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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TYLER GREENE

Showrunner

Tyler Greene is a veteran of the storytelling, podcast, and live entertainment worlds and now works as a freelance Showrunner and Creative Producer. In addition to The Sam Sanders Show, he is currently the Showrunner for Pushkin Industries' A Slight Change of Plans, which won the Podcast Academy’s Best Personal Growth Podcast and was named Apple Podcasts' Best Show of the Year in 2021. Tyler previously spent nearly a decade producing storytelling events with The Moth and live shows for WBEZ and NPR in Chicago, including live versions of popular podcasts like Code Switch, LeVar Burton Reads, On Being, and Wow in the World.

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BENNETT PURSER

Senior Producer

Bennett Purser previously worked on KCRW's award-winning program Press Play with Madeleine Brand, managing culture interviews with artists like Trombone Shorty, Lucinda Williams and Corrine Bailey Rae. His work at KCRW follows stints at APM's Marketplace producing daily segments for Kai Ryssdal, an internship with NPR West in Culver City and his hometown station Utah Public Radio.

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BEAU DELMORE

Video Lead

Beau Delmore is a content executive with 15 years of expertise in producing and developing video series across genres for linear and digital platforms. Serving in leadership roles for brands like Warner Bros, Red Bull, and Paramount, he developed and produced popular series including award-winning Fast Foodies (TruTV), Social Fabric (Red Bull TV), 101 Places To Party Before You Die (Max), and Hit The Floor (VH1). Most recently, he produced the digital comedy series Important Things of Great Importance for KCRW. A Bay Area native, Beau has a passion for film, sports, music, and comedy.