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It's Been a Minute with Sam Sanders

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Tracks

2021 in music with 'Switched on Pop'
Actor/Director John Carroll Lynch
ACT UP: A History Of AIDS/HIV Activism
Adam Serwer On White Nationalism's American Roots
After Defunding The Police; Plus, Michelle Buteau On 'The Circle'
After Trump, What's Next For Fox News?
A History Of Anti-Asian Racism, Plus 'Married At First Sight'
All About That Base: Trump And Biden Voters In 2020
Aminatou Sow, Ann Friedman And Their 'Big Friendship'
Another Wrench In The (Voting) Works, Plus Robin Thede On 'A Black Lady Sketch Show'
A Post-Thanksgiving Treat: Our Favorite Comedians
A Thanksgiving Special
Author Daniel Alarcón On His New Book And The Immigrant Experience
Author Jennifer Weiner On 'Mrs. Everything' & Plus-Size Representation In Books
Author Torrey Peters On Seeing Through A Trans Lens
A Weird Awards Season, Plus "Anything for Selena"
'Bachelor' Producer Elan Gale Thinks 'You're Not That Great'
Biden's Coronavirus Response, Plus Comedian Matt Rogers
Bill Nye On Fame, Family, and How He Became The 'Science Guy'
'Black Panther' with Glen Weldon and Evan Narcisse
Bonus Episode: Padma Lakshmi on 'Asian Enough'
Bonus Episode: 'Truth Be Told'
Bowen Yang on 'SNL,' Diversity, and Culture
Bowen Yang's Rules of Culture
Can't Let It Go
Carrie Brownstein On The 'Portlandia' Final Season
Cathy Park Hong's Asian American Reckoning
Charlottesville and White People
Chelsea Handler On White Privilege
China's Influence Over Hollywood
Claudia Rankine On The Uneasy Conversations Between 'Just Us'
Code Switch: What's In A 'Karen'?
Comedian Guy Branum Wants To Change the Boys Club of Comedy
Comedian Iliza Shlesinger on 'Girl Logic'
Coming Out
Congressman Beto O'Rourke
Coronavirus And Teachers
Coronavirus Questions Answered, Plus A Chat About 'Indian Matchmaking'
Coronavirus: The Great Equalizer — Or Maybe Not
Culture Wars Then and Now; Plus, The Creators of 'Hacks'
D'Arcy Carden From 'The Good Place'
Desus And Mero On Politics, Fame And Life In The Pandemic
Did That Really Happen This Year?
D.L. Hughley On 'How Not To Get Shot'
Election Night(mare): Bush v. Gore and Why It Matters in 2020
Encore: A Thanksgiving Special
Encore: Drag Culture's Moment - From 'RuPaul's Drag Race' to Shangela
Encore Interview: Jimmy O. Yang From 'Silicon Valley'
Encore: Saeed Jones On 'How We Fight For Our Lives' — And How He Fought For His
"Everything's Fine" With Sarah Cooper
Facebook, Fake News, and Democracy
Friday Wrap: "Likes Don't Matter."
Friday Wrap: "Sir And Rumi."
From 'Black-ish,' Jenifer Lewis: 'The Mother of Black Hollywood'
Georgia's Senate Runoffs, Plus W. Kamau Bell and Hari Kondabolu Talk Politics
Getting Gamers To The Polls, Plus The Pandemic Economy
'Go Back to Where You Came From: And Other Helpful Recommendations' from Wajahat Ali
Gun Violence Never Went Away, Plus The Overlooked Talent Of Asian Actors
'Handmaid's Tale' Director Kari Skogland
Hanif Abdurraqib's Rabbit Holes into Great Black Performance
Hasan Minhaj On Faith And Seeking Answers
Heartbreak Led Broad City's Abbi Jacobson On A Cross-Country Road Trip
"Hey, y'all"
Homeschooling In The Age Of The Coronavirus
Hot Book Summer
Housing Boom For Whom? Plus, 'Ziwe' Premieres
How Bill Nye Became the 'Science Guy'
How Much Have Facebook And Twitter Changed Since 2016?
How to make and sustain Latinx TV
How to make working from home better
How To Start Your 2020 Right: Advice From NPR's 'Life Kit'
How To Take Care Of Yourself This Election Season
'I Can't Wait To Hate Tour Again': Phoebe Bridgers On Her Breakout Year
'I May Destroy You' Star Michaela Coel
Immigration Under Biden, Plus Preet Bharara 'Doing Justice'
India And The Unequal Distribution Of Vaccines; Plus, 'Invisibilia' Returns
'Insecure' Showrunner Prentice Penny
Inside 'The Onion'
Interview: Actress Regina King On Having Difficult Conversations About Race
Interview: Audie Cornish on 'She's Funny'
Interview: Broadway Playwright Jeremy O. Harris On 'Slave Play'
Interview: Chicano Batman On 'Invisible People' And LA Vibes
Interview: Daniel Mallory Ortberg on 'Something That May Shock and Discredit You'
Interview: Ike Barinholtz Tackles Thanksgiving Politics In 'The Oath'
Interview: 'Insecure' Actress Natasha Rothwell
Interview: Jad Abumrad On 'Dolly Parton's America'
Interview: Jonathan Van Ness on Quarantine Life and His New Children's Book
Interview: Liz Plank On 'For The Love Of Men'
Interview: #MeToo Hits Elite Sports
Interview: Pamela Adlon on 'Better Things'
Interview: Phoebe Robinson of '2 Dope Queens'
Interview: Prince's Iconic Moments
Interview: Sopan Deb on 'Missed Translations' and Found Connections
Interview: 'The Sentence' Documents Toll of Mandatory Sentencing Laws On A Family
Interview: What Makes a Hit Pop Song
Interview: Writer Lyz Lenz On 'God Land', Faith And Politics In The Midwest
Interview: Yvonne Orji on 'Insecure'
Is Biden The Next FDR? or LBJ?
Is 'Diversity And Inclusion' Far From Its Roots? And What's An NFT?
It's all politics at the Winter Olympics, plus 'This Is Dating'
It's A Women's Recession
It's Been A Minute Presents: Code Switch
It's still Trump's GOP
'Jackass' star Johnny Knoxville has nothing left to prove
James McBride On Hope, Community And 'A Place Of Miracles'
James McBride on Race, Religion and Why He's Hopeful
Jennifer Palmieri On 2016 And Lessons For The First 'Madam President'
Jimmy O. Yang on 'Silicon Valley' and 'How To American'
Joel Kim Booster On Religion, Identity, and Coming Out
John Cho And Aneesh Chaganty On 'Searching'
Journalist Ann Curry On Dramatic Reunions, #MeToo, and 'Today'
Kink, Cops And Corporations At Pride? Plus, Natalie Morales On 'Plan B'
Labor Market Mysteries; Plus, Signs Of Life
Lakeith Stanfield from 'Get Out' and 'Atlanta'
Larry Wilmore's Return to Late Night
Lena Waithe from 'Master Of None'
Lessons About Racism from 'Cops' and 'Gone With The Wind'
Lessons from 9/11 for Today's Extremism; Plus 'Crazy Stories About Racism'
'Let's Talk About Hard Things' With Help From Anna Sale
Life in the Time of Coronavirus
Looking back at Whitney Houston's 1991 national anthem
Louder Than A Riot: 'The Badder, The Better: Bobby Shmurda (Pt 1)'
Love And Coronavirus
'Love and Marriage in Mumbai'
Malcolm Gladwell And 'Talking To Strangers'
Maya Erskine Takes The Lead In 'Plus One' And 'PEN15'
Meg Wolitzer on "The Female Persuasion"
#MeToo in Politics: Then and Now
Mj Rodriguez On 'Pose' And Perseverance
Momofuku Chef David Chang's 'Ugly Delicious' Food
Money and Coronavirus; Samantha Irby On Judge Mathis
Movie Industry Adapts, Plus LeVar Burton Reads
New Yorker Editor Kevin Young on 'Hoaxes, Post-Facts, and Fake News'
Nicole Byer on How to Love Yourself
Not Just Another Protest
Obama's Historic 'Race Speech' -12 Years Later
Octavia Butler: Visionary Fiction‬
Ok. I guess we'll talk about the metaverse.
Our Pandemic Year
Pandemic Childcare; Plus Mukbang Meets True Crime
Patti Harrison Takes The Lead In 'Together Together'
Paying The Price Of Coronavirus
Pod Fatigue: How Coronavirus Lockdown Has Tested Friendships
Poet Claudia Rankine And 'Just Us'
Pop Culture Happy Hour: F9 Is Somehow Faster And Furious-er
Pop Culture Happy Hour: L'Amour For 'Lupin'
'Pose' Star Billy Porter: 'Love Always Wins'
Presenting 'Fresh Air': Aaron Sorkin on 'The Trial of the Chicago 7'
Presenting 'Fresh Air': Actor John Boyega On Hollywood, Police And 'Star Wars'
Presenting 'Fresh Air': Angela Bassett On Drama, Music And 'Soul'
Presenting Life Kit: How To Have Better Conversations
Presenting 'Pop Culture Happy Hour': is 'Ghostbusters: Afterlife' stuck in nostalgia?
Presenting 'Rough Translation': Dream Boy And The Poison Fans
Presenting 'Snap Judgment': Money Truck
Protests, Yesterday And Today
'Radio Ambulante' Host Daniel Alarcón On The Immigrant Experience
Reckoning With Race in Journalism
Regina King on Race, Policing and HBO's 'Watchmen'
Remembering André Leon Talley
Revisiting the January 6 insurrection, one year later
Riley Keough On 'Zola' And Finding Empathy For Anti-Heroes
Roy Wood Jr. on Comedy, Criminal Justice, and Chicken Sandwiches
Sam says goodbye
Sanctions 101
'SNL' Alum Sasheer Zamata
Sohla El-Waylly on Race, Food and 'Bon Appétit'
'Space Jam 2' Star Sonequa Martin-Green
Special Episode: A Social Distancing Survival Guide
Summer Pop Culture Recs, Plus A Visit With Kirk Franklin
Supreme Court Misconceptions
Supreme Court Protects Rights For DACA And LGBTQ Workers
Taking Stock of Trump, One Year Since His Election
Taran Killam On His New Film, Leaving SNL, And That Time Trump Hosted
The Best — And Worst — Of Christmas Culture
The Best Things That Happened to You
'The Bold Type': Aisha Dee and Amanda Lasher
The Capitol, Mobbed
The Dangers of White Supremacy, Plus Demi Adejuyigbe Brings Joy
The demand for salary transparency, plus a new fresh prince of 'Bel-Air'
The Fight To Transform Criminal Justice
The financial aid conspiracy; plus, 'For Colored Nerds'
The Future Of Fashion
The Good, Bad And Ugly Of The Pandemic Housing Market, Plus TikTok Under Fire
The holiday movie machine
The Human Cost of Family Separation
The Internet Culture Of Quarantine, Plus Selena's Legacy
The Lasting Power Of Whitney Houston's National Anthem
The legacy of ACT UP and its fight to end AIDS
The Life And Legacy Of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' Star Rachel Brosnahan
The "Must-See TV" Of Black Trauma, Plus Ashley Nicole Black On Making Black Joy
The (Not So?) Wonderful World of Disney
The Political 'Circus' of 2018
The Real Justices Of SCOTUS
The Rise of Netflix
The Show Must Go On
The 'Thin Blue Line' In Minnesota, Plus 'Tell Them, I Am'
The trouble with defining antisemitism
The Union Fight At Amazon, Plus 'Your Korean Dad'
'The View' is cultural (and political) canon
The Warped Reality of Eric André's 'Bad Trip'
The Weight On Black Women In Sports; Plus, 'We Are Lady Parts'
The Year in Celebrity Culture with 'Who? Weekly'
'They've Dismissed Us': How Latino Voter Outreach Still Falls Short
'This Is Us' Star Chrissy Metz
Throughline: James Baldwin's Fire
Tiffany Haddish Stays Busy: 'I Want to See Our Stories'
Tim Robbins on HBO's 'Here and Now'
Tracee Ellis Ross Is Thriving, Not Surviving
Trayvon, ten years later
'Trials of the Free Press'
Trump's America And Why 'The Cruelty Is The Point'
Trump's Bad Business Comes Back To Bite
Trump v Nixon on Race: Why 2020 Isn't Quite 1968
TV, Movies And Coronavirus
Uzo Aduba from 'Orange is the New Black'
Viola Davis On 'Widows'; Race And Power in Hollywood
Voting In Texas, Plus John Paul Brammer Gives Advice
Voting Rights Under Threat, Plus Do We Still Need Sports?
Was 2021 labor's year? Plus, 'Like a Virgin'
Weekly Wrap: Afghanistan Withdrawal, Coronavirus Fears
Weekly Wrap: A Jobs Crisis, And It's No One's Fault
Weekly Wrap: "All Of Us."
Weekly Wrap: "All Over Again."
Weekly Wrap: A Look Back At 2019 In Democracy, Protests And Business
Weekly Wrap: "Back At It."
Weekly Wrap: Back To Capitol Hill
Weekly Wrap: "Because Of You."
Weekly Wrap: "Been Here Before."
Weekly Wrap: Big Tech Gonna Big Tech, Congrats To 'Those Men' On Oscar Nods
Weekly Wrap: California Fires, Drunk Raccoons, Beto Running
Weekly Wrap: "Check The Tape."
Weekly Wrap: Climate Change, LeBron James, Squirrels
Weekly Wrap: Climate Talks, PrEP Access, Women's Rage
Weekly Wrap: Coronavirus and Racism, Australia Fires, Kobe Bryant's Legacy
Weekly Wrap: Coronavirus and the Markets; 'Love Is Blind' is Final Boss Reality TV
Weekly Wrap: "Data. Data. Data."
Weekly Wrap: "Death And Taxes."
Weekly Wrap: "Did It Matter?"
Weekly Wrap: "Epic Eye Roll."
Weekly Wrap: Everything Is Canceled, Here Are Some Distractions
Weekly Wrap: "Everything. Is. Fine."
Weekly Wrap: Flint Water Crisis Continues, Hillary Clinton on Bernie Sanders
Weekly Wrap: "Forests And Trees."
Weekly Wrap: George H.W. Bush, Explaining Brexit And Kevin Hart's Oscars Whirlwind
Weekly Wrap: GM, Awaiting Asylum, Stock Market
Weekly Wrap: Harvey Weinstein Trial Begins, Iran Conflict, Plus Getting Off Twitter
Weekly Wrap: "He Is Perfect."
Weekly Wrap: "Hey, Big Spender."
Weekly Wrap: How Cities Are Responding To Homelessness, Plus All About Flu Season
Weekly Wrap: Impeachment, Kanye West, Plus Why The Internet Loves Jeff Goldblum
Weekly Wrap: "It Is Written."
Weekly Wrap: "It's All Connected."
Weekly Wrap: Jamal Khashoggi, Research Hoax, & Nebraska's New Slogan
Weekly Wrap: Kavanaugh, MeToo, Bert & Ernie
Weekly Wrap: "Keep It Coming."
Weekly Wrap LIVE: "Kids Will Lead."
Weekly Wrap: "Lying In Wait."
Weekly Wrap: "#MeToo and Moonves."
Weekly Wrap: "Not Functioning Legislatively"
Weekly Wrap: "No, You Can't."
Weekly Wrap: "On And On."
Weekly Wrap: "On The Edge."
Weekly Wrap: Oscars Still So White. So Is New Hampshire's Primary
Weekly Wrap: "Pay Them Off."
Weekly Wrap: "People Be Votin.'"
Weekly Wrap: "Pick A Side."
Weekly Wrap: "Politics Over Empathy."
Weekly Wrap: Processing Pittsburgh, Race And Politics, Cardi Vs. Nicki
Weekly Wrap: "Shoe's Gonna Drop."
Weekly Wrap: "Simmer Down, Now."
Weekly Wrap: Sports On Hold, And Your Productivity Too
Weekly Wrap: Supreme Court, Homecoming, & Gender Fire
Weekly Wrap: "Tell It All."
Weekly Wrap: The Coronavirus 'New Normal'
Weekly Wrap: "The Long Shadow."
Weekly Wrap: "They'll Be Fine."
Weekly Wrap: "This Feels Weird."
Weekly Wrap: "This Or That."
Weekly Wrap: "War of Worlds."
Weekly Wrap: "We Are Done."
Weekly Wrap: "Where Is Elton?"
Weekly Wrap: "Where's My Money?"
Weekly Wrap: "Who's In Charge?"
Weekly Wrap: Yes, The Census Is Still Happening
West Coast On Fire, Plus Comedian Sam Jay
We've Had Insurrections Before
What has Biden accomplished (or not) in 2021?
What's College Without A Campus? Plus Ziwe Makes Things Awkward
What's Next For Biden And Democrats?
What's Next For Social Media After Trump? Plus The Lie Of 'Laziness'
What's Next For Trump And Republicans?
What's The Strategy? Corporate Activism And Anti-Trans Bills
What's This Arizona Recount About? Plus, Summer Movie Picks
'Where We Come From': Priya And Ritu Krishna On Indian Cooking And Assimilation
White Supremacy And Its Online Reach
Whodunit at 'The Afterparty' plus the lie of 'Laziness'
Why 'Better Things' Pamela Adlon Is Everyone's Mother
Why Donald Trump is the Houdini of Bad Business
Why 'Friends' Remains So Successful — And So Divisive — Even In 2019
Why Workers Are Quitting; Plus The Comfort Of Horror Movies
Your Vaccine Questions, Answered
Zach Braff and Alex Blumberg on 'Alex, Inc.'
Zakiya Dalila Harris And 'The Other Black Girl'