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Weekly Wrap: "Look Over There."
We gon' be alright with Sam and these two guests this week: Morning Edition and Up First host Steve Inskeep and CNN Politics Senior Writer Juana Summers. The real Puerto Rico death toll, insulin pric…
Published on 7 years, 6 months ago
Free Speech vs. Hate Speech
Roseanne's tweet. NFL players kneeling. The President blocking people on Twitter. These stories are all about the same thing: what is free speech? Who gets to decide? And what happens when one person…
Published on 7 years, 6 months ago
Live in Chicago with Samantha Irby
Here's a break from the news: Comedian and author Samantha Irby joins Sam live on stage at Chicago's Old Town School of Folk Music in partnership with WBEZ. Her recently re-published book is called "…
Published on 7 years, 7 months ago
Comedian and "Opposition" Host Jordan Klepper
The comedian talks to Sam about running his own show, lampooing fringe news, and why the nicest parts of him are from Kalamazoo, Michigan. Email samsanders@npr.org or tweet @NPRItsBeenAMin with feels…
Published on 7 years, 7 months ago
Weekly Wrap: "On Bended Knee."
Sam is struck by two guests this week: Los Angeles Times reporter Laura Nelson, and senior writer at ESPN's "The Undefeated," Clinton Yates. They cover new NFL rules, Ramadan, North Korea, and lynx. …
Published on 7 years, 7 months ago
BØRNS: Glam, Sunshine, and 'Electric Love'
Sam talks to singer Garrett Clark Borns in his Los Angeles studio on going from small town Michigan to playing at Coachella - TWICE. BØRNS' new album, Blue Madonna, is out now. Email samsanders@npr.o…
Published on 7 years, 7 months ago
Weekly Wrap: "Just Say It."
Sam's right over here with NPR reporters Vanessa Romo and Brakkton Booker wrapping up the week in news: one year into the Mueller investigation, the royal wedding, and upcoming Supreme Court decision…
Published on 7 years, 7 months ago
How Ruth Bader Ginsburg Became 'Notorious RBG'
In 'RBG,' filmmakers Julie Cohen and Betsy West chronicle the legacy of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. NPR's legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg joins the conversation with Sam, Be…
Published on 7 years, 7 months ago
Weekly Wrap: "Where's My Money?"
Sam's voice takes you there this week, with NPR Editor Arezou Rezvani and Los Angeles Times national correspondent Matt Pearce. Plus, the Iran Nuclear Deal, wage stagnation, and 'This Is America.' Em…
Published on 7 years, 7 months ago
Jimmy O. Yang on 'Silicon Valley' and 'How To American'
The comedian and actor talks to Sam about his immigrant experience and making it in Hollywood, which he writes about in a new book, "How To American: An Immigrant's Guide To Disappointing Your Parent…
Published on 7 years, 7 months ago