Sam Sanders

Podcast Host, Vibe Check and Into It

Sam Sanders is the host of Into It, the flagship culture podcast from Vulture which each week breaks down the culture and entertainment stories we can’t stop thinking about. Sanders is also a co-host of Vibe Check, a weekly podcast from Stitcher.

Sanders joined Vulture from NPR, where he was a correspondent and the host of the award-winning radio program and podcast, It’s Been a Minute with Sam Sanders. Prior to It’s Been a Minute, Sanders was a member of NPR’s election unit, where he covered the intersection of culture, pop culture, and politics in the 2016 election, and embedded with the Bernie Sanders campaign for several months. He was also one of the original co-hosts of NPR's Politics Podcast, which launched in 2015. Sanders joined NPR in 2009 as a Kroc Fellow and held many roles within the organization including as a field producer and breaking news reporter.

In 2022, Sanders was named “Best Podcast Host” by The Ambies, and received the NLGJA Excellence in Journalism Award for “Excellence in Radio,” the iHeart Award for “Best Overall Host (male),” and the Los Angeles Press Club National A&E Journalism award for “Best Anchor / Host” in the radio and podcasts category. Sanders was part of a team of journalists who won an NABJ Salute to Excellence Award for their reporting on children living below the poverty line. Sanders is a contributor to the WHYY program Fresh Air, and has written for outlets including the Washington Post, Columbia Journalism Review, and Politico Magazine.