During graduate school, Sanders developed an interest in radio journalism and interned at the
WBUR program
On Point. In 2015 he joined NPR's Election unit, where he covered the
Bernie Sanders 2016 presidential campaign and was one of the founding co-hosts of
The NPR Politics Podcast. Parent company
Vox Media canceled the show in October 2023. In August 2022, Sanders launched a podcast with
Sirius XM's Stitcher called
Vibe Check, focusing on "news and culture from a Black and queer perspective." The podcast is co-hosted by Sanders,
Zach Stafford, and
Saeed Jones. In October 2024, Sanders returned to public radio airwaves with
The Sam Sanders Show on NPR member station
KCRW in Los Angeles. Covering pop culture and "the things we obsess over in our free time,"
The Sam Sanders Show launched on air and on YouTube with guests
Joel Kim Booster and
Sasheer Zamata. == Personal life ==