It's Been a Minute with Sam Sanders

Each week, Sam Sanders interviews people in the culture who deserve your attention. Plus weekly wraps of the news with other journalists. Join Sam as he makes sense of the world through conversation.

Hasan Piker: a "himbo gateway drug" to the left?

Not to be dramatic, but would you die for Hasan Piker?For some of you, Hasan Piker needs no introduction....

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Would you marry someone for their health insurance?

Many people feel that finding a lifelong partner can require a good bit of luck...but can the same be...

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How do you find a good restaurant these days?

What are you looking for when you're picking a place to eat? And how do you find it? Michelin stars...

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How to ruin your life in 60secs or less

Whether it's the Coldplay kiss cam or screenshots of dating profiles, it feels like any one of our private...

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Is Christianity cool again?

For the first time, multiple Christian musicians are charting on the Billboard Hot 100 at the same time...

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In search of a safe place to cry...

What comes to mind when you think of third spaces? A place to be in community that's not a bar or a...

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Congress has voted to eliminate government funding for public media

Act now to ensure public media remains free and accessible to all. Your donation will help this essential...

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The thin line of good vs. bad plastic surgery

What's the difference between "good" work and "bad" work? And how do we talk about the rise in plastic...

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It's hard to read. Here's why.

Data from Gallup and the Bureau of Labor Statistics show that Americans are reading fewer books and...

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The price you pay for being smart.

Anti-intellectualism is on the rise. And by "anti-intellectualism" we mean the backlash to scholars...

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Gen Z is afraid of sex. And for good reason.

Gen Z is having less sex than previous generations. But why? Well, let's be real. There are a lot of...

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Zohran Mamdani & the politics of "good" vs. "bad" Muslims

Before, during, and after Zohran Mamdani became the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City, Republicans...

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Sex, drugs, and...gender panic!

What do Trump, JK Rowling, and some feminists have in common? Based on history, more thank you might...

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Think the Medicaid cuts don't affect you? Think again.

Republicans have passed President Trump's One Big, Beautiful bill, but is it built on bad faith stereotypes?...

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Our love lives have gone full Love Island.

This season of Love Island USA has the timeline on fire...but maybe not for the reasons y'all hoped....

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How Brazilians have safe abortions (regardless of the law)

In our 'Your Body, Whose Choice' series, we've focused a lot on the present and the future of reproductive...

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Zohran Mamdani's primary win and the Democrats' Tea Party moment

New York State Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani pulled off an astonishing upset this week. In the New York...

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Why are people freaking out about the birth rate?

There's one little statistic that seems to have gained a lot of attention recently: the birth rate....

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Is this a medical marvel or horror movie? You tell me.

Adriana Smith's pregnancy became an ethical and legal quandary. After being declared brain dead, a Georgia...

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Welcome to midlife, Millennials. Are you in crisis?

Many Millennials are either already in their 40's, or they're staring them down. Are they having a midlife...

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Sexy & Spiteful: the best books to read this summer

It's summer! Which means Brittany is going to be... 1) outside, 2) chilling, and 3) reading. So it's...

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Don't let them politicize your menstrual cycle. Period.

In a country where birth control access is in jeopardy and women's medical needs have been historically...

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L.A. was first. Now it's your move, America.

Protests have spread across the country after dozens of workers were swept up in an ICE raid in Los...

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Want to date a rich man? It might be harder than you think.

You may have heard that super viral song on TikTok called "Looking for a man in finance," and yeah,...

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