Sam Sanders Joins New York Magazine to Develop and Host Vulture’s Flagship Culture Podcast

Audio journalist Sam Sanders will develop and host a flagship podcast for Vulture, New York Magazine’s culture and entertainment site, editor-in-chief David Haskell announced today. Sanders will bring Vulture’s wide-ranging culture coverage to audio, working with New York’s editorial director for audio Hanna Rosin and Vulture editor Neil Janowitz. Sanders begins his role in April, with the show launching later in the spring.

“Sam is simply the perfect person to develop and host a Vulture show,” says Haskell. “He built something extraordinary at NPR, a thrilling and curious and often moving show about culture, and I cannot wait to see what happens when his omnivorous, curious intellect joins up with the powerhouse culture editors at Vulture and New York.”

“Sam and Vulture are a match made in Heaven,” says Rosin. “Both know everything, know what they love, and are sure to bring out the best in the other.”

Sanders joins New York and the Vox Media Podcast Network from NPR, where he has hosted the podcast and radio show It’s Been a Minute for the last five years. Sanders joined NPR in 2009 as a Kroc Fellow, and in his 12 years there assumed a number of roles. Prior to hosting It’s Been a Minute, Sanders was a key 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 one of the original co-hosts of NPR’s Politics Podcast, and held roles at NPR member stations including WUNC in North Carolina, Oregon Public Broadcasting, and WBUR in Boston. Sanders was honored with this year’s iHeart Award for Best Overall Host (male) and the Los Angeles Press Club National A&E Journalism award for best anchor/host radio.

“I have been incredibly jealous of Vulture for years. They’re always writing the pieces I wish I’d thought of first, and covering the culture in ways that aren’t just new and fresh, but also game-changing and conversation-shifting,” says Sanders. “Getting the chance to showcase and work alongside the journalists I’ve been trying to keep up with for so long is more than just a dream come true; it’s a match made in heaven. And to be supported by such a storied institution as New York Magazine, and the truly ascendant Vox Media Podcast Network – what a dream! There’s really no way this isn’t going to be amazing. Excited is an understatement.”

The show will join Vox Media’s industry-leading audio network, the Vox Media Podcast Network, recently named Adweek’s “Hottest in Podcasts” for a third year in a row. Sanders joins a roster of top audio talent including Stay Tuned host Preet Bharara, Pivot co-hosts Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway, Today, Explained co-hosts Sean Rameswaram and Noel King, Criminal host Phoebe Judge, and more. This announcement comes on the heels of a year of growth at Vox Media Podcast Network, which acquired Criminal Productions and Cafe Studios, and struck partnerships with shows including The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway, Longform, Gastropod, and Waveform: The MKBHD Podcast. At New York Magazine, Sanders’ show will take its place among an audio lineup that includes investigative series podcast Cover Story: Power Trip, which hit no. 1 in December as Spotify’s top true crime podcast, as well as the award-winning Pivot podcast, the critically acclaimed Switched on Pop, Good One, and more.

About New York Magazine:

New York Magazine obsessively chronicles the ideas, people, and cultural events that are forever reshaping our world. Part of Vox Media since November 2019, the beloved and influential New York brands include the groundbreaking magazine New York, which is published biweekly in print, and six thriving verticals: Intelligencer, delivering national news and sharp commentary on politics, business, technology, and media; the Cut, covering style, self, culture, and power; Vulture, the premier site for culture news, criticism, and service; the Strategist, dedicated to shopping the internet smartly; Curbed, covering cities and city life; and Grub Street, home to food news and authoritative restaurant criticism.

About Vox Media Podcast Network:

Named by Adweek as 2021’s “Hottest in Podcasts,” Vox Media Podcast Network has over 150 active shows featuring industry-leading editorial voices and storytellers from Vox Media’s networks and beyond. From daily news and tech to culture and sports, and talk and interview shows to news and rich narrative storytelling, the Vox Media Podcast Network is one of the largest, fastest-growing, and most topically diverse collections of premium podcasts. Learn more about the Vox Media Podcast Network here.