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The Bakari Sellers Podcast

Podcasting and Country Music’s Race Problem With Sam Sanders

The Bakari Sellers Podcast

The Ringer

Politics, News

4.8966 Ratings

🗓️ 7 August 2023

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Bakari Sellers is joined by podcaster and journalist Sam Sanders to discuss his journey from growing up with a stutter to hosting national radio shows (4:45), and whether or not there are too many podcasts out there (17:56). Plus, a discussion of country music’s race problem, inspired by a recent episode of his podcast ‘Into It’ (22:17). Host: Bakari Sellers Guest: Sam Sanders Producer: Donnie Beacham Jr. Executive Producer: Jarrod Loadholt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

I won't tell you that it's gonna be okay.

0:07.0

I won't tell you that it's going to be okay.

0:15.0

And welcome to another episode of a car sales podcast.

0:17.0

Today we have somebody who's brilliant.

0:19.0

His voice is amazing.

0:21.0

He not only has a voice that is amazing he does not have a face for

0:24.9

radio is what I'm trying to tell he's a handsome man as well there you go none

0:28.2

other than Sam Sanders how are you feeling today I'm good thank you for having me

0:31.7

excuse any bits of yogurt and granola in my teeth, but it's good to be here. I just finished breakfast.

0:40.0

For your West Coast, West Coast. I'm actually in Hilton Head, South Carolina today for a trial lawyers

0:46.1

convention, so look at that and the sun is not out, but hopefully...

0:49.7

Are trial lawyers conventions super boring or like a total turn up because I could see both

0:55.3

Oh it's it's remarkably a turn up in fact my wife gives me hell about it all the time

1:01.3

which I bring her to them but she's like all y'all do is

1:04.2

party and drink all night long and that is true because during the morning we

1:09.0

actually go to class but about 12 o'clock it's it turn up. Listen, two industries that always will party,

1:15.7

journalists and lawyers, always.

1:18.2

I'm surprised you're not in Birmingham.

1:21.0

You know, I, so my mother is actually from Birmingham and I'm actually going back to Alabama next week because my aunt Betty my mother's sister she just retired after living for years in Delaware and she moved back home to Alabama.

1:35.0

So I'm actually going to Alabama next week to help her like unpack all of her boxes.

1:39.0

I like getting back over there.

1:41.0

There are two points about this story. The first is that every black person I know has an Aunt Betty.

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