Shoulda Been a Sugar Baby? w/ Phoebe Robinson
The Sam Sanders Show
KCRW & Sam Sanders
4.9 • 709 Ratings
🗓️ 24 October 2025
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
We were all burned by the #GIRLBOSS era… just ask comedian Phoebe Robinson. Her latest standup special I Don’t Wanna Work Anymore gets into all the ways hustle culture made us all tired.
Phoebe and Sam break down the realities of the girlboss, trad wives and tired baddies everywhere. They also reflect on the legacy of her comedy podcast 2 Dope Queens, which she hosted with friend and fellow comedian Jessica Williams. Plus, Phoebe shares why it’s just too late for her to become a sugar baby.
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| 0:41.3 | Hey, y'all. |
| 0:41.6 | It's the Sam Sanders show from KCRW here with big questions and hot takes on the pop culture we love. |
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| 0:51.6 | This hour, a comedian I love, an elder millennial just like me, someone that feels |
| 0:56.9 | like I've been growing and aging right next to every time I consume her work. Yes, I said aging, |
| 1:03.4 | I will explain in a bit. Anywho, I am talking about comedian Phoebe Robinson. Phoebe's new YouTube |
| 1:09.4 | stand-up special is called I Don't |
| 1:11.3 | Want to Work anymore. It is full of the musings of an elder millennial who has given up |
| 1:16.7 | on girl bossing and empire building. And what an empire Phoebe has built over the last decade. |
| 1:23.7 | She co-hosted the hit comedy podcast Two Dope Queens for years. |
| 1:30.4 | That show led to its very own HBO special. |
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