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(Almost) One Year Later With Sam Sanders of NPR's 'It's Been A Minute'

Sanders discusses his move to NPR West, the transition to creating and hosting It's Been a Minute, and what he hopes to accomplish with the program.
The NPR West team dressed in Sam's "uniform" in honor of his first day.

It's Been a Minute is nearing its first anniversary. NPR Extra caught up with NPR journalist and podcast host Sam Sanders about his move to NPR West in Culver City, California, transition from NPR's Washington Desk, and what he hopes to accomplish before IBAM turns one year old.

Earlier this month, you announced that you were relocating to NPR West in California. You just made the move a few weeks ago. What drew you to the West Coast?

So many things! I lived in LA once before, after a transfer to NPR West when I was a producer at NPR. I first lived here for two and a half years, before heading back to DC to cover the 2016 election.

When I got to LA that first time, in

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