Sam Sanders
Sam worked at Vermont Public Radio from October 1978 to September 2017 in various capacities – almost always involving audio engineering. He excels at sound engineering for live performances.
Sam has been an audio engineer for most of his professional life. From 1965 to 1978 he was the Supervising Audio Technician at the New York Public Library Record Archives at Lincoln Center.
He enjoys camping, hiking, canoeing, and contra dancing; and he loves to travel, especially to Peru and the Caribbean. Sam has served for many years as a volunteer in response to the AIDS epidemic.
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Last year, Chelsea Handler made a Netflix documentary called Hello, Privilege. It's Me, Chelsea, in which she explored white privilege. She asks how to be a better white person to people of color.
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People are watching much more TV during the pandemic. Minutes spent streaming, compared to this time last year, more than doubled. But the industry is still taking a huge financial beating.
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Weekends are supposed to be time off, but often they get filled up with errands. NPR's Life Kit podcast has some suggestions on how to relax when your weekend gets busy.
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A close look at Occupy Wall Street reveals a lasting legacy. Occupy lasted barely three months, and was messy and disorganized, but had a profound effect on the conversation in the Democratic Party.
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America's birthrate continues to decline, and young people are having less sex, amid career pressures and a confusing online dating scene. The declining fertility rate raises alarms for the economy. -
Many young people participate in the rental economy. They own less stuff than their parents' generation, and they rent or share a lot more. For some it's a choice; for others, a necessity. -
When she posed in 2017 with a mock-severed head of President Trump, comedian Kathy Griffin's career crumbled. She's out with a film: Kathy Griffin: A Hell of a Story, about life after the controversy.
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Broad City follows Abbi and Illana — two 20-something women finding their way but with a twist. The show has been critically acclaimed, celebrated and criticized for its brand of feminism.
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Insecure's season finale airs Sunday, and this season, Natasha Rothwell is a breakout star. She hopes the show is provoking future creators, especially people of color, to share their stories.
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Drake's latest No. 1 hit "In My Feelings" shot to the top of the charts thanks to a viral dance challenge that had little to do with the rapper himself.
