It's Been a Minute Creators & Guests

Sam Sanders is a journalist and audio presenter. Currently, he hosts the Vulture pop culture podcast "Into It" and the Stitcher podcast "Vibe Check." He also teaches Radio at the Columbia University School of Journalism.Previously, Sanders was the host of the NPR show "It's Been A Minute." He started his journalism career as a web producer for the Washington Post.Sanders received his B.A. in Music Composition and Political Science from the University of the Incarnate Word and his M.P.P. in Public Policy, Media, and Politics from Harvard Kennedy School.

Anna Sale is the creator and host of Death, Sex & Money and the podcast from WNYC Studios about, the things we think about a lot & need to talk about more.

Elise Hu is journalist. She is currently working as a reporter for NPR.Hu began journalism as an intern at WFAA-TV in Dallas between high school and college. She was a founding journalist at the Texas Tribune and a reporter for KVUE-TV and WYFF-TV in Texas. She joined NPR as an international correspondent and Seoul bureau chief for NPR.In addition to reporting for NPR, Hu is also a guest co-anchor on Tech News Today on TWIT, an adjunct instructor for Georgetown University, and an adviser and blogger for the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. She hosts a video series on NPR called "Elise Tries."Hu was born in St. Louis, Missouri. She received her B.A. in journalism from the University of Missouri.

B.A. Parker is a writer and audio producer. Currently, she is a co-host of the NPR show "Codeswitch."Previously, Parker was a producer at Vox Media, where she produced thier podcast "The Cut;" before that, she produced the WNYC podcast "Nancy;" and before that, she produced the podcast "Heavyweight" for Gimlet Media.Before becoming an audio producer, Parker was a film professor at Morgan State University and Stevenson University. She began her audio career with a production fellowship with the radio show "This American Life."Parker received her B.A. in Film and Television Writing from Morgan State University and her M.F.A. in FilmMaster from Columbia University.

Brittany Luse is a producer and co-hosts the Gimlet podcast 'The Nod' and also co-hosts 'For Colored Nerds', an independent podcast about race, news and pop culture. She hails from Farmington Hills, Michigan and is a very proud graduate of Howard University.Britanny has well-documented love-hate relationships with Kanye West, Washington, DC and most technology, but she has never met a Twilight Zone episode or Beyoncé performance she didn’t like.

Liam McBain is an associate producer on It's Been a Minute.

Torrey Peters is an author known for her debut novel Detransition, Baby.

Jill Gutowitz is a writer, director, author, and journalist.

Arionne Nettles is a pro storyteller. As a journalist and professor, she’s passionate about teaching the power of words, news literacy, and communication. She lives in her hometown of Chicago, Illinois — a city full of museums, galleries, and theaters that keep her creativity flowing.

Sheila Atim is a Ugandan-British actress, singer, composer, and playwright.

Greg Casar is a politician.

Rachel Handler is a culture writer, who writes about pop culture, film, TV, feminism, and lifestyle. Currently, she is Senior Editor at New York Magazine and Vulture.Previously, Handler was staff culture writer and podcast host at MTV News, editor at The Dissolve, and weekend editor at Vanity Fair. She was also the Managing Editor at the Chicago Sun-Times Splash.Handler's work has appeared in Grantland, Vulture, Cosmopolitan, and Rolling Stone.

Meredith Blake is an entertainment reporter for the Los Angeles Times.

Patricia Murphy is an enterprise reporter for KUOW currently reporting on justice and public health.

Aminatou Sow is a businesswoman, digital strategist, writer, podcast host, and co-founder of Tech LadyMafia.

Yvonne Orji is a Nigerian-American actress. She is known for her role as Molly in the HBO series Insecure.

Maitreyi Ramakrishnan is an actress.

Dan Pashman is the creator and host of WNYC's James Beard Award-nominated food Podcast The Sporkful. He is also the host of Cooking Channel's James Beard Award-nominated web series You're Eating It Wrong.

W. David Marx is a longtime writer on culture based in Tokyo and the author of Ametora: How Japan Saved American Style. His work has appeared in The New Yorker, Lapham's Quarterly, Popeye, The New Republic, and Vox.