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                    &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Models, designers, celebrities and Anna Wintour will soon gather for fashion&amp;rsquo;s biggest night: The Met Gala. But this year&amp;rsquo;s event has already spawned protests and boycotts.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Sam breaks it all down with fashion and culture journalist&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.backrow.net/about"&gt;Amy Odell,&lt;/a&gt; host of the &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.backrow.net/"&gt;'Back Row&lt;/a&gt;'&lt;/em&gt; podcast and newsletter. They look at how sponsors Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez could be overshadowing the gala&amp;rsquo;s purpose and ask if the event is more out-of-touch than ever before. Plus, Amy explains fashion's new 'gilded age.'&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Sign up for &lt;a href="https://www.kcrw.com/culture/shows/the-sam-sanders-show"&gt;Sam&amp;rsquo;s Newsletter&lt;/a&gt; to get behind the scenes stuff from every interview each week.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Sam Sanders Show&lt;/em&gt; is a production of KCRW and Sam Sanders Productions.&lt;/p&gt;
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The Sam Sanders Show

KCRW & Sam Sanders

Is the Met Gala Still Relevant?

APR 28, 202632 MIN
The Sam Sanders Show

Is the Met Gala Still Relevant?

APR 28, 202632 MIN

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<p dir="ltr">Models, designers, celebrities and Anna Wintour will soon gather for fashion&rsquo;s biggest night: The Met Gala. But this year&rsquo;s event has already spawned protests and boycotts.</p> <p dir="ltr">Sam breaks it all down with fashion and culture journalist&nbsp;<a href="https://www.backrow.net/about">Amy Odell,</a> host of the <em><a href="https://www.backrow.net/">'Back Row</a>'</em> podcast and newsletter. They look at how sponsors Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez could be overshadowing the gala&rsquo;s purpose and ask if the event is more out-of-touch than ever before. Plus, Amy explains fashion's new 'gilded age.'</p> <p dir="ltr">Sign up for <a href="https://www.kcrw.com/culture/shows/the-sam-sanders-show">Sam&rsquo;s Newsletter</a> to get behind the scenes stuff from every interview each week.</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>The Sam Sanders Show</em> is a production of KCRW and Sam Sanders Productions.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>