<p dir="ltr">Models, designers, celebrities and Anna Wintour will soon gather for fashion’s biggest night: The Met Gala. But this year’s event has already spawned protests and boycotts.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Sam breaks it all down with fashion and culture journalist <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’s purpose and ask if the event is more out-of-touch than ever before. Plus, Amy explains fashion's new 'gilded age.'</p>
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<p dir="ltr"><em>The Sam Sanders Show</em> is a production of KCRW and Sam Sanders Productions.</p>
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