<description> &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;This year saw some pretty spectacular pop culture moments&amp;hellip; but there&amp;rsquo;s a few we hope to never see again.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;We&amp;rsquo;re breaking down the best and worst of 2025, from blockbuster hits like &lt;em&gt;KPop Demon Hunters &lt;/em&gt;and &lt;em&gt;Sinners&lt;/em&gt;, to the rebirth of rock with bands like Geese.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Sam takes on this big task with help from &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/thestackspod/?hl=en"&gt;Traci Thomas&lt;/a&gt;, host of &lt;em&gt;The Stacks&lt;/em&gt; podcast, and &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/franklinjleonard/?hl=en"&gt;Franklin Leonard&lt;/a&gt;, founder of &lt;em&gt;The Black List.&lt;/em&gt; One thing they all agreed on? Ms. Rachel just might be this year&amp;rsquo;s unsung hero.&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;The Sam Sanders Show is a production of KCRW and Sam Sanders Productions.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; </description>

The Sam Sanders Show

KCRW & Sam Sanders

K-Pop, AI Slop & Ms. Rachel? 2025 Pop Culture Review

DEC 12, 202545 MIN
The Sam Sanders Show

K-Pop, AI Slop & Ms. Rachel? 2025 Pop Culture Review

DEC 12, 202545 MIN

Description

<p dir="ltr">This year saw some pretty spectacular pop culture moments&hellip; but there&rsquo;s a few we hope to never see again.&nbsp;</p> <p dir="ltr">We&rsquo;re breaking down the best and worst of 2025, from blockbuster hits like <em>KPop Demon Hunters </em>and <em>Sinners</em>, to the rebirth of rock with bands like Geese.&nbsp;</p> <p dir="ltr">Sam takes on this big task with help from <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thestackspod/?hl=en">Traci Thomas</a>, host of <em>The Stacks</em> podcast, and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/franklinjleonard/?hl=en">Franklin Leonard</a>, founder of <em>The Black List.</em> One thing they all agreed on? Ms. Rachel just might be this year&rsquo;s unsung hero.</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">The Sam Sanders Show is a production of KCRW and Sam Sanders Productions.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>