Sam Dingman
Reporter/Host - The Show | [email protected]Sam Dingman is a reporter and host for KJZZ’s The Show. Prior to KJZZ, Dingman was the creator and host of the acclaimed podcast Family Ghosts, which has received over 10 million downloads, and been hailed as a critic’s choice by NPR, the LA Times and the New York Times. Dingman also co-hosted, co-wrote, produced, mixed, and edited the BlueWire original series the Rumor, which was featured in the Washington Post and New York Magazine, and was a Webby honoree for Best Podcast Writing. Dingman was also the writer and showrunner for John Stamos’s Webby-winning podcast the Grand Scheme: Snatching Sinatra, editor of Karina Longworth’s You Must Remember This and a producer for WNYC’s Peabody-winning On the Media. He is a four-time winner of the Moth Grand and Story Slams, and has created, written, hosted, produced and edited podcasts for the Atlantic, Audible Originals, Gilded Audio, Gimlet Media, Lincoln Center, Panoply Media, Paramount Pictures, Pushkin Industries, Spotify, Slate, Stitcher and Wondery.
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The word “legend” gets thrown around a lot in popular culture, but there aren’t many artists who fit the bill. Rita Rudner is on that list. She’s practically synonymous with Las Vegas comedy — which makes her one of the defining figures of a particular style of American comedy. -
After graduating from Stanford, Roshii Montano got a fellowship at the Heard Museum. One painting in particular caught her eye: “Rose and Coyote Dressed Up for the Heard Show,” by Harry Fonseca. -
The Telepathy Tapes is one of the most successful new podcasts of the last couple years. The show tells provocative stories about consciousness. -
It’s awards season, and it’s not just books, music and movies that are being recognized for their cultural impact. -
Valley-based writer and critic Mark Athitakis recommends books for the holiday season. -
What kind of Christmas season will it be? The Show’s favorite digital culture expert Amanda Kehrberg has some thoughts. -
Thanks to the rapid expansion of generative AI, scams using voice cloning are increasingly common. In 2025, it’s easier than ever to create a convincing facsimile of anyone’s voice, and make it say whatever you want. -
Costa’s hummingbirds are native to the Southwest and northwest Mexico — which meant this little guy was a long way from home. So Jennifer Munson decided to see if she could help him get back to where he came from — and Tucson journalist Henry Brean wrote about what happened next. -
New Yorker writer Antonia Hitchens recently profiled Laura Loomer and uncovered intriguing details about Loomer’s youth here in Arizona, and how her influence is evolving. -
Tombstone’s Bird Cage opened in 1881 in what was then a young, remote boomtown. Today, the historic variety theater is revered among locals and tourists alike.
