Living in the Ozarks · Episode

The Night He Hung Out With Shaq — Big Sam Koban

October 8, 2026 · 7 min

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This one's with Samuel "Big Sam" Koban — content creator, Tall Tour alum, and Ryan Koban's brother. Sam makes content for and about tall people, and he tells the story of the night he hung out with Shaquille O'Neal, the one video he says took off past 30 million views and changed his path, and what it took to go from feeling confused about his height to using it as his edge at 18. Recorded at SATO 48 — thanks to the SATO 48 crew for having us.

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