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Vibe Check

Vibe Check

By: Zach Stafford Saeed Jones Sam Sanders
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A weekly podcast where Sam Sanders, Saeed Jones, and Zach Stafford make sense of what’s going on in news and culture – and how it all feels. Vibe Check is your favorite group chat, come to life. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of Vibe Check ad-free. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus.SiriusXM Social Sciences
Episodes
  • It’s Still Cerulean, B!tch
    Sep 3 2025

    On this episode of Vibe Check, Sam, Saeed, and Zach talk about influencers getting paid for promoting political messaging, and a job listing for The Cutting Room Floor that has sparked outrage. Plus, a few recommendations to keep your vibe right.

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    Recommendations:

    ZACH: “Essex Honey” by Blood Orange

    SAEED: “Let Them Not Say” by Jane Hirshfield

    SAM: “My Once-in-a-Million-Years Love Story” by Elizabeth Gilbert in NEW YORK MAGAZINE, followed by “Elizabeth Gilbert’s Latest Epiphanies” by Jia Tolentino in The New Yorker


    Pre-order Saeed’s new book: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-people-s-project-poems-essays-and-art-for-looking-forward-maggie-smith/22401036


    TikTok about The Cutting Room Floor job: https://www.tiktok.com/@mayte.lisbeth/video/7543301328055913742?_r=1&_t=ZP-8zG5OHzWQEZ

    You can find everything Vibe Check related at our official website, www.vibecheckpod.com

    We want to hear from you! Email us at vibecheck@stitcher.com, and keep in touch with us on Instagram @vibecheck_pod.

    Get your Vibe Check merch at www.podswag.com/vibecheck.

    Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of Vibe Check ad-free.
    Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus.

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    54 mins
  • All Billionaires Are Kinda Bad
    Aug 27 2025

    On this episode of Vibe Check, Sam, Saeed, and Zach talk about Serena Williams using and boosting GLP-1 weight loss drugs. And the changes COVID brought to us after five years later.

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    Recommendations:

    ZACH: CAN I BE FRANK and TA-DA! both Off-Broadway

    SAEED: DIJON - Absolutely (Film)

    SAM: “I'm Dating a Man Who’s Married" by Aaron Smith

    You can find everything Vibe Check related at our official website, www.vibecheckpod.com

    We want to hear from you! Email us at vibecheck@stitcher.com, and keep in touch with us on Instagram @vibecheck_pod.

    Get your Vibe Check merch at www.podswag.com/vibecheck.

    Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of Vibe Check ad-free.
    Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus.

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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • A Nightmare Blunt Rotation
    Aug 20 2025

    On this episode of Vibe Check, Sam, Saeed, and Zach talk about Governor Gavin Newsom’s recent social media tactics against Trump. Then, they each talk about their end of summer protocols. Plus, a few recommendations to keep your vibe right.

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    Recommendations:

    ZACH: Scandal

    SAEED: Part 1 of “I Must Become A Menace to My Enemies” by June Jordan

    SAM: Make It Ours: Crashing the Gates of Culture with Virgil Abloh by Robin Givhan

    You can find everything Vibe Check related at our official website, www.vibecheckpod.com

    We want to hear from you! Email us at vibecheck@stitcher.com, and keep in touch with us on Instagram @vibecheck_pod.

    Get your Vibe Check merch at www.podswag.com/vibecheck.

    Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of Vibe Check ad-free.
    Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus.

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    51 mins
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