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Vibes Only
The polls are broken, the stakes are unprecedented, and vibes drive the future of American politics.
Every Thursday, political strategist Brian Derrick (founder of Oath) and new media strategist Glennis Meagher (co-founder of Generator Collective) break down the biggest stories in American politics, elections, and culture.
This isn't your standard cable news commentary. Get an insider's look at the US political machine, current news of the week, and the digital strategy shaping our world -…
Episodes
Vibes OnlyElection Night Races to Watch: Acton, El-Sayed, Talarico
Five days out and we've got your election night watch list, from Amy Acton in Ohio to Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan, plus we dig into why the polls don't agree…
Vibes Only12 Days Out and Ramaswamy’s Amy Acton Ad Splits the GOP
Twelve days out, Harris County just smashed its midterm early-vote record, and Vivek Ramaswamy's Amy Acton ad has Ohio Republicans breaking ranks. Brian and…
Vibes OnlyCan Amy Acton Flip Ohio? Inside an Ohio State Tailgate
An Ohio State tailgate, an Amazon data center run-in, and Brian’s old professor Amy Acton running for Ohio governor. 19 days out, the vibes are up. Glennis is…
Vibes OnlyThe Minority Report: Are the Polls Missing Trump Voters?
Glennis is back from Iowa, where Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks literally ran from her Epstein files questions at a Hawkeyes tailgate and Brian is here to…
Vibes OnlyEric Schmitt Mixed Up the Hawks and the Hawkeyes
Eric Schmitt mixed up the Hawks and the Hawkeyes, Ken Paxton says Trump's convention dropped his numbers, and the Q3 deadline is here. Vibes are up. It's the…
Vibes OnlyWhat Would Lina Khan Do? Stop the Monopolies Lina Khan!
ProPublica's Susan Collins bombshell, Beau Bayh putting Indiana in play, and every new Sabato rating moving left. 40 days out, the vibes are up. Brian and…
Vibes Only"Heavens, No": The Lawmakers Regulating AI Without Using It
Maxine Waters can't remember if she uses AI, and The Democracy Draft wants your midterm bracket. 47 days out, the vibes are bullish. Primary season is…
Vibes OnlyRockbridge in Dallas: Inside JD Vance's 2028 Donor Network
Why are Republicans holding a convention in a midterm year? Because it costs $250,000 to sit at a table with Donald Trump. Brian Derrick reads the Dallas price…
Vibes OnlyEd Markey Wins and a USPS Whistleblower Complaint
Your ballot is not cancelled. Sen. Richard Blumenthal released a 20-page complaint describing a rushed September 1 launch, a federal court order standing in…
Vibes OnlyMail-In Voting Panic, Ticketmaster, and Rob Sand's Iowa
Your feed said the midterms are over. Brian Derrick says take a breath. Plus Rob Sand is the favorite to be Iowa's next governor. The Supreme Court's shadow…
Vibes OnlyAngie Nixon Won. Now What?
Angie Nixon was outspent 16 to 1 and won Florida anyway. Brian Derrick breaks down what the establishment missed, and Alaska's Parent Trap problem with two Dan…
Vibes OnlySteve Kornacki, Five USB Drives, and the Wisconsin Upset
David Crowley beat Francesca Hong by half a point. Peggy Flanagan won Minnesota by 20. Same night, opposite answers about where the party is going. Milwaukee…
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Vibes Only is Your Weekly Guide to the 2026 Midterms
Vibes Only is a weekly political podcast hosted by Brian Derrick and Glennis Meagher, two strategists who have spent their careers inside the machine. Brian is…
Vibes OnlyAbdul El-Sayed on Hasan Piker and His Narrow Win
Abdul El-Sayed narrowly won his Michigan primary against Haley Stevens. Brian breaks down what that proves, and the much harder thing progressives have to…
Vibes OnlyJon Ossoff's Guide to Winning Georgia?
Jon Ossoff's 2020 interview is going viral again. Brian Derrick says Ossoff could win over median voters and that the internet's response right now is bananas…
Vibes OnlyArizona, Maine and Michigan's $50 Million Brawl
Troy Jackson has the delegates in Maine, Amish Shah beat the DCCC in Arizona, and Michigan votes August 4. The party endorsement is now a liability. Arizona…
Vibes OnlyGraham's Senate Shuffle and Blanche's AG Fight
Lindsey Graham's sister just got picked by Trump via Fake Social to take his Senate seat, Trump's pet Todd Blanche wants to run DOJ, and we still managed to…
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Platner Is Out: Who Replaces Him and the Fight Over Maine
Graham Platner's Senate campaign just imploded, and it might be the best news Maine Democrats got all year. Here's who replaces him. Graham Platner is out, and…
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SCOTUS Rewrote Campaign Finance and DSA Sweeps Colorado
Melat Kiros toppled a longtime incumbent and Phil Weiser beat a sitting senator: Colorado's progressive wave is real and we brought the receipts. This week…
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Is Mamdani a Kingmaker? How DSA Swept New York's Primaries
Zohran Mamdani is being called a kingmaker, and after this week's New York primaries it's easy to see why. Is the Democratic Party fundamentally shifting left…
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BONUS: A Story DC Tried to Kill (Mrs. Frazzled Full Interview)
Mrs. Frazzled (Arielle Fodor) did not set out to end a congressman's career. In this full bonus interview, the TikTok creator sits down with Brian Derrick and…
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Can Creators Take Down Politicians? (feat. Mrs. Frazzled)
A powerhouse coalition of independent creators just bypassed traditional newsrooms to end a sitting congressman's career. This week, Arielle Fodor (TikTok Star…
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Trump's 75% Inflation Spike and Bernie's Radical AI Plan
Hunter Biden went viral, Graham Platner won Maine, and the AI bubble started to wobble, all in one week. Brian Derrick and Glennis Meagher break down the new…
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BONUS: Pattie Gonia vs Patagonia (Keith Edwards Full Interview)
Keith Edwards joins Vibes Only for the full interview on the Pattie Gonia vs Patagonia trademark fight, Trump's health, and the gerrymandering battle splitting…
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What's Up with Trump's Health? (feat. Keith Edwards)
It is Pride Month, it is primary season, and the Democratic Party is having a moment. Brian and Glennis are back with our third-time guest, political…
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BONUS: How CBS Torched Its Reputation (Eliza Orlins Full Interview)
This is the one we promised. Our full, unedited conversation with our first guest of Season 3; with public defender, creator, and iconic Survivor player Eliza…
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What’s Actually Hidden in the Epstein Files? (feat. Eliza Orlins)
Brian and Glennis are back with their first guest of Season 3, and it is a big one. Public defender, creator, and iconic Survivor player Eliza Orlins joins to…
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Inside Trump's $2 Billion J6 Slush Fund
Brian and Glennis are back, this time remote (Glennis is sick, not with hantavirus or Ebola, thanks for asking). And the corruption story of the season just…
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Gerrymandering Just Cost Dems 5 House Seats
Brian and Glennis are back in studio for week two and a lot just happened. Trump's economic disapproval hit 70%, the highest of his political career. Inflation…
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Trump’s $72B War Sparked a Gas Crisis
We were gone for ten weeks and Trump started a war, the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act, the government had its longest shutdown in history, two…
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You’re in the Files? Straight to Jail.
The newest batch of Epstein files was just released by the DOJ, with some 3 million documents. Today, Brian and Glennis talk about what this new batch means…
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What You Can Do to Stop ICE
This past Saturday, Alex Pretti was gunned down by ICE agents in Minnesota as he tried to help a woman who had been pepper-sprayed. It feels like a turning…
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Can We Actually Abolish ICE?
In the wake of Renee Good’s murder, there have been a lot of calls from politicians and the public to abolish ICE. Today, Brian and Glennis talk about why…
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A No Good Week in Trump’s America
Last week, an ICE officer shot and killed a woman named Renee Good in Minneapolis. Today, Brian and Glennis talk about the aftermath that has followed and why…
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Trump’s Reckless Invasion of Venezuela
The first week of 2026 has already proven to be chaotic, because on January 3rd, 2026, the United States captured Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro. Brian and…
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Last Year's Good Vibes and What's Next for the Dems
2025 was… tough. To say the least. But today, Glennis and Brian look back and celebrate the good vibes for the Dems this year. Plus, Glennis and Brian look…
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Susan Wiles SPILLED
White House Chief of Staff Susan Wiles told all in the Vanity Fair article. In today's episode, Brian and Glennis unpack what that *all* was about. Plus, Brian…
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Lone Star Shake-Up: Who Can Win the Senate for Dems?
Things are heating up in the Texas Senate primary! Brian and Glennis get into Colin Allred dropping out, and Jasmine Crockett announcing she will run against…
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Pete Hegseth Is For Real a War Criminal
This week, Brian and Glennis talk about the literal war crimes Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is committing in Venezuela. Plus, they take a look at the…
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Your Thanksgiving Cheat Sheet
Brian and Glennis bring you a special episode for Turkey Day to help you navigate your dinner table conversations with your relatives. Plus, friend of the pod…
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Quiet Piggy! We're Reading the Epstein Files
It’s been one week since the first Epstein email was released, and since then, over 20,000 emails have been made available to the public. And yeah… it’s juicy…
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The Democrats’ Spineless End to the Shutdown
After last week's amazing election vibes, we couldn’t even go seven days without establishment Dems ruining the moment. Luckily, Brian and Glennis break it all…
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The Haters Have Become Our Waiters
Winner Winner Chicken Dinner! Dems had historic wins in New York, New Jersey, Virginia, and Georgia this past Tuesday, and Brian and Glennis hop on the mic to…
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Didn’t Trump Say He Was Going to Fix the Economy?
In the words of Nicki Minaj: you lazy b*tches is f*ckin up the econ’my. That’s what Glennis and Brian are saying about the Trump administration this week…
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Start Spreading the News, ICE Has Arrived In New York
On Tuesday night, ICE descended on the street vendors on Canal Street. Glennis and Brian discuss what this means for New York City, and how Trump is hurtling…
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You Can Get Indicted For Doing Your Job Now
With the recent indictment of New York Attorney General Tish James, Brian and Glennis look at Donald Trump’s ever-expanding hit list of people who have tried…
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Guarding the Power, Not the People
Trump’s threats to send the National Guard to cities like Portland would be funny if they weren’t terrifying. This week, Glennis and Brian discuss what this…
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It’s the Final Shutdown!
Did Glennis and Brian not say that there was going to be a government shut down? In any case, they get into why it’s happening and what it actually means for…
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Kimmel is Resurrected! Rejoice!
Turns out the power of the people is scarier than the power of Brendan Carr… at least that’s what Brian and Glennis think after Kimmel got put back on the air…
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Getting Into the Killing of Charlie Kirk
Glennis and Brian discuss the killing of Charlie Kirk and how big tech companies should be held accountable. Plus, another government shutdown discussion, and…
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Is Trump In His Reputation Era?
Brian and Glennis hop on the mic this week to talk about the things that are ACTUALLY tanking Trump's reputation: job market, grocery prices, and abandoning…
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Were We Supposed To Let These Vibes Go Unchecked?
Welcome back to Season 2 of Vibes Only! Glennis and Brian are back on the mic, catching you up on what they’ve been up to since Season 1 and giving you a sneak…
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Reflecting on the Consequential Moments from the 2024 Cycle
In the final episode of Vibes Only, Brian and Glennis look back at some of the most consequential moments of the 2024 election cycle. In a truly unprecedented…
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Breaking Down Trump's Disastrous Cabinet Picks
After an important announcement about the future of Vibes Only from COURIER, Brian and Glennis give you the TL;DR on some of Trump's most high profile cabinet…
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A Post-Election Check-In
Tuesday was obviously not the good vibe so many of us were hoping for. We're here now just to talk a little bit about it... Not to get to ahead of ourselves…
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Donald Trump is Closing DARK
Donald Trump is closing with the message that he knows best. His campaign crescendoed this week with a dark, racist, hate-filled rally at Madison Square Garden…
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We All Fam (w/ Ilana Glazer)
This week we are pleased to be joined by the amazing actor, comedian, and activist, Ilana Glazer. As a co-founder of Generator Collective (alongside our very…
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Fox News, Joe Rogan, Charlamagne tha God... Oh My!
Whether it's Harris barely up, or so-called movement that suggests Trump gaining ground, the polls have consistently said the same thing... This election is…
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Is the Media Meeting This Moment?
Vice President Kamala Harris and running mate, Governor Tim Walz, are on a serious media blitz right now - hitting popular podcasts like Call Her Daddy and…
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JD Vance Only Has Snake Oil to Sell
We check in on the vibes of the Vice Presidential debate between Governor Tim Walz and Ohio Senator JD Vance. Rachel Maddow may have said it best when she…