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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
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The Real Vibes in Critical Swing States
If you're feeling a disconnect between the vibes and the polls, this episode is for you. Brian and Glennis share stories from their door-knocking experience in…
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Harris Rakes, Trump Cozies Up to Laura Loomer
This episode of Vibes Only is brought to you by Oath. Visit oath.vote to learn about maximizing the impact of political donations. The vibes this week: Of…
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Kamala CRUSHED It
The vibes are high after an epic debate performance from VP Kamala Harris. We break down the highlights, lowlights (Trump's many lies), and the stark contrast…
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Trump Spiraling, Leaning Into Disgusting Attacks
Donald Trump has been going way off his advisors' scripts - going all in on personal attacks and promoting content one would expect to find only in the darkest…
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Vance Gaslighting on Trump's Record. We Have the Receipts (w/ Deja Foxx)
This week, we are pleased to be joined by Deja Foxx. Deja is an activist, political strategist, and founder of GenZ Girl Gang. At age 19, she became the…
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Inside the DNC: Joyous and Exuberant Vibes
This week, Vibes Only is pleased to bring you a special episode from inside the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, IL. We discuss the policies and…
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Trump Campaign in Free Fall
While Kamala Harris and Tim Walz have stolen the spotlight in recent weeks, Trump is trying to recapture attention by any means necessary. So he finally…
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Harris Leans Into Vibes with Tim Walz
Vice President Kamala Harris has gone all vibes in selecting Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate in her 2024 presidential bid. We discuss what went…
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Democracy Moonshot (w/ Sami Sage)
The stakes are unprecedented, and according to our guest, Democracy is in Retrograde. Here to help us check the vibes this week is Sami Sage, co-founder of…
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Kamala IS Brat
The vibes have taken quite a turn. We discuss the seismic vibe shift since Biden dropped out of the race on Sunday and Kamala Harris became the presumptive…
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Trump & Vance Can't Hide from Project 2025 Ties
The vibes this week... Days after former President Donald Trump was struck in a mass shooting at a rally in Pennsylvania, he named Ohio Senator J.D. Vance as…
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GOP Fully Embraces MAGA with Extremist Platform
This week, Brian and Glennis check the vibes of American politics as Joe Biden emphatically insists "I'm not going anywhere," while folks in DC and across the…
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With Fear For Our Democracy, We Dissent
The vibes this week are... oof. SCOTUS has both granted Trump broad immunity and overturned the Chevron deference. Both decisions make the prospect of another…
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Debate Week Vibes
Joining Vibes Only to preview the first presidential debate of 2024 and to do an audit of the the race for the White House, as it stands today, is Democratic…
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Republicans Play Chess with People as Pawns
The polls are still (hopefully?) broken. The stakes are more unprecedented than ever. Last week, the Supreme Court unanimously protected the abortion pill…
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It's SCOTUS Decision Season. Here's the Need-to-Know
This week we are pleased to be joined by Lisa Graves. Lisa is a legal expert and researcher who has exposed dark money and corruption. She is also the host of…
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Guilty x 34
No more deliberations The verdict is in. The fallout from the first former president in American history to be a convicted felon continues. The Trump campaign…
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Is It Too Early for a Full-Blown Freakout?
No burying obviously newsworthy stories. NO full-blown freakouts. Just Vibes. And the vibes this week: We learned this weekend that The Washington Post knew…
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More Than Alito Problem
The courts are broken. The stakes are unprecedented. And the vibes this week… Brian and Glennis discuss the public display of - not just partisanship, but MAGA…
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The Hottest Club in NY is… the Manhattan Courthouse
No pollsters. No media pundits "running around with their hair on fire." Just vibes. And the vibes this week: A new Times/Siena poll dropped this week that…
Vibes OnlyMinority Rule
This week, Brian and Glennis are joined by Ari Berman to talk about his new book, Minority Rule: The Right-Wing Attack on the Will of the People―and the Fight…
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Will Gen Z Save Us (and Themselves)?
This week, we are pleased to be joined by NextGen America president, Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez, for a vibe check on the youth vote. Cristina tells us where we…
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Everything You Need to Know About Trump's Legal Hot Water (This Week)
Not a judge or a jury. Not fake electors. Nope. The ‘24 election and the fate of democracy hinges on… say it with us… Vibes. The vibes this week: Joe Biden…
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Drowsy Don on Trial
This week on Vibes Only: History is made as Trump becomes the first President in US history to stand criminal trial for falsifying business records to…
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Bracing for an “Extremely Online” Election with Taylor Lorenz
This week, we are pleased to be joined by Taylor Lorenz. Taylor covers technology and social media for the Washington Post. She is the author of Extremely…
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Republicans are Saying the Quiet Part Out Loud
SPECIAL GUEST to talk through the vibes of the week: Katie Grossbard. Katie is an attorney, founding member of I am a voter and This is About Humanity. She is…
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The Back Door to a National Abortion Ban
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments for FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, a case involving mifepristone or "the abortion pill" as it's come to be…
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Trump’s Inner Circle Say He’s Unfit; TikTok’s Fate Looms
This week on Vibes Only Brian and Glennis talk about Donald Trump’s unhinged rally in Ohio where he said migrants were “not people” but rather “animals.” He…
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Don’t Call it a Comeback
Joe Biden delivered a powerful State of the Union address last week. Democratic Strategist, Keith Edwards, joins Brian and Glennis to talk about how the speech…
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After Super Tuesday, GOP Officially the Party of Trump (Again)
This week we’re joined by Annie Wu Henry. Annie is a political consultant & digital strategist from the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. She - like us - is…
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Republicans Faceplant on IVF, Impeachment Efforts, and Basic Governance
Here to help us check the vibes this week is Emily Amick, aka @emilyinyourphone. Emily is a lawyer and formerly served as counsel to Senate Majority Leader…
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Trump comes out for national abortion ban
The vibes this week: Nikki Haley trolled the media by making everyone think she was dropping out only to announce that she'd stay in the race (even though…
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Dan Pfeiffer on the Republican Counsel’s “Partisan Hit Job”
Dan Pfeiffer, former senior Obama advisor and host of Pod Save America, joins as a special guest to talk through some of the vibes this week! We ask Dan about…
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Biden Calls Republicans’ Border Bluff
The VIBES THIS WEEK: A 3-judge panel in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit unanimously ruled that citizen Donald Trump does not have immunity in the…
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Taylor Swift vs. the MAGA Media Machine
Senate Republicans and Democrats are reportedly nearing a bipartisan border deal. Trump called the deal “a disaster” without knowing what’s in it because, as…
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Trump Takes New Hampshire, DeSantis Kisses the Ring
New Hampshire results are in with the expected results taking the headlines. Donald Trump won the GOP primary, while Joe Biden, who wasn’t even on the ballot…
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Iowa Caucus Was Over Before It Began
The Iowa caucus was so noncompetitive that the story the media were selling was not who would win, but who would place second. Trump did indeed dominate, as…
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Trump’s Lawyers: Assassination Is OK, Actually
Vibes Only is a brand new podcast from COURIER that will check the vibes of American politics and break down the need-to-know news of the week. The vibes this…
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Dropping in 2024: VIBES ONLY
INTRODUCING: VIBES ONLY. First episode drops on January 10, 2024!ABOUT: The polls are broken. The stakes are unprecedented. And the future of democracy, like…