Episodes

  • Democracy TBD
    Nov 13 2024

    On this episode of Vibe Check, Sam, Saeed and Zach talk about the aftermath of the election, what to expect moving forward, and what they’re doing to take care of themselves. Plus, a few recommendations to keep your vibe right.

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

    You can now get direct access to the group chat! Find us on Patreon at patreon.com/vibecheck.

    Vibe Check listeners can now get a free three month trial to the SiriusXM app by going to siriusxm.com/vibecheck.

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    RECOMMENDATIONS:

    SAM: Dance Yourself Clean (Song) and Sound of Silver (Album) by LCD Soundsystem

    ZACH: Notting Hill and Zach’s guest appearance on Love To See It

    SAEED:

    My Project 2025

    by Saeed Jones

    After Maggie Smith

    I am having more sex.

    I am louder when I have sex.

    I am asking more questions.

    I am asking questions like “why?”

    and “what happened to make you feel

    that way?” and “do you feel safe here?”

    and “what can I do to help you feel safe

    here?” I know I like to talk; I love the sound

    of my own voice, but I’m going to shut up

    and listen more. Clearly, I haven’t heard

    all that’s been said. I am protecting myself.

    I am pulling up the drawbridge. I’m asking

    Black women to pull up the drawbridge.

    I’m Whitney Houston in the last verse

    of “It’s Not Right, but It’s Okay.” I’m

    paying my light bill and taking care

    of my babies. I’m in the bath tub

    covered in bubbles and surrounded

    with candles and good wine and I wish

    Frank Ocean or Bill Withers or Frank Ocean

    and Bill Withers were in the bathtub

    with me but their voices will do. I am

    pulling the voices of people I desire

    and love and trust and worry over

    into me. I am inviting them into the bright

    dark of my soul. I am gonna live forever

    because all the money I touch looks at me

    and says e pluribus unum, out of many,

    one. I am the water Jesus drank in the desert.

    I am god talking to herself. I am evicting

    America from my body and making room

    in the borders of my black bad bitch body

    for everyone I was sent into this life

    to love loudly.

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    53 mins
  • One Hell of a Contradiction
    Nov 6 2024

    On this episode of Vibe Check, Sam, Saeed and Zach share another installment of their modern scriptures, as they talk about works of art, literature, and pop culture that they turn to for inspiration.

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

    You can now get direct access to the group chat! Find us on Patreon at patreon.com/vibecheck.

    Vibe Check listeners can now get a free three month trial to the SiriusXM app by going to siriusxm.com/vibecheck.

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    MODERN SCRIPTURES:

    SAM

    • JP Brammer - Hola Papi
    • Hanif - A Little Devil In America

    SAEED

    • “Ode to My Blackness” by Evie Shockley (The New Black – 2011)
    • “Ode to My Whiteness” by Sharon Olds (Odes – 2016)

    ZACH

    • “Kiss of Life” by Sade
    • Steel Magnolias (1989)

    Zach’s Guest DJ Song List

    Sam’s Guest DJ Song List

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    48 mins
  • New Fear Unlocked featuring Tommy Vietor
    Oct 30 2024

    On this episode of Vibe Check, Sam, Saeed and Zach chat with special guest, podcast host Tommy Vietor (of Pod Save America & Pod Save the World), about the truths and anxieties of the upcoming election. Then, they discuss if celebrity involvement in politics actually makes an impact. Plus, a few recommendations to keep your vibe right.

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

    You can now get direct access to the group chat! Find us on Patreon at patreon.com/vibecheck.

    Vibe Check listeners can now get a free three month trial to the SiriusXM app by going to siriusxm.com/vibecheck.

    To help get out the vote or volunteer in the coming days, head to votesaveamerica.com

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    Recommendations:

    SAM: English Teacher on FX

    SAEED: “the earth is a living thing” by Lucille Clifton

    ZACH: Meli Beer (drinkmeli.com)

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • That’s the 1, 2 Step
    Oct 23 2024

    On this episode of Vibe Check, Sam, Saeed and Zach talk about why Harris and Trump are neck and neck in the polls. Then, they discuss the role religion is playing in the final weeks of the election. Plus, a few recommendations to keep your vibe right.

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

    You can now get direct access to the group chat! Find us on Patreon at patreon.com/vibecheck.

    Vibe Check listeners can now get a free three month trial to the SiriusXM app by going to siriusxm.com/vibecheck.

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    Recommendations:

    SAM: The Tokyo Mass Choir singing GOSPEL MUSIC + Whitney Houston Freedom Concert (in limited Theaters)

    SAEED: “Haiku Garden” by Harryette Mullen from Best American Poetry 2024

    ZACH: Celebrity Substitute on YouTube

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • If You See Us, No You Didn’t!
    Oct 16 2024

    On this episode of Vibe Check, Sam and Zach talk about Black male voters being the scapegoats of this election cycle. Then, they talk about troubling TikTok findings. Plus, a few recommendations to keep your vibe right.

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

    You can now get direct access to the group chat! Find us on Patreon at patreon.com/vibecheck.

    Vibe Check listeners can now get a free three month trial to the SiriusXM app by going to siriusxm.com/vibecheck.

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    Recommendations:

    SAM: CHARLI XCX Remix Album (and “Everything Is Romantic” Remix with Caroline Polachek)

    ZACH: The Apprentice (film)

    SAEED: Chainsaw by Marie Howe

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    54 mins
  • The Vibe Coven
    Oct 9 2024

    On this episode of Vibe Check, Sam, Saeed and Zach talk about hurricanes, and the misinformation that has been spread by politicians. Then, in the spirit of spooky season, they talk about our culture’s shifting relationship with witchcraft. Plus, a few recommendations to keep your vibe right.

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

    You can now get direct access to the group chat! Find us on Patreon at patreon.com/vibecheck.

    Vibe Check listeners can now get a free three month trial to the SiriusXM app by going to siriusxm.com/vibecheck.

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    The Sam Sanders Show

    Voter registration link

    Recommendations:

    SAM: Call Her Daddy episode with Kamala Harris

    SAEED: “Love Poem” by Danez Smith – from their new book BLUFF

    ZACH: Jinx Monsoon on the Witch Wave Podcast

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    59 mins
  • Justice for Pluto!
    Oct 2 2024

    On this episode of Vibe Check, Sam, Saeed and Zach talk about Bowen Yang’s SNL sketch about Chappell Roan, and the conversation it has started about new-aged pop stars. Then, they discuss the different versions of masculinity that Tim Walz and JD Vance represent. Plus, a few recommendations to keep your vibe right.

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

    You can now get direct access to the group chat! Find us on Patreon at patreon.com/vibecheck.

    Vibe Check listeners can now get a free three month trial to the SiriusXM app by going to siriusxm.com/vibecheck.

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    Voter registration link

    Recommendations:

    SAM: Hope for Sale by Chiiild

    SAEED: [...] by Fady Joudah

    ZACH: Will & Harper on Netflix

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    56 mins
  • I Have A Dream
    Sep 25 2024

    On this episode of Vibe Check, Sam, Saeed and Zach dive into the indictment of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and what it means for the future of hip-hop. Plus, the guys share their Fall intentions and a few recommendations to keep your vibe right.

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

    You can now get direct access to the group chat! Find us on Patreon at patreon.com/vibecheck.

    Vibe Check listeners can now get a free three month trial to the SiriusXM app by going to siriusxm.com/vibecheck.

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    Recommendations:

    SAM: Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte

    SAEED: “Apologies to All the People in Lebanon” by June Jordan

    ZACH: Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, Real Housewives of Salt Lake City

    McSweeney’s - It’s Decorative Gourd Season, Motherfuckers by Colin Nissan

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    1 hr and 4 mins