Vibes Only

By Brian Derrick and Glennis MeagherSociety & Culture News Government Politics

Vibes Only episodes

August 28, 2024Vance 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 youngest staffer and first Influencer and Surrogate Strategist on U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris' 2020 presidential campaign. Last week at the DNC, she became the very first content creator to speak at the convention.

The vibes this week:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has suspended his fire sale of a campaign and endorsed the highest bidder - Donald Trump.
The Harris campaign and Trump campaign have sparred over muted or unmuted mics and Trump is whining about the host network, ABC.
On Meet the Press, JD Vance said Trump has been "clear" that he would note impose a national abortion ban (false) and that he would even veto legislation (highly unlikely) which is still being pushed by Senate Republicans like Lindsey Graham and gang.
All that before playing an it's giving, pulling up our group chat, and leaving you with a good vibe.
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40 min
August 21, 2024 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 the bold vision for the future of America laid out in the speeches from both legacy Democratic Party leaders and the up-and-comers. And because this convention didn't just fall out of a coconut tree, we dig into some of the context behind some of the speeches and the state of the 2024 presidential race.

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36 min
August 14, 2024 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 re-agreed to the September 10 debate on ABC, and he broke his silence on X (the platform formerly known as Twitter) which included a bizarre, rambling conversation between he and billionaire Elon Musk.

Project 2025 is also back in the news this week as ProPublica found and published the training videos they produced to advise future Trump administration appointees on how to implement its radical agenda. We play out some must-hear clips from these truly shocking videos.
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40 min
August 07, 2024 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 into that decision and everything we know about the straight-shooting, cable tv messaging mastermind veteran-turned-teacher-turned-public official.

We also discuss Trump's train wreck appearance at the NABJ conference, some news out of his alliance with the richest man in the world, and some more unreported private jet trips gifted to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.

All that before playing an it's giving, opening up our group chat, and leaving you with a good vibe.
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36 min
July 31, 2024 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 Betches and co-author of the new book, Democracy in Retrograde.

We discuss the high vibes surrounding VP and presidential candidate, Kamala Harris, the new (accurate) attack line calling Trump/Vance and Republicans "weird," Biden's proposed SCOTUS reforms, and more!

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48 min
July 24, 2024 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 nominee.

The K-hive, congressional Dems, party leaders, donors and delegates have all rallied behind Vice President Harris in the hours since Biden's announcement creating a buzz of optimism not seen in... well, quite some time.

We'll address the FAQs on what exactly happens next, get into the Veepstakes speculation, and more.

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42 min
July 17, 2024 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 his running mate. Brian and Glennis discuss the political reactions to the Trump rally shooting and the VP pick representing, perhaps, the most radical ticket in U.S. history.

To top it all off, on Monday Judge Aileen Cannon went out on a limb to throw out Trump's classified documents case - saying special prosecutor Jack Smith was unconstitutionally appointed.
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31 min
July 10, 2024 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 country continue to murmur. Meanwhile, the GOP announced its extremist agenda with a full embrace of MAGA, and Trump is likely on the verge of a VP selection.

They take on Project 2025's president who publicly fantasized about civil war in this week's IT'S GIVING segment, and they leave you with a good vibe.

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41 min
July 03, 2024 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 Trump term (who now has a roadmap to dismantle the federal government with Project 2025) that much more dire.

We catch up on last week's debate: from Biden's performance and the reactions of pundits, strategists, donors, and voters who will decide this election to the much less discussed topic of Trump's endless unchecked lies.

Stick around for an it's giving, group chat, and a much needed good vibe goodbye.

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32 min
June 26, 2024 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 strategist and friend of the pod, Keith Edwards.

You'll hear a couple of friendly debates in THIS pod episode, a Trumpy round of It's Giving, some tea from the friends of the Vibes Only group chat, and a good vibe to say goodbye on.
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36 min