On this episode of Vibe Check, Sam, Saeed and Zach discuss Trump’s controversial cabinet appointments. Then, they talk about the press tour for the new movie, Wicked. Plus, a few recommendations to keep your vibe right.

We want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected], 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: Sometimes by Bilal

SAEED: “Missed Time” by Ha Jin

ZACH: The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions by Larry Mitchell 

Merch: www.podswag.com/vibecheck

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 [email protected], 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. 

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 [email protected], 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

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 [email protected], 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) 

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 [email protected], 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

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 [email protected], 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

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 [email protected], 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

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 [email protected], 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 

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 [email protected], 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

On this episode of Vibe Check, Sam, Saeed and Zach talk about Trump and Vance’s false claims about Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio. Then, they answer a listener’s advice question about sex. Plus, a few recommendations to keep your vibe right.

We want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected], 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

Previous episode discussing allegations against Diddy

Recommendations:

SAM: Florida Wata - Swamp Session from Doechii 

SAEED: “In Any Event” by Dorianne Laux 

ZACH:  Dawn Richard’s “Quiet In A World Full of Noise” out on October 4th

On this episode of Vibe Check, Sam, Saeed and Zach discuss the first Presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. Plus, a few recommendations to keep your vibe right.

We want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected], 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: Strange Darling

SAEED: “Evil” by Langston Hughes

ZACH: Chimp Crazy