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 year, so much happened in a short time - so it's easy to forget the many many things that would've been unusual in any other election year. They also respond to the many many messages of support you shared last week and reflect on what it's meant to share these episodes with you each week throughout the year. Make sure you follow Brian @br...
Nov 27, 2024•31 min•Ep. 46
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 selections (so far). Then they discuss the massive divide in the American media ecosystem in it's giving and pull up their group chats. Please send us a note at our text link, or an email (bonus points for voice memos) to vibes@couriernewsroom.com Send us a text! Subscribe to Vibes Only wherever you get your podcasts! If you enjoy the show...
Nov 20, 2024•44 min•Ep. 45
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 and examine what went wrong - just to check in and talk briefly about what's next. Send us a text! Subscribe to Vibes Only wherever you get your podcasts! If you enjoy the show, spread the word! And please consider giving us a rating and review so others can find it. You can WATCH full episodes of Vibes Only on YouTube. Follow COURIER on Ins...
Nov 07, 2024•24 min•Ep. 44
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 in New York City. Meanwhile, Kamala Harris continues to barnstorm battleground states, and on Tuesday night, she drew a sharp contrast by giving an inspiring speech in Washington DC - at the same location Trump gave his infamous January 6th speech. We dive into the messages and strategies of the two campaigns in these final DAYS. We also ...
Oct 30, 2024•40 min•Ep. 43
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 own co-host, Glennis Meagher), Ilana talks about making politics fun and accessible through entertaining videos, civic engagement opportunities, and even dance parties. We talk about Generator's work, viral audio from Glazer's hit series Broad City making a resurgence, and the 2024 election (which is officially less than 2 weeks away). Send...
Oct 23, 2024•40 min•Ep. 42
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 going to be close. Still, the media will follow the horse race closely and look for any signs that point to "trouble" for Harris. That's why we're here to keep you grounded in what matters: turnout and persuading the undecided voters in swing states that will determine who wins this election. Those are the same reasons that the Vice Presiden...
Oct 16, 2024•39 min•Ep. 41
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 Smartless as well as mainstream programs like 60 Minutes and The View . Which of these are giving the campaign the most bang for their buck? And which outlets are giving its audience the most information about who these candidates are? With so much at stake in this election where a qualified candidate is facing a convicted felon who incited a...
Oct 09, 2024•34 min•Ep. 40
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 said, "one was smooth, the other won." That's because, while to some, JD Vance came off as smooth - he lied about a number of issues including on immigration, healthcare, climate and energy. He also failed to definitively say that he'd honor the results of a free and fair election. Meanwhile, Tim Walz was strong on gun safety, reproductive rig...
Oct 02, 2024•33 min•Ep. 39
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 a Pennsylvania swing district, and give some important updates from the key battleground states that will ultimately decide this election. And yes, that means we get into the whackiest political story (ever?) and discuss how gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson has done his part to help Dems potentially flip North Carolina. All that befo...
Sep 25, 2024•34 min•Ep. 38
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 course - there was another failed assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump. Also on Sunday, Trump seemed to have an out-of-nowhere delayed reaction to Taylor Swift's endorsement of Harris, taking to Truth Social to type “I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!” Early polls indicate a post-debate bump for Harris, and her campaign reported a $47 mil...
Sep 18, 2024•36 min•Ep. 37
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 between the candidates on stage on Tuesday night. And... America's favorite "childless cat lady" broke her silence and weighed in on the race. Listen in for a live reaction to Taylor Swift's official endorsement of the vice president in this episode. Send us a text! Subscribe to Vibes Only wherever you get your podcasts! If you enjoy the s...
Sep 11, 2024•29 min•Ep. 36
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 corners of the internet. And on reproductive rights, he's struggling to even find the right script. This week, we discuss Trump's recent unhinged behavior both on and offline as well as how Harris handled her much-hyped CNN interview. All that before we play an it's giving, pull up our group chat and leave you with a good vibe. Send us a ...
Sep 04, 2024•35 min•Ep. 35
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 ...
Aug 28, 2024•39 min•Ep. 34
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. Send us a text! Subscribe to Vibes ...
Aug 21, 2024•36 min•Ep. 33
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 admini...
Aug 14, 2024•40 min•Ep. 32
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 Sup...
Aug 07, 2024•36 min•Ep. 31
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! NOTE: This is your last chance to vote for Vibes Only in the "Politics &...
Jul 31, 2024•48 min•Ep. 30
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. NOTE: Don't for...
Jul 24, 2024•41 min•Ep. 29
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 unconsti...
Jul 17, 2024•30 min•Ep. 28
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. Reminder that you can vote for ...
Jul 10, 2024•40 min•Ep. 27
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 aroun...
Jul 03, 2024•31 min•Ep. 26
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. Send us a text! Subscribe to Vibes Only wherever you get your podcasts! If you enjoy the show, spread the wor...
Jun 26, 2024•36 min•Ep. 25
The polls are still (hopefully?) broken. The stakes are more unprecedented than ever. Last week, the Supreme Court unanimously protected the abortion pill, mifepristone (for now), but didn’t close the door to hear new cases involving plaintiffs “with standing.” They also protected bump stocks, a tool that effectively turns a semi-automatic rifle into a machine gun. Now Senate Republicans are playing games and blocking Senate Democrats’ attempts to write the TRUMP ban into law. We get into the ga...
Jun 21, 2024•39 min•Ep. 24
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 COURIER's podcast, Grave Injustice . In this episode, we take a look at some of the issues at the heart of Supreme Court cases that we'll be getting decisions on this month. Those include cases involving abortion, guns, Trump's so-called immunity, and an existential threat experts to our expert-led federal agencies that keep us safe: from ...
Jun 12, 2024•30 min•Ep. 23
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 and conservative media like Fox News are in lockstep, suggesting that "they" are coming after "you," and Donald Trump is just standing in the way... absurd. We also discuss an eyebrow raising new report from ProPublica about Trump's sweetheart treatment of 9 witnesses in his criminal trials. Then we’ll talk about the Right to Contraception...
Jun 05, 2024•31 min•Ep. 22
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 about nod to Stop the Steal at Justice Samuel Alito's house in January of 2021 but decided it...wasn't worth mentioning to the public. A number of media outlets, pundits and Dem strategists have been recently sounding the alarms - POLITICO saying Dems are in "full-blown freakout" mode over Biden's chances in '24 . The New York Times wrote an...
May 29, 2024•32 min•Ep. 21
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 allegiance - at Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito's household. ICYMI, it was JUST reported that an upside down flag, a symbol adopted by the "stop the steal" crowd, was raised at Alito's house mere days after the Jan 6 capitol riot. They also talk about Trump's unhinged NRA speech where he, ya know, casually floated serving a third term....
May 22, 2024•31 min•Ep. 20
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, again, showed Trump leading in 5 of 6 key swing states. We talk about the media discourse since it dropped. Michael Cohen testified this week in the case involving Trump paying off Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal off in exchange for their silence in order to protect his 2016 campaign. Glennis and Brian preview a new podcast from COURIER ca...
May 15, 2024•32 min•Ep. 19
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 to Resist It . Ari lays out how our entire system of government, from its founding, was designed to benefit a select few (white, land-owning men). They also talk about how Donald Trump has exploited that system and the stakes of this year's election. Brian and Glennis kick off the episode with an update on how MTG and company are trying to...
May 08, 2024•42 min•Ep. 18
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 are and how Democrats need to message to hold and strengthen turnout and enthusiasm for Gen Z and Millennial voters. Brian and Glennis also discuss the Time Magazine article that used interviews with Trump and some of his closest allies to outline the dystopia that a second Trump term would bring. In the GROUP CHAT this week - Kristi Noem,...
May 01, 2024•43 min•Ep. 17
