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Evie - this volume also contains a grudge. @bot-roz.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

RE: today's ep of Vibe Check, if you are interested in reporting on the murder of Sam Nordquist, MPR News has stories as far back as Feb 2025 because he's from here. It is brutal and awful and horrifying, and I'm surprised it isn't more known. CC @theferocity.bsky.social @zachstafford.bsky.social

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Zach Stafford @zachstafford.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

We go deep on the recent Hasan Piker and MSNOW interview on this week’s episode of #VibeCheckPod. Here are my two cents on the entire thing:

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Zach Stafford @zachstafford.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Still thinking about everything @timnitgebru.blacksky.app shared on this week’s episode of #VibeCheckPod. Whew.

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Zach Stafford @zachstafford.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The incredible @timnitgebru.blacksky.app joins Vibe Check tomorrow for an episode you cannot miss. When I say @theferocity.bsky.social was SHAKING!!!

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Zach Stafford @zachstafford.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Senator Lindsay Graham’s death may be a sign of more to come, according to a reading @chaninicholas.bsky.social did on Vibe Check back in January! Take a listen.

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Absolutely delighted to share that VIBE CHECK has been nominated for an Ambie for Best News and Politics Podcast! It’s important to me that black queer people can be taken seriously as authoritative voices on not just pop culture and LGBT topics, but leading news and politics stories as well.

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

“A lot of people who look down on sex workers are just mad about the sex work they themselves did and didn’t get paid for.” Today’s episode of VIBE CHECK is about cheating, open relationships and more! @zachstafford.bsky.social and I even share stories about being “the other woman.” 👀

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Is Cheating Ever Justified?

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

We have a lot of questions about the WB-Netflix-Paramount (?) deal so we got on the phone with @warren.senate.gov! To start, is this deal even legal????

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Zach Stafford @zachstafford.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

love that women are single-handily making gay boy romance novels so horny that they become TV shows that are just as horny thank you for your service #ally

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Zach Stafford @zachstafford.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Between ‘Heated Rivalry’ and ‘Boots,’ it feels like Hollywood is saying: “You’re losing rights…but look at how hot it can be being in the closet again!”

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É preciso dar um jeito, meu amigo @tela.myatproto.social · 27/11/2025

Man, this is a fantastic conversation about humor, both when it's about maintaining the status quo (responding to Epstein revelations w/smug self serving comments instead of moral horror) & when it's in service of justice (inflatable frog costumes & ice scrapers deflating facism).

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Rebecca Brückmann @historleans.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

“A seating chart can be care in real time.” Lol, yes! Loving @theferocity.bsky.social’s and @zachstafford.bsky.social’s advice for Friendsgiving on Vibe Check.

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Zach Stafford @zachstafford.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

We talked about Epstein and more importantly how WE (the internet) are all talking about him (and the jokes) this week on the show: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/v...

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Coded and Loaded

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Zach Stafford @zachstafford.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

This week on Vibe Check, we dive DEEP into the world of Wicked, Oz and what these stories reflect back into our own world today. And we correctly identify Dorothy as a criminal. Think about it! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/v...

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Zach Stafford @zachstafford.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Can’t believe the internet slut-shamed Donald Trump into releasing the Epstein files and yet here we are

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Zach Stafford @zachstafford.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Rosie O’Donnell living rent-free in Trump’s head is the most stable housing situation in America.

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

UPDATE: We now have “DUMB BITCH SUMMER” tank tops. Hehehehehehehe! www.podswag.com/products/vib...

Zach sitting on top of a trash dumpster wearing a white tank top that says DUMB BITCH SUMMER in black letters.

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Zach Stafford @zachstafford.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Some fun updates at Vibe Check…including a surprise Chicago show next month 👀👀👀

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Zach Stafford @zachstafford.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Everyone thinking this public fight between Elon and Trump is some planned “distraction” are giving two very dumb men too much credit (again).

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Zach Stafford @zachstafford.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Straight men remain the most emotional people in the world.

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

This week on VIBE CHECK, we’re very proud to present a conversation between @zachstafford.bsky.social and Miss Tina Knowles! ENJOY!

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Mother of Matriarchs featuring Ms. Tina Knowles

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Zach Stafford @zachstafford.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Ms. Tina Knowles sits down with me on a very special episode of #VibeCheckPod. Our chat is a great reminder during Pride Month of how powerful allyship has and will always be for queer people. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/v...

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Zach Stafford @zachstafford.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Has anyone else just accepted the fact that AND JUST LIKE THAT isn’t as good as SATC but you alter your emotional state and just enjoy it anyway?

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Zach Stafford @zachstafford.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Trump lecturing South Africa’s president about FAKE white genocide is exactly why former plantations like Nottoway should’ve never become luxury hotels. We’ve never truly confronted the violence of white supremacy—just rebranded it so they’re the heroes and we’re still the threat.

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Sue Landers @slanders.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

“I believe in the truth so much because it is *material*. It happens to us. You will feel it eventually.” whew! A quote for the (disinformation) ages from @zachstafford.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/v...

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The Original Sin

Podcast Episode · Vibe Check · 05/21/2025 · 51m

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Kristin Z. @kayzee1012.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

I loved the interview @warren.senate.gov did with @theferocity.bsky.social, @samsanders.bsky.social and @zachstafford.bsky.social. I think of what our country could be like with her as Senate Minority Leader all the time.

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Zach Stafford @zachstafford.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Are puppies a market indicator? We discuss with @warren.senate.gov on this week’s episode. #news

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Zach Stafford @zachstafford.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

“I actually see cracks starting to appear in the red wall.” — @warren.senate.gov Sen. Elizabeth Warren joins #VibeCheckPod podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/v...

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taylor crumpton @taylorcrumpton.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

"Dandyism is to me forever queer." I interviewed @zachstafford.bsky.social , my favorite gay Black boy from the South, and Met Gala red carpet correspondent for @autostraddle.bsky.social www.autostraddle.com/zach-staffor...

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“Dandyism is to me forever queer. When LeBron James started wearing his dandified Thom Browne to NBA games, it was a queer moment. He’s carrying a bag. It’s queer-coded and has a queer sensibility.” Quote graphic.

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Our sis @zachstafford.bsky.social is going! And he’ll be joining us for a special episode of VIBE CHECK tomorrow night from inside the Met! It’s all very exciting. Just seeing the looks he’s been trying on got me emotional.

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

This week on VIBE CHECK, we talk about the first 100 days of Trump’s second term and the launch of Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter tour. Concert season is back and so is the Ticketmaster bullshit. Also, @zachstafford.bsky.social is going to the Met Gala!

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Giddy Up! The Rodeo Is in Town

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Zach Stafford @zachstafford.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

CBC has called the election for the liberals in Canada! Mark Carney will be the next Prime Minister. Maple MAGA has lost!

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Zach Stafford @zachstafford.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Had so much fun on the main stage of @latimes festival of books for our special VIBE CHECK episode with Danez Smith

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Zach Stafford @zachstafford.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

please don’t pray for me podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/v...

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Zach Stafford @zachstafford.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Who is coming to a special #VibeCheckPod live at the @latimes.com Festival of Books happening this Saturday?!

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Zach Stafford @zachstafford.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Today is a good day to remind people that Trump has filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection six times as a way to restructure (or get rid of) his debt. Funny how the White House doesn’t bring that up as they resume student loan debt collections by shaming borrowers!

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Zach Stafford @zachstafford.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Someone is watching TikToks on my flight with no headphones and I’m too stunned to do anything.

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Zach Stafford @zachstafford.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Do not forget that lynchings in America used to be entertainment events for white people. This same entertainment treatment is now being deployed at the prisons in El Salvador where Trump wants to send American citizens. These two forms of state violence are connected.

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Zach Stafford @zachstafford.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Trump ignoring the Supreme Court and then saying on a hot mic to the Dictator of El Salvador that “home-grown” Americans are next to be sent to the prisons there is a good sign that the Constitutional Crisis you’ve heard rumors of is here!

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Zach Stafford @zachstafford.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Let’s not forget: Just last year, Trump called Gov. Shapiro an “overrated Jewish Governor.” That insult echoes louder now, as he says almost nothing about the arson attack—on a Jewish holiday.

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Zach Stafford @zachstafford.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Damage from inside the Pennsylvania Governor’s mansion where Governor Shapiro and his family were evacuated from. Terrifying.

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Zach Stafford @zachstafford.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Why isn’t everyone talking about DYING FOR SEX on Hulu? Why?

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Zach Stafford @zachstafford.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

The Last of Us is giving big The L Word energy this season and I’m so here for it.

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Zach Stafford @zachstafford.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

I was talking to a manager of a retail store here in LA today and asked her if business was slow due to Coachella. She said “Yes, because all the young people and the people chasing their youth left.” And I just need to say aloud that she really ate with “chasing their youth” jab.

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