{"podcast":{"title":"The Stacks","slug":"the-stacks-550138","podcast_index_feed_id":550138,"rss_url":"https://rss.art19.com/the-stacks","website_url":"http://www.thestackspodcast.com","image_url":"https://content.production.cdn.art19.com/images/d3/4e/5a/dd/d34e5add-bc92-4aa6-96f3-a63bec29934a/2b9a62bb6154689a11795908b0b18f3af8317a565e07233b6ab317ad3dd04dba2e52ed5aa22f57524808cd3e9c50047abd2480fdf00026f836fd3005eaa9e1e0.jpeg","author":"Traci Thomas","episode_count":499,"summary":"The Stacks is your one stop shop to talk books and reading. Guests will join the host, Traci Thomas for lively discussions about books and the ways they have shaped their lives, and they way we all understand culture, race, politics, and more. The last Wednesday of each month Traci and guest will break down a book in detail as part of The Stacks Book Club. Make sure to check the website www.thestackspodcast.com for more details, including upcoming The Stacks Book Club picks.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-stacks-550138"},"episode":{"title":"Unabridged: Let’s Never Talk About These Oscars Again with Saeed Jones and Zach Stafford","slug":"unabridged-let-s-never-talk-about-these-oscars-again-with-saeed-jones-and-zach-stafford","published_at":"2026-03-20T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-stacks-550138/unabridged-let-s-never-talk-about-these-oscars-again-with-saeed-jones-and-zach-stafford","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-stacks-550138","url":"https://s.gum.fm/s-611319b4bd3dc100237cd71c/rss.art19.com/episodes/710e1997-b36d-4a2a-b7da-49343938465e.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","audio_url":"https://s.gum.fm/s-611319b4bd3dc100237cd71c/rss.art19.com/episodes/710e1997-b36d-4a2a-b7da-49343938465e.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"The 98th Academy Awards ceremony was this past Sunday, and we’ve got a lot to talk about. Today, I’m joined by Vibe Check co-hosts and friends of the pod, Saeed Jones and Zach Stafford, to recap all things Oscars, discussing everything from our Timothée Chalamet burnout to why people pitted Sinners and One Battle After Another against each other, and a whole lot more. This is a follow-up to my pre-Oscars chat with Saeed and Zach last week on Vibe Check —you can listen to that episode here . *This episode is exclusive to members of  The Stacks Pack on Patreon  and our  Substack subscribers . You can find links to everything we discuss on today’s show on The Stacks Website:  https://www.thestackspodcast.com/unabridged/2026/3/20/tsu-57-saeed-jones-zach-stafford Connect with Saeed: Instagram | BlueSky | Website Connect with Zach: Instagram | Threads Connect with The Stacks:  Instagram  |  Threads  |  Shop  |  Patreon  |  Goodreads  |  Substack  |  Youtube  |  Subscribe See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .","meta_description":"The 98th Academy Awards ceremony was this past Sunday, and we’ve got a lot to talk about. Today, I’m joined by Vibe Check co-hosts and friends of the pod,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":916,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-stacks-550138/episodes/unabridged-let-s-never-talk-about-these-oscars-again-with-saeed-jones-and-zach-stafford/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-stacks-550138/unabridged-let-s-never-talk-about-these-oscars-again-with-saeed-jones-and-zach-stafford.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}