{"podcast":{"title":"Vibe Check","slug":"vibe-check-5608224","podcast_index_feed_id":5608224,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/tA_4bn2c","website_url":"https://www.siriusxm.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/00c81e60-45f9-4643-9fed-2184b2b6a3d3/54022a1b-ef3c-481f-b7da-b6c467deb5cc/3000x3000/sxm-cover-vibecheck-3000x3000-refresh-final.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"SiriusXM","episode_count":262,"summary":"A weekly podcast where Saeed Jones and Zach Stafford make sense of what’s going on in news and culture – and how it all feels. Vibe Check is your favorite group chat, come to life. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of Vibe Check ad-free. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T16:18:14.229060+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/vibe-check-5608224"},"episode":{"title":"Nobody Knows How to Be a Fan Anymore","slug":"nobody-knows-how-to-be-a-fan-anymore","published_at":"2026-06-12T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/vibe-check-5608224/nobody-knows-how-to-be-a-fan-anymore","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/vibe-check-5608224","url":"https://www.siriusxm.com","audio_url":"https://mgln.ai/e/2/pdst.fm/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/93631aed-f31d-4c5b-b678-a6cd6844abdd/episodes/32f49539-54d2-4d47-8e44-faf28cb505a9/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=93631aed-f31d-4c5b-b678-a6cd6844abdd&awEpisodeId=32f49539-54d2-4d47-8e44-faf28cb505a9&feed=tA_4bn2c","summary":"On this episode of Vibe Check, Saeed and Zach talk about fandoms and why it suddenly feels so out of control. From the origins of the word \"stan\" to the ways fan culture has evolved from community into something a little more obsessive, they explore how we got here, and confess some of the wild things they've done in the name of being fans.","meta_description":"On this episode of Vibe Check, Saeed and Zach talk about fandoms and why it suddenly feels so out of control. From the origins of the word \"stan\" to the w…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2959,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/vibe-check-5608224/episodes/nobody-knows-how-to-be-a-fan-anymore/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/vibe-check-5608224/nobody-knows-how-to-be-a-fan-anymore.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}