{"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":"Why You Deserve Softness","slug":"why-you-deserve-softness","published_at":"2026-07-10T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/vibe-check-5608224/why-you-deserve-softness","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/aa0254bf-a07d-4f24-b6fa-1091a94c3497/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=93631aed-f31d-4c5b-b678-a6cd6844abdd&awEpisodeId=aa0254bf-a07d-4f24-b6fa-1091a94c3497&feed=tA_4bn2c","summary":"On this episode of Vibe Check, we're rereleasing a listener-favorite conversation between Zach and writer, author, and art world visionary Kimberly Drew. Together, they explore why softness is a superpower and how, in a world that often demands hardness, choosing to live softly can be essential to both surviving and thriving. ------------------------------------------------------ Sign up for Saeed’s Webinar: https://www.patreon.com/VibeCheck/posts/161968229?utm_campaign=postshare_fan","meta_description":"On this episode of Vibe Check, we're rereleasing a listener-favorite conversation between Zach and writer, author, and art world visionary Kimberly Drew.…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2408,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/vibe-check-5608224/episodes/why-you-deserve-softness/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/why-you-deserve-softness.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}