Episode Details

This week, we are pleased to be joined by Taylor Lorenz. Taylor covers technology and social media for the Washington Post. She is the author of Extremely Online: The Untold Story of Fame, Influence and Power on the Internet, and she hosts a new podcast, Power User. Before our vibe check with Taylor on the TikTok legislation,  how social media shapes the vibes of politics, and all things online - we dive into Trump’s “new” statement on his position on abortion, and the RFK Jr. staffer who said the quiet part out loud. 

Stick around after our chat with Taylor for an IT’S GIVING, our GROUP CHAT, and a good vibe on student debt. 

Further reading: 

AXIOS: New effort to "inoculate" U.S. voters against AI misinformation

NYT: China’s Advancing Efforts to Influence the U.S. Election Raise Alarms

Taylor’s column in the Washington Post: Meet the 25-year-old who TikToked his way onto RFK’s campaign team

CNBC: 25 million student loan borrowers could see their balances shrink under Biden’s new forgiveness plan

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Vibes Only is a weekly political podcast hosted by Brian Derrick (Political Strategist and Founder of @oath.vote) and Glennis Meagher (Political and New Media Strategist and Co-founder of @generatorcollective), two post-Obama political operatives turned creators breaking down the stories of each week in politics, elections, and culture. We aim to be your break from the doom-scrolling and consultant-speak. Just the vibes (and the receipts) with new episodes every Thursday morning.