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Vibe Check

Venezuela is Just the Beginning

Vibe Check

SiriusXM

Society & Culture

4.91.8K Ratings

🗓️ 7 January 2026

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of Vibe Check, Saeed and Zach sit down with award-winning journalist and friend of the show, Spencer Ackerman to discuss Trump’s invasion of Venezuela. Then, they share their picks for a special edition of “the vibes are on, the vibes are off” Spencer’s Newsletter: https://www.forever-wars.com/ About Spencer’s next book: https://www.forever-wars.com/book-two-majid-khan-iran-troops/ ------------------------------------------------------ Saeed’s Poem of the Week: “Sadiq” by Brian Turner Jan 28th 2026 - Boston Live Show: https://www.bso.org/events/vibe-check-live-with-special-guest-carlos-simon?performance=2026-01-28-18%3A00

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0:00.0

Girl?

0:04.1

Girl.

0:07.3

We're here.

0:08.8

We're here.

0:10.5

New Year, new year, new coup?

0:12.0

New Year, same font?

0:13.6

I think we're in our comic book, Sands.

0:15.6

Yeah, it really is.

0:17.9

Well, let's just get into it.

0:19.9

Friends, it's 2026.

0:21.6

I'm Saeede Jones.

0:23.3

And I'm still Zach Suffernard in 2026.

0:25.7

And this is still vibe check.

0:27.2

Welcome back, ladies.

0:37.3

I was so excited, of course, you know, to catch up with you after us have, you know, you're not text and all that. We've checked in about some things that we'll talk about. But of course, it was like, okay, we're going to be back on the mic. And there's, you know, let's get into this key key. Yeah. And then Trump said, let me throw a little international curveball coup at y'all. Yeah. And kidnap some people. And then not only kidnap them, but fly them into New York City as I am flying into New York City. I was like, what airline is Maduro on? Because I'm on Delta. Why they got that man in the same prison as Luigi? What's going on?

1:10.9

I was like, shouldn't he be at the Pentagon or something?

1:13.7

Many questions to be answered today.

1:15.9

What's the protocol for kidnapping precedents and their wives?

1:18.7

Look, I'm not one of those girls on Blue Sky or, God forbid, Twitter, who pretends to be an expert on every topic imaginable.

1:26.3

I was like, I knew we had no business being down there

1:30.3

because I, to this very morning, have not been able to spell Venezuela correctly the first time.

1:36.9

That's when I was like, see, we need to keep our asses at home. If you can't spell it, you can't give policy around it.

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