VIBES
VIBES is where stories are still taking shape. Each week, we talk through what’s in the air: strange developments, loose threads, half-formed ideas, unanswered questions, and things that might become reporting. It’s the sludge and morass before Dead Reckoning becomes Dead Reckoning, a look at how we decide what’s actually worth chasing.
Chris Morris broke television news in 1994 and nobody noticed
The Pentagon spent $93 billion in a single month on lobster tails, king crab, ribeye steak, and a Steinway grand piano
Pittsburgh has ~40 newsrooms and little shared infrastructure. I'm going to talk about it at TEDx Pittsburgh May 29, 2026
