19 episodes
Not-So-Secret Sessions Not So Secret Sessions
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The most annoying girls in your English class gather to overthink and discuss a new Taylor Swift song each week. From contemplating the throes and thrills of girlhood to dissecting the existential dread of our twenties, come along as the five of us Swifties have a marvelous time ruining everything.
Grab a glass of your roommate’s cheapest screw-top rosé and meet us each Friday for a new, free episode!
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Ep. 19 - All You Had To Do Was Stay
Let me remind you: this pod is what you (we) wanted. This week, Daph leads as the girls discuss All You Had To Do Was Stay, our very first 1989 episode. Topics and tangents include: mental status exams, Taylor’s dreams, track 5s, repetition in pop, that one space themed restaurant in NYC, and Daph’s ever present disdain for pitchfork. Stay!!!! Stay!!!!!! STAYYY!
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Ep. 18 - The Tortured Poets Department (First Reaction)
We hereby conduct this postmortem. New album alert everyone! This week the girls gather to discuss their early thoughts on TTPD - from current favorite songs to current skips to current existential crises. (We went a little over time so hopefully you have a fortnight to spare)
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Ep. 17 - Question...?
Can I ask you a question? Have you listened to the new episode of the pod? This week, Emma leads this ponderous episode full of questions big and small. The girls (and your favorite alien) discuss asking questions you already know the answer to, speculate (oops) on the Harry Styles of it all, and ask the most controversial question a Swiftie can ask: do you like this song???? Write down every question you’ve ever heard and join us on the joint spiral yet again!
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Ep. 16 - The Last Time
You found yourself at our door and just like all those times before, we’re here to yap about Taylor Swift. This week, Meggo leads us as we put some respect on Gary Lightbody and the song that walked so Exile could run. Join our discussion — and no, this is not the last time we’ll be asking you this.
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Ep. 15 - Maroon
This week Caroline leads over un-rusted telephones (riverside.fm) to discuss “Maroon.” The girls nerd out over Taylor’s self-referential lyrics, break the no speculation rule, and end with secret song mash-up ideas. Taylor, if you’re listening, you can take any of our ideas, free of charge. + 10 million dollars each.
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Ep. 14 - this is me trying
One thing about us, we’re always trying. This week, Megan leads us as we traverse some of the darkest depths of the folklorian woods. On our journey we shared which lyrics we felt were pilfered from our diaries and/or therapy sessions and discussed the significance of Taylor deciding to address depression and anxiety in a way she never had before in an album that came to define unprecedented times for the whole world. Light work!