Ep. 22 - ...Ready For It?

Come on, come on don’t leave us like this - listen to another episode! This week, Caroline channels her inner Bella Swan to discuss Taylor’s foray into goth rock, Haunted. The girls discuss the somewhat singular production, the re-recorded version, and the Twilight of it all. 2010 was a beautiful time for all of our side parts and maladaptive daydreaming about supernatural boyfriends and looking longingly out of rain soaked windows. We are so excited to talk about it all! Cue the dramatic strings.

No but seriously, who the fuck was that guy?? This week, the girls are talking The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived and boy do we have thoughts. From our takes on production and words of affirmation for Aaron Dessner to the breakdown of this bridge and the relationship that we think inspired it, we cover it all. You’ll love this episode - unless you’re a Jehovah’s witness or the lead singer of an indie rock band. Or a man, probably.

It’s raining in our bedrooms but everything is right because this week we are talking about Forever and Always. Emma leads as the girls talk Jo-Bro’s lore, the Fearless era, and Taylor’s early writing gems. Plus we assign Taylor songs to the stages of grief. Give us a little more than 27 seconds of your time and tune in.

This week the girls assemble without Daph, resulting in a truly chaotic look at one of Taylor’s biggest singles from Red, I Knew You Were Trouble. Topics include: the iconic music video, dubstep, Taylor’s most frequent production collaborators, and people who were compulsive liars in high school. Remember that video of the goat screaming to this song? Kind of sums up the vibes of this episode.

We feel our Castle’s Crumbling down (just kidding - none of us can afford castles). This week the girls talk about Taylor’s Speak Now vault track ft Haley Williams, discussing women in the music industry and if our little emo hearts were satisfied by this collab. Burn some bridges and let’s talk!

A house divided: This week, Caroline and Zoe make the case for Coney Island to Daphne and Megan. We get deep, discussing how hurt and regret can define memories and shape future relationships. We also ponder the thinly veiled references to notorious relationships and moments in the Taylor Cinematic Universe and try to decipher why she decided to weave them together against the backdrop of a rundown amusement park. Guess it’s all fun and games until the merry-go-round breaks down!

This week, Daph tries to win the rest of the gals over on We Were Happy. While normally we all tend to have similar readings of songs, we delved into some of our most differing takes to date. From somewhat annoying self-pity, to youthful nostalgia, to the pain and guilt that comes with outgrowing a first love, we explored the wide range of feelings and themes this song invokes. But at the end of the day, there was one question we all knew the answer to: Were WE ever happy? No :)

We hope you are ready for this week’s episode because we have a very special guest. Zoe’s cousin Rose joins us to give us the Gen-Alpha take on Taylor (we are so old). The girls talk music videos, the reputation era, and interrogate Rose about what it is like to still have the glow of youth about her. Let us clear our throats before we tell you to join us for this one!

We just miss you and we just wish you were a better man…JUST KIDDING! We love you all and unless you’re Emma’s dad, you’re probably not a man. This week, Daph leads as the girls discuss the Red vault track, Better Man, and spiral out about begging for love, wishing someone the best (mostly), Taylor’s songwriting for other artists, and our favorite of her extensive self-written tracks. It’s 4am…come over….we miss you! We just miss you and we just wish you were a better man…JUST KIDDING! We love you all and unless you’re Emma’s dad, you’re probably not a man. This week, Daph leads as the girls discuss the Red vault track, Better Man, and spiral out about begging for love, wishing someone the best (mostly), Taylor’s songwriting for other artists, and our favorite of her extensive self-written tracks. It’s 4am…come over….we miss you!

Reputation is in its Lover era with this week's song, "Call It What You Want". The girls talk about keeping relationships private, compare CIWYW to other songs in the canon, and are joined by a special guest, Friend of the Pod, Monica! Call us what you want when you join us this week! (But be nice. We are so sensitive.)