Episodes
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107. 5 Years of Lover: Revisiting the Era
Join us as we take a trip down memory lane and celebrate the fifth anniversary of Taylor Swift’s seventh studio album, Lover. We share why this was Taylor’s last traditional album rollout, the context of the time, what songs aged like fine wine and what didn’t, and why this pink, sparkly, Easter egg filled era…
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106. Fighting Fires with Gracie Abrams, Joe’s Statement, Partying with Paul McCartney, Sabrina’s Interview, Matty’s Engagement, Hot Girl Dinner, and More (June Swift Report)
Taylor Swift can add firefighting to her constantly expanding resume after a late night with Gracie Abrams. We also discuss Joe Alywn’s recent statement regarding their relationship, Taylor DJing at Paul McCartney’s party, Matty Healy’s engagement, Sabrina Carpenter’s interview with Rolling Stone, and much more.
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105. Let’s Take Taylor Swift Quizzes – Gamer Girlz!
After sharing our negative thoughts on The Tortured Poets Department and receiving negative thoughts back, it’s time for us to do a hard restart and go back to our roots–Gamer Girlz style. Join us in this lighthearted episode as we take Taylor Swift quizzes. Let’s have some fun! Play along and share your results in…
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104. Taylor Swift vs. Billie Eilish, New Eras Tour, Apple’s Top 100 Albums (May Swift Report)
Did Taylor try to block Billie Eilish on the Billboard charts after Billie’s remarks about environmentalism? Listen to hear our thoughts, as well as what’s changed for the Eras Tour (new order! new songs! cut songs! new logo! new outfits!) and her trademark of Female Rage: The Musical, Taylor’s voice memos released for TTPD, Sophie…
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103. Matty Healy + Taylor Swift: The Lore Explained
Wait, it’s all been about Matty Healy? Always has been. As longtime fans of both Taylor Swift and The 1975, we explain the lore of the two and how they intertwine after the major reveals in The Tortured Poets Department. We grapple with realizing much of Taylor’s discography has been about Matty, including the “fictional”…
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102. The Tortured Poets Department (Part 2)
Welcome to part 2 of our review of The Tortured Poets Department. This episode covers the latter half of the album, the “Anthology.” Please see part 1 for our review of the first 16 songs.
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101. The Tortured Poets Department (Part 1)
In a lengthy, 2-part review, we explain song-by-song what works on The Tortured Poets Department, and what doesn’t. Spoiler: a lot doesn’t. This episode covers the first half of the original album. Part two will discuss the additional songs from the “Anthology.”
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100. Swiftie Confessions III
Join us in a very special 100th episode celebration–our 3rd Swiftie confessions! We hear from a very brave Joe Alwyn apologist, a Beyhive-Swifite crossover confession, a fan who snuck her way into getting the famous Blue Crewneck™️, and much more. Thank you to everyone who submitted and for listening to 100 episodes!
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99. New Tour Song Mashups, Scott Swift Gamer Girlz, Joe Alywn Update, Disney+ (March Swift Report)
It’s been a calm, simple month. Too calm, even. We use this chill Swift Report as a moment to take a breather and prepare for Taylor’s new album, The Tortured Poets Department, that comes out next month. We play a game guessing what Scott Swift’s favorite song from each album is, talk about psychics(?), Joe’s…
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98. Swiftie Confessions III: Submit Now!
Swiftie Confessions are back! Get ready to share your Taylor thoughts: unpopular opinions, fave moments, crazy Easter eggs, wild theories. Positive, negative, anything goes! Please email your Swiftie Confessions to gfaweekend@gmail.com. We ask that you include what you’d like to be called (name or nickname) as well as your preferred pronouns. You have until April…
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97. Kaylor Revisited: The Karlie Kloss and Taylor Swift Timeline
For the first time ever, we finally explain what “Kaylor” is–something we usually don’t touch with a ten-foot pole. We share a full timeline of their friendship and its downfall, explain the Kusher-Trump context you need to know, the Taylor Swift songs people think are about Karlie Kloss, and how Scooter Braun, Kim and Kanye,…
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96. Guide for New Swifties: The Inside Jokes, Easter Eggs, and Chants Explained
Unfortunately, the rumors are true. We can no longer gatekeep our favorite underground indie artist Taylor Swift. That’s why in this episode, we are welcoming new and old Swifties by sharing our lore–the inside jokes, chants, main characters, and where to go if you want to learn even more.
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95. The Tortured Poets Department, Grammys, and TikTok (February Swift Report)
We swap our main episode for an important Swift Report this month to react to Taylor Swift’s surprise announcement of her eleventh studio album, The Tortured Poets Department (TTPD). While there is excitement, we’re also both skeptical of certain titles and the prolonging of the re-recordings journey. We also dive into Taylor’s Grammy wins, the…
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94. Golden Globes, Gaylorism, and Gypsy Rose Blanchard (January Swift Report)
We discuss Taylor’s appearance at the 2024 Golden Globes, including the Jo Koy “joke” and her highly speculated conversation with Selena Gomez and Keleigh Teller. We also summarize the Gaylor New York Times piece and the response from Taylor’s camp, Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s release from prison and her love of Taylor, and Taylor’s relationship with…
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93. 2024 Predictions for Taylor Swift
Kressie and MK predict what’s in store for Taylor Swift’s career in 2024, following her massive collection of ___ of the Year awards in 2023. What re-recording will come next? With 2024 being an election year, will Taylor face public criticism from politicians regarding her carbon emissions? When is TS11?
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92. Deuxmoi, You’re Losing Me, Taylor’s Birthday (December Swift Report)
A lot has happened since our last Swift Report — Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff, and Tree Paine chose violence this month. We talk through Tree Paine vs. Deuxmoi and everything that happened with the streaming release of You’re Losing Me (spoiler — Joe Alwyn found dead in a ditch). We also give a Tayvis update,…
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91. Taylor Swift 2023 Wrapped
Swifites have lived so many lives in 2023. Do you remember where you were when you found out Taylor and Joe broke up after 6 years? Or when Speak Now TV was announced in Nashville? How many grainy livestreams did you watch in hopes of something interesting happening? And the fact that we got not…
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90. Remembering Ana Clara, Latin America, Travis’ Tweets Drinking Game, and More (November Swift Report)
We begin with on a somber note, remembering Ana Clara Benevides who passed at Taylor Swift’s Brazil Eras Tour concert. We cover Travis Kelce’s new Wall Street Journal coverage, play a drinking game with his old Tweets, and share some Taylor adjacent news. Someone, please, give Taylor Lautner a job.
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89. The Harry Styles Episode
The long-awaited Harry Styles episode is finally here–we cover his relationship with Taylor Swift and the songs they’ve written about each other. We discuss the many subtweets, tattoos, and pointed lyrics from the two.
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88. 1989 (Taylor’s Version) Review
We review 1989 (Taylor’s Version) and share its critical reception, the perceived anti-Gaylor sentence in the prologue, our personal highs and lows, as well as our reaction to each of the From the Vault Tracks.
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