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Episode 165 - Merry Swiftmas everyone! In Episode 165 of Taylor Talk: The Taylor Swift Podcast, your hosts give you their version of A Swiftmas Carol, the story of an evil music executive who doesn’t support Taylor Swift. Your hosts, helped by the Ghosts of Swiftmas Past, Present, and Future convince Scrooge to become a Swifty. Join us for some holiday laughs and a few surprises along the way. Here at Taylor Talk, we wish you a happy holiday season, however you choose to spend it. Enjoy the episode!   Highlights from Episode 165 of Taylor Talk: The Taylor Swift PodcastMain Discussion: A Swiftmas Carol– Join us for A Swiftmas Carol, the story of an evil music executive named Scrooge who doubted Taylor Swift.– The Ghost of Swiftmas Past takes us through Taylor’s most noteworthy accomplishments.– What’s your favorite part of the 1989 era so far? The Ghost of Swiftmas Present has an interesting perspective.– That awkward moment when music executives predicted 1989 wouldn’t sell very much its first week. Oops.– T

Episode 164 - HAPPY 25TH BIRTHDAY TAYLOR SWIFT! This week has been another crazy week of Taylor Swift news, from fashion shows to jingle balls to 25th birthday extravaganza! In Episode 164 of Taylor Talk: The Taylor Swift Podcast, your hosts discuss all the Victoria’s Secret Fashion, Z100’s Jingle Ball in NYC, and Billboard’s Woman of the Year luncheon. What was your favorite event this week? Let us know, and enjoy the show! Highlights from Episode 164 of Taylor Talk: The Taylor Swift PodcastMain Discussion: Taylor News – Victoria’s Secret & Jingle Ball– What did you all think of Taylor Swift’s performances at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show?– Taylor’s outfits proved that she is basically an honorary Victoria’s Secret angel.– The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show and feminism… do they compliment each other?– HAPPY BIRTHDAY TAYLOR! She turned 25 years old on stage at Z100 Jingle Ball.– Taylor Swift’s birthday party looked AMAZING.– Our friend and fellow Swifty, Gena, got to present the Billboard Woman of t

Episode 163 -- Who else has won Billboard Woman of the Year TWICE? No one, just Tay. In Episode 163 of Taylor Talk: The Taylor Swift Podcast, we discuss all the latest goings-on in Taylor’s life, from the Jingle Ball in Los Angeles and London, the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, her Grammy nominations, and Taylor’s Woman of the Year interview with Billboard. What do you think of Taylor’s recent accomplishments? They keep racking up! Enjoy the episode!   Highlights from Episode 163 of Taylor Talk: The Taylor Swift PodcastMain Discussion: Taylor News – Billboard to Jingle Ball– Scott Borchetta, the President of Big Machine Records, will be a mentor on the next season of American Idol.– Taylor Swift performs at three Jingle Ball events around the world. Is her setlist a hint at what she’ll perform on the 1989 tour? Taylor gave KIIS FM the details on her 1989 tour.– Look out, Tay, three Grammy nominations coming your way!– Taylor Swift becomes the two-time winner of Billboard’s Woman of the Year. Read her cover

Episode 162 -- Just because you’re clean don’t mean you can miss Taylor Talk! In Episode 62 of Taylor Talk: The Taylor Swift Podcast, we discuss what Taylor Swift calls the most important song off her 1989 album, “Clean.” For Taylor, the song is about moving on passed a bad relationship, but you could also apply it to getting over any sort of tough situation. What do you think of the incredible imagery in “Clean”? We welcome your thoughts. Happy listening!   Highlights from Episode 162 of Taylor Talk: The Taylor Swift PodcastMain Discussion: “Clean” Song Analysis– What is “Clean” about to you?– We marvel at the imagery in nearly every single lyric in this song.– It’s raining and she’s drowning, but she can finally breathe. What does this meeeean?– What is the purpose of this song being the last song on 1989?– Keep your fingers crossed that Taylor will perform “Clean” on tour!!– We imagine what the music video for “Clean” could look like.  Other Topics:– That awkward moment when Taylor Swift sells more albums

Episode 161 - Don’t say I didn’t warn you… but Taylor Swift slayed at the 2014 American Music Awards! In Episode 161 of Taylor Talk: The Taylor Swift Podcast, we discuss Taylor Swift’s performance of “Blank Space” at the 2014 American Music Awards. She wowed us all with pyrotechnics, acrobats, powerful vocals, and some serious crazy eyes. That night, she was also honored as the first recipient of the Dick Clark Award for Excellence. We hope you enjoyed the episode. Feel free to share your thoughts with us! Happy listening! Highlights from Episode 161 of Taylor Talk: The Taylor Swift PodcastMain Discussion: Taylor Swift at the AMAs– Poll: when they turned on the fire, were you scared for her or scared of her?– Do you think this performance is a representation of the 1989 tour?– We debate whether or not the pen click was ever a thing.– Here at Taylor Talk, we ask the hard hitting questions: Which was more powerful, the music video or the performance?– While being honored with the Dick Clark Award for Excellenc

I could show you incredible things… like this episode of Taylor Talk! In Episode 160 of Taylor Talk: The Taylor Swift Podcast, we discuss Taylor’s most over the top outrageously grand music video yet, the music video for “Blank Space.” We also rave over the “Blank Space” Experience and how its unlike anything anyone has ever created before. What are your thoughts on the music video and the “Blank Space” Experience app? Feel free to share your thoughts. Enjoy the episode!   Highlights from Episode 159 of Taylor Talk: The Taylor Swift PodcastMain Discussion: “Blank Space” Music Video & Experience– What were your first impressions of the “Blank Space” music video?– Fun fact: The castle filming location was the inspiration behind F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby.– Raise your hand if you’ve ever felt personally victimized by the Taylor Swift Blank Space girl.– Sean O’Pry, arguably the most gorgeous man in the world, was discovered via his Myspace prom photos.– We are OBSESSED with the Blank Space Experi

Episode 159 - Nice to meet you, where you been? You should listen to Taylor Talk! In Episode 159 of Taylor Talk: The Taylor Swift Podcast, we discuss Taylor Swift’s newest single “Blank Space,” a song that originally started out as a joke to mock the fictionalized character the media created from Taylor Swift’s alleged “serial dating habits.” It’s a catchy, well-written song, and join us as we analyze the lyrics line by line. There’s no doubt that “Blank Space” will become an instant hit. Happy listening!   Highlights from Episode 159 of Taylor Talk: The Taylor Swift PodcastMain Discussion: “Blank Space” Song Analysis– “Hey, I want to write this completely satirical song about the fictionalization of my personal life…” said Taylor Swift, and that became “Blank Space”– Which “Blank Space” song lyric is your favorite?– Sami discusses the idea that Taylor embedded a little bit of her exes into each part of the song.– Is there a reference to “The Lucky One” in “Blank Space?”– We discuss what “Blank Space” would

Episode 158 - Happy third anniversary Taylor Talk! In Episode 158 of Taylor Talk: The Taylor Swift Podcast, we celebrated by hosting a LIVE episode on Google Hangout to discuss our first impressions of 1989 (how nice of Taylor to give us a new album for our anniversary! lol). You can listen to the audio or watch the recorded video of our live episode on YouTube. We hope you enjoy the episode, and we hope you enjoy 1989! Please keep sharing your thoughts on the album as well as your thoughts on “Blank Space,” Taylor’s newest single off 1989. We’ll discuss “Blank Space” in depth next week, so stay tuned for that! Happy listening!   Highlights from Episode 157 of Taylor Talk: The Taylor Swift PodcastMain Discussion: 1989 First Impressions– 1989 is FINALLY out!! What do y’all think of the new album?– Fun fact: the secret messages in the lyrics tell a story. Sounds like a concept album to us!– We try to stump you with 1989 trivia. The prize? A Taylor Talk t-shirt!– I said remember this moment… when #TaylorTalkLIVE

Episode 157 - Welcome to New York… for real! Listen up to Episode 157 of Taylor Talk: The Taylor Swift Podcast as we discuss Taylor Swift’s iHeartRadio rooftop live stream in New York City. All the hosts were in attendance, so we offer a unique perspective as to what it was like to watch the performance live. We discuss why we think Taylor sang the songs she did and we also predict her first week album sales. And I know, we didn’t really talk about 1989 this episode, but don’t fret, we will talk all about it on our LIVE EPISODE this Saturday, November 1st, at 3pm PST. Let us know what you think of 1989 and we’ll share it on the live episode! Happy listening! Highlights from Episode 157 of Taylor Talk: The Taylor Swift PodcastMain Discussion: The Ultimate Secret Session – 1989 iHeart Radio Live Stream– How cool was it to see Taylor Swift perform “Welcome to New York” on a rooftop in New York City?– This was the first “secret session” where Taylor performed any of her songs off 1989.– Do you think “Style” and

Welcome to Taylor Talk, we’ve been waiting for you! In Episode 156 of Taylor Talk: The Taylor Swift Podcast, we discuss Taylor Swift’s new song about freedom, new beginnings, and New York City! What did you think of the song? We imagine that it’s going to be the perfect anthem for the release week of 1989. Let us know what you think of the episode. Happy listening! Highlights from Episode 156 of Taylor Talk: The Taylor Swift PodcastMain Discussion: “Welcome to New York”– One listener describes this song as being “straight out of a John Hughes 80’s movie.”– “I dreamt about moving to New York, I obsessed about moving to New York, and then I did it.” – Taylor Swift– How will Taylor’s 1980s-esque songs mix with her previous catalog of songs for tour?– Taylor describes New York as a place that can overwhelm some people, but not her.– We tackle the gay rights line — do you think it was too subtle or did it fit perfectly?– Steve thinks Taylor was inspired by the “Welcome to New York” sign at LaGuardia Airport, whil