13: A Taylor Swift Fan Podcast is a deep dive into everything Taylor Swift, her extensive discography, and all of her accomplishments. She is literally The Man of the music industry, after all. Join Nick Adams, Ana Szabo, Amy Nichols and Lacey Gee every Tuesday as they break down a Taylor Swift song (TV only, of course, depending on which era we are currently in... What Era are we even in anyway?) and answer questions such as... Who was the inspiration behind that song? What connection ties ...
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Honest, Relaxed, and Progressively Under Influence. Whiskey Hour is when we start sipping on the Golden Liquid and set out to have conversations about all sorts of things. From life struggles to the latest trends, it’s time to get the conversations rolling with an ungodly amount of whiskey and honesty. No matter what time it is now, join us for the whiskey hour because it’s always 5 o’clock somewhere in the world!
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3 O'clock Coffee Conversations of Business Exits: Inspiring Stories and Practical Advice on How To Exit Your Business Successfully This concept was born 13 years after I lost my childhood buddy to cancer. Every day at 3 o'clock, we would chat and share ideas. In his final weeks, our focus shifted to planning his business exit to support his family, but unfortunately, time ran out. Now, it's my mission to help other business owners plan for their futures. Join us for inspiring stories and pra ...
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SwifTea: Surprise Song O' Clock Predictions for Warsaw, Poland!
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Taylor Swift is taking the Eras Tour to Warsaw, Poland and theories are swirling! Why is Poland and August 2nd tied (together with a smile?) to a Reputation (Taylor’s Version) announcement? Are we just clowning like we are every single weekend or are the Easter Eggs pointing to something significant? We will know before long but in the meantime, he…
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Lacey, Ana, and Amy are back together for a deep dive into an instant fan-favorite from The Tortured Poets Department, “Down Bad”. How long did it take for you to realize this song is a huge metaphor? Have you ever cried at the gym? And what has Taylor Swift said about this song? Plus, the connections to previous songs in other albums, the song's p…
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SwifTEA: Surprise Song Predictions for London!
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Taylor Swift is BACK in London for 5 more shows at the iconic Wembley Stadium! While Lacey is IN London for the show on Saturday, Nick, Amy and Ana make their predictions for the surprise song section! Plus, has the punishment for this leg of our surprise song game been decided? Is it possible to do? Will the losers regret agreeing? "Thank You, Amy…
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My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys
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In classic 13 Podcast fashion, Taylor released the voice memo with the original lyrics for this song just a day after this episode was recorded! So after sharing a few updates… Lacey Gee, Ana Szabo, and Amy Nichols take a deep dive into “My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys”. Taylor said this album was filled with imagery and metaphors, and this so…
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SwifTEA: For the Swifties in Vienna, Austria
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Lacey, Ana, and Amy got together to provide any comfort and information for the Swifties in Vienna, following the news. Plus, an update on how to contact the podcast and their new social media accounts. CONTACT THE PODCAST! Voicemail Number- (689) 214-1313 Email- the13podcast@gmail.com IG- https://www.instagram.com/the13TSpodcast TikTok- https://ww…
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The Tortured Poets Department (Title Track)
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It's been a minute since a Taylor Swift album included a title track, but Lacey Gee, Nick Adams, Amy Nichols, and Ana Szabo are so excited to deep dive into "The Tortured Poets Department" title track! Is Taylor explaining what the tortured poets department is in this song, or is she actually making fun of someone? Turns out the lyrics to this song…
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Fortnight (feat. Post Malone) Song & Music Video Analysis
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Welcome fellow Tortured Poets fanatics! It is time to breakdown the first track from the Tortured Poets Department, Fortnight ft. Post Malone! The opening track to THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT is also the song on the album with an accompanying music video filled with Easter Eggs!! Lacey Gee, Ana Szabo, Amy Nichols, and Nick Adams discuss the lyric…
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SwifTea: Surprise Song O' Clock Predictions for Munich!
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It’s been just a wee bit since we got to be in the studio together for our surprise song predictions, and we have some catching up to do after a few chaotic weeks! What is Taylor Swift thinking with her song choices? What does it all mean? And most importantly, what are our scores? And what should the punishment for the losing team be? Our math mig…
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Intro to The Tortured Poets Department - Epilogue & Prologue!
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We have officially entered THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT! Before we deep dive into the music and lyrics of this album, we think it’s important to understand Taylor’s epilogue, as well as the prologue by Stevie Nicks. Both passages are important elements to the album as a whole, so let’s discuss the overall themes and ideas before we dive in! Plus, …
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Ana and Ryan’s Eras Tour Experience in Dublin, Ireland!
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We have a special guest on this episode of the 13 Podcast! Fresh off the heels of their one-year wedding anniversary trip, Ana’s husband Ryan joins this episode to share his thoughts after attending his first ever Eras Tour concert! It was the first time that Ana got to see the newly added Tortured Poets Department set but Ryan’s very time at the E…
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SwifTea: Surprise Song O' Clock Predictions for Milan!
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It’s been a chaotic few weeks but someone is fresh off their trip from the Eras Tour! What has happened in the past few weeks? There’s a lot to cover from overseas travel to the first watch of the Tortured Poets Department set live to Travis Kelce surprising Taylor Swift at the Eras Tour to that incredible love song mashup that we all got to witnes…
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A Must-Have App- SwiftSpace- The Community for Swifties
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We hear it from people all the time.. They don’t have any Swiftie friends in real life that understand the obsession, buy into the theories or just want to talk about Taylor Swift in general! That’s just one of the reasons that SwiftSpace is such an amazing app! We talk to Ben, the creator of SwiftSpace to find out what he had in mind when he made …
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1989 (Taylor's Version) Final Track Rankings- Yes, It Is Over Now
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It’s taken us all year long but it is over now.. It’s time for us to do our initial rankings of the pop bible, 1989 Taylor’s Version. How have our rankings changed since our initial rankings? Do we have any song surprises? And is there a long overdue payoff that happens in this episode? Nick Adams, Ana Szabo, Amy Nichols and Lacey Gee do the final …
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SwifTea: London Bridges, Travis Kelce’s Eras Tour Performance, Dublin Song Predictions
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London was insane. The British Royalty met the American Royalty, mega bridges were built and someone had a very big moment on stage! Plus, is this proof that Taylor Swift listens to our podcast and team Thank You, Amy is her fav? We discuss the Kelces, the many celebs, the guest appearances, the insane song combos, and Travis Kelce’s first time on …
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SwifTea: Surprise Song O' Clock Predictions for Wembley Stadium!
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There were a lot of rumors surrounding the 100th Eras Tour show, and we got our answer! Taylor Swift herself let us that the Eras Tour will be coming to an end! We get into all of the happenings from Liverpool and Cardiff, including Taylor’s way of sneaking in some petty to the surprise song set! And as the Eras Tour heads into Wembley Stadium this…
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Taylor Swift wrote a song for the soundtrack to the 2013 film One Chance. What was it about this film that inspired Taylor to collab with Jack Antonoff and write this song? Ana Szabo and Lacey Gee get into it. Plus, lots of movie rumors surrounding Taylor Swift right now. Is she going to be in the new Deadpool movie or are they just tugging at our …
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Eras Tour 100th Show, Theories and Liverpool Predictions
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Happy 100th Eras Tour Show Day to all who celebrate!! It’s a very exciting day with lots of theories, speculations but above all else, it’s a day to celebrate! Taylor Swift is always feeding us and keeping us excited and we’ve been blessed with 100 whole shows of the Eras Tour! Taylor Swift is bringing the Eras Tour to Liverpool, England for the fi…
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New Romantics.. Can you believe this song was just on the deluxe album before we got 1989 Taylor’s Version? So glad that this is now a song that everyone knows and that we get the chance to break it down now as we wrap up our 1989 era! We still have one last thing to do before we get to finally deep dive in the Tortured Poets Department: The Anthol…
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SwifTea: Surprise Song O' Clock Predictions for Edinburgh, Scotland!
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Last week was crazzzyyyy at the Eras Tour! Taylor Swift performed songs she’s never played before… and one song set in particular has everyone wondering… Are we officially in the Glitch? Teams Look At What You Made Me Duo and Red Lips and Shake It Off Hips made their bold song predictions for Edinburgh, Scotland! Who’s going to get points after thi…
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You Are In Love is such a special love song to not only us but lots of other Swifties! It is a fav in the fandom to play at weddings. It is such a special song that Taylor Swift wrote inspired by her own friend’s relationship.. Jack Antonoff and Lena Dunham! Ana Szabo, Amy Nichols, Nick Adams and Lacey Gee break down the song lyrics and express the…
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SwifTea: Surprise Song O' Clock Predictions for Lyon, France!
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It’s time for the teams to get together and pick their song predictions for the acoustic set portion of the Eras Tour for the next two shows in Lyon, France! What do the Look At What You Made Me Duo think that she will perform during the set? And will their guesses be more accurate than the team Red Lips and Shake It Off Hips? Only time and Taylor …
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It’s the first song off of the deluxe edition of the stolen version of 1989.. It’s all available now on Taylor’s Version! Is this a bop that the regular people know too? It’s such a great song in the fandom.. and lots of clues and speculation about the muse(s) of this song! Is this a song you tell your not diehard Swifties to check out? Plus, we ch…
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SwifTea: Surprise Song O' Clock Predictions for Lisbon, Portugal
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It’s time to change it up.. Thanks to a wonderful listeners suggestion, we are changing it up the surprise song o’clock game! This time, we are doing teams! Ana and Nick vs Amy and Lacey! Which team will correctly be able to think like Taylor Swift and predict the songs she will perform this weekend during the acoustic set in Portugal? We are still…
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We are truly in our Era’s Era! We are talking about Clean, a song that inspired a movie that inspired an anthem from Taylor Swift! What was the inspo behind the song Clean and why do so many people relate to it in different ways? And who else tears up when they think of Taylor’s sweet message she always delivered before this song during her 1989 to…
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SwifTea: Surprise Song O' Clock Predictions for Stockholm, Sweden
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We are stilling reeling in the amazement of the Eras Tour, which returned last week in Paris and wowwwwwwww! The entire new set for The Tortured Poets Department! Insane! Female Rage: The Musical… Wonder if anything is to come of that? We recap about all of the happenings in Paris, declare (and some, debate) points from last weekend. We declare a l…
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We are truly in our Era’s Era! We are talking about I Know Places (iconic voice memo.. Ana’s version battling Nick’s version. You’ll know what I’m talking about soon) while watching the return of the Era’s Tour in Paris! We have breaking news all throughout this episode while trying to stay focused on this 1989 bop! It is the best kind of chaotic! …
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SwifTea: Surprise Song O' Clock Predictions for Paris
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The Eras Tour returns RIGHT NOW! Taylor Swift is taking the stage in Paris which means.. It's time for our Surprise Song O'Clock predictions.. and there are a lot of other theories and possible surprises to discuss too! Plus a final tiebreaker for the loser of the last round.. Results coming very soon! Ana Szabo, Lacey Gee, Amy Nichols and Nick Ada…
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We’ve been teasing it for a while.. While we still take in The Tortured Poets Department, we are continuing with our breakdown of 1989 TV! It’s time for This Love! There are a lot of personal connections to this song, and references to many other songs in this album! Amy Nichols, Nick Adams and Lacey Gee discuss this song and the lyrics! What did w…
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It’s been a fortnight with The Tortured Poets Department Anthology, and we have a lot of thoughts. Have we wrapped our head around this album yet? What’s our favorite song of the moment? And what is this theory about something going down TODAY? Lots of rumors are swirling about May 3rd.. Let’s see if anything happens! Something else we are still wr…
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TTPD Talk and More with the Pop Apologists Podcast
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The 13 Podcast got to talk all things about The Tortured Poets Department and more with the incredible women behind the Pop Apologists podcast, Lauren and Chan! We talk initial thoughts on the new album, the muse that left Taylor Swift so tortured, and the critique that some people have about the content of the album. Thank you so much to the Spoti…
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The 13 Podcast LIVE from Swifties in the Park!
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It was touch and go there for a moment but the weather cooperated and the event was such a big time success! It’s the 13 Podcast and lots of Swifties live from Swifties in the Park! Over 600 Swifties came out and celebrated the new album, a huge milestone and birthday for the podcast! We had so many cool Swiftie businesses there selling their merch…
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It’s Swifties talking Taylor Swift and business. What a fun conversation with a talented group of business women! Charity Eden and Terah Lee talk about their inspiration and journeys as business women with Taylor Swift on the brain! Charity thought of recreating the Eras Tour while at the Eras Tour, and all of the firsts that she has done to make s…
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Initial Rankings of the TTPD Anthology Tracks
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It’s been a busy few days for Swifties! Taylor Swift released The Tortured Poets Department, then dropped a surprise album a few hours later! Thirty-one brand new songs that we had the weekend to get into! Have we even had enough time to make the choice of ranking our top 5 tracks of the new albumS?! Of course not, but do we do it anyway! Plus, wha…
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SwifTEA: Live from the Spotify Library, More TTPD QRs and Qs
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Ana and Amy are back for another emergency SwifTEA to recap the last 24 hours in the Swiftieverse! The codes and clues in the Spotify Library, the cryptic video of The Tortured Poets Department Office, and the mysterious QR codes appearing around the world!! The next time we meet will be at our livestream party, 4/19 at midnight est on our YouTube …
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Emergency SwifTEA: The Tortured Poets Department Release Week Chaos
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Absolute chaos is erupting! Taylor Swift has no chill and wants us all to be tortured! Welcome to the album rollout week, Taylor's Version. In the last 24 hours, there has been a mysterious QR code… and we just so happened to know someone that could immediately go scope out the situation! There are still so many other questions, like Serpentine or …
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Pre TTPD: Ranking The Tortured Poets Department Track Titles!
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Strike 2! Wait… Is that another 2? Was this all a part of the plan after all? This week instead of the usual song breakdown, we decided to rank our favorite TTPD tracks by track title alone only! It’s a trend that we’ve seen going around and one of our sweet listeners suggested it a while ago, so let’s do it! In typical us fashion (lmfao if you wil…
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SwifTEA: Taylor's 5 Stages of Heartbreak Playlists
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Taylor Swift got us again! She heard the fan theories and arranged her discography into the 5 stages of grief playlists on Apple Music.. and there were some shockers! I’m sure everyone’s jaw hit the floor when they saw where she placed Lover! Taylor left a voice memo, explaining the thought process behind each stage. Ana Szabo, Amy Nichols and Nick…
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How You Get The Girl (Taylor’s Version)
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How You Get The Girl is a how-to manual written by Taylor Swift, but some people just still don’t get it! Taylor talks about her inspiration behind this song and ends it with a very funny thought on how this could go if you follow this manual exactly! She performed this song recently during the surprise song set on the Eras Tour, and we like to thi…
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Taylor Swift’s view on relationships have evolved over the years. Now she’s not looking at fairytale endings, she’s just thinking to remember the good parts. What caused Taylor to release this song out of order, creating a glitch? What was the inspiration behind the song and video? Nick Adams, Ana Szabo, Amy Nichols and Lacey Gee break it all down!…
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Taylor Swift wrote an anthem after someone did her dirty and, like most of her work, it turned out to be a mega successful song! Ana Szabo and Amy Nichols discuss the inspiration behind this song, the female-powered music video, and the reconciliation that has happened since. Don’t forget that we are now streaming on YouTube! The video for this epi…
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Swifties in the Park (13’s TTPD & Anniversary Celebration)
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From the desk of the 13 Podcast - The 13 Podcast would like to cordially invite you to celebrate the release of The Tortured Poets Department and our 3-year anniversary! (Did you say THREEEEE??!!) We are happy to announce that we are having a celebration and calling it "Swifties in the Park!" It's going to be at Grandscape in The Colony, Texas on A…
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I Wish You Would solidified a beautiful relationship that we all love and respect, the one between Taylor Swift and Jack Antonoff. They bonded over a sick beat and have been ride-or-die ever since. IWYW is that 80s romcom classic when you let you guard down and say how you really feel. It was Taylor’s first time rekindling a friendship after a fail…
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SwifTEA: Eras Tour Movie Clowns, Surprise Song Game and More!
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It’s been a while since the 13 podcast department has had a meeting, and we have a lot of catching up that we need to do! Ana Szabo, Amy Nichols and Lacey Gee gather to discuss Taylor Swift’s appearances on GMA and the last of the Eras Tour for now. We are missing one member today so we can’t finalize the punishment, but we discuss the results from…
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Shake It Off is the perfect example of the track 6 whiplash that we get after an emotional track 5 ballad. Shake It Off is that song that everyone knows. The anthem that Taylor Swift wrote to tell everyone.. I hear what you’re saying and I DON’T CARE! Plus the big lawsuit that likely held back the release of 1989 TV for so long, and legally changed…
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All You Had To Do Was Stay (Taylor’s Version)
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It’s time to break down the 5th song on 1989 tv, and we know what track 5 means in the Swiftieverse… It’s another emotional masterpiece.. Are you ready for it? Taylor Swift talks about how this song literally haunted her in the middle of the night. A cringe dream that describes her insecurities and her breaking point in a relationship. And it’s so …
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SwifTEA: Secret Song Predictions for the Singapore Finale + 2 Much to Speculate!
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Taylor Swift kept us on our toes in Singapore, and there’s even more madness to come. Not only did she do some superior song mashups, she did some perplexing things as well… Why did Taylor Nation go live just for the chairman remain silent? What do all of these Tortured Poets Department variants add up to? Does Midnights kick off the stages of grie…
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SwifTEA: Secret Song Predictions for Singapore + Rep Date & Voice Memos
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You know we love Taylor Swift’s voice memos.. Ana even quotes one all the time but today, we share voice memos from our listeners! What did our fellow Swifties have to say? We get to that… PLUS, song predictions for Singapore after a mashup filled weekend in Sydney! Taylor has six shows coming up and we give our predictions for the first half and w…
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This week on 13: A Taylor Swift Fan Podcast, we dive deep into the meanings behind Taylor's anxiety-filled pop hit "Out Of The Woods" BUT FIRST, we have the cutest guest in studio. We get to talk to Nick's son, Davis. What's Davis' favorite Taylor Swift song? And we ask the hard-hitting questions too so.... what tea does he spill on his dad? We bre…
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SwifTEA: Secret Song Predictions for Sydney + New Game Rules after the Insanity in Melbourne!
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The Eras Tour was unhinged last weekend, especially when it came to the secret song set. How will that change our game moving forward? There are new rules and a new way that you can chime in with us! Taylor Swift plays by her own rules and she made that clear last weekend! She unveiled a bonus track and a new cover for the Tortured Poets Department…
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Taylor Swift sings about the turmoil of a doomed relationship that looks too good on the outside. It’s a classic song about this good girl/ bad boy relationship that will never go out of style. Taylor explains the meaning and inspo behind the song, and the mature fault that she takes publicly for the first time. Nick Adams, Ana Szabo, Amy Nichols a…
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