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Aug 2023
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The End of the First Leg of the U.S. Era...

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Nora and Nathan talk about Taylor Swift announcing that ‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)’ is coming at the final show of the first leg of the U.S. Eras Tour (1:00), then reflect on this first leg of the tour as a whole, including how her hair became a character (23:25), which songs they changed their opinion about after seeing them live (36:16), and when we might expect to see a tour documentary (1:00:44).


Hosts: Nora Princiotti and Nathan Hubbard

Producer: Kaya McMullen

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