Say Don’t Go is such a heartbreaking song, especially giving the fact that they are continuously given the chance to just say it. Why was this song ever left in the vault? Who famously cowrote this song and has been singing the praises for it since first hearing it in 2013? And how do we all relate to this song? Nick Adams, Ana Castillejos, Amy Nichols and L ... Show More
Jan 13
Initial Rankings — The Life of a Showgirl
It’s time for the 13 Podcast to officially enter into The Life of a Showgirl era! Before we deep-dive into lyrics, theories, Easter eggs, and emotional devastation, we’re doing what we always do first: initial song rankings. In this kickoff episode for The Life of a Showgirl, we’ ... Show More
49m 4s
Dec 2017
Don't Blame Me - Episode 204 - Taylor Talk: The Taylor Swift Podcast - Swifties also listening to Revival - Eminem - feat. Ed Sheeran
Episode 204 - Don't blame this song on being what our panel unanimously agrees is the absolute BEST of the first four tracks off of Reputation. As a writer, Taylor expertly uses drugs as a metaphor to perfectly capture the anxiousness, excitement, nervousness, and overall crazine ... Show More
1 h
Apr 2019
How To Write a Hit Song: The Love Junkies
Lori McKenna, Liz Rose and Hillary Lidnsey—known as the Love Junkies—write some of the best songs in Nashville today. Between the three of them, they've helped launch Taylor Swift, pushed Lady Gaga into country music—with her album "Joanne"—and gave country music one of its more ... Show More
41m 30s
Nov 2021
Taylor, Adele & Silk Sonic’s broken hearts club (with Brittany Luse)
This week we are having a blast feeling really sad. Guest Brittany Luse, cohost of the acclaimed podcast For Colored Nerds, joins Nate and Charlie to dig into this fall's slate of breathtaking breakup albums from Adele, Kacey Musgraves, Summer Walker, and Mitski. Some have been c ... Show More
41m 46s
Jun 2019
'Feel Good Inc.' by Gorillaz (w/ Julia Nunes)
Sha shaba shaka shaba! On this week's episode (as picked by our Patreon listeners) we're joined by Julia Nunes (@julianunes - musician, YouTuber) to discuss the absurd, virtual (and ephermerberal) lyricism of Gorillaz's 2005 hit, "Feel Good Inc.!" (Or as Julia calls it, Feels Goo ... Show More
1h 18m