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Jul 2024
29m 24s

Tay to Z Episode 189: The Outside

DEVIN AND GAB
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In this episode we chat about "The Outside" from Taylor's first album, "Taylor Swift." We talk about how much we love this song and how INCREDIBLE it is that she wrote this at 12 years old. We super relate to it, and Gossip Gab goes into why Taylor wanted to write a song like this.

Hosts: Devin and Gab

Sound Design: Devin Johnson-Nieporent and Peter Leigh-Nilsen

Theme Song: Devin Johnson-Nieporent, Peter Leigh-Nilsen and Eric Johnson

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