Blank Plate: A Podcast for Swifties with an Appetite

We’re back in TTPD Land! While this is admittedly not one of our favorite tracks from the album, we still had a great time breaking down the fever dream that is this song, as well as the world Taylor has created for it. During the “Taylor Updates” section we get into the recent Grammys Museum interview and performance she did, and in our “What’s On Our Plates” section we go on a tangent about hormones and walkability. We hope you enjoy!
Chapters
(0:00) intro
(1:34) what’s on our plates
(17:55) Taylor updates
(29:54) introducing the song
(33:09) personal associations
(38:37) folk’lore’ of the song
(44:46) verse 1: they forgot to come and get me and what is “quite treason?”
(52:40) chorus 1: turned into good neighbors
(59:26) verse 2: the miracle move-on drug
(1:05:48) chorus 2: “come and tug my sweater”
(1:11:57) bridge + outro: take me to Flo-ri-da
(1:19:43) musical theory analysis
(1:21:52) favorite lyrics and ratings
(1:24:07) this song as a recipe
(1:26:15) signing off
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Links Referenced
Sylvia Plath Connections to “Fortnight”
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Content warning: This episode touches on pregnancy, postpartum, infertility and pregnancy loss, mainly during the personal updates section between timestamps (0:55) and (38:15). If that is not something you’re in a place to hear about right now, please take care of yourself and skip this episode. We’ll see you in the next one (and send you virtual hugs).
WELCOME BACK, LAURA!! Laura’s back from maternity leave!! We have a lot of catching up to do so this episode is heavy on the personal updates, and the personal updates are also heavy. We also chat a little bit about recent new music and our go-to summer meals. Once all that is out of the way we get to dive into this joyful little number that Taylor wrote for Toy Story 5. We had a lot of fun dissecting this song and remarking on how well Taylor writes about the innocence of childhood. As usual, expect plenty of tears mixed with some laughter and an overall great time. It feels good to be back. Enjoy!
Chapters
(0:00) intro
(0:55) personal updates
(38:15) thoughts on new music lately
(47:14) our go-to summer meals
(48:52) quick Taylor updates
‍(50:55) introducing the song
(53:16) personal associations
(1:00:31) folk’lore’ of the song
(1:06:36) verse 1: the innocence of childhood
(1:15:07) chorus 1: a cozy kind of coming home
(1:18:44) verse 2: familiarity and bringing things back to life
(1:21:43) bridge: rivulets!
(1:23:29) chorus 3 and outro
(1:24:22) musical theory notes
(1:28:24) favorite lyrics and ratings
(1:30:10) this song as a recipe
(1:32:09) signing off
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Links Referenced
Instagram post with Taylor’s video about writing the song
‘Toy Story 5’ VFX Supervisor Has Been Keeping Taylor Swift Song a Secret Since February: ‘We Had to Create a Decoy Version of the Film’ Without It
TikTok video by Brigid Kaelin about the chord progression
Meadow Tea recipe
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For this final installment of the Swiftie Sessions before Laura returns to the pod, Sara talks to her friend Brittany. They get into all of the good Swiftie stuff, including some chit chat about Taylor’s wedding! There’s also talk of Taylor’s collabs and features, her fashion sense, and one of Brittany’s favorite lyrics from “New Romantics.” We hope you enjoy!
Chapters
(00:00) intro
(4:13) Brittany’s Swiftie origin story
(6:50) wedding chit chat
(12:10) sun, moon and rising albums
(14:46) favorite album
(16:10) least favorite album
(17:23) top 5 songs
(20:35) songs Brittany hates
(23:30) Taylor songs that feel personal
(26:25) Showgirl thoughts
(32:09) Swiftie “hot takes”
(40:58) adding to the Eras Tour set list
(45:28) 10 minute versions
(47:47) zooming in on “New Romantics”
(53:24) hopes for TS13
(55:57) artist recommendation
(1:04:33) signing off
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In this edition of “Swiftie Sessions,” Sara chats with fellow podcasters Hannah and Exquisite from “The Taylor Seminars.” They discuss their personal journeys to becoming Swifties, how they started their own podcast, favorite albums and songs, thoughts on Showgirl as an album, missing songs from the Eras Tour set list, hopes for TS13 and more. We hope you enjoy, and make sure to check out The Taylor Seminars podcast! (All of their info is linked below.)
Chapters
(00:00) intro / getting to know Hannah and Exquisite
(4:05) Swiftie origin stories
(11:52) favorite album
(14:13) least favorite album
(19:27) top 5 songs
(24:57) songs we hate
(28:06) Taylor songs that feel uniquely personal
(30:13) honest thoughts on Showgirl
(33:29) underrated songs
(39:34) adding to the Eras Tour setlist
(42:35) 10-min versions
(44:57) hopes for TS13
(48:36) other artist recommendations
(52:31) where to find The Taylor Seminars online
(54:06) outro and signing off
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Links Referenced
The Taylor Seminars on Twitter (X)
The Taylor Seminars on Instagram
The Taylor Seminars on YouTube
The Taylor Seminars on Spotify
The Taylor Seminars on Apple Podcasts
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For another installment of “Swiftie Sessions,” we have Sara’s friend Katie joining us today. We discuss how Katie met Taylor (!!!) during the 1989 era, how basically everyone has a Matty Healy, and her honest thoughts on Showgirl. We also go down a rabbit hole about the song “ivy,” speculate on what Taylor actually meant by the “paternity test” comment during her NYT interview, go on some tangents about Heated Rivalry and Off Campus, and we even touch a bit on the craziness of the Karlie Kloss conspiracy. Enjoy!
Chapters
(0:00) intro
(1:28) Katie’s Swiftie origin story / meeting Taylor Swift
(19:37) sun, moon and rising albums
(21:57) favorite / least favorite albums
(22:28) top 5 songs
(23:57) hated songs
(25:27) a Taylor song that feels uniquely personal to you
(27:51) honest thoughts on Showgirl
(35:41) Swiftie “hot takes”
(46:24) defending “Jump Then Fall”
(49:29) adding “ivy” to the Eras Tour set list
(55:36) What song do you want a 10-minute version of?
(56:24) hopes for TS13
(58:17) the “paternity test” comment from the NYT interview
(1:05:02) the Karlie Kloss conspiracy
(1:13:57) chit-chatting about Noah Kahan, Heated Rivalry and Off Campus
(1:21:34) signing off / thank you Katie!
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Links Referenced
Katie’s TikTok account
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Listen to our previous podcast: Passports & Pizza