Blank Plate: A Podcast for Swifties with an Appetite

Summary When Tay Tay dropped a music video on release day… your girls Sara and Laura were EXHAUSTED. After dusting off the shock and emotions of The Anthology, your two Swiftie besties knew that a whole episode had to be made breaking down all the Easter Eggs and aesthetics it contained. Going scene by scene, the ladies delve into the “hidden clues” of other TTPD song references and past albums of...

The Tortured Poets Department WRECKED Sara and Laura, and they are “down bad.” In this episode, the ladies are ready to unpack allllllllllll the details they loved and noticed during their first 72 hours of listening to it! From a deep dive explanation and timeline of Matty Healy & Taylor’s 10-year situationship, the connections and hidden messages between Taylor and The 1975’s lyrics, and so...

Chapters (00:00) Intro & Welcome Back Rebecca! (00:39) Taylor's Curated Playlists: The Five Stages of Heartbreak (09:54) Analyzing the Denial Playlist: “Lover” & “Lavendar Haze” (19:03) Denial: “Sweet Nothing” & “Betty” (23:02) Denial: “Betty” & Joe’s Affair Rumors (26:15) Denial: “Cruel Summer” (23:02) Denial: “Bejeweled” As A Segue From Denial (35:08) Anger: Songs With Obvious Th...

Chapters (00:00) Intro (02:42) Slut! / 1989 Taylor’s Version Losses (06:35) Updates & Fan Theories on TTPD (20:31) What We’re Listening To Lately + Fletcher Drama (30:36) Taylor’s Baking Skills & Homemade Pop Tarts (39:05) The History of Pop Tarts (42:52) Childhood Snacks and Nostalgia (45:59) Assigning Pop-Tart Flavors to Taylor Swift Albums (01:03:15) Signing Off! Links Referenced Andy R...

Chapters (00:00) Introduction & Meet Rebecca! (04:52) Rebecca's Swiftie Backstory (09:30) Rebecca's Sun, Moon, and Rising Albums (19:40) Coney Island's History and Symbolism (34:24) Perspective Of The Lyrics: Reflection or A Two Person Story? (37:32) Collaborators & Aaron Dessner's Influence (42:09) Verse 1 (45:03) Chorus (47:40) Verse 2 (56:08) Bridge: Chronological References (56:47) Bri...

Chapters (00:00) Welcome & Chit Chat (01:32) The Album Variants w/ Different Bonus Tracks (03:26) The Album Variants + The Stages of Grief (08:26) The Manuscript & The Bolter (10:10) The Albatross (17:19) The Black Dog (19:35) The Album Cover Imagery (21:01) The Symbol of the Black Dog (22:40) Dear Reader’s First Verse Calls Out Each Variant? (26:31) Bejeweled Music Video Easter Eggs (32:2...

Chapters (00:00) Intro & Taylor News (03:27) The Bolter (05:57) Other Taylor Updates & Corrections (14:17) Tortured Poets Department Album Imagery & Infidelity Speculation (19:03) Leaked Tracks (22:01) Daylight Connection (34:36) Taylor Swift Image & Public Perception (19:03) Leaked Tracks (37:54) Taylor’s Songwriting Process & The Inspiration Behind Blank Space (44:28) Music A...

Chapters (00:00) Our Super Bowl Experience! (05:13) “Backlash” Against Taylor's Super Bowl Appearance (13:04) Number 13 Was Everywhere (18:27) Football References in Taylor's Music (34:29) The Return of the Baby Braid (36:05) Super Bowl Party and Taylor-Themed Recipes (41:39) Next Episode = ??? Links Referenced Sara’s “Karma Is The Guy On The Chiefs” Sweatshirt Someone Clocked How Little Screen Ti...

Chapters (00:00) Emergency Pod: Taylor's Album Announcement (08:55) The Tortured Poets Department (10:36 ) The Timeline and Joe Alwyn (16:57) The Significance of April 19th Release Date (18:25) Response to Joe's Statement (20:01) Album Art and Photographer (21:53) The Vibe & Clues We're Pulling From the Album Cover (24:22) The Veiled Themes in Taylor's Albums (25:43) What The Word 'Department'...

Chapters 03:00 What We’re Listening To 05:10 Discussion on Ariana Grande's "…Yes, And” 12:00 Taylor’s Birthdays In Songs & Her Tragic 21st Birthday Party 24:00 Taylor Swift's Millennial Milk Bar Birthday Cake 28:00 Live Tasting of Milk Bar’s Birthday Cake 34:00 Milk Bar and Millennial Culture 37:00 Proud Millennials and Gen Z 41:00 Embracing the Cringe & Being Ourselves 52:30 Next Episode:...

Chapters 01:22 Catching up! 11:35 Our Personal Astrological Charts 21:39 Our Transit Readings with Heidi Rose Robbins 27:55 Taylor's Astrological Sign: Capricorn or Scorpio Rising? 38:11 Astrological Compatibility: Taylor and Travis 43:00 Taylor's References to Astrology in Her Music 53:18 Theories and Clues: Taylor's Future Projects 57:20 If Our Astrology Were TS Albums 01:05:35 Horoscope Cocktai...

Chapters 00:00 - Introduction and Background 10:03 - Our Origin Stories with Taylor & Her Music 23:09 - Laura’s Fairly Newfound Appreciation Taylor's Music 30:55 - Our “Desert Island Three” 43:32 - Predictions for 2024 52:18 - Memories of the Eras Tour 1:01:50 -What’s Next! Please make sure to subscribe and leave a review . If you’d like to reach out to send in a question or comment, please do...

Join Sara and Laura as they do deep dives into the Tay-lore of individual Taylor Swift songs, react to new releases, discuss Taylor in the news, and overall just chat about all things regarding our Pop Queen Lord and Savior, Taylor Alison Swift. Each episode also touches on food in some way - It could be a recipe pairing for a song, deciding what kind of pizza each album would be, or trying to fig...