Secret Session: A Taylor Swift Podcast

We’re officially less than one month away from the album release and we wanted to celebrate this by sharing our predictions! We talked about every single track and went down a few crazy rabbit holes. Chances are we’re wrong about everything, but this was fun! Timestamps: 1. Side A: Fortnight; The Tortured Poets Department; My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys; Down Bad (00:02:19) 2. Side B: So Lon...

Part 3 of our series on the door theme. In this episode, we analyze all the steps up to Taylor's door (aka her heart): step 1, "stand there like a ghost, shaking from the rain...". Bonus slander on toxic masculinity, if that's your thing. Support us on ⁠Ko-Fi⁠ ! You can find us here: Instagram : @secretsessionpodcast_ ⁠TikTok⁠ : @secretsessionpodcast ⁠Twitter⁠ : @secretsessionts...

Part 2 of our series about the door theme. Once again, we have a door and two people who are trying to communicate. We talked about (false) promises and hope in something that is not really there anymore. Support us on ⁠⁠Ko-Fi⁠⁠ ! You can find us here: ⁠Instagram⁠ : @secretsessionpodcast_ ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠ : @secretsessionpodcast ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠ : @secretsessionts ⁠⁠Anchor⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Google Podcasts⁠⁠ ⁠...

First of three parts on songs with the recurring theme of the door. After a heated fight with her partner, Taylor walks away from their relationship, but that isn't really what she wanted. Teenage angst, passionate slamming of doors, and confusing times are ahead. We analyzed ALL of it... maybe a little too much (as always). Was she (Taylor) worth this mess? Of course. Support us on ⁠Ko-Fi⁠ !...

Taylor was named Person Of The Year 2023 by TIME Magazine and we talked about it! We read some parts of the article written by Sam Lansky and we urge you to spend some minutes reading it if you haven't already. Disclaimer: we recorded this episode before Taylor announced The Tortured Poets Department and we were still clowning for reputation (Taylor's Version) Support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ko-Fi⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Doors came up so often during our analyses that we decided to dedicate an entire episode to the theme of the door! We split the references into three categories and discussed them. Are we reading too much into this? Probably, maybe they’re just doors, but this was fun. Support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Ko-Fi⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! You can find us here: ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ : @secretsessionpodcast_ ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠ : @secretsessionpodcas...

Taylor announced a brand new album at the Grammys and we can't wait to listen to it! We shared our predictions and thoughts about this. We also talked about the fact that Taylor won AOTY for the 4th time... iconic! Support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ko-Fi⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! You can find us here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ : @secretsessionpodcast_ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ : @secretsessionpodcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ : @secretsessionts ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠A...

Uh oh, we talked way too much about labyrinths this time. Basically this is an appreciation episode on a great example of Taylor’s masterful songwriting. And also an appreciation episode on the Etruscan civilization, our actual roman empire. And we don’t know how breathing works even though we’re both doctors (but not that kind of doctors, fortunately). Support us on ⁠Ko-Fi⁠ ! You can find us here...

Back for another Midnights bonus track! Written and produced by the Holy Trinity, Hits Different really does hit different. From drunkenly thinking about your ex moving on with other girls, to thinking you’re being taken away to a mental institution, Taylor takes us on a major emotional rollercoaster. Support us on ⁠⁠⁠Ko-Fi⁠⁠⁠ ! You can find us here: ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ : @secretsessionpodcast_ ⁠⁠⁠TikTo...

What happens when you’re in a long term relationship but you don’t feel like you’re on the same page anymore? And your feelings are fading away, while you’re trying to keep them alive, begging for your partner to try to work on the relationship too. We tried to talk about it in this episode. Enjoy! Support us on ⁠⁠Ko-Fi⁠⁠ ! You can find us here: ⁠Instagram⁠ : @secretsessionpodcast_ ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠ : @s...

Staying in theme with films and what we talked about in our episode about the 1 , we decided to talk about If This Was A Movie . If life was a movie – a romantic one – things would be different and easier… but it isn’t. If this was a movie, he would've been the one. Life isn’t a movie, though, or maybe it’s a dramatic movie, who can tell. It’s just more complicated than that. Support us on ⁠Ko...

Happy New Year! We tried to resist the temptation to start the new year with the 1 , but it was an iconic thing to do and so here we are. This song is about that person that exited your life, but sometimes you can’t help it but wonder what would’ve happened if they had stayed. Support us on ⁠Ko-Fi⁠ ! You can find us here: Instagram : @secretsessionpodcast_ ⁠TikTok⁠ : @secretsessionpodcast ⁠Twitter...

The year is almost over and what better occasion to talk about New Year's Day? We talked about this song and the meaning that Taylor attached to that day, but we also looked back on this year (starting from 00:17:47). We want to thank everyone who listened to our podcast this year and we hope you will stay with us in 2024! Love you 🫶🏼 Support us on ⁠Ko-Fi⁠ ! You can find us here: Instagram :...

In part 2, we compared tracks 8 through 17! What do this is me trying and coney island have in common? And what about illicit affairs and ivy? We talked about the albums closers and why they perfectly wrap up their respective albums. In the end we even shared our top5 from both folklore and evermore (but not in order because we weren't emotionally ready to do that). Support us on ⁠⁠Ko-Fi⁠⁠! You ca...

Happy birthday, Taylor! 🥳🥳 It's been a while since we've talked about our favorite albums, so we thought Taylor's birthday episode could be the perfect time. We talked about the major plot points and all the subplots we can find in the sister albums, and we broke them down track to track (tracks 1-7 in the first part, and tracks 8-17 next week). Timestamps: Introduction to folklore a...

It's getting cold and we hadn't talked about Debut for a while, so we decided to talk about Cold As You! We discussed unrequited love and teenage years... and Taylor's amazing songwriting skills. Support us on ⁠⁠Ko-Fi⁠⁠ ! You can find us here: ⁠Instagram⁠ : @secretsessionpodcast_ ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠ : @secretsessionpodcast ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠ : @secretsessionts ⁠⁠Anchor⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Google Podcasts⁠...

Happy almost birthday, Noelle! As per tradition, the birthday girl gets to choose the song of her birthday week, and Noelle chose a song particularly close to her heart. Never Grow Up has defined her 23rd year alive, and so she wanted to celebrate the day before turning 24 talking about this song from Speak Now with Alice and all our listeners. Timestamps: Introduction to Never Grow Up (00:03:08)...

After discussing the meanings behind the track 5s in Taylor's discography in last week's episode, we decided to break down the track 5 from her 5th album! P.S. At the beginning of this episode we stated that we were confused by the songwriting credits of this song because there was contrasting information. We checked the 1989TV booklet and so we can now confirm that this song was written by Taylor...

In Taylor’s albums, track 5 isn’t like the others. It’s personal, it’s emotional, it holds a special meaning. We talked about the different feelings explored in those songs and we discussed the best track 5 in our opinion. Timestamps: 1. The 5 categories of Track 5s (00:06:41) 2. Our ranking of the Track 5s (00:23:59) 3. Conclusions (00:27:05) Support us on ⁠Ko-Fi⁠ ! You can find us here: Instagra...

We can't stop listening to the 1989 (Taylor's Version) vault tracks and we decided to talk about our favorite one. This one is so connected with the whole album and we had so much fun finding all the parallels and connecting all the dots! Support us on ⁠⁠Ko-Fi⁠⁠ ! You can find us here: ⁠Instagram⁠ : @secretsessionpodcast_ ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠ : @secretsessionpodcast ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠ : @secretsessionts ⁠⁠...

Happy spooky season 🎃 For our Halloween episode, we decided to talk about the song Haunted . Here Taylor finds herself in the scary (and spooky) limbo between the break down and the break up of a relationship. The end is coming, but still, something keeps her holding on to nothing. Support us on ⁠Ko-Fi⁠ ! You can find us here: Instagram : @secretsessionpodcast_ ⁠TikTok⁠ : @secretsessionpodcast ⁠T...

Finally! We've been waiting for you, 1989 (Taylor's Version). And here's our reaction! It's a long one, obviously, so here are some timestamps: {General impressions & The Prologue} {00:01:30} {Standard tracks} {00:15:50} {Vault tracks} {00:24:50} {Our ranking of the Vault tracks} {01:04:40} {Conclusions} {01:07:07} P.S. We want to talk about a Vault track soon, but we can't...

Last week we talked about how everything inside Taylor's head used to be burning red, but today, she's able to see how it all was so much darker, more like maroon. In this episode we dwell inside a maroon memory for a while, but first we talked about our Eras Tour movie experience ! If you want to skip ahead to the song analysis, go to 00:13:25. Support us on ⁠Ko-Fi⁠ ! You can find us here...

Sometimes words aren't enough to describe what you're feeling. Sometimes we feel those red emotions, that are like a fire: they can keep you warm, but they can burn you. And that's what inspired this song and the Red album as a whole. Support us on  ⁠⁠Ko-Fi⁠⁠ ! You can find us here: ⁠Instagram⁠ : @secretsessionpodcast_ ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠ : @secretsessionpodcast ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠ : @secretsessionts ⁠...

It’s 1989 (Taylor’s Version) release month! And we wanted to celebrate by talking about arguably one of Taylor’s biggest songs and also one of those songs that defined our teenage years. With this one, she took the image that the media was painting of her and she played with this character in a pretty smart way. Noelle's dog wanted to talk about this song too, so you'll hear her here and t...