Swift and Swigs with Sibs

​The moment has finally arrived for us to discuss Sam’s favorite song off TTPD!! Or should we say….Sage’s favorite song?! Taylor has broken her silence about Vienna and given us behind the scenes clips from the Eras Tour! Is this just a teaser, or will there be more footage and a potential documentary? Rachel thinks she shares the same “new shit” with her brother this week, but Sam shocks her with...

We’re back with another episode on The Tortured Poets Department! The episode starts off uniquely with us both live reacting to the surprise songs of the Eras Tour in London night 7! We process what we hear and develop some theories over Taylor’s upcoming plans to release (or not release) an upcoming album. Rachel cries. Then we dive into our new shit and discuss the same album, different songs. P...

Hey Swiggies, what if we told you we’re back?!!! After our three week break, we couldn’t think of a better song to continue our summer of Taylor, cocktails, and podcasting. The song “seven” is one that invoked lots of discussion, but not before we dove into ALL the Taylor Tea we’ve been wanting to catch up on over the past few weeks. We share our thoughts on Vienna, London, and Taylor’s questionab...

This is a rerun from June 9, 2023.... Sam and Rachel don’t waste a lot of time on Taylor Tea in the beginning of this episode as they are excited to get into the lyrics of the latest streaming release of a Midnights track from the Till Dawn Edition, “Hits Different.” They both admit to first washing their hands of this song when it came out because they thought that if it was right to listen to th...

This is a rerun from May 5, 2023.... If the Fearless era is your favorite era, then the podcast episode you’ve been looking for has been here the whole time, or at least it’s here now. Sam and Rachel discuss the fan favorite “You Belong With Me.” After passing notes back and forth about Era’s Tour Secret Songs, they discuss the influence of this song in main stream pop. Sam and Rachel will make yo...

This is a rerun from April 20, 2023.... After 3 weeks apart from podcasting, Sam and Rachel discover there's a lot going on at the moment in the Swift world, so they devote an entire episode to Taylor Tea Time! And at tea time everybody agrees you need to swig on tea.... tea cocktails to be precise. The conversation bounces from surprise songs to Swiftie tests to Swift related artists to follo...

We start this episode off by going on a tangent about friendship bracelets and how we would reimagine the Eras Tour! Rachel has come to terms with the fact that she will (most likely) not be attending the Eras Tour again, but we come to terms with that by realizing that Taylor will certainly be going on tour again in the future. New shit is discussed and we go Norwegian and country with our musica...

Okay, say what you want about this song....it's just so silly at its core and it's honestly a whole lot of fun! That said, we certainly don't shy away from offering our fair share of criticism on the lead single off Taylor's Lover album. Sam shares a traumatic experience that he associates with "Me!". Rachel brings up the subject the song might be directed towards. Togeth...

This is one hilarious and slightly unhinged episode! Sam finally admits he has been having recurring dreams of Taylor Swift and he's acutally sooo funny in his dreams. Rachel has an admission of her own: she claims to love Fleetwood Mac and Stevie Nicks, yet doesn't know how to pronounce any of their songs. A fraud yet again. Why does Sam continue to bring up Justin Timberlake on this podc...

With the first leg of the London Eras Tour behind them, the sibs have lots to discuss for the opening of this episode today. Travvy on stage! Paul McCartney! The Royal Family pictured with Prince William! Gracie Abrams! Hayley Williams! Wow....and that's all covered before the cocktails even enter the chat! The song for this episode is sweet, simple, fun, and inspired. Enjoy the best thing tha...

This episode has us RUNNING WITH OUR DRESSES UNBUTTONED because it is SO GOOD! Sam spends the first part of the episode telling Rachel about his experience at the Eras Tour in Scotland. Wild boy, wild Joy!! The sibs then talk about "new shit" they're listening to. Please, please, please stick with us....we've got quite an epic Tortured Poets song to discuss. The cocktails were in...

The sibs are together again!!! We finally got together after many months apart to record an episode in person, share cocktails, and discuss our love for Taylor. The episode was recorded early in the morning, but that didn't stop us from sipping on some "Daylight" inspired cocktails! Sam has an unpopular opinion on this song that might get him cancelled. Rachel doesn't agree but a...

Hello Mr. Perfectly Fine listeners of this podcast! Settle in as we start this episode off with a promised discussion of the rap battle between Kendrick and Drake. It's Taylor-related, after all! Both of us unplannedly deviate away from "Pop Girl Spring" and choose two male singers for our New Shit segment. We dive into the Swift of the week, a Fearless (Taylor's Version) vault t...

This week's song choice was recommended to us by a loyal listener...thanks Courtney! And what a great song choice it is. The episode begins with us attempting to summarize our entire 10-minute conversation that never got recorded. There's talk of Rep TV and Debut TV and our theories on when that will happen. We discuss incredible siblings during our new shit segment. And lastly, we get int...

This episode starts with Sam sharing some VERY EXCITING NEWS!!!! Let's just say there might be some Scotch whiskey making an appearance in some future cocktails... The song Fortnight is a heavy hitter and probably the most in depth the sibs have ever gone when discussing the spirit of a song. The opening track on Taylor's new album tells quite an interesting story that isn't all that c...

Disclaimer: This episode was recorded BEFORE The Tortured Poets Department was released. The outro was edited AFTER TTPD was released....we promise we're not trying to make it super confusing for everyone. This episode is GORGEOUS *ding* in all the ways. Rachel and Sam choose the same artist for their new shit. Sam struggles through sleep deprivation and pours himself a simple cocktail to cope...

We had LOTS to talk about in this episode, all before we even got to the song of the week! From the Met Gala, to Charlie Puth, to the 1975, to Gracie Abrams, and of course to the Eras Tour setlist which we are predicting will certainly change for the upcoming show in Paris. Speaking of Paris, we LOVE this song! What a welcome love bop during an otherwise down moment of the whole Midnights album. B...

Rachel and Sam are FRESH out the slammer that is Taylor's new album. What can they say....they've been imprisoned by it ever since its release! Never the less, they still have some "new shit" to share, although it's not a far cry from TTPD. Excited to add a new album into the list of songs they discuss on this podcast, the sibs are completely captivated by Fresh Out The Slammer and the tea that it...

Part 2 of our Tortured Poets Department reaction is here! In this episode, we discuss the second half of the album, AKA "The Anthology." Many thoughts, many obsessions, and many tears were shared during this discussion. And we're STILL processing!

This episode is Part 1 (of 2??? Maybe more??). While we both agree there is still a lot to process about Taylor's brand new album, we still wanted to get together and share our initial thoughts and reactions. Discussing everything from the sound of the album to the theme and subject matter....there's a lot to unpack here! Part 1 explores the first 15 songs and overall thoughts of the album...

Happy Tortured Poets release day Swiggies! We know our podcast won't be the first thing you listen to today, but come back to us and hear our analysis of Dear Reader when you're ready. We think you'll be pleasantly surprised with how we believe Taylor wrote the song to be an intentional gateway to TTPD. Welcome to the new era, everyone!

This episode arrives ONE WEEK before the release of Taylor's brand new 11th studio album, The Tortured Poets Department. Rachel and Sam sit down to discuss every single exciting theory and prediction they have about the upcoming album. But first, the sibs talk NEW SHIT, which is iconic this week given how overwhelmed they are with all the new musical releases as of late. When the time comes to...

Another exciting episode with a special guest! Natalie and Sam's friendship goes way back, but not as far as Natalie's connection to Taylor Swift's "self-titled" album (aka Debut). As an OG Swiftie, Natalie has a lot to share about how Taylor was influential in her adolescence, which brings about an interesting discussion with Sam and Rachel as the three discuss yet another f...

This episode marks the first time we've ever discussed a song not found on a Taylor Swift album! Of course, Renegade was still written by Taylor, however it was featured on an album by Big Red Machine in 2021. Naturally, this prompts quite the discussion as it suggests perhaps Taylor wasn't confident in sharing the story of Renegade as her own. We theorize that Renegade is a deeply persona...

In today's episode, Rachel and Sam take a wrong turn and fall down a rabbithole of theories behind Taylor's 1989 track Wonderland. The episode starts with Sam bragging about his recent trip abroad but "it has to do with Taylor Swift," he swears! Together, the sibs are still geeking out over Taylor's decision to mash up songs on the Eras tour. Sam chooses an all-green cocktail...