Talk To Me Taylor

What if Obsession isn't just a horror movie, it's a mirror? Tonight we unpack why so many of us feel trapped inside algorithms, politics, Hollywood, and the boxes the world tries to force us into. Plus: Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey diversity checklist, Supergirl controversy, The Rock's political pivot, and why authenticity is becoming the last real rebellion.

I've spent years telling you not to trust the fake. Now I'm not sure we can trust the authentic either. Celebrity breakups, secret weddings, authenticity theater, and the ugly truth that "being real" may be the biggest performance of all.

We don't have conversations anymore. We have extremes. From body positivity and Ariana Grande to trad wife culture and social media bans for kids, I'm asking the question nobody wants to answer: who actually benefits when nuance dies?

I'm sitting on a horse farm in Virginia asking a question I genuinely can't stop thinking about: why are we still doing this? Why do people cling to failing institutions, failing leaders, and failing narratives... and call it progress? From Bari Weiss and legacy media to LA politics and international censorship, let's talk about it. Because maybe it's the farm air, but I'm over...

I'm coming to you from vacation with a controversial thought: vacation might be wildly... dare I say... overrated. We get into the pressure to relax, why escaping never quite allows you to... escape, the cultural phenomenon (and escapism) of Off Campus, the return of the male gaze, rom-com fantasies, and why the answer might not be vacating your life... but something else altogether.

I sit down with iconic journalist Leon Neyfakh and OnlyFans creator/comedian Gracie Canaan to unpack their provocative new Audible series OnlyFantasy. We get into simps, shame, male loneliness, fantasy, AI, digital intimacy, and why OnlyFans isn’t just porn anymore—it’s therapy, attention, escapism, power, and chaos. This conversation went places… outside your DMs.

Hilary Duff’s SI cover, Trump calling himself the “father of fertility,” my egg-freezing journey, Ozempic amnesia culture, dead comedy, millennial responsibility, and the return of ass discourse. Just another COMPLETELY normal episode of Talk To Me Taylor!

Tonight we revisit a four-year-old Hollywood interview that somehow feels more relevant now. From mean girl culture and “authenticity” becoming performance art to sexy vs. smart, online identity, Gen Z anxiety, Sydney Sweeney discourse, and why grown women still police each other like it’s middle school with WiFi—this episode spirals through womanhood, the algorithm, and the exhausting theater of...

A Silicon Valley OG (who literally worked recruiting for the company now being crushed by AI) joins me to break down the madness… and why it’s just the beginning. From PayPal and Tesla stories to jobs, hype cycles, and robot baristas, we get into whether we’re heading for Westworld or just another tech bubble. If you still think AI is “coming,” you’re already behind, babe.

Book Club but make it hot. We’re told what to read. We’re told what’s “banned.” And we’re definitely told what’s a bestseller. But what if all of it is… kinda BS? In this episode, I dive into all of it with Tyler Wagner, founder of publisher Authors Unite, who’s seen exactly how the game is played. Plus, I weigh in on the trending stories everyone’s talking about, from continuous Unwell podcast dr...

From fake influencers to the Alex Cooper vs. Alix Earle drama, why this moment has a chokehold on culture. This isn’t just petty podcast beef. It’s about authenticity, power, money, and the performance of being “real” in a world that profits off the opposite. From behind-the-scenes industry receipts to my own run-in with Barstool during the original Call Her Daddy chaos… yeah, I’ve got thoughts.

You’re either scared of AI… or you’re not paying attention. Tonight we go there, with the women actually building it, including the CEO and VP of Twin Protocol. From “tech bros birthing AI” (yes, really) to whether we’re creating an entirely new species, this conversation spirals into power, identity, gender dynamics, and who should really be shaping the future of intelligence. And if AI is coming...

Tonight, an OG viewer of mine and I meet for the first time and talk: podcasters taken as the gospel, Nikki Glaser vs. the feminists, Iran, the Jew hate trend, and his personal story as a writer suggesting cancel culture isn’t dead, it just got a rebrand. Follow me: IG: @talktometaylor X: @TaylorFerber TikTok: @TalkToMeTaylor

Inviting you on my couch and saying what some people with money hope you won’t. I get into the deals that went sideways, the audacity I dealt with, and why I still walked away. Because you can get rich... without acting like a bitch. Unless you're 50 Cent, ofc. Follow me:IG: @talktometaylorX: @TaylorFerberTikTok: @TalkToMeTaylor

Is this thing on? Nothing like coming back from a hiatus with a ring on your finger, an identity crisis, a broken setup, and just enough delusion to hit “go live.” And no better person to be joined by than Hollywood royalty Marki Costello, who quite literally teaches the A-listers how to be real on camera. From highlight-reel deceit to crying to strangers (yes, plural), this episode is what happen...

Comedy legend Wanda Sykes joins me alongside director Tamika Miller to talk about her first major dramatic turn in UNDERCARD—and why real grit still matters in the age of instant fame. We get into breaking out of boxes (sometimes of our own mind...), the discipline nobody wants to talk about, and what it actually takes to build something with longevity and legend status. If you think viral equals...

There’s a quiet arms race happening... and it’s not about money. Or ideology. Or clicks. Tonight we clock the desperation and posturing from the true flex. Let the games begin. Follow me:IG: @talktometaylorX: @TaylorFerberTikTok: @TalkToMeTaylor

AI is accelerating, the media circus is circling, and humanity is… not exactly passing the vibe check. Tonight I break down the viral AI essay everyone’s panicking over, the grift economy that’s exhausting us all, and why the real battle isn’t humans vs. robots. It’s humans vs. themselves. Follow me:IG: @talktometaylorX: @TaylorFerberTikTok: @TalkToMeTaylor

Tonight I’m back from algorithmic hell leave and NyQuil purgatory with a guest who does not do platitudes. TEDx speaker, veteran, and founder of InFLOWential, Stacy Raske, joins me to dissect the collapse of influencer culture, toxic positivity, laziness, AND hustle, self-help delusion, quiet power in a doing-the-most world, and why most “authentic” branding is just good marketing. Also a bit of h...

Well, folks. She done did it again! After her viral Grammys red carpet moment last night, Joy Villa joins me in the first interview to talk about what REALLY happened behind the scenes... and when you break Hollywood’s unwritten rules. We get into performative activism, silent blacklists, fake rebellion, and why the industry celebrates “expression” until it makes them uncomfortable. This isn’t abo...

Tonight I present: zero patience for performative nonsense. First, giving rapid-style Hot Take Taylors on: Sydney's SYRN vs Kim's SKIMS, ICE, Nicki Trump, the weird Erik Kirk fetish, and feminism gone retarded. Then I'm joined by the iconic Thom Brodeur, the CEO and President of MISS USA, for a refreshingly sane conversation about rejecting labels, refusing to tokenize people, and femi...

Tonight I’m joined by Nate Jones, the CEO of Xlear Inc., who stared down the FTC in a lawsuit and didn’t blink. We talk US exiting the WHO, pandemic psy-ops, why doctors don’t understand nutrition, the "body positivity" scam, RFK Jr's food pyramid, America’s biggest hidden illness, and why basic hygiene threatens billion-dollar industries. If you were ever told “trust the science” wh...

Everyone’s mad, no one’s consistent, and looks like we’re still all experts in other people’s lives. Tonight I’m talking sex, power, shame, internet outrage, fake feminism, and why control keeps masquerading as compassion. From Sydney Sweeney to Pam Anderson to OnlyFans discourse, this episode is about who actually gets to decide what’s what, and why the internet loses its mind when women stop ask...

Money, culture, identity, ambition, uncomfortable truths—Wayne Williams of the ITG Network and I have a sit-down that exists in the grey. Follow me:IG: @talktometaylorX: @TaylorFerberTikTok: @TalkToMeTaylor Follow Wayne: @italkgreypodcast

Tonight I’m joined by THE American Mermaid (trademarked, bitch)—artist, performer, trader, blockchain babe, and fellow member of the “somehow made history with Playboy” club. We talk money, femininity, fantasy, power, and why people still short-circuit when a woman refuses to be easily categorized. Follow me:IG: @talktometaylorX: @TaylorFerberTikTok: @TalkToMeTaylor Follow Emily: IG: theamericanme...