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Episode 628
The Life of a Showgirl Review
In this episode, we’re reviewing Taylor Swift’s newest album, The Life of a Showgirl. Erin Moon joins us, and together we’re unpacking our feelings on the best, worst, and most phallic songs on the album. Plus, we hand out superlatives like “most likely to be used in a prestige movie” and predict which song we’ll still be scream-singing 20 years from now.
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In this episode, we’re reviewing Taylor Swift’s newest album, The Life of a Showgirl. Erin Moon joins us, and together we’re unpacking our feelings on the best, worst, and most phallic songs on the album. Plus, we hand out superlatives like “most likely to be used in a prestige movie” and predict which song we’ll still be scream-singing 20 years from now.
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- Red Light Mentions: Ophelia | Sampling vs Interpolations (see also: Ed Sheeran case) | Work it by Missy Elliott | Old men doing poorly: Bill Belichick, Pete Carroll, Gerry Turner | RFK Jr Tanning | SNL
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