What's Your Favorite Taylor Swift Song?

This week, Sammy and Ellie talk to Sarah Kennedy, co-owner of Albequerque’s only comedy club (Dry Heat Comedy) and host of the late great podcast Taydar, about the intense & regretful ballad Back To December from Speak Now. We return to the WHO’S IT ABOUT segment, and it’s probably not who you’re expecting, as well as the ins and outs of regretting a break up that was entirely your decision!!

Here are links to things we discuss on the pod:

Back To December - Official Music Video

Taylor Swift x Taylor Lautner Compilation

Taylor Swift SNL Monologue, Taylor Lautner SNL Monologue

The Birthday Video Taylor Swift made for her former fiddle player Emily Poe (normal)

Back To December LIVE (a must watch)

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What’s the best thing that’s ever been YOURS? Sammy and Ellie talk to Lina Abascal, author of the book Never Be Alone Again: How Bloghouse United the Internet and the Dancefloor, about the grounded, exquisitely detailed, fantasy of Mine, from Taylor Swift’s 2010 album Speak Now. Two thirds of the group admit to being earnest Glee fans, we wonder what kind of things Taylor Swift would leave in a theoretical partner’s drawer, and Sammy and Ellie sing a jingle for a brand new segment that you’re just gunna love!

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This week, Sammy and Ellie talk to Demi Adejuyigbe about the effervescent, relentless joy of Shake It Off! We discuss whether this song is actually very deep, the way music physically changes mood, and Ellie rants about the hell of attempting to buy Taylor Swift Eras Tour tickets at about the 56 minute mark - shout out to all the hurting swifties who still don’t have tickets, we stand with you! Ticketmaster can BURN!!!!! 

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This week, Sammy and Ellie talk to Pickle the Drag Queen about the dark intensity of modern pure pop anthem New Romantics! We talk about what sorts of buildings the bricks thrown at us could build, how we need love but all we want is cigarettes, the important work Pickle does with Drag Queen Story Hour, and so much more!

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This week, Sammy and Ellie talk to Ruth Bamuwamye about the dreamy, gleaming, frustrating fantasy of gold rush! We get to the bottom of whether we do or do not like gold rushes, who we would die to touch, what it must be like to grow up that beautiful, and the spectacular third act twist in the bridge! 

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This week Ellie talks to Ashley Hamilton from Celebrity Memoir Book Club about ultimate Sad Bop (TM) Death by a Thousand Cuts! We have a phenomenal discussion about this track with revelations that this could be about a fraught situationship OR the aftermath of true love, plus - what lyrics Taylor Swift would write if she loooooved deviled eggs. 

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We couldn't, in good conscience, go forward with talking about a different song/album/era of Taylor Swift in this, the week of Midnights, Taylor Swift's 10th studio album and best one to date. So we give you an almost exactly 13 minute long mini-sode with our first intitial thoughts. Are you a sexy baby? Are you a mastermind? Are you the PROBLEM? let's discuss! 

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Welcome to season 2 of WYFTSS! Changes are afoot and I am delighted to introduce you to my new co-host Sammy Mowrey! They are a fantastic comedian and true swiftie, and we decide to kick things off by addressing all the #gaylor speculation in the ramp up to Taylor Swift's 10th studio album release of Midnights, also we play a game to definitively say whether or not Dress is the gayest song on the planet. Follow @sammymowrey for hot takes and @wyf_tss for all the related swift-centric content you can dream of! Also - our new theme song is by wonderful musician Lukas Kyp-Johnson!! 

This week I’m talking “Style” with Carl Tart! Carl is a writer (Brooklyn 99, The Eric Andre Show & more), podcaster, and actor, who you can catch every week starring in The Grand Crew on NBC! Despite Carl being a non fan and refusing to confirm that Taylor Swift is the Lebron of pop stars, we get deep on the fickle intensity of Style. I also talk about Haylor a LOT. Our featured "Artist Who Is Not Taylor Swift" this week is Banks - check her out! Follow Carl - @DammitCarl ! And Follow the pod! @wyf_tss Please rate & review xoxo!!

This week I’m talking “You Belong With Me” with dynamite guest Helen Chatham Showalter! Helen works in music, artist management and marketing, is secretly powerful, and has a devastating history with pseudo-unreciprocated crushes. We have a free-wheeling convo about all things Taylor and get specific on the perfection that is You Belong With Me, including the divine specificity of the outfits in the music video. Our featured "Artist Who Is Not Taylor Swift" this week is Loren Gray - check her out @loren. Follow Helen - @HelenChathams. And Follow the pod! @wyf_tss Please rate & review xoxo!!

This week is “Speak Now” with guest Robert Schultz! Robert is a comedian, writer, and guy with great eyebrows on TikTok. Additionally, a true Swiftie who knows his stuff. We discuss not crying to Taylor Swift, Taylor’s journey from fantasy to reality that Speak Now is at the center of, and a rousing edition of Taylor Tweets. Our featured "Artist Who Is Not Taylor Swift" this week is boylife - check him out @gelatowilliams. Follow Robert Schultz - @_RobertSchultz. And Follow the pod! @wyf_tss on IG and @wyftss on Twitter!

This week I talk “champagne problems” with guest Travis Beckman! Travis is an engineer who specializes in “microfluidics, rapid product prototyping and testing, and data science” and is also the Harvey Mudd College alum who won a Taylor Swift Campus for our shared extremely small liberal arts college campus 10 years ago! He talks being front row for such a unique experience, being MARRIED TO HIS HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEART and then we crack into champagne problems at length. Our featured "Artist Who Is Not Taylor Swift" this week is Noname - check her out @Nonamehiding. And Follow the pod! @wyf_tss on IG and @wyftss on Twitter!

This week’s episode is with Alison Agosti, a comedy writer (Brooklyn 99, Late Night With Seth Meyers, etc) with amazing hair and we tackle the deliciously sentimental instant wedding classic “Lover”.  Also features a rousing Taylor Tweets segment, a cameo from an athlete of all people, and a shocking revelation about bridges. Our featured "Artist Who Is Not Taylor Swift" this week is Rachel Baldwin - check her out @rachelkbaldwin. Follow Alison Agosti - @alisonagosti. And Follow the pod! @wyf_tss on IG and @wyftss on Twitter!

This week’s episode is with Merel Petri, brand consultant, founder and designer of new fashion brand Universeel Mooi, and MY BEST FRIEND SINCE KINDERGARTEN!!! We talk New Year’s Day, the ups and downs of long term best friendship, sticking it out to the last page or pullin’ the rip chord. Our featured "Artist Who Is Not Taylor Swift" this week is Maisie Peters - check her out @maisiehpeters. Follow Merel Petri - @universeel.mooi. And Follow the pod! @wyf_tss on IG and @wyftss on Twitter!

This week’s episode is with Justin Gutzwa, a PhD candidate in Higher Education and Organizational Change and we talk ’tis the damn season from evermore, simply because it IS the damn season indeed. We talk doomed hometown loves and play the TTDS game! Our featured "Artist Who Is Not Taylor Swift" this week is Sidney Gish. Follow Justin via his own pop music podcast Bopcorn. And Follow the pod! @wyf_tss on IG and @wyftss on Twitter!

This week’s episode is with comedian Eli Olsberg and we talk Blank Space! We do a round of Taylor Tweets, and have a freewheeling conversation about pop punk, Ariana Grande and Taylor Swift being inverses, and we play the Blank Space Game and find out who’s a freak! Follow Eli on IG/Twitter @eliosberg. And Follow the pod! @wyf_tss on IG and @wyftss on Twitter!

TAYLOR SWIFT BIRTHDAY SPECIAL SURPRISE!! Welcome to this bonus crossover episode of What’s Your Sign X What’s Your Favorite Taylor Swift Song aka WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE TAY SWIFT SIGN! It was such an honor to chat with the geniuses/comedians/astrologers from WYS and deep dive into Taylor’s birth chart! And it truly does get deep, perhaps I even cry a little. Get more astro by following What’s Your Sign @whatsyoursignpodcast, and the wonderful hosts: Julia Loken @julialoken, Stevie Anderson @spaghett_witch and Lisa Chanoux @asilnoux!!

This week’s episode is with comedian Jamel Johnson (one of Vulture’s Comedians You Should Know 2021!) and we tackle End Game! We do a round of Taylor Tweets, what it’s like to be so neutral on Taylor that he didn’t even know she was canceled in 2016 and we play The End Game. The featured "Artist Who Is Not Taylor Swift" this week is Cyn - check her out @cynthialovely. Follow Jamel on IG @broccolihouse and @nonprofitcomic on Twitter. 

This week’s episode is with Pat Buetow and we tackle I Knew You Were Trouble! Also - Pat is my ex-boyfriend!!! We discuss when HE knew *I* was trouble, breaking down the lyrics and making it about ourselves, what we listened to after the breakup, and dubstep. Our featured "Artist Who Is Not Taylor Swift" this week is Remi Wolf- check them out @remiwolf. Follow Pat on TikTok and IG @nomdecoom. And Follow the pod! @wyf_tss on IG and @wyftss on Twitter!

This week’s episode is with Dana Donnelly and we tackle Better Than Revenge! Our favorite problematic banger! We discuss the slut shaming, girls and our capacity for cruelty, as well as another round of Taylor Tweets. Our featured "Artist Who Is Not Taylor Swift" this week is Chastity Belt - check them out @chazzybelt. Follow Dana @hottestdana on IG, @danadonnelly on Twitter. And follow the pod! @wyf_tss on IG and @wyftss on Twitter!

On this week’s episode, Ellie releases a 10 minute intro in honor of the Red re-release. Then it’s time for Love Story with Joe Kwaczala! We also discuss Taylor performing at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony because JOE WAS THERE. Our featured "Artist Who Is Not Taylor Swift" this week is Itsliz - check them out @itsliz_duh. Follow Joe Kwaczala @joekjoek on twitter and @joekwa on ig. Follow us - @wyf_tss on IG!

… ARE YOU READY FOR IT? On this first episode, Paige Weldon’s favorite Taylor Swift song is Mirrorball from the 2020 album folklore, but it was very hard for her to pick! We go through her top five, discuss the deeply impactful experience that was going to the reputation tour together, then deep dive into Mirrorball… and ourselves? I do think, over the course of the pod, we show you every version of ourselves (tonight)! Plus a Taylor Tweets segment! Our featured "Artist Who Is Not Taylor Swift" this week is Shungudzo - check her out @shungudzo. Follow Paige Weldon: @paigeweldon on IG & Twitter and @paigeweldoncomedy on TikTok. She’s the best. You’re the best for listening. Follow the pod and tell me your FTSS! @wyf_tss on IG // @wyftss on Twitter // @wyftss_pod on TikTok !!

Welcome to WYFTSS, a comedy forward interview podcast, as well as an excuse for host Ellie McElvain to eventually document her thoughts on every single Taylor Swift song ever recorded!! What's your favorite Taylor Swift song? And more importantly - why!? Learn all that and more in this brand new niche pod!

Also follow us!! @wyf_tss on ig, @wyftss on twitter!!

Producer: Eli Olsberg - (@EliOlsberg)

Theme Song: Rachel Kaplan - (@rrkaplan)

Artwork: Jordan Doll - (@razorlou)