Good for a Weekend: A Taylor Swift Podcast

Good for a Weekend: A Taylor Swift Podcast

The podcast where two friends talk about Taylor Swift.

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June 8, 2023 42 mins

Welcome to the first edition of our new monthly recap of what's going on with Taylor Swift. What should we call this? Here's what we discuss:

  • Taylor and Matty Healy's breakup
  • Karma feat. Ice Spice
  • Snow on the Beach (feat. More Lana Del Ray)
  • Hits Different
  • You're Losing Me
  • Speak Now, From the Vault tracks announcement

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No one else is doing it like Beyonce and Taylor right now. In honor of The Renaissance World Tour kicking off, Kressie and MK discuss Beyonce's path to fame as well as her friendship with Taylor Swift. At the end, the two share a teaser for an upcoming new type of episode.

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Kressie and MK recap Taylor Swift's weekend. A lot happened. Like, a lot. The two discuss the Nashville Eras Tour concerts, Matty Healy rumors and seeming confirmation(?), the mysterious book, and SPEAK NOW (TAYLOR'S VERSION)! It's a lot.

 

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May 4, 2023 71 mins

Do you really want to know where Kressie and MK were April 29? At the Atlanta Eras Tour, night two! We recorded our reaction of the night the next day, in-person. We chat about the "VIP experience," transportation woes, the surprise songs, and the very fun technical issues. Did Taylor Swift wave at Kressie? Probably not, but let's pretend!

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April 27, 2023 44 mins

Taylor Swift has been giving us hints that Speak Now (Taylor's Version) is coming soon, so take a trip down memory lane with us, and revisit all things Speak Now. Kressie and MK discuss the context of the era this was released, as well as what was going on in Taylor's life at the time, her changes in fashion, the songs, Speak Now's many accolades, and of course--the perfumes.

 

Visit www.gfaweekend.com for all sources and screensh...

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April 17, 2023 28 mins

Hey weekenders! Enjoy this bonus episode. We're still on schedule for last Thursday of the month main episode, but we wanted to share our thoughts on the most recent news--Taylor Swift and Joe Alywn's breakup after six years of dating.

This is an off-the-cuff episode, so enjoy our unfiltered reaction.

https://people.com/music/taylor-swift-joe-alwyn-breakup-everything-to-know/

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Kressie interviews attorneys Jennifer Anne Kinder and Griffin McMillin of Kinder Law PLLC, who are currently suing Ticketmaster on behalf of Swifites.

Taylor Swift's "The Eras Tour" sale on Ticketmaster was a disaster, as we all know, and their firm is determined to get answers.

Learn more here www.takedownticketmaster.com and www.justcallkinder.net.

 

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March 2, 2023 68 mins

This is a re-release of our June 2021 The Selena Gomez Episode, since Selena is a VERY hot topic right now! If you’re tired of all the Selena Gomez vs. Hailey Bieber content, and just want to hear about our favorite non-nepo baby Selena, this episode is for you. We discuss Selena’s rise to fame and her friendship with Taylor.

Original episode notes and sources: https://gfaweekend.com/2021/07/29/ep-44/ 

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February 23, 2023 30 mins

Kressie and MK share the history of the ill-fated official Taylor Swift app, The Swift Life. They explain the history of celebrity apps, like Kim Kardashian Hollywood and why the Swift Life failed.

Visit www.gfaweekend.com for all sources and screenshots mentioned in this episode.

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January 19, 2023 44 mins

We share our 2023 predictions for Taylor Swift--including her Eras Tour, re-recordings, and more. MK shares what GFAW got right and wrong in our 2022 episode (a lot right, and a whole lot more wrong!), and Kressie lets the spirit of Nostradamus take over as she goes over the predictions limit.

  • MK's daydream: Too Hot to Handle
  • Kressie's daydream: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

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December 31, 2022 43 mins

As the year comes to an end, MK and Kressie sum up Taylor's year, Spotify-style, in a "2022 Wrapped." Explore Taylor's highs and lows from awards to drama. Play along in a mini "Gamer Girls" to quiz yourself on her social media usage this year. Do you know more than MK?? They touch on Taylor's interview moments, and end on what's next for her.

 

MK and Kressie also share their (embarrassing) Spotify 2022 Wrapped's. Let us know your...

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November 23, 2022 60 mins

Kressie and MK go through Taylor Swift's Midnights tracklist, and share their highs and lows of the album.

  • MK’s Daydream: Eras Tour (Yes, this was recorded before the sale...)
  • Kressie’s Daydream: Atlanta

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MK and Kressie share tips for securing Taylor Swift tickets, as well as concert etiquette. It's brutal out there.

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August 29, 2022 20 mins

Kressie and MK react to Taylor Swift's new album, Midnights, and share their predictions. Enjoy this off-the-cuff episode and let us know your predictions!

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Criticize the way you fly... when you're soaring through the sky... Unsurprisingly, Taylor Swift recently debuted at #1--except not on the Billboard 100--it was Yard marketing firm's recent list of top celebrity polluters with private jets. MK and Kressie have a nuanced discussion about the backlash Taylor has gotten and how we personally feel about the matter.

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July 1, 2022 27 mins

Let's give a big GFAW welcome to MK Ashford, our new co-host!

Kressie and MK are longtime besties who have been to TWO Taylor Swift concerts together, so talking Taylor together is sort of a decade plus long tradition. We have several exciting episodes coming up, including ones on Lena Dunham, Harry Styles, Secret Sessions, and the Swift Life app!

 

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Kressie chats with notable SwiftTok-er Bryan (Bryanlicious2) about his passion for interpreting Taylor Swift lyrics, Karyn the inflatable snake, the time he got banned from TikTok, what he think is coming next, and much more.

  • Bryan's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bryanlicious2?lang=en
  • Old Timey Crimey: www.linktr.ee/oldtimeycrimey
  • Heaving Bosoms: https://www.heavingbosoms.com/

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Kressie chats with TikTok star, influencer, and Swiftie(!), Brooke Barry. Brooke, now 21, first went viral at 15 when she posted a short clip to an app called Musical.ly (which later became TikTok) set to Welcome to New York by Taylor Swift. Since then, Brooke has continued sharing her Swiftiness on her TikTok to her 3.1 million followers, all while producing regular, non-Taylor related content. We discuss Brooke's sewing and her c...

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April 7, 2022 80 mins

 

Kressie and returning guest Mary Katherine talk all things Jack Antonoff--including how he first got involved with music, his personal life (*cough* *cough* the infamous PowerPoint), a now disappeared docu-series, and our favorite Jack Antonoff collaborations. Thank you, MK, for being a wonderful guest host! And, congrats to Jack for winning Producer of the Year at the 2022 Grammys.

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In this episode, Ali announces her difficult decision to step down as co-host of Good for a Weekend. Ali wants to remain a part of the Good for a Weekend family, so if you want to reach her please feel free to message her on Instagram @aliklebo or email her at ali@writingontheway.com

 

To keep up with any of Ali's future projects, sign up for her newsletter coming in May 2022 on her blog https://writingontheway.com or on the contac...

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