Tay To Z: A Taylor Swift Podcast

Tay To Z: A Taylor Swift Podcast

Hosts Devin and Gab chat about Taylor Swift's songs in alphabetical order. From "22" to "You're On Your Own Kid." New episodes every Tuesday! Come hang out!

Episodes

September 25, 2025 26 mins

In this episode we chat about "Guilty As Sin?" from "The Tortured Poets Department." We GUSH about this song and how much we love the production and lyrics. Gossip Gab goes in DEEP to who this song is about and why Taylor wrote it.

Hosts: Devin and Gab

Sound Design: Devin Johnson-Nieporent and Peter Leigh-Nilsen

Theme Song: Devin Johnson-Nieporent, Peter Leigh-Nilsen and Eric Johnson

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In this episode we chat about "This Love" from "1989." We talk about how much we LOVE this song and the amazing mood it creates. Gossip Gab goes into who the song could be about and we reminisce about the release of "Taylor's Version."

Hosts: Devin and Gab

Sound Design: Devin Johnson-Nieporent and Peter Leigh-Nilsen

Theme Song: Devin Johnson-Nieporent, Peter Leigh-Nilsen and Eric Johnson


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September 15, 2025 22 mins

In this episode we chat about "Fresh Out The Slammer" from "The Tortured Poets Department." We talk about how important this song is on the album and the insight it gives us into Taylor's relationships with Joe Alwyn and Matty Healy. Gossip Gab dissects the lyrics and delves into the poetry of the song.

Hosts: Devin and Gab

Sound Design: Devin Johnson-Nieporent and Peter Leigh-Nilsen

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In this episode we chat about "This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things" from "reputation." We talk about how amazingly petty this song is and gush about the incredible bop that it is. Gossip Gab goes into the entire "Taylor Swift Is Over Party" that inspired this song.

Hosts: Devin and Gab

Sound Design: Devin Johnson-Nieporent and Peter Leigh-Nilsen

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August 27, 2025 37 mins

In this episode we chat about "Fortnight (ft. Post Malone)" from "The Tortured Poets Department." We talk about how incredible of a vibe this song is and how much we LOVE the music video. Gossip Gab talks a bit more about what this song is about and who could have inspired it!

Hosts: Devin and Gab

Sound Design: Devin Johnson-Nieporent and Peter Leigh-Nilsen

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August 19, 2025 28 mins

In this episode we chat about "this is me trying" from "folklore." This is the final song in the alphabet for "folklore!" We talk about how much we love this song and album and what an incredible addition it is to the Taylor discography. Gossip Gab recounts the "Long Pond Studio" interview about this song.

Hosts: Devin and Gab

Sound Design: Devin Johnson-Nieporent and Peter Leigh-Nilsen

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August 12, 2025 27 mins

In this episode we chat about "Florida!!! (ft. Florence and The Machine)" from "The Tortured Poets Department! We discuss how bizarre this song is and the wild subject matter. Gossip Gab goes into where the inspiration for this song may have come from!

Hosts: Devin and Gab

Sound Design: Devin Johnson-Nieporent and Peter Leigh-Nilsen

Theme Song: Devin Johnson-Nieporent, Peter Leigh-Nilsen and Eric Johnson

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In this episode we chat about "The Way I Loved You" from "Fearless!" 


We are back, and so happy to be recording again! We have been away for far too long, and look forward to getting a new episode to you every week until we finish this alphabet! 


Hosts: Devin and Gab

Sound Design: Devin Johnson-Nieporent and Peter Leigh-Nilsen

Theme Song: Devin Johnson-Nieporent, Peter Leigh-Nilsen and Eric Johnson

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December 10, 2024 22 mins

In this episode we chat about "Down Bad" from "The Tortured Poets Department." We talk about how much we love this song and all of its wild alien imagery. We can seriously relate to feeling "down bad" and Gossip Gab goes into who this song is most likely about!

Hosts: Devin and Gab

Sound Design: Devin Johnson-Nieporent and Peter Leigh-Nilsen

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November 25, 2024 19 mins

In this episode we chat about "The Very First Night" from "RED (Taylor's Version) (From The Vault)." We talk about how much we LOVE this song and all of the vault tracks on RED. Gossip Gab goes into who she thinks this song may be about, and we can't get enough of this bop.

Hosts: Devin and Gab

Sound Design: Devin Johnson-Nieporent and Peter Leigh-Nilsen

Theme Song: Devin Joh...

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November 11, 2024 37 mins

In this episode we chat about "Clara Bow" from "The Tortured Poets Department." We talk about how interesting this song is and the similarities between the three starlets. We gush about the lyrics and Gossip Gab goes DEEP into the three women of this song.

Hosts: Devin and Gab

Sound Design: Devin Johnson-Nieporent and Peter Leigh-Nilsen

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October 29, 2024 28 mins

In this episode we chat about "The Story of Us" from "Speak Now (Taylor's Version)." We talk about how much we love this song and the absolute banger that it is! We talk about Paul Sidoti quite a bit. We discuss the iconic music video, and Gossip Gab lets us know who the song is about!

Hosts: Devin and Gab

Sound Design: Devin Johnson-Nieporent and Peter Leigh-Nilsen

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In this episode we chat about "Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus" from "The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology." We talk about how much of a vibe this song is and how heartbreaking these lyrics are. We can really relate, and Gossip Gab goes into who this song is about. I think we all know.

Hosts: Devin and Gab

Sound Design: Devin Johnson-Nieporent and Peter Leigh-Nilsen

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July 11, 2024 29 mins

In this episode we chat about "The Outside" from Taylor's first album, "Taylor Swift." We talk about how much we love this song and how INCREDIBLE it is that she wrote this at 12 years old. We super relate to it, and Gossip Gab goes into why Taylor wanted to write a song like this.

Hosts: Devin and Gab

Sound Design: Devin Johnson-Nieporent and Peter Leigh-Nilsen

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June 19, 2024 38 mins

In this episode we chat about "Cassandra" from Taylor's album "The Tortured Poets Department: Anthology." We go into what we think about the song, and Gossip Gab goes in DEEP on who Cassandra is and why Taylor is comparing herself to the Greek Seer.

Hosts: Devin and Gab

Sound Design: Devin Johnson-Nieporent and Peter Leigh-Nilsen

Theme Song: Devin Johnson-Nieporent, Peter Leigh-Ni...

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In this episode we chat about "The Other Side of the Door" from "Fearless (Taylor's Version)." We talk about how much we LOVE this song and the country bop that it is. We can kind of relate, and Gossip Gab tries to figure out which Drew she may be singing about here!

Hosts: Devin and Gab

Sound Design: Devin Johnson-Nieporent and Peter Leigh-Nilsen

Theme Song: Devin Johnson-Niepore...

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In this episode we chat about "But Daddy I Love Him" from "The Tortured Poets Department." We love talking about our first song from Taylor's newest album! We go in on how much we love it and all of the wonderful anger throughout. Gossip Gab goes into the theories of who this song is about, and where the title came from!

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In this episode we chat about "The Moment I Knew" from "RED (Taylor's Version)." We chat about how fantastic this song is, Devin goes into some interesting theory on that cello, and Gossip Gab tells us exactly who this song is about. You probably already know...

Hosts: Devin and Gab

Sound Design: Devin Johnson-Nieporent and Peter Leigh-Nilsen

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April 30, 2024 42 mins

In this episode we chat about "The Man" from "Lover." We talk about how important this song is in Taylor's repertoire and how it paved the way for more songs like it. We gush about the music video and Gossip Gab goes into some of the interesting tidbits about the making of this song. 

Hosts: Devin and Gab

Sound Design: Devin Johnson-Nieporent and Peter Leigh-Nilsen

Theme Song: Dev...

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April 23, 2024 29 mins

In this episode we chat about "The Lucky One" from "RED (Taylor's Version)." We talk about the complexity of stardom and how that must have been a massive challenge for Taylor during this Era. Dev relates, and Gab gives a few theories as to who this song could be about. Perhaps a combo of multiple people!

Hosts: Devin and Gab

Sound Design: Devin Johnson-Nieporent and Peter Leigh-Nilsen

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