“You can beat the heat, if you beat the charges too.” Is Florida!!! the wildest track on The Tortured Poets Department? In this chaotic, heartfelt, and unfiltered episode, we break down Taylor Swift’s "Florida!!!" line by line—from the millennial whiplash of “my friends all smell like weed or little babies” to hurricane metaphors, fugitive fantasies, and haunted mansions.
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Mentioned in this episode:
The Haunted Mansion (Disney)
The Good Place (NBC) Sweet Home Alabama Mean Girls
Pocahontas
Rippling corporate espionage case
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Episode Highlights:
[03:00] Let’s start with the title
[06:45] “My friends all smell like weed or little babies”
[10:03] “Your home’s only a town you’re just a guest in”
[16:33] “Hurricane with my name when it came”
[21:15] “Yes I’m haunted but I’m feeling just fine”
[29:58] The bridge - remember, there are two speakers!
[39:26] The purpose
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