Photo by Ashok Kumar/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management Can Taylor Swift albums be properly reviewed anymore? Nora and Nathan give a few final thoughts about The Tortured Poets Department, including what the charts can tell us about how people are listening to this album (1:00), and whether Taylor Swift albums can be properly reviewed anymore (34:25). Then, they talk about Sabrina Carpenter’s song “Espresso,” and how she’s poised to be one of our next biggest pop stars (48:08). Hosts: Nora Princiotti and Nathan Hubbard Producer: Kaya McMullen Subscribe: Spotify ..read more

Photo by ANTONIN UTZ/AFP via Getty Images Nora and Nathan are here to dive into the album and discuss “Fortnight,” how Swift is grappling with her level of fame, and much more! It’s the inaugural meeting of the Tortured Podcasters Department. Nora and Nathan discuss the rollout for this album and how Taylor Swift’s release of an entire second album worth of bonus tracks affected its reception (1:00), whether or not “Fortnight” will be the biggest hit off of this album (24:06), how Swift is grappling with her level of fame on a lot of the songs on this record (57:12), and the many, many, many ..read more

Photo by Graham Denholm/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management Nora and Nathan are here to ask some burning questions about Taylor’s upcoming album Less than a week away from the release of The Tortured Poets Department, Nora and Nathan talk through some of the burning questions they have about this album. They talk about the five “stages of grief” playlists Taylor Swift released on Apple Music (1:00), what it means that this is most likely a breakup album about Joe Alwyn (13:18), and how this album might sound given that Jack Antonoff and Aaron Dessner are her main collaborators on it ..read more

Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for ABA Where is Kacey at in her career? Which songs were Nora and Nathan’s favorites and least favorites? And more! Nora and Nathan take a look at Kacey Musgraves’s sixth album, Deeper Well. They start by talking about where they think Kacey is at in her career before getting into the album. They go through all the songs, talking about which were their favorites and least favorites (19:30), and at the end, they talk about what they are looking for from Kacey in the future. Hosts: Nora Princiotti and Nathan Hubbard Producer: Isaiah Blakely Additional Produc ..read more

Getty Images Nora and Nathan talk all things ‘Cowboy Carter’ and get into some of their favorite and least favorite songs Cowboy Carter is here, marking Beyoncé’s foray into country music—or has she been here all along? Nora and Nathan talk about the breadth of this 27-song album (1:00), the array of influences that Beyoncé pulled from for this project (39:13), and some of their favorite and least favorite songs (1:09:46). Hosts: Nora Princiotti and Nathan Hubbard Producer: Kaya McMullen Subscribe: Spotify ..read more

Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage Nora and Nathan are here to talk about a multitude of recent album releases from Dua Lipa, Olivia Rodrigo, and others! With everyone from Beyoncé to Taylor Swift to Dua Lipa releasing albums this spring, Nora and Nathan are coming together to discuss them all. They talk about why we may be seeing this flux in album releases (1:00), what Taylor’s been up to ahead of the release of The Tortured Poets Department (24:03), and the bonus tracks on Olivia Rodrigo’s Guts (Spilled) (31:35). Hosts: Nora Princiotti and Nathan Hubbard Producer: Kaya McMullen Subscribe: Spo ..read more

Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images for The Recording Academy Nora and Nathan dive into the track list to determine what the album is about, talk about how the announcement went over, and more! Nora and Nathan convene for an emergency pod after Taylor Swift announced her new album, The Tortured Poets Department, at the Grammy Awards on Sunday. They talk about how the announcement went over with her fan base versus in the room at the awards show (1:00), speculate on what the album is about based on the track list that was released yesterday (30:43), and discuss whether or not she worked wit ..read more

Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images Nora and Nathan also preview the Grammy’s and make some predictions on what awards Taylor might be bringing home with her Nora and Nathan are here to walk you through everything you need to know before two big Taylor Swift events: the Super Bowl and the Grammy’s. They give a rundown on the Chiefs and the 49ers and how the game might go for Travis Kelce (1:00), the logistics of Taylor getting from Tokyo to Las Vegas in time for the game (37:01), and what squad she might be bringing along with her (60:14). Then they preview the Grammy’s and make some predictions ..read more

Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for MTV Nora and Nathan talk Rodrigo’s ‘GUTS,’ including the influences that helped her develop the sound, possible meanings behind “the grudge” and “lacy,” and more! It’s time to spill our GUTS. Nora and Nathan talk about the sophomore album from Olivia Rodrigo, the immense pressure she was under after the success of SOUR (1:00), how Dan Nigro and other influences helped her develop the sound on this album (24:44), and debate whether or not songs like “the grudge” and “lacy” are about Taylor Swift (41:31). Hosts: Nora Princiotti and Nathan Hubbard Producer ..read more

Photo by Jeff Kravitz/TAS23/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management Nora and Nathan discuss Taylor reportedly causing seismic activity at her Seattle concert and debate whether or not she’ll announce ‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)’ at one of the shows Nora and Nathan talk about the news that Taylor Swift’s concert in Seattle was so loud it caused seismic activity equal to a 2.3 magnitude earthquake (1:00). Then they gear up for the final U.S. leg of the Eras Tour in L.A., and debate whether or not she’ll announce 1989 (Taylor’s Version) at one of the shows (24:03). Hosts: Nora Princiotti and Nathan ..read more