[PREVIEW] Taylor Swift's Wedding & 'Voicemails For Isabelle'

[PREVIEW] Taylor Swift's Wedding & 'Voicemails For Isabelle'

From Rich Text by Emma Gray

July 10, 2026 · 13 min

About this episode

Emma Gray and guest Kelsey McKinney discuss Taylor Swift's wedding and the Netflix film 'Voicemails for Isabelle'.

We laughed, we cried, we gawked at leaked wedding photos! This week on the pod, I'm joined by the wonderful Kelsey McKinney, co-owner and journalist at Defector Media, for a two-part conversation: first, a general chat about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's epic wedding at Madison Square Garden, then a recap of the Netflix rom-dramedy "Voicemails for Isabelle." Though neither of us particularly wanted to pay attention to l'affaire Swift-Kelce, this splashy event has a gravitational pull on the discourse. We chatted about how Swift's choice of wedding venue clashed with many people's expectations and assumptions about her taste – including ours – and what it means that the word "tacky" has been thrown about so liberally. We also got into the spectacle of billionaire weddings and conspicuous consumption at this particular moment, as well as what it signifies that the couple made massive charitable donations in conjunction with the wedding. Then, we turned our attention to a Netflix romance that we both liked much more than we expected: "Voicemails for Isabelle." We unpack how deeply creepy the concept of the movie is, and how many unsettling choices the male lead makes... and why we…

People in this episode

Host: Emma Gray

Guest: Kelsey McKinney

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Organizations: Defector Media

Books & works: Voicemails for Isabelle

Places: Madison Square Garden, Netflix

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