About this episode

The episode discusses Taylor Swift's new album and various cultural topics including social media backlash and political events.

This week Taylor Swift releases a new album and it really is…something! We discuss all the hot takes: Charli XCX beef! Questionable lyricism! Potential song plagiarism! AI usage for promo videos! Plus, comedians attending the Riyadh Comedy Festival get online backlash and University of Washington students chase out a Nazi disruptor. Let’s get into it!! Other topics of discussion include: chopped, CTE by proxy, leave Olivia Rodrigo alone!!!!!!!!!, a Fortnite streamer interviews Gavin Newsom, a...

Topics covered

• music
• social media
• comedy
• politics
• cultural commentary

Keywords

• Taylor Swift
• Charli XCX
• Olivia Rodrigo
• Gavin Newsom
• Riyadh Comedy Festival
• AI usage
• song plagiarism
• Fortnite

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Washington

Books & works: new album, Fortnite

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