Show Name:  Who’s on the AuxEpisode Title:  All Too Well (The 10 Minute Podcast Version)

You are listening to Who’s on the Aux, the podcast with your hosts Fiona Reznik and Aleena Kashif.

In this episode of Who’s on the Aux the Podcast, we discuss: Taylor Swift: Is she truly good, or over hyped? 

Segment 1: Early Life

• Fiona: Hello everyone, and welcome back to Who’s on the Aux podcast, where we talk about some of your favorite music artists and decide whether they are truly good or over hyped. Personally, I am super excited for today's episode because we are going to be talking about one of my favorite music artists. If you listened to the hints from the last episode and you guessed Taylor Swift… you are correct! Today, we are diving deep into Taylor Swift’s early life and career. 
• Aleena: Taylor Swift? Really?
• Fiona: I did The Weeknd for you, so now you have to do Taylor Swift
• Aleena: Fine, I guess. Now tell me more about her. 
• Fiona: Explain early life (Where she was born, how she got into music, what her family was like) 
• Fiona: Born December 13 in Wyomissing, PA. At 9 started taking vocal and acting lessons. Started writing music at 12. At 14, she moved to Hendersonville, Tennessee. At 16, she went to Aaron Academy to accommodate her touring schedule through homeschooling. Graduated high school a year early.
• Aleena: A year early? That's pretty cool. Now tell me, how did her career start?
• Fiona: I was getting there.  

Segment 2:  Career

• Fiona: Her first album, Taylor Swift, was released on October 24th, 2006. She was 16 at the time. One title song is “Our Song”
• Aleena: Only 16 and she released an album?
• Yes, and it debuted at number 19 on the Billboard 200. 
• Aleena: Dang, that's cool.
• Her next album, Fearless was released on November 11, 2008, when she was 18. It debuted at number 4 on the Billboard 200. One of my personal favorite songs on that album is “Fearless”.
• Aleena: Wait, wait, wait! How many albums does she have??
• Fiona: 12, and one more upcoming album, “The life of a show girl,” and before you ask, yes, I will be talking about all 12 albums. 
• Fiona: Next is Speak Now. In August of 2010, she released a single, “Mine,” from her 3rd album, Speak Now. When she released the Speak Now tour, it raised $123 million. 
• Aleena: I need that money. Do you know how much stuff I could buy with that?!
• Yeah, I know it’s a lot. Two years later, in August of 2012, she released Red. It debuted at number 1 in the US, reaching number 2 on the Billboard 200. “We are never getting back together” was her lead track on the album. 
• Aleena: That's the one about Harry Styles, right?
• Fiona: Yes, one of the many about Harry Styles. 
• Aleena: What do you mean by “many?”
• Fiona: You'll see. Moving on, we have 1989. 1989 was released on October 27th, 2013. One of the most popular songs is Bad Blood.
• Aleena: Oh yeah! The one that's like “it's so sad to think about the good times?”
• Fiona: Yup! She also has a song called Style and guess who it's about!
• Aleena: Someone with good style.
• Fiona: Uh, sure. But no, Harry Styles. 
• Fiona: Next is my favorite album, Reputation! One of my favorite songs on this Album is Don’t Blame Me. Reputation was released on November 10, 2017. 
• Aleena: That's so many albums. 
• Fiona: Yeah. Let's go rapid fire now. 
• Aleena: Perfect.
• Fiona: After Reputation she released Lover. Then she released Evermore and folklore (the sister albums). Then Midnights and most recently The Tortured Poets Department. 
• Aleena: How does she do this?
• Fiona: It’s crazy, right? And she just announced her new album, The Life of a Showgirl. While we are recoding, it’s expected to come out on October 3rd, 2025. But if you're listening to this podcast later, then it probably already came out. 
• Aleena: Enough about the information, let's get into some opinions!
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Segment 3:  Opinions

• Fiona: Honestly, I believe that Taylor is one of the best artists out there. She may not be my favorite artist, but I believe she's a good singer. 
• Aleena: Yeah, but there are definitely artists better than her. For example, The Weeknd. (Talk about Weeknd and why he is better. )
• Fiona: (Talk about Taylor Swift and why she is better.
• Fiona: Okay enough, let's agree their both equally as good.
• Aleena: Fine.
• Fiona: Overall, Taylor Swift is a successful artist. She has 14 Grammys and has raised over 2 billion dollars from the Eras Tour (Which I went to in Germany)
• Aleena: Thank everyone for listening. Give music credits and talk about our social media.
• Aleena: Give hints for the next artist. (Pop, used to be a dancer, Miss possessive tour)

Music Credits:

• Club Love: Everett Almond
• Floating on fire: the grey room/ density & time
• Overboard: the grey room/ golden palms
• Rubberband: the grey room/ density & time

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