Every Single Album

We're back with Album Swap. First up, Carly Rae Jepsen's 'Emotion,' the follow-up to her smash hit "Call Me Maybe" that shows an artist trying to find her footing and avoid the one-hit-wonder allegations (1:00). Next, U2's 'The Joshua Tree,' a quintessential dad album led by Bono, who may be one of our best rock singers ever (45:57).
Hosts: Nora Princiotti and Nathan Hubbard
Producer: Kaya McMullen

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Nora and Nathan break down some pop music news and notes from this week, including Nathan's experience at Chappell Roan's Super Graphic Spectacular benefit concert and when the pop star may be returning for her second album (1:00), the news that Jay-Z has picked himself to headline LXI (16:06), and Taylor Swift being inducted into yet another Songwriters Hall of Fame (27:03). Then they wrap up their thoughts on Nora's ranking of every single Taylor Swift song (37:26).
Hosts: Nora Princiotti and Nathan Hubbard
Producer: Kaya McMullen

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It's official: Taylor Swift has been in our lives for 20 years. To celebrate the 20-year anniversary of the release of Swift's first album, 'Taylor Swift,' Nora ranked every single song from the pop star—and Nathan had some thoughts. They talk about their own respective top 10s (1:00), whether or not "Christmas Tree Farm" was ranked high enough (16:44), and why you should never trust a Swift song with a single exclamation point in the title (34:09).

Read the full ranking here. And drop your top ten favorite Swift songs in the comments below!
Hosts: Nora Princiotti and Nathan Hubbard
Producer: Kaya McMullen

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Break out your beat up Chanels, it's time to talk about Slayyyter and her new-ish album, 'WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA.' Nora and Nathan talk about this year's breakout pop star and her initial breakout on the festival circuit (1:00), the intense hyper-pop sounds she's playing with (16:00), and whether or not Slayyyter is poised to break through to another level of stardom (27:40).

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Producer: Kaya McMullen

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Nora and Nathan give some final thoughts on 'The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore' and Taylor's appearance on 'SNL' with Dakota Johnson (1:00). Then Nora recaps a run of live shows she's been to recently, including the phone-free Phoebe Bridgers show (27:31), the short and sweet Audrey Hobert show (38:19), and the millennial-core Robyn show (45:31).

Hosts: Nora Princiotti and Nathan Hubbard
Producer: Kaya McMullen

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'The Life of a Showgirl' isn't over yet. Nora and Nathan break down the four bonus tracks we got in 'The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore' and talk about why Taylor might have chosen to release the songs now (1:00), the highs and lows of these bonus tracks (13:42), and what could come next for Taylor now that this era is officially over (45:03).

Hosts: Nora Princiotti and Nathan HubbardProducer: Kaya McMullen

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We have been cl0wned. After dropping a series of obscure clues, Taylor Swift revealed that she is releasing an expanded edition of 'The Life of a Showgirl' on Friday called 'Encore,' featuring four bonus tracks. Nora and Nathan speculate as to why she's deciding to release bonus tracks after saying that 'Life of a Showgirl' would only be 12 songs (1:00), and talk about some of their favorite bonus tracks that Swift has released in the past (30:58). Then they talk about the latest album from Miley Cyrus, 'Bass Persuades,' and the two sold-out shows she'll be playing at the Hollywood Bowl (37:46).
Hosts: Nora Princiotti and Nathan Hubbard
Producer: Kaya McMullen

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Nora and Nathan discuss Macklemore getting removed as an opener from Ed Sheeran's tour after the rapper said "free Palestine" during his set and the fallout that has happened since (1:00). Then they try to decode Taylor Swift's appearance in an 'SVU' Emmys sketch with Mariska Hargitay and what it may mean for new music from her (33:08) before talking about Harry Styles announcing that he's extending his Together, Together tour and also maybe announcing his retirement (46:23).
Hosts: Nora Princiotti and Nathan Hubbard
Producer: Kaya McMullen

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Let's go back to 2006. A time of flip phones and 'The Hills'—and when Justin Timberlake was at the pinnacle of his powers. In honor of its 20th anniversary, Nora and Nathan revisit Timberlake's hit album, 'FutureSex/LoveSounds.' They talk about how the pop star has evolved over the past two decades (1:00), the monster hits Timberlake had in "SexyBack" and "What Goes Around" (25:16), and why Timberlake is one of the few artists who could pull off this album (40:02).

Hosts: Nora Princiotti and Nathan Hubbard
Producer: Kaya McMullen

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Nora and Nathan check in with some of the major summer concert moments happening right now, including Olivia Rodrigo at Daisy Chain Fields (1:00) and Harry Styles beginning his 30-night residency at Madison Square Garden (21:44). Then they break down recent releases from the rest of the One Direction boys: Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, and Zayn (52:16).

Hosts: Nora Princiotti and Nathan Hubbard
Producer: Kaya McMullen

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