Swift and Swigs with Sibs

Well, the day has finally come for the sibs to tackle a song that they collectively DO NOT enjoy. In fact, Sam goes so far as to say this is his "least favorite" Taylor Swift song of all time. Does that stop us from having a good time? Absolutely not! The Taylor Tea discussed goes into detail about what Taylor and Travis were doing (and drinking...easter egg) at the US Open. And Taylor's encouragement to research and vote in the upcoming election was inspiring and genius. Does anyone know what Taylor's IQ is? It certainly wasn't high when she wrote this song.....

This episode was recorded in our cabin purchased by our Grandmother, so what better song to choose than "marjorie!" Though it was emotional for both of us, we felt so satisfied getting to share stories of our grandmothers as we discuss the song where Taylor reflects on her own grandmother, Marjorie. The cocktails were inspired by our Granny and Grandma, and the sounds of our family cabin provided a nice backdrop. Call your grandma and tell her you love her!

Don't you worry folks, this is NOT a sad episode. In fact, it starts out rather happy and gave us an opportunity to catch up on the things that we've been wanting to discuss before Taylor rudely interrupted us with her Eras Tour performances. Rachel has an idea for Taylor to create a docu-series about the Eras Tour. Sam ties in several Creed moments that we're pretty sure only we will enjoy. We get into our "New Shit" segment with a podcast first: a podcast! Then we introduce this episode's song and pair surprisingly delicious cocktails to it. The music behind Sad, Beautiful, Tragic is simple and, well, beautiful. We break down the lyrics and debate who the song could be about. Julia Stiles somehow makes her first appearance in this episode, which confused us because her name is literally a Taylor Swift song. Coincidence? Tune in to hear it all go down!

​The moment has finally arrived for us to discuss Sam’s favorite song off TTPD!! Or should we say….Sage’s favorite song?! Taylor has broken her silence about Vienna and given us behind the scenes clips from the Eras Tour! Is this just a teaser, or will there be more footage and a potential documentary? Rachel thinks she shares the same “new shit” with her brother this week, but Sam shocks her with a new artist (yet also an Eras Tour opener like Sabrina). The cocktails were funny and a bit rogue, but so delicious and fun. Sam can barely keep it together talking about the music behind his favorite song. And Rachel loves the confidence that Taylor evokes through these lyrics. She might sound a bit crazy at times, but Taylor’s sexy energy shines more than anything else in this iconic song.

We’re back with another episode on The Tortured Poets Department! The episode starts off uniquely with us both live reacting to the surprise songs of the Eras Tour in London night 7! We process what we hear and develop some theories over Taylor’s upcoming plans to release (or not release) an upcoming album. Rachel cries. Then we dive into our new shit and discuss the same album, different songs. Post Malone is really doing something with his new country album! The song of the week inspired us both to make cocktails following the same exact approach, but we didn’t make the same drink. Then we get into the spirit, the musical mixology, and the Taylor with a twist for this incredible song that we are both obsessed with.

Hey Swiggies, what if we told you we’re back?!!! After our three week break, we couldn’t think of a better song to continue our summer of Taylor, cocktails, and podcasting. The song “seven” is one that invoked lots of discussion, but not before we dove into ALL the Taylor Tea we’ve been wanting to catch up on over the past few weeks. We share our thoughts on Vienna, London, and Taylor’s questionable fashion sense. Then we dive into the new music we’ve been listening to as of late. Pop boy fall is around the corner, y’all! Once we delve into the summery cocktails this song inspired us to make, we break down the iconic folklore track one musical beat and lyric at a time. With connections to the book Secret Garden, this song tells a story truly inspiring to Taylor. But why did she write this song when she did? Tune in to find out all our thoughts! Hey….please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts if you could. Love you, Swiggies!

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After 3 weeks apart from podcasting, Sam and Rachel discover there's a lot going on at the moment in the Swift world, so they devote an entire episode to Taylor Tea Time! And at tea time everybody agrees you need to swig on tea....tea cocktails to be precise. The conversation bounces from surprise songs to Swiftie tests to Swift related artists to follow. Sam also introduces a drinking game to play during the Reputation tour show if you want to throw your own party. Then the sibs finally get to the biggest Tea of all when they discuss the rumors flying about Taylor and Joe. We all thought it was gonna be forever but it appears the relationship is going down in flames. And while the sibs don't want to talk their talk and go viral, they decide to get it off their chest so they can get it off their desk before moving on to next week's regular Swift & Swig of the week.

We start this episode off by going on a tangent about friendship bracelets and how we would reimagine the Eras Tour! Rachel has come to terms with the fact that she will (most likely) not be attending the Eras Tour again, but we come to terms with that by realizing that Taylor will certainly be going on tour again in the future. New shit is discussed and we go Norwegian and country with our musical choices. Then we finally get to talking about a mutual FAVORITE Taylor Swift song. Although You Are In Love doesn't give immediate summer vibes, the simplicity behind it is comforting and soothing for any time of year. From the story behind how the song was written to the musical production and the simplistic detailed lyrics, together we swoon over this deluxe 1989 track. At the end of the episode we make a bittersweet announcement. Don't worry, we'll be back in a few weeks!!!