Episode 158 - Happy third anniversary Taylor Talk! In Episode 158 of Taylor Talk: The Taylor Swift Podcast, we celebrated by hosting a LIVE episode on Google Hangout to discuss our first impressions of 1989 (how nice of Taylor to give us a new album for our anniversary! lol). You can listen to the audio or watch the recorded video of our live episode on YouTube. We hope you enjoy the episode, and we hope you enjoy 1989! Please keep sharing your thoughts on the album as well as your thoughts on “Blank Space,” Taylor’s newest single off 1989. We’ll discuss “Blank Space” in depth next week, so stay tuned for that! Happy listening!

Highlights from Episode 157 of Taylor Talk: The Taylor Swift PodcastMain Discussion: 1989 First Impressions– 1989 is FINALLY out!! What do y’all think of the new album?– Fun fact: the secret messages in the lyrics tell a story. Sounds like a concept album to us!– We try to stump you with 1989 trivia. The prize? A Taylor Talk t-shirt!– I said remember this moment… when #TaylorTalkLIVE was trending in India and the United States!!!!– What were your initial thoughts on each song off 1989? Which one is your favorite?– We theorize as to why some songs were included as bonus tracks instead of on the main album.– Next week we’re discussing “Blank Space.” Send us your thoughts and we’ll share em on the show!