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Episode 97 - The CMAs honored Taylor Swift with the Pinnacle Award, and we use this opportunity to look back and see how far she's come. In Episode 97 of Taylor Talk: The Taylor Swift Podcast, your hosts Adam, Maya, Diane, and Steve analyze Taylor's underdog anthem, "Change," and use that song as a lens to discuss Taylor's growth as an award-winning country music artist. In addition, we remind you to vote for Taylor Swift in all the upcoming award shows (People's Choice, American Music Awards, and Aria Awards). Please also vote for Taylor Talk in the Podcast Awards for the People's Choice and Entertainment categories. Voting closes THIS Friday, November 15th at 9pm EST. Happy listening!

Highlights from Episode 97 of Taylor Talk: The Taylor Swift Podcast

- Things to vote for: Taylor Swift for PCA's Favorite County Artist, AMA's Artist of the Year, and Aria Award's Best International Artist!

- Don't forget to vote for Taylor Talk in the Podcast Awards for the People's Choice and Entertainment categories. Voting closes THIS Friday, November 15th at 9pm EST.

- We discuss Taylor's "Change" from winning the CMA Horizon Award to the Pinnacle Award.

- "It was absolutely the most amazing night of my life, getting to see the emotion of all the people who worked so hard for me." - Taylor Swift's response to winning the CMA Horizon Award in 2007

- Secret message: "You made things change for me." Is that about Scott Borchetta? 

- "Change" is proof Taylor doesn't just write about break ups! Duh.

- Fun Fact: "Change" become part of the 2008 US Olympic Team soundtrack.

- You know you're a Taylor Talk Swifty when Steve's deep manly voice can put you to sleep :P

- Listen to our interview with Clara (@FeministTSwift) on Episode 68.

- Shout out to our friend, Pia Toscano! You can see her Stageit show on December 15th at 5:00 PST.

- What are Swiftie's listening to? "Queen Bee" by Rochelle Diamante

Episode 96 - CMA Awards Coverage! Your Taylor Talk hosts discuss what an incredible night it was for Taylor Swift; Not only did she take home four CMAs, but one of them was the highly coveted Pinnacle Award (*cough*pinneapple award*cough*)! We revel in what an amazing achievement this was for Taylor as well as analyze her special performance of "Red," featuring Vince Gill & Alison Krauss. Let us know what you thought of the CMAs and enjoy the show!

Highlights from Episode 96 of Taylor Talk: The Taylor Swift Podcast

- Taylor won four awards tonight: Musical Event of the Year & Video of the Year for "Highway Don't Care," the International Artist Achievement Award, and the coveted Pinnacle Award.

- Check out Episode 62 for our interview with Shane Drake, the video director for "Highway Don't Care"

- What did y'all think of Taylor's CMA performance of "Red"?

- Be sure to purchase the 2013 CMA Awards version of "Red" on iTunes now!

- Diane got very emotional when Taylor was presented with her Pinnacle Award! Raise your hand if you cried too.

- The Pinnacle Award proves how incredibly influential Taylor Swift is, not only in the country music scene, but in music itself.

- "And most of all the fans, who filled stadiums… thank you thank you I love you made me feel so special right now." -From Taylor Swift's Pinnacle Award acceptance speech

- Fun Fact: The only other artist to be honored with the Pinnacle Award was Garth Brooks in 2005. 

- We challenge you to make a Taylor Swift meme holding the "pineapple award" before Steve does!!

- Reminder: please vote for us daily in the 9th annual Podcast Awards! We are nominated for People's Choice & Entertainment. Thank you so much for voting!

We go LIVE to celebrate Taylor Talk's second birthday! The full cast of Taylor Talk -- Adam, Maya, Diane, and Steve -- met up on Youtube to discuss fifth album speculation, Taylor news, and take questions from listeners on the air. Episode 95 of Taylor Talk: The Taylor Swift Podcast was recorded live on YouTube for your viewing pleasure, but if you missed the show, you can watch the video below or listen to the episode via iTunes. Enjoy!

Highlights from Episode 95 of Taylor Talk: The Taylor Swift Podcast

- Maya is back to join us for our very first live episode ever!

- Adam plays around with sound effects & video effects… spoiler: his favorite live "costume" is Meredith

- "I Knew You Were Trouble" is YouTube’s Phenomenon of the Year! Congratulations Taylor!

- Keep voting for Taylor for the AMAs at ama.votenow.tv! 

- Main Discussion: Fifth album speculation- Which direction could Taylor go musically?

- We drew much of our inspiration for this discussion from “The 5 Directions Taylor Could Go On Her Next Album” from radio.com.

- You know you're a Swifty when you listen to Taylor Talk LIVE in your school bathroom.  

- If you watch the LIVE video, beware of the giant Panda bear. 

- The cool thing about attending a live episode is you get to submit your own mini-segments live!

- What Are Swifties Listening To? "Won't Go Home Without You" by Maroon 5

- Taylor Talk is officially nominated for the Podcast Awards in the categories of Entertainment and People's Choice!! Please VOTE everyday at podcastawards.com. If you take a screen shot of your vote, we'll give you a shout out on the show!

- We announce the winner of the “Taylor Swift Through The Years” Contest. Congratulations!

Episode 94 - Controversy in the air? We think so. On Episode 94 of Taylor Talk: The Taylor Swift Podcast, join Adam, Diane, and Steve for a controversial, yet much needed discussion concerning award shows… Remember how Taylor Swift wins nearly every fan-voted award she's nominated for? Well, despite having 14 ACA nominations in the award show's history, Taylor has never won an ACA. We discuss the potential reasons why and why it's STILL important to vote for Taylor no matter what. Enjoy the show!

Highlights from Episode 94 of Taylor Talk: The Taylor Swift Podcast

- Reminder: Voting for the Podcast Awards begins on November 1st. Please vote for us for Best Entertainment and People's Choice at PodcastAwards.com!

- Do you think that Taylor will perform "Sweeter Than Fiction" at her international shows?

- Adam knows Taylor Swift listens to ALL of our episodes. Oh, of course...

- Hear Steve's Taylor Talk debut on the All Guys Episode!

- (Not So) Fun Fact: Taylor has been nominated numerous times for the ACA awards, but she has not won a single award. Um, what?

- We discussed the validity of fan voted awards (People's Choice, American Music Awards, Billboard Awards, etc.) in Episode 72. 

- The take-away: when in doubt, vote for Taylor Swift no matter what. Be sure to vote for her at theacas.com.

- The first LIVE show will be THIS Saturday, November 2nd at 3PM PST/6 PM EST/ 11 PM London / Sunday November 3rd at 9AM in Sydney, Australia. Tune in on our YouTube channel, www.YouTube.com/TaylorTalk13

- Be sure to enter our "Taylor Through The Years" Contest! There are only a few days left to enter. Enter at TaylorTalk.org/Contest. You can enter once per day, and the contest ends on November 1st. 

- In celebration of our 2nd birthday, Taylor Talk T-shirts will be $7 instead of $13 in our online store. This is an exclusive 24-hour sale, so get em while they're cheap!

Episode 93 - In Episode 93 of Taylor Talk: The Taylor Swift Podcast, we make a very special announcement: we were nominated for the Podcast Awards in the Entertainment and People's Choice categories!! This is a huge achievement and we are SO excited about it! We couldn't have done this without the generous support of our listeners, so thank you so much. We hope you enjoy this light-hearted episode of us sharing our excitement and our love for all things Taylor Swift. Happy listening!

Highlights from Episode 93 of Taylor Talk: The Taylor Swift Podcast

- Taylor Talk is officially nominated for the Podcast Awards in the categories of Entertainment and People's Choice!! Voting begins on November 1st at podcastawards.com.

- Taylor is bringing the RED Tour to even more places… She just added Berlin to her list of tour dates!

- Don't forget to nominate Taylor for the following awards: The People's Choice Awards Nominations, Youtube Music Awards (vote by sharing Taylor's Artist of the Year video & the Youtube Phenomenon video for "I Knew You Were Trouble"), and the AMAs at ama.votenow.tv! 

- It's Steve vs. Diane in a round of Taylor Swift trivia.

- You know you're a Swifty when you want to read stories about Taylor as fairy and Ed Sheeran as a werewolf. 

- Fun Fact: Shane Drake has directed a Taylor Swift music video, as well as a music video for this week's What are Swifties listening to: Hunter Hayes! (listen to our interview with Shane Drake in episode 62)

- Reminder: Our first LIVE show to celebrate our two year anniversary will be on Saturday, November 2nd at 3PM PST/6 PM EST/ 11 PM London / Sunday November 3rd at 9AM in Australia. You can tune in at http://www.youtube.com/taylortalk13.

- Don't forget to enter our super valuable, super awesome "Taylor Through The Years" Contest! Enter at TaylorTalk.org/Contest.

Episode 92 - Couldn't get enough of "Sweeter Than Fiction?" Neither could we. Join Adam, Steve, and our friend Eric in Episode 92 of Taylor Talk: The Taylor Swift Podcast for Part 2 of our "Sweeter Than Fiction" discussion. We were so excited about all the amazing insight you guys emailed us, that we had to share! So now this entire episode is a discussion about YOUR emails!! Happy listening!

Highlights from Episode 92 of Taylor Talk: The Taylor Swift Podcast

- Eric rejoins us for this "Sweeter Than Fiction" recap episode.

- That awkward moment when Australian iTunes got Taylor Talk's "Sweeter Than Fiction" discussion faster than the actual song itself.

- We discuss some AWESOME listener emails. You guys have tons of insight into "Sweeter Than Fiction."

- A listener points out how similar "Change" and "Sweeter Than Fiction" actually are.

- "This is either where you prove the people who like you right, or the people who hate you right." 

- Is it LIFE is sweeter than fiction or LOVE is sweeter than fiction?

- We theorize about whether or not this song is representative of Taylor's future fifth album.

- The boys go off on an 80's tangent... John Hughes anyone?

- Dear Andrea Swift, "Dream Adam" does all his own stunts.

- The first LIVE show will be on Saturday, November 2nd at 3PM PST/6 PM EST/ 11 PM London / Sunday November 3rd at 9AM in Sydney, Australia. Tune in on our YouTube channel, www.YouTube.com/TaylorTalk13

- Be sure to enter our "Taylor Through The Years" Contest! Enter at TaylorTalk.org/Contest. You can enter once per day.

- Fun Fact: if you like Harry Potter, you can listen to Adam and Eric on Hogwarts Radio, a Harry Potter themed podcast!

SPECIAL EDITION - Sweeter Than Fiction

Here at Taylor Talk, we think this podcast is sweeter than fiction. In episode 91 of Taylor Talk: The Taylor Swift Podcast, we bring you an analysis of Taylor Swift's newest song "Sweeter Than Fiction!" Taylor penned this song with Jack Antonoff, the guitarist from Fun, for the film entitled "One Chance," which is based on Britain's Got Talent winner, the opera singer Paul Potts. Taylor took a different approach to writing this song; as opposed to writing it from Paul Potts perspective or even her own, she wrote it from the point of view of his wife, the woman who knew Paul Potts could do incredible things from the very beginning. We hope you enjoy Taylor Swift's newest song "Sweeter Than Fiction" and you enjoy episode 91 of Taylor Talk: The Taylor Talk Podcast. Happy listening!

Highlights from Episode 91 of Taylor Talk: The Taylor Swift Podcast:

- Taylor says her fifth studio album is "taking a different turn than anything I've done before."

- The words "Taylor Swift" & "award nominations" always go hand in hand as she's racked up another nomination.... Best International Artist for the 2013 ARIA Awards.

- We jump right into the main discussion: a song analysis of "Sweeter Than Fiction"

- You know you're a Swifty when you bleed red.

- Be sure to vote for Taylor for the AMAs at ama.votenow.tv! You can vote until November 15th.

- Reminder: Our first LIVE show to celebrate our two year anniversary will be on Saturday, November 2nd at 3PM PST/6 PM EST/ 11 PM London / Sunday November 3rd at 9AM in Australia

- Don't forget to enter our super valuable, super awesome "Taylor Through The Years" Contest! Enter at TaylorTalk.org/Contest.

Episode 90 - Which Taylor Swift song would we live in if we had the choice?  How do you join Taylor Connect (because you should)? Then we give some love to some great listeners. We also want to thank you all for nominating us for the 2013 Podcast Awards. It means so much to us and we appreciate your votes. We'll find out on November 1st if we've made it on the list, so keep your fingers crossed! Happy listening :)

Highlights from Episode 90 of Taylor Talk: The Taylor Swift Podcast

- Fun Fact: If all of Taylor's twitter followers lined up to meet her, the line would be nearly 10,000 miles long!

- If you could live in a Taylor Swift song, which one would it be? 

- Diane choses "Our Song" to be Adam & Steve's bromance song.

- An ask.fm listener requests that Diane do the show alone. #awkward

- Did Taylor actually go to Disneyland recently? Did she have an awkward run-in with John Mayer?

- If you don't have an account on Taylor Connect, you should join :)

- We send some love to all the people who recently reviewed us on iTunes & the people who nominated us for the Podcast Awards. Thank you so much!

- You know you're a Swifty when you've listened to Taylor Talk so many times that you can recite the contact methods by heart (when Steve and Diane still can't do it...)

- The first LIVE show will be on Saturday, November 2nd at 3PM PST/6 PM EST/ 11 PM London / Sunday November 3rd at 9AM in Sydney, Australia

- Be sure to enter our "Taylor Through The Years" Contest! Enter at TaylorTalk.org/Contest. You can enter once per day.

Episode 89 - Your hosts, Adam, Diane, and Steve take you through all the incredible Taylor news that has happened recently. We cover everything from award show nominations, radio interviews, and the opening of Taylor's very own education center at the Country Music Hall of Fame! Phew. She's a busy girl. We also announce the BEST contest giveaway we have ever done! Be sure to enter the "Taylor Through The Years" contest! Enjoy the episode :)

Highlights from Episode 89 of Taylor Talk: The Taylor Swift Podcast:

- Reminder: Our first LIVE show to celebrate our two year anniversary will be on Saturday, November 2nd at 3PM PST/6 PM EST/ 11 PM London / Sunday November 3rd at 9AM in Australia

- We announce our super valuable, super awesome "Taylor Through The Years" Contest! Enter at TaylorTalk.org/Contest.

- Taylor will no doubt dominate the award shows next month; she has SIX CMA nominations and FIVE AMAs nominations.

- Be sure to vote for Taylor for the AMAs at ama.votenow.tv! You can vote until November 15th. 

- Adam comes to terms with the fact Taylor will indeed be in the film adaption of The Giver.

- That awkward moment when Taylor has never driven a maserati down a dead-end street.

- If you're looking for a laugh and to see Taylor's sassy side, be sure to watch Bobby Bones interview with Taylor.

- The Taylor Swift Education Center is now open in Nashville!

- Math question for Steve: If every Swifty lined up to meet Taylor Swift, how long would the line be?

- Please don't forget to nominate us for the Podcast Awards in the Entertainment and People's Choice categories! Let us know you nominated us and you'll get a shout out on the show :)

Episode 88 - Join the men of Taylor Talk: The Taylor Swift Podcast for episode 88! In this episode, Adam and Steve go through a few ask.fm questions, give shout outs to some amazing listeners, and... *drumroll* announce our first ever LIVE show! We hope you enjoy hanging out with Adam and Steve for another weekly uncut, unedited episode of Taylor Talk. Happy listening!

Highlights from Episode 88 of Taylor Talk: The Taylor Swift Podcast

- Our first LIVE show to celebrate our two year anniversary will be on Saturday, November 2nd at 3PM PST/6 PM EST/ 11 PM London / Sunday November 3rd at 9AM in Australia

- Psst... we tease an upcoming contest & the winner will be announced on the live show!

- Would you go up and talk to Taylor if she was eating at a restaurant?

- Shout outs to some of our favorite updating accounts (who happen to be some of our good friends too): @TheSwiftAgency, @tswiftontour, @tayswiftdotcom, @hipstertswift, @SmilesForTaylor, and @tayswiftaus!

- Taylor is up to a whopping FIVE shows in London

- Fun fact: we actually know the kids looking snazzy in their Taylor Talk T-shirts on taylortalk.org/store. We didn't just hire models. 

- “Never compare yourself to other people. It's like comparing your behind the scenes to their highlights reel.” - Taylor Swift

- Adam challenges Taylor Swift to a bake off! Swift vs. Swifty.

- Happy Tell a Friend About Taylor Talk Day! Swifties, you're doing it right.

- Please don't forget to nominate us for the Podcast Awards in the Entertainment and People's Choice categories! Let us know you nominated us and you'll get a shout out on the show :)