Talk To Me Taylor
by Taylor Ferber
"Don’t tell me what I can and can’t say." Veteran journalist Taylor Ferber wrote this in her unprecedented Playboy feature, challenging the idea that brains and beauty are mutually exclusive, as the only woman who both posed and was a featured writer. After years as Hollywood's "Celebrity Whisperer" who interviewed and humanized the biggest A-listers, her irreverent show empowers viewers to think freely outside rules in politics, media, and pop culture, getting big guests like Blake Shelton, Tucker Carlson, Dave Portnoy, to say what they really think.
Episodes
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Sydney Sweeney Derangement Syndrome
I’m back from egg retrieval with medically induced brain fog, and somehow still making more sense than the internet. I’m talking AI doomsday, why canceling Macklemore doesn’t actually help Jews, and why female athletes claiming Sydney Sweeney's ad sets women back are winning the gold at…
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Am I a Feminist? I Plead Aquarius.
Why I’m officially over the Lindsey Clancy trial, remembering the hardcore Gloria Steinem I interviewed, and answering the question The Washington Post asked me: Am I a feminist? Plus, an unfiltered dispatch from the hormonal front lines of egg freezing, because the only box cramming anything…
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Tits Out, Brain Out, Shots In
Reporting live from egg-freezing purgatory, where one minute I’m conquering shots like AOC and the next I’m being consoled by You’ve Got Mail at 2 AM. Speaking of shots: shots fired in the absurd war between tradwives and girlbosses, Ina Garten’s flawless rebuttal to it all, and why women should…
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Girlboss Down
Night one of egg freezing, I planned to channel AOC and handle my hormone shots like a girlboss™. Instead, I’m sleep-deprived and sweating through my spray tan, spiraling over whether everyone else is simply better at pretending. Which brings me to unpack the performance of it all. From political...
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The Grift Comes for Hooters
Tonight, I take on the grief grift, $5,000 female “maintenance,” Sofia Franklyn’s New York Times wedding spread, and Kylie Jenner’s big-tit ambitions. Plus, Evan Jackson delivers a Hooters movie update that could have been an email, and I live la vida loca like Ricky Martin before egg-freezing...
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We Didn’t Deserve Dolly
I’m hormonal, sleep-deprived, wearing sunglasses indoors, and mourning the last truly original woman. Tonight: what Dolly Parton understood about freedom that today’s algorithm-built clones could never. Plus, Part 2 of my powerful conversation with two 9/11 Pentagon survivors on heroism…
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Only Murderers in the Building
The internet has officially lost the plot, simultaneously turning Luigi Mangione and Lindsay Clancy into martyrs while actual heroes barely make the algorithm. I unpack our deranged murderer-to-messiah pipeline, then sit down with two Pentagon survivors featured in Nat Geo’s "9/11: Reunited" who...
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Everyone has a hot take, no one has a thought
From influencers reading infomercial scripts to Twitter sleuths inventing a Spider-Man AI scandal, and our culture's "heroes," we're looking at who’s actually influencing the influencers. Plus, If These Walls Could Rock directors for PT 2 on Gene Simmons gone rogue, rock ’n’ roll debauchery (and...
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When Did Everyone Get So Boring?
Tonight I try to make sense of the increasingly braindead and bizarre culture war over egg freezing before host Sonni Abatta joins to talk her viral CNN video, echo chambers, and why having brain cells is now a rebellious act. Then, rock & roll isn’t dead yet: Part 1 with the If These Walls Could...
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Passport to the Algorithmic Ghetto
Reckoning with: the tragic death of Hayden Panettiere, the Candace Owens–Andrew Wilson debate aftermath (with BlackRant), falling headfirst into the trad-wife political wars, entering my AOC-coded egg-freezing era, and the arrive at one universal conclusion.
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I Debated Andrew Wilson. My Thoughts on His Candace Owens Debate
Between 8 hours debating Andrew Wilson myself and watching the 4-hour PBDebate circus on Charlie Kirk today, I spent the time so you didn't have to. Here are some thoughts on the Candace Owens–Andrew Wilson spectacle, the grift surrounding it, and why so much of today’s antics feels like it could...
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The Wrong Kind of Woman
Tonight on TTMT: everyone's impressive commitment to mental gymnastics of fitting in a box. From the Karoline Leavitt news to the WNBA's identity crisis, my new Evie column, a throwback Charlize Theron story, and latest Apple TV+ junket interview with the male showrunner of Women in Blue. Why…
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AOC is in my ovaries
I’ve officially found my unlikely, egg-freezing sister in AOC, and somehow that led me to Matt Walsh's Quaker Oats morality, relating to the show Beef's Gen Z (I know), holding hands with Hollywood (ft. Apple TV interview), and the swatting of the hive mind. My thesis tonight: maybe the most...
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The Internet Needs an Exorcism
Survey says: We're not okay. Commentator BlackRant and I are talking Perez Hilton, influencer brain rot, the Nantucket basket meltdown, and why everyone desperately needs to touch grass.
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The Algorithm Ate Your Personality
I got called out for holding back... so here's what happens when I stop. Influencers, algorithms, censorship, my career, my existential crisis. Consider this my factory reset. Starting with my nail falling off. Follow me:IG: @talktometaylorX: @TaylorFerberTikTok: @TalkToMeTaylor
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"Trust the Science." Right?
Follow the science... straight into the algorithm? Tonight I sat down with the authors of "How the Internet Disrupted Science" for a fascinating conversation on how Big Tech, AI, and influencers arguably... broke science. We didn't agree on everything, and I definitely pushed back and asked the...
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We Are All Nikki From Obsession
What if Obsession isn't just a horror movie, it's a mirror? Tonight we unpack why so many of us feel trapped inside algorithms, politics, Hollywood, and the boxes the world tries to force us into. Plus: Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey diversity checklist, Supergirl controversy, The Rock's…
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Trust No Bitch
I've spent years telling you not to trust the fake. Now I'm not sure we can trust the authentic either. Celebrity breakups, secret weddings, authenticity theater, and the ugly truth that "being real" may be the biggest performance of all.
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Welcome to the Extremes Economy
We don't have conversations anymore. We have extremes. From body positivity and Ariana Grande to trad wife culture and social media bans for kids, I'm asking the question nobody wants to answer: who actually benefits when nuance dies?
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Why are we still doing this?
I'm sitting on a horse farm in Virginia asking a question I genuinely can't stop thinking about: why are we still doing this? Why do people cling to failing institutions, failing leaders, and failing narratives... and call it progress? From Bari Weiss and legacy media to LA politics and...
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Vacationing Off Campus ;)
I'm coming to you from vacation with a controversial thought: vacation might be wildly... dare I say... overrated. We get into the pressure to relax, why escaping never quite allows you to... escape, the cultural phenomenon (and escapism) of Off Campus, the return of the male gaze, rom-com...
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"Is OF good for the world, or bad for the world?"
I sit down with iconic journalist Leon Neyfakh and OnlyFans creator/comedian Gracie Canaan to unpack their provocative new Audible series OnlyFantasy. We get into simps, shame, male loneliness, fantasy, AI, digital intimacy, and why OnlyFans isn’t just porn anymore—it’s therapy, attention,...
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Hilary Duff: Mother of Ass. Trump: Father of Fertility.
Hilary Duff’s SI cover, Trump calling himself the “father of fertility,” my egg-freezing journey, Ozempic amnesia culture, dead comedy, millennial responsibility, and the return of ass discourse. Just another COMPLETELY normal episode of Talk To Me Taylor!
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Mean Girls Never Died. They Just Got WiFi.
Tonight we revisit a four-year-old Hollywood interview that somehow feels more relevant now. From mean girl culture and “authenticity” becoming performance art to sexy vs. smart, online identity, Gen Z anxiety, Sydney Sweeney discourse, and why grown women still police each other like it’s middle...
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First Company Fired by AI… (PS- He Worked There)
A Silicon Valley OG (who literally worked recruiting for the company now being crushed by AI) joins me to break down the madness… and why it’s just the beginning. From PayPal and Tesla stories to jobs, hype cycles, and robot baristas, we get into whether we’re heading for Westworld or just…
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Book Burning Is BS. But Are "Bestsellers" Too?
Book Club but make it hot. We’re told what to read. We’re told what’s “banned.” And we’re definitely told what’s a bestseller. But what if all of it is… kinda BS? In this episode, I dive into all of it with Tyler Wagner, founder of publisher Authors Unite, who’s seen exactly how the game is…
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Alex v. Alix (Taylor's Version)
From fake influencers to the Alex Cooper vs. Alix Earle drama, why this moment has a chokehold on culture. This isn’t just petty podcast beef. It’s about authenticity, power, money, and the performance of being “real” in a world that profits off the opposite. From behind-the-scenes industry...
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Tech bros are "mothering" AI now… K
You’re either scared of AI… or you’re not paying attention. Tonight we go there, with the women actually building it, including the CEO and VP of Twin Protocol. From “tech bros birthing AI” (yes, really) to whether we’re creating an entirely new species, this conversation spirals into power,...
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Everyone’s a Thought Leader Now… Maybe That’s the Problem
Tonight, an OG viewer of mine and I meet for the first time and talk: podcasters taken as the gospel, Nikki Glaser vs. the feminists, Iran, the Jew hate trend, and his personal story as a writer suggesting cancel culture isn’t dead, it just got a rebrand. Follow me: IG: @talktometaylor X:...
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Be Rich, Not a Bitch
Inviting you on my couch and saying what some people with money hope you won’t. I get into the deals that went sideways, the audacity I dealt with, and why I still walked away. Because you can get rich... without acting like a bitch. Unless you're 50 Cent, ofc. Follow me:IG: @talktometaylorX:...
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I got engaged... then shit got real
Is this thing on? Nothing like coming back from a hiatus with a ring on your finger, an identity crisis, a broken setup, and just enough delusion to hit “go live.” And no better person to be joined by than Hollywood royalty Marki Costello, who quite literally teaches the A-listers how to be real…
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Icon Wanda Sykes vs. the Microwave Fame Era
Comedy legend Wanda Sykes joins me alongside director Tamika Miller to talk about her first major dramatic turn in UNDERCARD—and why real grit still matters in the age of instant fame. We get into breaking out of boxes (sometimes of our own mind...), the discipline nobody wants to talk about, and...
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The C-Word Running Culture
There’s a quiet arms race happening... and it’s not about money. Or ideology. Or clicks. Tonight we clock the desperation and posturing from the true flex. Let the games begin.Follow me:IG: @talktometaylorX: @TaylorFerberTikTok: @TalkToMeTaylor
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Humanity vs. AI: Place Your Bets
AI is accelerating, the media circus is circling, and humanity is… not exactly passing the vibe check. Tonight I break down the viral AI essay everyone’s panicking over, the grift economy that’s exhausting us all, and why the real battle isn’t humans vs. robots. It’s humans vs. themselves. Follow...
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Ted Talker Calls Out Self-Help BS
Tonight I’m back from algorithmic hell leave and NyQuil purgatory with a guest who does not do platitudes. TEDx speaker, veteran, and founder of InFLOWential, Stacy Raske, joins me to dissect the collapse of influencer culture, toxic positivity, laziness, AND hustle, self-help delusion, quiet…
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Joy Villa After Her Viral Grammys Red Carpet Moment
Well, folks. She done did it again! After her viral Grammys red carpet moment last night, Joy Villa joins me in the first interview to talk about what REALLY happened behind the scenes... and when you break Hollywood’s unwritten rules. We get into performative activism, silent blacklists, fake...
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"Female Empowerment” Is Played. FT. MISS USA CEO
Tonight I present: zero patience for performative nonsense. First, giving rapid-style Hot Take Taylors on: Sydney's SYRN vs Kim's SKIMS, ICE, Nicki Trump, the weird Erik Kirk fetish, and feminism gone retarded. Then I'm joined by the iconic Thom Brodeur, the CEO and President of MISS USA, for a...
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Pharma Hates This Episode
Tonight I’m joined by Nate Jones, the CEO of Xlear Inc., who stared down the FTC in a lawsuit and didn’t blink. We talk US exiting the WHO, pandemic psy-ops, why doctors don’t understand nutrition, the "body positivity" scam, RFK Jr's food pyramid, America’s biggest hidden illness, and why basic...
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Your Outrage Is Boring
Everyone’s mad, no one’s consistent, and looks like we’re still all experts in other people’s lives. Tonight I’m talking sex, power, shame, internet outrage, fake feminism, and why control keeps masquerading as compassion. From Sydney Sweeney to Pam Anderson to OnlyFans discourse, this episode is...
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Where Simple Takes Go to Die
Money, culture, identity, ambition, uncomfortable truths—Wayne Williams of the ITG Network and I have a sit-down that exists in the grey.Follow me:IG: @talktometaylorX: @TaylorFerberTikTok: @TalkToMeTaylor Follow Wayne: @italkgreypodcast
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The American Mermaid
Tonight I’m joined by THE American Mermaid (trademarked, bitch)—artist, performer, trader, blockchain babe, and fellow member of the “somehow made history with Playboy” club. We talk money, femininity, fantasy, power, and why people still short-circuit when a woman refuses to be easily...
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Is time fake, or is this a me problem?
New year, same crisis. It’s the first show of 2026 and instead of resolutions, we’re talking time—how it messes with your head, why everything feels like a rerun, and what it actually means to break out of the matrix. From cultural cycles and Stranger Things finales to aging, ambition, and the...
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Unmarried, D*ck Pics, and Feral
Why do men give away d*ck pics like they're Oprah giving away cars, women call everything a trauma response, and everyone swear they’re “healed” while dating like feral raccoons? Psychotherapist Jenn Pinkerton (@jennbpinkerton) joins me to unpack the psychology behind confused gender dynamics and...
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Hot Takes They Don’t Want You to Hear
Christmas most definitely came early straight out of the chimney that is this livestream. Tonight I sit down with Deryl VanNostrand: Gen Z, hyper-self-aware, and completely done with the script we were handed about work, dating, sex, suppression, and success. We talk celibacy, hookup culture…
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The World Is Collapsing. I Can Feel What’s Next.
I went to Miami, sat on Winston Churchill’s grandson’s lap (long story), came back and have gone mostly dark. I'm feeling it in my bones: the old structures are crumbling. Politics, media, identity, the noise—it’s all collapsing at once, and pretending everything’s “fine” is the real delusion.…
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From CIA to PR: The Man Who’s Seen Too Much
Tonight I sit down with Jeff Gulko: the PR mastermind who Forrest-Gumped his way through the White House, CIA, and A-list celebrity publicity, all while collecting more classified stories than I have pink dresses. Tonight he breaks down the cutthroat politics of politics, the death of unbiased...
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How a NASA Surgeon Stopped Living Like a Man
Dr. Ann Tsung went from NASA flight surgeon to full-on feminine awakening, blowing expectations about gender roles, “success,” and how we’re supposed to spend our time right out into space. She’s now breaking us out of the 9-to-5 Matrix with her platform, Productivity MD, and my brain may never...
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An Escobar in My Chat… and My Power Went Out. I’m Not Kidding.
Tonight I sat down with Pablo Escobar’s great-nephew, Mitch. And eight minutes in, my entire studio lost power. Make of that what you will.We get into his upbringing, masculinity today, young men being lost in the sauce, immigration, generational family trauma, revenge culture, and how he…
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My Call with the Daily Wire Was Just the Start...
It’s the night before Thanksgiving and somehow I ended up on a call with a Daily Wire recruiter, meeting one of the internet’s first viral stars, and spiraling into a full holiday fever dream sponsored by Ken Burns’s new American Revolution doc. Pour one out with me for this party of the century…
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James Maslow: Being Jewish, or a Man, Isn’t a Crime
Big Time Rush superstar James Maslow took some time during his international tour to sit down with me and talk truth. On Israel. On propaganda. On men. On reality. He's a celebrity who actually thinks for himself—an endangered species—and proves why being yourself online is now an act of...
About this show
"Don’t tell me what I can and can’t say." Veteran journalist Taylor Ferber wrote this in her unprecedented Playboy feature, challenging the idea that brains and beauty are mutually exclusive, as the only woman who both posed and was a featured writer. After years as Hollywood's "Celebrity Whisperer" who interviewed and humanized the biggest A-listers, her irreverent show empowers viewers to think freely outside rules in politics, media, and pop culture, getting big guests like Blake Shelton, Tucker Carlson, Dave Portnoy, to say what they really think.
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