The Swacket | A Taylor Swift Bracket Podcast

It's the Swacket Sister Special! Kay is joined by her sisters, Kat and Kyrston, to unpack our childhood trauma, explain how radios work, promote gay rights, rhyme car and bar, explore the complexity of motherhood, and talk about surgery technician training. Also, we pit Taylor Swift songs against each other.Songs this episode:Bigger Than The Whole SkyGetaway CarJump Then FallYou Need To Calm DownBe sure to rate & review!Become a Patron: patreon.com/theswacketFollow on Instagram and TikTok: @theswacketApply to be a guest on the podcast: linktr.ee/theswacket

In which Kay is joined by Brendan Ruppel and Matty Geoghan of the Swiftie Boys podcast to discuss the assassination attempt on President Donald Trump, Noah Kahan's new album, how spelling really is fun, and how menopause works. Also, we pit Taylor Swift songs against each other.Songs this episode:InvisibleSo Long, LondonStay BeautifulStay Stay StayBe sure to rate & review!Become a Patron: patreon.com/theswacketFollow on Instagram and TikTok: @theswacketApply to be a guest on the podcast: linktr.ee/theswacket

Merry Christmas everyone! In this episode I am joined by Lena of Recovering Gleek/SLAY!!! and Lucas to discuss Buffy the Vampire Slayer, religious trauma, alfafa farming, turning thirty, rich people romanticizing poverty, and the merits of the big light vs. smaller lamps. Also, we pit Taylor Swift songs against each other.Songs this episode:Christmas Must Be Something MoreDown BadPaper RingsThe OutsideBe sure to rate & review!Become a Patron: patreon.com/theswacketFollow on Instagram and TikTok: @theswacketApply to be a guest on the podcast: linktr.ee/theswacket

NO BOYS ALLOWED! (Unless they're swifties.) In this episode, we. discuss Kay's public humiliation kink, psychics, Taylor's tumblr era, and whether Brennan Lee Mulligan is a swiftie. Also, we pit Taylor Swift songs against each other.Songs this episode:22All of the Girls You Loved BeforeDaylightFoolish OneBe sure to rate & review!Become a Patron: patreon.com/theswacketFollow on Instagram and TikTok: @theswacketApply to be a guest on the podcast: linktr.ee/theswacket

Welcome to Gender Studies 101. In this episode, we discuss the Opalite music video, explore Elmo's beef with Rocco, simp over drag king Taylor, reveal the truth about Santa Claus, and Kay laments over her lost youth in a bad Irish accent.Also, we pit Taylor Swift songs against each other.Songs this episode:Father FigureRobinThe ManThis LoveBe sure to rate & review!Become a Patron: patreon.com/theswacketFollow on Instagram and TikTok: @theswacketApply to be a guest on the podcast: linktr.ee/theswacket

In which we cap off the most insane three-elimination run of all time. I'm joined by Matty of the Swiftie Boys podcast, plus two beautiful swifties and a livestream chat, to pit Taylor Swift songs against each other in bloody combat.Songs this episode:Back to DecemberFlorida!!!Safe & SoundSoon You'll Get BetterBe sure to rate & review!Become a Patron: patreon.com/theswacketFollow on Instagram and TikTok: @theswacketApply to be a guest on the podcast: linktr.ee/theswacket

We get political in this episode! Sort of. We break down the MAGA accusations, discuss popstars' place in public discourse, Taylor's Songwriter Hall of Fame induction, and Shlok proves himself to be a worthy guesser of songs. Also, we pit Taylor Swift songs against each other.Songs this episode:BejewledI Can Do It With A Broken HeartOnly The YoungwillowBe sure to rate & review!Become a Patron: patreon.com/theswacketFollow on Instagram and TikTok: @theswacketApply to be a guest on the podcast: linktr.ee/theswacket

In which we make seagull noises, discuss New Year's Resolutions, discuss the Eras Tour docuseries, and debate which album had the best vault tracks. Also, we pit Taylor Swift songs against each other.Songs this episode:Last KissNow That We Don't TalkSad Beautiful TragicYou Are In LoveBe sure to rate & review!Become a Patron: patreon.com/theswacketFollow on Instagram and TikTok: @theswacketApply to be a guest on the podcast: linktr.ee/theswacket

In which two very accomplished economists, and Abby, troubleshoot the Superbowl, discuss the wage gap, and freak out over a kitty cat. We also pit Taylor Swift songs against each other.Check out Misty's book "Swiftynomics" here! https://www.swiftynomics.com/Songs this episode:A Perfectly Good HeartEnchantedLook What You Made Me DoNo Body, No CrimeBe sure to rate & review!Become a Patron: patreon.com/theswacketFollow on Instagram and TikTok: @theswacketApply to be a guest on the podcast: linktr.ee/theswacket

We are officially a quarter of the way through Round 1! In this episode, we get in a LIVELY debate about a song we knew we weren’t even voting through. Other discussion points: the problems with the electoral college, how Taylor chooses singles, self-loathing, whether water is blue.Songs this episode:BabeHigh InfidelityME!this is me tryingBe sure to rate & review!Become a Patron: patreon.com/theswacketFollow on Instagram and TikTok: @theswacketApply to be a guest on the podcast: linktr.ee/theswacket

Perhaps the most controversial choice we've made so far on this here Swacket. Songs this episode:Dear JohnHow Did It End?I Look In People's WindowsMy Boy Only Breaks His Favorite ToysBe sure to rate & review!Become a Patron: patreon.com/theswacketFollow on Instagram and TikTok: @theswacketApply to be a guest on the podcast: linktr.ee/theswacket

Our international spectacular -- we're crossing borders today!Songs this episode:gold rushMineRedThe Very First Night

Our very first livestream episode! Thank you so much to everyone who joined us, especially our lovely guests Gwendolyn & Jenn, and my co-host Jack.Songs pulled this episode:BreatheDeath By A Thousand CutsEnd GameLondon BoyBe sure to rate & review!Follow on Instagram and TikTok: @theswacketApply to be a guest on the podcast: linktr.ee/theswacket

In this episode we discuss which of Taylor' re-recording is the worst, lyric video bias, nostalgia bias, Eras Tour bias, and bisexual lighting. Also, we pit Taylor Swift songs against each other.Songs in this episode:HauntedI Can See YouRunThe Moment I Knew

I'm a full month late with this episode because deep down, I knew it could get me killed.Songs this episode:Bye Bye BabyCarolinaStyleThe ManuscriptBe sure to rate & review!Follow on Instagram and TikTok: @theswacketApply to be a guest on the podcast: linktr.ee/theswacket

Therapist & leading Taylor Swift dissector Meredith Beardmore (@mendwithmere) join me, along with returning co-host Jaclyn! We discuss the problematic nature of early-2000s rom-coms, how everything is chemicals, and Peter Pan as a villain.Oh, and we pit Taylor Swift songs against each other.RSVP FOR THE LIVE SWACKET RECORDING ON SUNDAY, AUG 17: https://linktr.ee/theswacketSongs this episode:cardiganIf This Was A MoviePeterThe AlchemyBe sure to rate & review!Follow on Instagram and TikTok: @theswacketApply to be a guest on the podcast: linktr.ee/theswacket

Ian and Lena of 'Recovering Gleek' fame join me to discuss which Buffy characters are Swifties, the psychological impact of being turned into a rat, Taylor’s unreleased Reputation vault track called ‘Guidance’, bad roommates, and our astrological charts.Oh, and we pit Taylor Swift songs against each other.Songs this episode:Call It What You WantHits DifferentKing of My HeartSweet NothingBe sure to rate & review!Follow on Instagram: @theswacketApply to be a guest on the podcast: linktr.ee/theswacket

This episode nearly broke up a decade-long friendship, generated a new conspiracy theory, and resulted in several Swacket Original songs. We also discuss: why they don’t make more TV shows about college, how Lover is criminally overhated, having a December birthday, and how hot Zac Efron is.Songs this episode:Eyes OpenGirl At HomeMiss Americana & The Heartbreak PrinceTimelessBe sure to rate & review!Follow on Instagram: @theswacketApply to be a guest on the podcast: linktr.ee/theswacket

Abby & Cat of the fabulous Swiftlore podcast join me to talk about age gap relationships, I Gotta Feeling by the Black Eyed Peas, packing lists, the Swift family's economic class, and Miles Teller's resume.Also, we pit Taylor Swift songs against each other.Songs this episode:GorgeousI Bet You Think About MeIt’s Nice To Have A FriendsevenBe sure to rate & review!Follow on Instagram: @theswacketApply to be a guest on the podcast: linktr.ee/theswacket

In which Shlok formally registers his campaign to vote back Lavender Haze, we discuss the flavor profile of Red Bull, and Sabrina Carpenter’s new single.Also, we pit Taylor Swift songs against each other.Songs this episode:Guilty As Sin?Nothing NewThe Story Of UsWe Were HappyBe sure to rate & review!Follow on Instagram: @theswacketApply to be a guest on the podcast: linktr.ee/theswacket

In which we fight, but only about songs that we didn’t even pull in this episode.Songs this episode:The Great WarLavender HazeNever Grow UppeaceBe sure to rate & review!Follow on Instagram: @theswacketApply to be a guest on the podcast: linktr.ee/theswacket

This episode is like a pan of brownies: the ends are way better than the center. But this is the nature of the Swacket. We have to roast & cremate the bad songs and spread their ashes across the Round 2 garden. It’s the circle of life. Songs this episode:New Year’s DaySweeter Than FictionTeardrops On My GuitarUntouchableBe sure to rate & review!Follow on Instagram: @theswacketApply to be a guest on the podcast: linktr.ee/theswacket

We can all still be friends, right? It’s our longest and spiciest episode to date. We discuss internalized misogyny, the fever dream that was the Speak Now World Tour, how different folklore and evermore actually are, our inner rage, and the ethics of various parts of the engagement and marriage process.Also, we pit Taylor Swift songs against each other.Songs this episode:champagne problemsmad womanSpeak NowYou’re Losing MeBe sure to rate & review!Follow on Instagram: @theswacketApply to be a guest on the podcast: linktr.ee/theswacket

Our very second episode, with Jenna & Nicole! We talk about the horrors of being nineteen, living in Pennsyltucky, British rap, and smut based on real-life celebrities. Oh, and we pit Taylor Swift songs against each other.Songs this episode:Clara BowHoly GroundI Did Something BadInnocentBe sure to rate & review!Follow on Instagram: @theswacketApply to be a guest on the podcast: linktr.ee/theswacket

Our very first episode with grandparents-of-the-podcast Andrew & Allison of Gleek of the Week!Songs this episode:…Ready for It?hoaxI Think He KnowsMaroonBe sure to rate & review!Follow on Instagram: @theswacketApply to be a guest on the podcast: linktr.ee/theswacket