October 14, 2021
Taylor Swift fans sent us their confessions, spicy hot takes, embarrassing moments, and hills they’d die on–and we share them in this very special second edition of Swiftie Confessions. We hear an important defense of ME!, a reminder of Taylor Swift and Paul McCartney’s power, a surprising Peter Pan reference, and much more. There’s laughter, tears… yeah, mostly just laughter and tears. Join the Discord to fill out your own Taylor Swift song bracket! Thank you to everyone who sent us a Swiftie Confession, as well as wished Ali and Kressie a happy birthday! See ya next year. Same place, same time?
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September 16, 2021
In an act of feminism, Kressie and returning guest MK each rank Taylor Swift's ex-boyfriends (Conor Kennedy, Joe Jonas, Calvin Harris, John Mayer, Harry Styles, Tom Hiddleston, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Taylor Lautner). Neither knew each other's list before recording, so several shocking revelations are made. Which messy ex do you think made Kressie's top 3? Which ranking will MK end up rethinking? We dive into the histories, the age gaps, the drama, and... the arrests?! At the end of the episode, MK reveals her interesting history with Haylor. Kressie reveals a dream about John Mayer.
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September 9, 2021
In celebration of Ali's upcoming 25th birthday, Ali shares 25 things Taylor Swift accomplished before turning the age 25. Nothing like a quarter life crisis, right? Ali covers everything from Taylor's first Album of the Year win at the Grammys, to being named one of Time's 100 Most Influential People at the mere age of 20, to making Big Machine relevant (Scott Borchetta could never.)
The deadline for Swiftie Confessions is September 16th! Submit your Swiftie Confessions to have the chance to be included in Good for a Weekend's upcoming Collection II episode of Swiftie Confessions coming out later this month. You can submit your Swiftie Confessions by calling the GFAW hotline at: (205) 693-9160 or emailing your recorded or written confessions to gfaweekend@gmail.com.
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August 26, 2021
We interview author Kristina Parro and discuss her Taylor Swift inspired debut, Lucky: A Novel. Kristina shares her history as a Taylor Swift fan, her writing process, and interesting facts she learned about Rebekah Harkness and Holiday House during her research. Thank you Kristina for coming on the show!
Learn more about Kristina and buy Lucky: A Novel at her website: https://kristinaparro.com/
We also announce our upcoming edition of Swiftie Confessions at the end, as well as share our weekly Nightmares and Daydreams. Kressie once again begs for a Raya invite, and Ali teaches Kressie about The Bachelorette. You can email your Swiftie Confession to gfaweekend@gmail.com or share it in a three-minute voicemail to our hotline 205-693-9160.
- Kressie’s Daydream: Mood Ring by Lorde
- Ali’s Daydream: The Great (Available on Hulu)
You can find all of the sources used for this episode at http://www.gfaweekend.com.
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August 12, 2021
We talk about the friendship of our dreams: Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds, and Taylor Swift. Did you know people actually thought Blake SHADED Taylor before they were friends? It didn't take long to set the record straight with Blake and Taylor's day off in Australia during the 1989 World Tour, birthday pies, romantic getaways with Ryan and Joe Alwyn, and of course, Taylor's infamous 4th of July parties. Following Blake's introduction of Ryan to Taylor, Ryan has appeared in Taylor's "You Need to Calm Down" music video, lent Taylor his Deadpool costume for Halloween, and even wore a shirt with Olivia and Meredith's face on it in his movie. We discuss everything about Taylor, Blake, and Ryan's early friendship all the way to the folklore album trilogy that announced Blake and Ryan's third child's name.
We introduce a new segment, Nightmare and Daydreams, at the end of the episode--which is sort of like our red light/green light or highs/lows, but with a fun Taylor twist!
- Kressie's Daydream: Mike's Mic (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuwUl4_fcRio_valO7_lxjA)
- Ali's Daydream: Lake Street Dive (https://open.spotify.com/track/7BDbyDs5FUmnh955RABFd7)
We also announce that if you write us a review and DM it to us @gfaweekend on Twitter or Instagram, we will hit you with that follow back! If you have already written us a review, you can screenshot the old one instead of re-writing it. Thank you so much to everyone who has taken the time to write us one--they help us more than you know!
Special shout out to the podcasts Popcast with Knox and Jamie (https://knoxandjamie.com/) and Web Crawlers (https://www.earios.net/web-crawlers) for being inspiring :') we love you!
You can find all of the sources used for this episode at www.gfaweekend.com.
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August 5, 2021
We read Taylor Swift’s astrological birth chart and discuss how it can be related to famous moments in Taylor’s life, as well as her music. We dissect her big three zodiac signs, Sagittarius sun, Scorpio rising, and Cancer moon, as well as get into the nitty gritty details of the rest of her chart. We talk about our personal opinions on astrology as well as some fun facts about the signs. We aren't horoscope experts--but we had a lot of fun talking about it!
GFAW Spotify playlist of Taylor Swift songs for each sign: https://open.spotify.com/user/k3lt3cscijztu8569tl7ixavy
All sources for this episode can be found at www.gfaweekend.com.
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July 29, 2021
Kressie and Ali talk all things Selena Gomez. From Selena's start on Barney & Friends, to her Disney Channel darling days, to her iconic friendship with Demi Lovato, all the way to her even more iconic friendship with none other than Taylor Swift. There is A LOT to cover about Selena Gomez. Let's all face it, Selena Gomez's friendship to Taylor Swift is the ultimate definition of #goals. We may mention the Jonas Brothers once or twice too.
Listen to find out if Dorothea is still the same soul we met under the bleachers. All on that and more in this episode of Good for a Weekend: The Selena Gomez Episode. You can find all of the sources used for this episode on www.gfaweekend.com
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July 22, 2021
Big ol' trigger warnings for suicide, cyber-bullying, unsolicited dick pics, possible kidnapping… This content is not suitable for all audiences; viewer discretion is advised.
To kick off our new series, Taylor Swift Stan Drama, we're starting things off with one of the most iconic moments that's ever happened on Stan Twitter: Fady. Last summer, before Folklore was released, a well-known Taylor Swift fan account on Twitter disappeared. It was first reported that he had taken his own life, then later, he was kidnapped. What really happened? In this episode, Kressie utilizes her $30,000+ of debt for an English Literature and Communications degree to research what happened on this monumental week of Stan Twitter history, and attempts to relay her findings to Ali. Things get messy. Let's dive in!
This is all Twitter fandom drama, so take it with a grain of salt--everything in this story is alleged, as repeatedly said in the episode. Remember, people on the internet lie. There is no such thing as a reliable source in this story, so come to your own conclusions. Tell us what Taylor Swift fandom drama you'd like to hear next!
You can find all of the sources used for this episode at our website, http://www.gfaweekend.com. Thank you to Tushar (@reputushion) for giving us permission to use his song "Fady's alive" for our outro music.
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July 8, 2021
We share our favorite iconic moments from Taylor Swift's performances over the years, including all the times Taylor has gotten caught in sticky situations and handled it flawlessly, the "Dear John" fireworks, the iconic guests of the 1989 World Tour, her beautiful covers like "Bette Davis Eyes" and "Drops of Jupiter," and much more. At the end of the episode, we speculate what Taylor's next tour will look like, and Ali shares her latest wild trilogy theory.
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June 24, 2021
Kressie and Ali travel through time, recounting Taylor's famous 4th of July parties over the years (2013, 2014, 2015, and of course, the infamous 2016). We share its humble beginnings at her Watch Hill, Rhode Island house and how things ended with a bang, literally--Kesha kicked over a drum set!
We end by speculating if Taylor will throw another one this year for Independence Day 2021, but we aren't getting our hopes up! Tangents include Joe Jonas asking out a thirteen-year-old Gigi Hadid, what we would do if we were ever invited, and the logistics of it all--how much security was there? Was there catering--or all Taylor? How did Taylor fly everyone out? Uber Pool style, or one-by-one?
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