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Dark Energy Tuesday (Taylor Swift’s Encore, Reality TV Talk)

1 hour 2 minutes Posted Sep 29, 2026 at 7:00 am.

– Intro: Sophie's back, thanks to Christy, Olivia and Rachel. Also the schedule (Thursday TTPD lore, Patreon Rachel AMA) and the merch update.

– Sophie ranks Taylor's recent albums and calls The Encore a new low.

– Why "Cleveland!" is so divisive. Streaming drop, exclamation-point titles, the negativity in the lyrics, and Swifties defending her.

– Taylor's "yes people," the Olivia Rodrigo and Sabrina Carpenter tangent, and why she needs a break.

– The "Patient Zero" music video. They praise Colin Farrell and Dakota Johnson, then the Dakota/MGK gossip.

– "Patient Zero" theories and Easter eggs. Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas, Matty Healy, Scooter Braun, the 1986 gravestone, and the SNL clues.

– Lyric and vocal criticism. Meme-style lyrics, the talk-singing, and the Tolerate It comparison.

– Bravo talk. Tamra Judge, OC and Salt Lake City, and the Next Gen NYC reunion hot mic

– Traitors: New Blood, Sterling Point, the celebrity season cast, and why Christy never applied.

– VMAs recap. Taylor's look, the Artist Director Honors presented by Dakota Johnson, and theories that she'll move into film directing.

– DEO: loud slurping. 

– LEO: stick with one airline. Delta vs. United, including the United flight incident, 

– LEO: 90s erotic thrillers

– LEO: Christy's London photography story at Big Ben and Tower Bridge, plus photo-taking etiquette.

– Outro. Merch, Patreon and Substack reminders, then sign-off.

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Welcome back to the best day of the week! Christy and Sophie are diving into all things “The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore” (warning Swifties, you may not like what we have to say…) plus some reality TV talk (“Next Gen NYC,” “The Traitors: New Blood”) and more!

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