Taylor Swift Is Engaged, ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty,’ and ‘With Love, Meghan’ | We’re Obsessed

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4.3 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 29 August 2025

⏱️ 111 minutes

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It’s a girl week MEGA-EPISODE!!! Nora is back with Jodi, where she belongs. First, they talk about some Instagram topic suggestions from listeners that are on the niche side (7:18) and a few delusional women whom we nonetheless love and support, such as Lana Del Rey, Club Chalamet, Caleb Hearon’s she/they army, and ourselves for being fooled by the Benson Boone Adele dub (15:10). Then, they dive into the gigantic topics of the week: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s engagement (40:30), the return of ‘With Love, Meghan’ to the airwaves (1:08:43), and Episode 8 of ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ (1:18:47). Finally, they each share their personal obsessions of the week (1:40:18). Hosts: Jodi Walker and Nora Princiotti Producers: Sasha Ashall and Belle Roman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:15.0	They arrived during the George W. Bush era, a chaotic time in America.
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0:35.9	movies of the bush years.
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0:45.5	We'll go behind the scenes with filmmakers and experts and relive some of your favorite movies from the early 2000s.
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