Burning the Disco Down
By Kaiya & Aspen
Burning the Disco DownNov 15, 2023
The Tortured Poets Department (Part 2)
This week, we are wrapping up our review of The Tortured Poets Department with part 2: The Anthology.
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The Tortured Poets Department Review (Part 1)
The time is finally here...this week we are breaking down the songs from the first half of The Tortured Poets Department. Join us this week as we chat through our favorite songs, lyrics, and defend Jack until our last breath.
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Pop Culture Update: Coachella Recap
Happy Tortured Poet's week!! Before we lose our minds later this week, let's recap Coachella weekend 1 and our weekend in Texas.
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Drafting the Tortured Poets Department
We are officially ONE WEEK from The Tortured Poets Department release. In celebration, we are drafting our song picks BEFORE the album comes out!
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Tortured Poets Department: Party Essentials
Happy TTPD month!! This week we are running through ALL of the listening party ideas, from decor to games and everything in between.
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Guts (Spilled) & Banning Men From TikTok
In this week's pop culture update: Guts (Spilled), Taylor Swift watches Love Is Blind, and Quiet on Set.
Join us as we answer your burning questions, chat about what's pissing us off this week, and of course cover all pop culture updates.
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The Time We Were Filmed for a Taylor Swift Documentary
Something not so chill happened last weekend...we were filmed for a European Taylor Swift documentary. But don't worry, we are spilling all of the secrets with you this week!
Plus, join us as we chat about Love Is Blind, Guts World Tour, and more!
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Ariana, Bleachers, and Peter Parker
This week is a pop culture update and burning questions episode all wrapped into one! Join us this week as we talk about new Ariana and Bleachers music, Eras Tour updates, and of course, we give you guys some advice!
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Tarte, Nascar, and Burning Questions (Aspen's Version)
This week Aspen is in the hot seat with the Burning Questions from last week's episode! Plus, we answer the Burning Questions you submitted, including everything from Percy Jackson to Nascar documentaries.
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Burning Questions & Eras Tour Sydney Updates
This week we are not only answering your burning questions, but some of our own too!
Plus, of course we are recapping the first half of The Eras Tour in Sydney.
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Eras Tour Melbourne, Bridgit Mendler, and People's Choice Awards
It's time for yet another pop culture round up! This week we are recapping the latest Eras Tour shows (and what the mash-ups mean), the People's Choice Awards, and all other recent pop culture news.
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The Tortured Poets Track List
Back to our regularly scheduled programming, today we are deep diving into all things Tortured Poets Department.
Join us as we break down our track predictions and more!
And happy Valentines's Day! xx
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Bonus Episode: Super Bowl 2024
SURPRISEEEEE!! There is simply too much going on in the world of pop culture for one episode this week…so welcome to our first ever DOUBLE EPISODE WEEK!
In today’s emergency episode we are chatting all things Super Bowl: Tayvis, the ads, the halftime show, and more!
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Grammy Awards 2024
This week we are coming at you live from the Grammy's (on Aspen's couch). Join us as we record our live reactions to everything that happened on February 4th, 2024...including an album announcement from a certain someone...
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Grammy Predictions & The Swift Bowl
February is officially about to be a busy month for swifties...
This week we are talking about America's favorite couple, our Grammy's 2024 predictions, and what could be the best way to create your own meet-cute.
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Book Club: Better Than The Movies
This week we are joining the queen of living in delusion, Liz from the book "Better Than The Movies." Are Rom Coms ruining relationships? Who should play these characters in the (hypothetical) movie adaptation?
Plus we answer your burning questions...and you don't want to miss this week's...
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Mean Girls and The History of Man
This week we are sharing all of our unpopular opinions on the new Mean Girls movie, and breaking down every lyric of “History of Man” by Maisie Peters.
Bet you didn’t think this podcast would turn into a literature lecture…
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Pop Culture Update: Golden Globes
This week we are talking all things Golden Globes: from the atrocity that was the host, to the best dressed celebs on the carpet, and everything in between.
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2024: Ins and Outs
We are kicking off the new year with allllll of our unpopular (or maybe popular…) opinions about what is in and out in 2024!
Join us as we cover everything from pop culture, to life habits, to products, nothing is safe this year…
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2023 Wrapped: Pop Culture
As the year is coming to a close, we are revisiting all of 2023’s top pop culture moments month by month. Plus as always, we are answering your burning questions and…maybe visit with Kaiya’s dating life.
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Happy Birthday Taylor: Star Signs Explained
Happy birthday to our favorite Sagittarius, Taylor Swift! This week we are deep diving into star signs. Were the endings of Taylor's past relationships written in the stars? Plus, we learn a bit about our own zodiac signs along the way.
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Gift Guide to Sleigh the Holidays
This week we are recapping Kaiya Fest, answering your burning questions, and giving you gift guides for everyone in your life.
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Reputation (TV), Eras Tour Rental, and Sagittarius Season
This week we are chatting through all the easter eggs that led to Swifties thinking Reputation (Taylor's Version) was coming last weekend, our thoughts on the Eras Tour Movie coming out on digital, and more!
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Pop Culture Update, Black Friday Recs, and the Guy on the Chiefs
We have a LOT to catch up on this week!
Join us as we chat through all of the pop culture (AKA Taylor Swift) updates, makeup and skincare recommendations, and more!
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Taylor Fest: Live From the Tour Van
This week we are coming at you live from our very own tour bus (a rental van) in between two Taylor Fest shows in Texas.
We are joined by a very special guest, Kindra, the owner and founder of Taylor Fest. Listen as we answer your submitted questions, and learn more about what Taylor Fest is!
Get your Taylor Fest tickets here!
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1989 (Taylor's Version)
It's finally time...
Join us as we dive into your comments + thoughts on 1989 TV, talk about our favorite vault tracks, and every other aspect of the newest Taylor's Version release.
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Eras Tour Movie Premiere (Michaela's Version)
In case you didn't hear the news...MICHAELA GOT HAND PICKED BY TAYLOR SWIFT TO MEET TAYLOR SWIFT.
Follow along as we talk about her experience at the premiere and of course our reviews of the movie itself.
You can find Michaela on:
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Instagram: @michaelaisbaking
And of course you can find us here:
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ACL, Travis, and the Eras Movie, Oh My!
This week's pop culture chat includes our eras tour movie experiences, Kaiya's ACL break down, a little chat about therapy, and of course a Travis Kelce update.
Next week we will be asking Michaela and Paris all about meeting Taylor Swift herself (yes you read that right) at the Eras Tour Movie Premiere. Ask them your anonymous questions here!
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Kaiya's Truth: Cody Simpson
This week we are finally hearing one of Aspen’s most anticipated topics: Kaiya’s Cody Simpson Era.
Join us as we chat through all of the absurd things that happened from the years 2012-2018, and of course Cody Simpson’s 80 different side quests!
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Long Handwritten Notes Deep In Our iPhones
We are laying out our deepest innermost thoughts on the internet this week! In this highly requested episode (that one person asked for), we dive deep into the notes apps on our phones and share just exactly how our brains work.
Plus, we read some of YOUR notes pages, as submitted to us in our anonymous google form!
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Spilling Our Guts: 1989 Vault & Travis Kelce
This week we are catching up on everything we’ve missed since last Wednesday (because why is every big pop culture moment on Wednesdays?).
Join us as we chat through the 1989 Vault, GUTS World Tour, Travis Kelce, and more!
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Our Roman Empires
This week we are talking about all of our favorite books, movies, and TV shows. Plus, join us as we chat through the Roman Empire phenomenon, Guts World Tour, and accurately predict when the 1989 vault would come out.
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GUTS: Review
Olivia Rodrigo has officially entered her sophomore album era, and we are HERE FOR IT!
Join us as we discuss all things GUTS, from our faves to our least faves and everything in between.
Hinge (Part 3)
It's time for another installment of our version of dating advice, which basically entails judging men off of their favorite Taylor Swift songs.
Let's talk about men on Hinge, a Raya update, and opening lines.
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Here Lies Afterglow
Well the day has come. Kaiya has officially lost Afterglow.
But that's not all, we have a lot to discuss. From Mexico's Eras Tour leg, to Miley Cyrus and Selena Gomez. Let's unpack all of the recent pop culture events!
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Curing Post Concert Depression
So the US leg of the Eras Tour is over...what do we do now? This week we are chatting about all of the things that we have to look forward to, all of the things that we do when we are sad, and all of the pop culture updates.
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Eras Tour (1989's Version)
In case you didn't know, we have a LOT to discuss after the past week. It has been yet another big week in the world of pop culture, and we are exhausted (as usual).
Join us this week as we chat about bad idea right, LA Eras Tour, 1989 (Taylor's Version), and more!
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Barbie: She's Everything & He's Kenough
'Barbie', the only billion-dollar blockbuster solely directed by a woman, is here! Come with us to Barbie Land while we discuss all of our thoughts about this spectacular movie.
& in case you need a quick reminder of one of the greatest monologues in history:
"It is literally impossible to be a woman. You are so beautiful, and so smart, and it kills me that you don't think you're good enough. Like, we have to always be extraordinary, but somehow we're always doing it wrong.
You have to be thin, but not too thin. And you can never say you want to be thin. You have to say you want to be healthy, but also you have to be thin. You have to have money, but you can't ask for money because that's crass. You have to be a boss, but you can't be mean. You have to lead, but you can't squash other people's ideas. You're supposed to love being a mother, but don't talk about your kids all the damn time. You have to be a career woman but also always be looking out for other people.
You have to answer for men's bad behavior, which is insane, but if you point that out, you're accused of complaining. You're supposed to stay pretty for men, but not so pretty that you tempt them too much or that you threaten other women because you're supposed to be a part of the sisterhood.
But always stand out and always be grateful. But never forget that the system is rigged. So find a way to acknowledge that but also always be grateful.
You have to never get old, never be rude, never show off, never be selfish, never fall down, never fail, never show fear, never get out of line. It's too hard! It's too contradictory and nobody gives you a medal or says thank you! And it turns out in fact that not only are you doing everything wrong, but also everything is your fault.
I'm just so tired of watching myself and every single other woman tie herself into knots so that people will like us."
The Summer We Turned Overwhelmed
We are back, well-rested (we wish), and ready to catch up (and say goodbye to HSLOT)!
Join us as we discuss the latest in our lives and in pop culture. From The Summer I Turned Pretty, to Ariana Grande, and everything in between: we have a lot to catch up on.
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The Eras Tour (Denver's Version)
Coming at you live from our graves this week as we recover from the Denver Eras Tour. Join us as we recap our weekend, chat through some new theories, and ask fans some questions about their unpopular opinions, dream surprise songs, and more.
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Speak Now (Taylor's Version)
HAPPY DENVER ERAS TOUR WEEK! To celebrate, we are of course diving into Speak Now (Taylor's Version). Join us as we chat about each song, and what we love and...don't love as much.
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Denver (Taylor's Version)
Attention all Denver Eras Tour Swifties: we are ONE WEEK away from our shows!
In honor of so many Swifties coming to our little city in the coming days, we are listing some of our Denver favorites. Join us this week as we talk about our favorite restaurants from breakfast to a late night bite after the show and everything in between.
Also if you're going to either of the Denver shows, DM US AND LET US KNOW!! We might be recording some pod content from the stadium...
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Pop Culture Update: Guts & More
There is MUCH to discuss this week. Join us as we chat about Olivia Rodrigo, why Minneapolis won the Eras Tour, and why Kaiya was on the news...
PLUS this is our first week answering YOUR submissions! Chat with us on our next episode here.
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Book Club: Happy Place
"in every universe, it’s you for me.
even if it’s not me for you.”
Taylor.... play maroon....
Welcome to book club! This week we are discussing Happy Place by Emily Henry....AKA one of our new favorite books.
Let's dive into what we loved & didn't like so much about this book. While manifesting that this WILL BE made into a film, we pick who should play the main characters. And of course, it wouldn't be a Burning The Disco Down episode if we didn't discuss our dream soundtrack.
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@burningthediscodownpod - (submit here for our advice episode!)
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Ted Talk: Manifesting Your Life
Sometimes we can't believe that we live a life where we get to make this podcast, travel the country with Taylor Fest, and where Taylor Swift has seen our faces. This week, we are diving into all the ways we think we have gotten here.
Join us as we chat about manifestation, lucky girl syndrome, and of course karma (because it's our bf). We hope that this episode helps you make friends, land your dream job, and receive all of the things you deserve.
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Taylor Swift Lyric Parallels
It's no secret that Taylor Swift is one of the best (if not THE best) lyricist of our generation.
Join us as we dissect some of her best lyric parallels and connections. Did you know them all? Because we sure didn't.
Check out our new favorite mash-ups by Sarah Catharine.
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Pop Culture Update Part 2 (Taylor's Version)
Leave it to Taylor Swift to do the absolute most immediately after we put out a pop culture update episode.
Let's talk about the new tracks, surprise songs, and new features.
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This Just In: Pop Culture Update
There's a LOT going on in the world of fan girls right now. Surprise songs at The Eras Tour, a new Olivia Rodrigo album, a Niall Horan tour, and more. Let's chat about it all.
Join us this week as we discuss all of the pop culture headlines, do a little Taylor Fest debrief, and of course a ramble or two along the way.
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Did Someone Kidnap Britney Spears?
This week we are diving into all of the most recent pop culture updates, plus celebrity conspiracies and more!
Is Keanu Reeves immortal? Did Avril Lavigne die? Has Britney Spears been kidnapped?
Join us as we unpack it all, and maybe become believers along the way...
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We Are DONE With Taylor Swift
Yup. YUP. yup. yUP. YUP!! We were SWIFTIES, we were DOWN.
In case you haven't heard, Nashville will go down in history as one of the most iconic and chaotic weekends in Swiftie history.
Join us as we discuss (and of course react to) all of last weekend's events, from night 1 to night 3.
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