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Veenu Narang's avatar

Great investigative report Ira!TS calling Travis a “human exclamation point” was both endearing and accurate. I stan!

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Denean's avatar

I loved reading this

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Ira Madison III's avatar

thank you!

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Ellen's avatar

Great write up! To comment on the podcast portion, I’ve been a little irritated by the recent transition to make all podcasts have a recorded video version instead of just voice. Is this similar to how radio felt when TV and news anchors came along? What is it with humans being drawn to visual mediums over purely auditory? I’m not a New Heights listener and don’t plan on becoming one, but this episode felt absurdly long. Wish they had done another batch of edits to tighten it up 😬

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Jackson Newhouse's avatar

I would pay so much to hear Taylor explain Hamlet

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Ira Madison III's avatar

when she makes an ophelia-themed music video…

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Myra's avatar

“magazines should exist as collector’s items.” Absolutely! Miss the glory days of Britney’s Rolling Stone covers and Vanity Fair’s (RIP) It’s Raining Teens issue.

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Haley's avatar

i always get nervous before reading your ts (and ts adjacent) takes because i respect your opinion so much, but she also has my undying love. as always you are fair, clever and funny when it comes to her and i should stop doubting that to be the case lol. can’t wait to hear your thoughts on the album once in drops! hope it inspires you to do a deep(ish) dive

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Ira Madison III's avatar

hahah ty i’ll def be doing a full review

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Tell the Bees's avatar

not no... like yes it's a performance but it's also not not real imo

also HATE the GQ cover

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Ira Madison III's avatar

it’s giving chewbacca

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