Welcome back to Frank & Sense!

This week, I was delighted to meet with two of the chair people of the "Tortured Poets Department," Becca Ballinger and Rebecca Wahls. We discuss all things Taylor Swift, analyze the new album, and put all of the Taylor albums into tiers in a game I'm calling "Tier-layor Swift."

But before that...

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A Meeting of the "Tortured Poets Department"

Are you ready for it? Frank is joined by Becca Ballinger and Rebecca Wahls, two chair people of the "Tortured Poets Department," to discuss all things Taylor Swift, the new album, and much more. We discuss the idea of being ethical fans, Taylor owning her reputation, and Florida!!! Say so long to London and hello to this great episode!

Episode is embedded below and available everywhere you get your podcasts!

Stuff We Talk About:

• Tier-layor Swift - At the end of the episode, we rank all of the Taylor albums into tiers. Below (spoiler!) are our rankings. Agree? Disagree? Fill out your own rankings here!

• Mirrorball - This is the fan fiction that Rebecca mentions at the end of the episode.
• Rebecca's film "Him" - Check out the website and trailer for Rebecca's upcoming movie!
• Our (versions) - As Rebecca so eloquently says in the episode, this album is called "Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology." When we were assigned an anthology in college, you wouldn't read the whole thing - you were assigned pieces. This album is a lot. It's 2 hours long. And in an effort to make the album a little bit more digestible, here are our (versions) of the album!

Hoops Crew Corner

We're #2! We're #2! Matt and Frank are here this week to talk all things NBA playoffs, draft lottery, and of course, our opinions on Bill Simmons and the movie Heat. We also discuss the history of the word "fine", the doubters of Jokic and the Nuggets, and Josh Hart's hilarious interaction with Reggie Miller. All of that, plus Matt's classic chicken soup recipe!*

*Please note that Matt does not have a classic chicken soup recipe.

Stuff We Talked About:

• Fuck You Reggie - This is the funniest moment of the playoffs. The Knicks crowd chants "fuck you Reggie" to Reggie Miller, and then Josh Hart comes to the announcers table to make sure he gets the message.

• No disrespect to you but... - Shaq tells Jokic that he doesn't think he should have won MVP. Note to Shaq: Any time you have to start a sentence with "no disrespect but"...maybe you shouldn't say anything at all.

• The most adorable NBA player - Myles Turner of the Indiana Pacers is a baller on the court and a dork at home. This video shows off his incredible LEGO collection. We stan this LEGO legend!

And that's all the news that's Frank to print. Happy May, have a great weekend, and we'll see you again next week!

Frankly yours,

Frank

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