The Stars Were Born

Hey everybody, sadly this is the end of an era for the pod with our last episode. We're enjoyed every minute of making this pod and hope it has brought you some joy and maybe even learned a thing or two along the way. M+B recap their last month, including Taylor Swift and Angele's concert weekends in ATL and NYC, Marlee's moving preparations, and the farewell surprise part Brenna threw. In astrology, we check in on how our saturn return is going so far, gemini season musings, and dealing with change and transition. We also discuss the upcoming venus retrograde happening later this summer. In pop culutre, we discuss Taylor and Matty's month long "relationship, Brenna's thoughts on scandival, and our excitement for Niall's new album. Love you lots, keep looking up at the stars!! xoxo Timestamps: Intro: 0:00 - 16:28 Astrology: 16:30 - 26:30 Pop culture: 26:35 - end Pod socials: TSWB Pod / Marlee / Brenna MUSIC CREDS: Malecon - https://bit.ly/al-malecon California - https://bit.ly/syb-amine-california By SoyB & Amine Maxwell Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 https://soundcloud.com/soybmusic https://soundcloud.com/aminemaxwell

Hey everybody!! M & B are back, and today we're discussing how your venus sign may influence your style. Venus is the planet of love, femininity, and materials, so it only makes sense that you may align with you personal style with your venus sign attributes. In pop culture, we discuss Harry and EmRata out and about in Tokyo, and the Bachelor and the future of the franchise. We are also continuing our Taylor Swift album breakdown with 1989 this week, enjoy!! xo Timestamps: Intro: 0:00 - 13:32 Astrology: 13:37 - 40:00 Harry&EmRata: 40:04 - 46:30 Bachelor: 46:30 - 50:22 1989 breakdown: 50:23 - end Pod socials: TSWB Pod / Marlee / Brenna MUSIC CREDS: Malecon - https://bit.ly/al-malecon California - https://bit.ly/syb-amine-california By SoyB & Amine Maxwell Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 https://soundcloud.com/soybmusic https://soundcloud.com/aminemaxwell

Hey everybody!! Apologizes for being a little late to upload but we're here and back after 2 weeks!  On March 7, something very big happened in the sky - Saturn has officially moved into PISCES! So that means that if you were born from 1994-1996, we have entered our Saturn return! But even if that's not you, we are breaking down what the past 2.5 years meant while Saturn was in aquarius, and how Saturn in pisces will change the energy and events on both a global and personal scale for the next 2.5 years, as well as unpacking what themes your specific rising sign will encounter.  In pop culture, Brenna our resident Bravo expert breaks down the Vanderpump Rules drama among Tom, Tom(?), Ariana, and Raquel, so if you were in the dark about this like Marlee was, Brenna is here to enlighten us. After the past few weeks of the Selena and Hailey discourse, M+B have some fresh perspectives on the whole thing, both in astrology terms, and who is really to blame for all of this.   Lastly, M+B have been breaking down each Taylor album, week by week, and this episode we are discussing all THIRTY songs of RED. Tune in next week for our thoughts and hypotheses on her Eras Tour setlist. Enjoy, love you all!!  Astrologer we referenced for Saturn return tea: Maren Altman  Hailey/Selena tea astrologer: Rising With Rachel Marlee's growing Saturn return playlist: HERE  Time stamps: Intro: 0:00 - 15:49 Astrology: 15:55 - 35:54 Vanderpump Rules: 36:00 - 50:23 Hailey/Selena drama (with a hint of 1D corner): 50:24 - 1:04:36 RED album breakdown: 1:04:39 - end  Pod socials: TSWB Pod / Marlee / Brenna MUSIC CREDS: Malecon - https://bit.ly/al-malecon California - https://bit.ly/syb-amine-california By SoyB & Amine Maxwell Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 https://soundcloud.com/soybmusic https://soundcloud.com/aminemaxwell

Hey everybody!  In today's episode, M & B are discussing the upcoming Pisces new moon and what it means for your specific rising sign.  Then, we are discussing all things Rihanna. She officially made her comeback at the SuperBowl with an incredible performance, we are breaking down the symbolism and thought behind the colors, blocking, song progression and overall storyline throughout *so genius!* We continue with recapping her hot off the press British Vogue article, discussing her transition into motherhood and prioritizing family, her businesses, and her potential new music.  We are also discussing:  MGK and Megan Fox's drama  Niall Horan's new album announcement "The Show" Our thoughts on Speak Now, song by song break down (BEWARE, controversial opinions ahead, process with caution!)  Love you all, see you soon xo  Time stamps: Intro: 0:00 - 9:28 Astrology: 9:30 - 25:03 Rihanna: 25:07 - 41:30 MGK & Megan: 41:31 - 45:28 Niall: 45:29 - 48:57 Taylor's Speak Now breakdown: 48:58 - end  Pod socials: TSWB Pod / Marlee / Brenna MUSIC CREDS: Malecon - https://bit.ly/al-malecon California - https://bit.ly/syb-amine-california By SoyB & Amine Maxwell Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 https://soundcloud.com/soybmusic https://soundcloud.com/aminemaxwell

Hey everybody!!  The Grammys happened this Sunday and we have a LOT to discuss. Buckle in, this episode is full of tea, shade, and hot takes, and clearly we are massive Harry fans, so we are breaking down each major moment of the Grammys.  We have a long overdue astrology segment where we first deep dive into Harry's birth chart, and what makes him his unique Aquarius self.  In pop culture...  Grammy's recap (Harry's fashion choices, performance, album of the year discourse, Beyonce breaks record, Lizzo record of the year, etc)  Rihanna's Superbowl performance predictions  Louis Tomlinson documentary announcement  Taylor Swift debut and Fearless thoughts and predictions for Eras tour  Enjoy, love you all xo  Timestamps:  Intro: 0:00 - 10:56  Astrology: 11:00 - 32:15  Pop culture: 32:20 - 1:33:27  Pod socials: TSWB Pod / Marlee / Brenna MUSIC CREDS: Malecon - https://bit.ly/al-malecon California - https://bit.ly/syb-amine-california By SoyB & Amine Maxwell Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 https://soundcloud.com/soybmusic https://soundcloud.com/aminemaxwell

Hey everybody, happy 2023!! M+B are so excited about the new year and we're breaking down how we are approaching our goals this year in terms of one month focuses at a time. We also discuss the major collective themes and shifts that are happening in astrology this year. In pop culture, we came up with predictions we think will happen, will they won;t they?? Who cares it's fun to speculate either way. Enjoy, see you soon xoxo Follow our reading journey! Goodreads: Marlee / Brenna   Marlee's TikTok / Brenna's TikTok  Time stamps:  Intro: 0:00 - 12:55  Our New Years Goals: 13:00 - 45:08 Astrology Forecast: 45:09 - 54:19 Pop Culture Predictions: 54:25: - 1:18:06 Pod socials: TSWB Pod / Marlee / Brenna  MUSIC CREDS: Malecon - https://bit.ly/al-malecon California - https://bit.ly/syb-amine-california By SoyB & Amine Maxwell Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 https://soundcloud.com/soybmusic https://soundcloud.com/aminemaxwell

Hey everybody! Checking in for our last episode of the year!! M + B recap their Christmas season highlights and excitement for 2023, including superstition practices to do at midnight!  In astrology, we deep dive into White Lotus (and why it's the best show of 2022!), and speculate on each character's astrology sign. We'll put up polls in a couple days on the instagram to see your thoughts as well!  Pop culture segment is chock full of recommendations from us and our favorites of the year, include best new artist, album, tv show, movie, podcast, internet persona, and books, Love you all, thank you for your support in 2022, here's to an even better 2023!!   Time stamps:  Intro: 0:00 - 19:19 White Lotus astrology (beware spoilers included!!): 19:25 - 1:01:58 Best of 2022 pop culture: 1:02:05 - 1:42:56 Links for recs we discussed:  Spotify playlists: Grace Galster Podcasts:  The Skinny Confidential  Almost 30 Aubrey Marcus  History Chicks  TBH  Match Made in Manhattan  Internet Personas:  Brett Neusty - comedy and ramblings  Endoodlesandstuff - baby name predictions  DJRog1998 - taylor swift mashups  Bad Bunny (as a tiktok persona)  Sohia Kelly & MadsMalley - instagram  Gracie Norton - wellness, hormone balancing  Mollie Campsie - fashion  Alix Earle - it girl of the moment  Benedict Polizzi - F boy island alum  Books:  Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow - Gabrielle Zevin  I'm Glad My Mom Died - Jennette McCurdy  Everything I Know About Love - Dolly Alderton  The Housemaid - Freida McFadden The Book of Lost Names - Kristin Harmel  Pod socials: TSWB Pod / Marlee / Brenna  MUSIC CREDS: Malecon - https://bit.ly/al-malecon California - https://bit.ly/syb-amine-california By SoyB & Amine Maxwell Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 https://soundcloud.com/soybmusic https://soundcloud.com/aminemaxwell

Hey everybody! We're back after a long November hiatus due to Brenna's wedding activities. Brenna recaps her whole wedding experience and honeymoon, Marlee is recalling her fight to get Taylor Swift tickets, and we discuss our hopes and dreams for tiktok stardom, getting into exclusive Berlin clubs, and our Spotify wrapped.  In astrology, we discuss solar returns, what they mean for us, and how we can make the most of them!  In pop culture we break down... - Emily Ratajkowski and Pete Davidson public  - Harry Styles and Olive Wilde "on a break" / Hendall rumors  - Greg Grippo and Victoria Fuller and BIP finale  - Balenciaga holiday and spring campaigns backlash  Enjoy, we'll see you soon! xo  *Solar return charts: https://www.astro.com/ > Free horoscopes > Horoscopes drawings and data > extended chart selection > enter your birth info and select solar return in extended chart options!* Pod socials TSWB Pod / Marlee / Brenna  MUSIC CREDS: Malecon - https://bit.ly/al-malecon California - https://bit.ly/syb-amine-california By SoyB & Amine Maxwell Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 https://soundcloud.com/soybmusic https://soundcloud.com/aminemaxwell

Hey everybody!! It's our Midnight special episode, and we are joined by the biggest Swiftie we know, Megan McLane! We first dive into eclipse season and why we might have been feeling a bit different since Tuesday, now heading into the second bookend eclipse on Nov 8 and what it means for us. Then, we take a deep dive into all things Taylor with Megan! She recounts how she became a fan, how she got invited to a secret session in 2017, her thoughts on all the Taylor conspiracies and tiktok rabbit holes, and a track by track break down of all 20 tracks and how she interprets them!! Buckle in, this is jam packed with lots of Taylor tea that us surface level Swifties wouldn't have picked up on. Enjoy!! Timestamps:  Intro: 0:00- 7:00 Astrology: 7:09-16:00 Megan: 16:10-2:00:00     Megan's background with Taylor and secret session: 16:10-28:34    Taylor conspiracies: 28:25-43:27     Midnights breakdown: 43:28-2:00:00 Megan's spotify: MeggyMacks Megan's twitter: @hologramswift  Pod socials TSWB Pod / Marlee / Brenna  MUSIC CREDS: Malecon - https://bit.ly/al-malecon California - https://bit.ly/syb-amine-california By SoyB & Amine Maxwell Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 https://soundcloud.com/soybmusic https://soundcloud.com/aminemaxwell

Hey everybody! We're back with episode 45, and M+B are catching up on the last two weeks. It's month countdown to Brenna's wedding!!  In astrology, we categorize all the signs with reality shows. Let us know if you agree or disagree!  In pop culture, we discuss the controversial decision of Karl Lagerfield as the Met theme, Kanye's stunts during Paris fashion week, the new voice judges, and why so many big names in music canceled their tour dates all on the same weekend ~spooky~  Love you all sm, see you on the next one! If you'd like to apply to help us with social media send us a DM at @tswbpod!!  Pod socials TSWB Pod / Marlee / Brenna  MUSIC CREDS: Malecon - https://bit.ly/al-malecon California - https://bit.ly/syb-amine-california By SoyB & Amine Maxwell Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 https://soundcloud.com/soybmusic https://soundcloud.com/aminemaxwell  

Hey everybody! Welcome back we are so excited to be back after a 2 week hiatus. Marlee is recapping her Arizona trip and Brenna recaps her Annapolis trip and happenings the past 2 weeks.  In astrolgy, we are breaking down the current transits happening in the first half of October, including mercury and pluto retrogrades ending and a full moon in aries as well as all things libra season. We include a spoiler free and spoiler version of our review of Don't Worry Darling that we went to see this week, let us know what you thought if you've seen it! Much love, see you next week!  Michelle and Lucy Podcast where Brenna and Marlee are guests > HERE  Pod socials TSWB Pod / Marlee / Brenna  MUSIC CREDS: Malecon - https://bit.ly/al-malecon California - https://bit.ly/syb-amine-california By SoyB & Amine Maxwell Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 https://soundcloud.com/soybmusic https://soundcloud.com/aminemaxwell

Heeyyy everybody!! Episode 43 is a fun one, we're finally catching you up and recapping our NYC weekend two weekends ago when we saw Harry at MSG. Look out for the virgo radio show with Marlee this week! We're in full swing virgo season and really feeling the motivated energy. We're recapping how we're preparing for mercury retrograde this year and the full moon on Saturday. We're also discussing all the different ways we can manifest, feeling our feelings, and the law of attraction vs the law of assumption. In pop culture, we're still talking about Don't Worry Darling, because all the tea that has gone down at the Venice Film Festival, including Harry's press conference comments, spitgate, Nick Kroll, and Chris Pine's face the entire time. In other news, Kim K was on Interview mag's spread, and Justin Bieber cancels the rest of his tour due to mental and physical health concerns. Love you all, see you next week! xo  Pod socials TSWB Pod / Marlee / Brenna  MUSIC CREDS: Malecon - https://bit.ly/al-malecon California - https://bit.ly/syb-amine-california By SoyB & Amine Maxwell Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 https://soundcloud.com/soybmusic https://soundcloud.com/aminemaxwell

Hey everybody!! We went to NYC this weekend for Harry, but tragically, the whole intro got deleted! However, the show must go on and we still have a jam packed episode for you on all the updates happening with the stars in the sky and the stars on the ground.  In astrology, we highlight the rare astrology event happening from Aug 31-Sept 4 where every planet will be in a different sign and what it means for us, as well as guessing NYC's and LA's sun moon and rising signs.  In pop culture so much has gone down!  We talk about . . .  VMAs recap Taylor and everything encompassing MIDNIGHT   Olivia/Harry/Shia/Florence drama from Don't Worry Darling  Harry queerbaiting allegations  Enjoy, don't forget to rate and review and share this epi with your friends, we appreciate and love you all, See you next week! xoxo  Pod socials TSWB Pod / Marlee / Brenna  MUSIC CREDS: Malecon - https://bit.ly/al-malecon California - https://bit.ly/syb-amine-california By SoyB & Amine Maxwell Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 https://soundcloud.com/soybmusic https://soundcloud.com/aminemaxwell

IT'S COHN!! Hello dear listeners, we are so excited to be back for season 3 (arguably the best season according to history)! This one is a fun chatty catch up episode about our ever evolving mission, what we're into right now, and the big pop culture moments of the summer, enjoy!!  Marlee's spotify  Pod socials TSWB Pod / Marlee / Brenna  MUSIC CREDS: Malecon - https://bit.ly/al-malecon California - https://bit.ly/syb-amine-california By SoyB & Amine Maxwell Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 https://soundcloud.com/soybmusic https://soundcloud.com/aminemaxwell

Hey everybody!! You're not gonna miss this epi... we are honored to welcome professional astrologer Sofia Adler to the pod this week!! We cover a range of astrology topics including How astrology found her and pivoting in your career, listening to your pings and living in authenticity   Misconceptions about astrology  Saturn returns and what we can expect for people going through it   How the moon affects us throughout the month  Any much more juicy tea!!  For a quick pop culture recap to top it off, we're recapping BTS's announced hiatus, Zayn's response to Liam's digs at him, Post Malone fiancee and baby, and Marilyn's historic dress worn by Kim damaged, and Love Island's new fashion sponsor!  Follow Sofia!  instagram / website / cosmic circle  Pod socials TSWB Pod / Marlee / Brenna  MUSIC CREDS: Malecon - https://bit.ly/al-malecon California - https://bit.ly/syb-amine-california By SoyB & Amine Maxwell Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 https://soundcloud.com/soybmusic https://soundcloud.com/aminemaxwell  

Hey everybody!!  We're back with episode 39 and this time we're discussing numerology, specifically life path numbers! If you haven't heard of life path numbers they are similar to astrological placements to know our purpose in life and understand our place in this world deeper. It's easy to figure out, an we go through each one. Let us know which one you are!  In pop culture, we reminisce on our time as directioners while discussing the recent events from Liam Payne, Johnny Depp's arrival to tiktok and Kanye and Chaney Jones breakup, and our unpopular onions!! We'll put up stories and let us know if you agree!  Love you all talk soon xo Follow Us! TSWB Pod / Marlee / Brenna  MUSIC CREDS: Malecon - https://bit.ly/al-malecon California - https://bit.ly/syb-amine-california By SoyB & Amine Maxwell Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 https://soundcloud.com/soybmusic https://soundcloud.com/aminemaxwell

Hey everybody! Our dear friend and gemini king is joining us on the show today! For context, he is the boyfriend of Morgan Leigh, the Taurus we just had on (epi 36). We go over all the gemini stats, planetary placement, and Chris discusses how he relates to being a gemini. In pop culture, we discuss cake being thrown at the Mona Lisa, and Becca Kufrin proposing to Thomas Jacobs! Buckle up, this epi is full swing gemini mode with lot of chaotic energy and tangents, enjoy, we'll see you next week! xo Chris: @cavanaughchris   Follow us: TSWB Pod / Marlee / Brenna  MUSIC CREDS: Malecon - https://bit.ly/al-malecon California - https://bit.ly/syb-amine-california By SoyB & Amine Maxwell Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 https://soundcloud.com/soybmusic https://soundcloud.com/aminemaxwell

Hey everybody!!  We missed you last week and are so happy to be back with another episode for your ears. We want to acknowledge and send love to all of the people affected in the shootings over the past two weeks and are asking for actual change to be made. Hopefully, this pod will add a little extra brightness to your day because we're here for funsies and to take your mind off of the sadness of current events.  We are recapping how we fared during this last eclipse and how we have recovered since. Big transformational energy for everyone! We are excited to be categorizing American Girl dolls as their signs (sun+rising) and whatever doll you had, what kind of girly you are now! Let us know if you agree and if we were accurate for the doll you had!  In the sky, we're also discussing Jupiter in Aries and what is means for us, as well as the May 30th new moon in Gemini.  In pop culture we're discussing Apologizing for not being real Taylor Swift fans Kravis's wedding weekend in Italy Liam Payne and Maya Henry's engagement being called off Full album breakdown of HARRY'S HOUSE Enjoy, we'll see you next week for some gemini fun!! xoxo Timestamps:  Intro: 0:00 - 16:43 Astrology: 16:50 - 41:17 Pop culture: 41:16 -        Taylor: 41:16 - 42:55       Kravis wedding: 42:55 - 54:18       Liam Payne and Maya Henry: 54:19 - 59:00       Harry's House album breakdown: 59:00 - 1:24:44 Follow us: TSWB Pod / Marlee / Brenna  MUSIC CREDS: Malecon - https://bit.ly/al-malecon California - https://bit.ly/syb-amine-california By SoyB & Amine Maxwell Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 https://soundcloud.com/soybmusic https://soundcloud.com/aminemaxwell

Hey everybody! M + B are joined by a very special and final taurus guest of the season, Morgan Leigh! Morgan discusses her taurus experience, balancing her sun and moon signs, and leaning into her intuition. In our second time of our segment, characterizing niche things as astrology signs, we are matching dog breeds to the signs, where Morgan helps us decide on each sign's definitive dog.  In pop culture, we're discussing Barstool's Ria and Marty Mush tea, Taylor Swift double album rumor, Chrishell and GFlip, and Hayley Kiyoko and Becca Tilley possible relationship announcement. We'll see in the few few weeks what turns out to be true! Much love, talk to you all next week! xo Send her a tip bc it's her birthday > Morgan's venmo Follow us: TSWB Pod / Marlee / Brenna  MUSIC CREDS: Malecon - https://bit.ly/al-malecon California - https://bit.ly/syb-amine-california By SoyB & Amine Maxwell Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 https://soundcloud.com/soybmusic https://soundcloud.com/aminemaxwell

Hey everybody!! At the top of the epi, M+B characterize legumes as the signs, let us know if you relate to your legume and what other nice categories we should choose?  We're back with another special taurus guest, Robert Morris! Robert is an astrology skeptic, but in this conversation we discuss the nuances of each person's individual chart, how he relates to being a taurus and not, the challenges of being a scorpio moon, and to what extent nature vs nature impacts each of us.  In pop culture, we are doing the full breakdown of the highlights of the Gilded Age Met Gala, including the iconic Marlyn dress Kim wore, Blake Lively's statue of liberty transformative dress, Emma Chamberlain's amazing interviewing skills, Lizzo's flute, and how a gold dress does not a gilded age theme make!! Enjoy, we'll talk to you next week! xoxo  Time stamps: Intro (legume astrology): 0:00 - 16:03 Robert interview: 16:13 - 59:54 Met Gala breakdown: 59:58 - 1:35:59 Follow Robert: @robertmorris1 Listen to our taurus season playlist > HERE  Follow us: TSWB Pod / Marlee / Brenna  MUSIC CREDS: Malecon - https://bit.ly/al-malecon California - https://bit.ly/syb-amine-california By SoyB & Amine Maxwell Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 https://soundcloud.com/soybmusic https://soundcloud.com/aminemaxwell