In episode 170, Torry (she/her) discusses Taylor Swift updates including: the promotion for The Tortured Poets’ Department, cheating allegations, Billie Eilish’s callout, and more (0:33). Then she talks about Julie and the Phantoms potentially returning for season 2 (20:48), JoJo Siwa’s new song Karma (28:16), and the postponement of the European leg of the Jonas Brothers’ tour (38:45). Next, she nominates Noah Cyrus as Pettyweight Champion of the Week for her Instagram activity with Liam Hemsworth (44:55) and shares her This Week in Petty about the whole eclipse experience (47:55). Finally, Torry wraps up with an announcement about the show (54:51).

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