Mad World: Recent Episodes
Madeline Taphorn
Welcome to Mad World with Madeline Taphorn! This podcast is a look into the inside of my silly little brain and it's full of music, some jokes (that only I think are funny), and lots of conversations about college, mental health, friendships and relationships, pop culture, grief, and everything in between!
In my second annual Taylor Swift episode, I brought two of my longtime Swiftie besties, Yara and Addie, onto the podcast! We delve into everything Taylor Swift, from the great Eras Tour Ticketmaster debacle of November 2022, to our favorite songs on Midnights, to our thoughts on her exes and Easter eggs. Get ready to hear us expose our unpopular Taylor opinions, setlist predictions, and more– and obviously listen to Taylor's music! Make sure to follow me on Instagram (@madworldpodcast) to watch my livestreams and keep up with my podcast!
MAD WORLD IS BACK & BETTER THAN EVER IN A NEW SCHOOL YEAR! To ring in season 2 and my final year of undergrad, I brought my best friend and roommate (and highly anticipated Mad World guest for many moons), Leti! We have some laughs, make some jokes, play some games, talk about college, friendship, and life, listen to some tunes, and more. Shoutout to Leti for finally coming on my podcast (and being very patient with me while I edited the podcast and got my cover and episode art figured out hehehe) and for putting up with me on a daily basis :) Stayed tuned for more Mad World this year– I have a lot of big plans and ideas in the works and I can't wait to see where my podcast goes this year!
IT'S A BIG DAY FOR MAD WORLD BECAUSE I HAVE MY VERY FIRST INTERVIEW WITH A MUSICIAN! My wonderful friend and Kappa Delta sister, Finley, joins me on this week's episode, along with her super talented boyfriend Oscar! Finley, Oscar, and I all went to the same high school, and Finley and I were lucky enough to end up at Marquette and in the College of Communication together! Oscar is a freshman at Berklee College of Music in Boston, and he's an amazing singer/songwriter/musician and just a really cool dude! Oscar has been into music for his whole life and he has released some great music, including his newest song called "Here's To You"! In this episode, I talk to Finley and Oscar about their love story, career aspirations, future plans, and more! We also get to hear some awesome insight into Oscar's songwriting and music-making process, which is seriously the coolest thing in the world to me! I hope you guys enjoy this episode as much as I enjoyed making it, and I hope this is the first musical guest of many!
Happy first Mad World episode of 2022! I took a break to spend time with friends and family over winter break and I was busy with sorority recruitment for the first month of school, but WE BACK & BETTER THAN EVER! In this special Valentine's Day episode, my dear friends Aimee and Will, who happen to be one of my favorite couples in the world, join me on Mad World to talk about our favorite places to eat, drink, and have fun in Milwaukee, my favorite city! I was born and raised here, and my friends have recently declared me "Milwaukee's Sweetheart" because of my ~expertise~ about the city! If you live in Milwaukee or plan on moving here, listen to this episode to hear about our favorite places and hit me up on Instagram (@madworldpodcast) to tell me your favorite MKE spots!
In this episode, I have the 6'3" guys of Rockhouse, Collin and Chris, as my guests! We talk about how Rockhouse came to be, senior year and post-grad plans, the holidays, red flags in people, music, and more. Shoutout to Coov and Chris for being the first lads on Mad World WOO! Next time I'll work on getting their whole house for some more chaos!!
TAYLOR SWIFT RE-RECORDED RED AND WE DO NOT KNOW HOW TO HANDLE IT. My friends and two of the biggest Swifties I know, Katie and Yara, join me on this Taylor Swift-themed episode and celebrate the release of Red (Taylor's Version)! We obviously listen to some of our favorite songs from the album and a few of our all-time favorite Taylor songs, talk about our favorite lyrics and fan theories, and even play a fun Kahoot! And of course we talk about the 10 minute version of All Too Well– Swifties, this one is for you!!
Happy Halloween! Personally, I am very exhausted from this Halloweekend, so this episode is a little all over the place. I talk about what my friends and I did this weekend, our costumes and the many struggles of putting them together, and the best costumes we saw out and about and online. I also play some classic Halloween bops, most importantly the banger Calling All The Monsters by China Anne McClain! I hope you all had a fun weekend, and I promise I'll have more energy and more exciting content in the weeks to come!
For this episode, I brought on my high school best friend, Sydney, as my guest! We talk about pretty much everything, from Sydney's new job running a before/after school child care program and how kids nowadays are growing up in such a different world than we did, our favorite songs and best memories from high school, a little about One Direction, and more! If you like this episode and hearing Syd and I ramble, don't worry, she'll definitely be a special guest again soon :)
Welcome back! Today (October 10) is World Mental Health Day! I brought on some of my best friends and roommates, Kamila, Maggie, and Caitlyn, for some laughs and to talk about everything mental health, from our support systems and coping mechanisms to experiences with therapy. We also play some of our favorite mental health songs, whether they cheer us up when we're down or they're able to put our feelings into words in a way we can't. This is the first of many episodes about mental health here on Mad World, so I hope you enjoy!
This episode is about the king himself, Harry Styles! I talk about my experience seeing Harry live in Chicago last Friday and I give glowing reviews of everything about Harry's Love On Tour, from the merch to his fantastic outfits to the amazing performance to the crowd's . I obviously play a lot of Harry's music, including my all-time favorites and songs that the concert reminded me I love and made me appreciate more. I also go on a tangent about One Direction and my endless love for them, and I talked about where all the other boys are now in their careers. This is definitely a topic that deserves it's own episode to fully unpack so expect a follow-up 1D themed episode in the future!!
In this episode I bring on my very first guests (!!!!) who happen to be two of my best friends, Molly and Natalie! We talk about our similar experiences of losing a parent at a young age, and how we've found that talking about grief and the challenges and emotions that come along with it is very therapeutic and comforting, and makes us feel less alone. With these girls, I can talk about the most serious topics and also goof around and laugh– it's truly the best of both worlds! If you like listening to us and our shenanigans, you're in luck, because Natalie and Molly WILL be making another appearance on my show soon!! I hope this episode can help anyone who's grieving in any way, or even help those with loved ones who are grieving :)
Welcome back! In this episode, I talk about Jack Antonoff ( the lead singer of Bleachers) and how he absolutely owns the music industry in anticipation for the Bleachers concert I'm going to at Summerfest on Friday, Sept. 17! I play a whole lot of Bleachers and some of the many songs that Jack has written and/or produced– Lorde, Taylor Swift, Kevin Abstract, and more!
Welcome to my Mad World! I'm Madeline Taphorn and this is the very chaotic, very unplanned first episode of my radio show/podcast! I introduce myself, talk about summer, going back to school at Marquette, Summerfest, my friends, and more. I also play some songs that have ~back to school~ energy and just some bops I've been listening to recently. I ramble a lot and go on a lot of tangents so I hope you like listening to me talk!!!