Ed Sheeran's Redemption Speech? + Taylor's VMA Clues + Jay-Z vs. Kaepernick

<p>Ed Sheeran spoke out on stage, and I get into whether it really moves the needle. </p><p><br></p><p>Then: the new Taylor Swift clues that have Swifties convinced something&#39;s dropping at the VMAs, and Jay-Z and Colin Kaepernick&#39;s very public back-and-forth about who really sold out. </p><p><br></p><p>Let&#39;s get into it.</p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe for monthly bonus episodes:</p><p>https://www.patreon.com/c/queenthingspod</p><p>https://queenthings.substack.com/</p><p><br></p><p>Join the conversation:</p><p>TikTok -@queenthingspod⁠,⁠ @iam_kjmiller⁠</p><p>YouTube - www.youtube.com/@iamkjmiller</p><p>IG:⁠@kjmiller</p><p><br></p><p>Goodreads: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/200570826-kj-miller"><u>https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/200570826-kj-miller</u></a></p><p><br></p><p>References:</p><p><br></p><p>Meredith Masony’s TikTok:</p><p><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@thats_inappropriate/video/7684044100189965599?_r=1&_t=ZT-99mVa2LOWmU"><u>https://www.tiktok.com/@thats_inappropriate/video/7684044100189965599?_r=1&amp;_t=ZT-99mVa2LOWmU</u></a></p><p><br></p><p>Ed Sheeran’s Opening Speech in Philadelphia:</p><p><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@miraquetevi/video/7687426998360231199?_r=1&_t=ZT-99wpeWEcKdS"><u>https://www.tiktok.com/@miraquetevi/video/7687426998360231199?_r=1&amp;_t=ZT-99wpeWEcKdS</u></a></p><p><br></p><p>Ed Sheeran’s Closing Speech in Philadelphia:</p><p><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@bridgetgoes/video/7687462005648788749?_r=1&_t=ZT-99wpgf01tUM"><u>https://www.tiktok.com/@bridgetgoes/video/7687462005648788749?_r=1&amp;_t=ZT-99wpgf01tUM</u></a></p><p><br></p><p>The Taylor Explainer:</p><p><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@thetaylorexplainer"><u>https://www.tiktok.com/@thetaylorexplainer</u></a></p><p><br></p><p>Taylor Swift’s Website:</p><p><a href="https://www.taylorswift.com/read-my-letter/"><u>https://www.taylorswift.com/read-my-letter/</u></a></p><p><br></p><p>Taylor’s videos on Spotify:</p><p><a href="https://newsroom.spotify.com/2026-09-16/taylor-swift-music-videos-catalog-spotify/"><u>https://newsroom.spotify.com/2026-09-16/taylor-swift-music-videos-catalog-spotify/</u></a></p><p><br></p><p>Nikki’s TikTok:</p><p><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@nikkiking23/video/7688066826592341261?_r=1&_t=ZT-99wpchvQk85"><u>https://www.tiktok.com/@nikkiking23/video/7688066826592341261?_r=1&amp;_t=ZT-99wpchvQk85</u></a></p><p><br></p><p>The Perilous Fight, By Colin Kaepernick:</p><p><a href="https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/