Swiftlore: The Lyrics and Lore of Taylor Swift

!!!!: "Slut!" + Florida!!! Mar 31, 2025

This week, we cover two songs that incorporate exclamation points: "Slut!" + Florida!!! As it turns out, these two have a bit more in common than punctuation. Sometimes, you just have to lean into what people say about you and run toward what sparks joy - whether that be love or a timeshare back in Destin.

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Everybody Needs a Hero: A Conversation about Orla Gartland's Music and Lyrics Mar 24, 2025

Happy birthday, Cat! This year, we are covering Orla Gartland's second album, Everybody Needs a Hero. And boy, do we! Please enjoy a conversation where we talk all about the trials and tribulations of being in your twenties and trying to figure love out while feeling nothing and everything all at once.

Timestamps for songs:

[00:09:10] Both Can Be True

[00:15:38] SOUND OF LETTING GO

[00:20:00] Little Chaos

[00:24:50] Backseat Driver

[00:30:19] The Hit

[00:38:38] Simple

[00:44:30] Late to the Party

[00:49:54] Three Words Away

[00:56:28] Kiss Ur Face Forever

[00:59:27] Who Am I?

[01:06:27] Mine

[01:09:07] Everybody Needs a Hero

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Second Chances, Mind Games, and Property Damage: How You Get The Girl + The Other Side of the Door Mar 10, 2025

Abby is sick this week (womp womp), which means it's an extra special Zoom recording! This episode, we talk about songs that consider the age old question, "should I get back with my ex?": HYGTG + The Other Side of the Door! We also provide some alternative ideas for what to throw at people's windows, and give genuinely authentic advice about the importance of telling people what you really want. Enjoy!

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🤠🔥: cowboy like me + Picture to Burn Mar 03, 2025

This week, we dive into two country-styled songs about love, arson, and scamming the elderly: cowboy like me + Picture to Burn. Enjoy!

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The Cursed Ratatouille Ep: Paris + I Did Something Bad Feb 24, 2025

Well. Abby may have come up with it, but you all voted for it!

This week, we talk about two songs tangentially related (?) to the Pixar film, Ratatouille: Paris + IDSB! Honestly, we say "ratatatatatatata" a LOT less than either of us expected. Cat talks about the many injuries and illnesses she's sustained and recovered from with the power of edamame, Abby talks about her three days in Paris where she almost died multiple times, and we both discuss our random Stranger Things rave experience and questionable fashionable choices - of 2003 and beyond.

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On Poets and Swifties with Special Guest Britton Rae Feb 10, 2025

WOW. We absolutely adored speaking with writer, poet, and fellow Swiftie Britton Rae! In this episode, we talk about our eras tour experiences, Taylor Swift tattoos, the power of community, the psychology behind writing/storytelling, and the time Britton almost met Taylor Swift and accidentally started a movement in a Target. Enjoy!!

Note: The audio for the intro/outro is a little strange because of a tech issue but the interview itself is all good!

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Movie Night!: exile + If This Was a Movie Feb 03, 2025

It's a late night recording, folks, and you know what that means! This week, we talk about two songs that mention movies: exile + If This Was a Movie. Please forgive the chaos that ensues.

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Chaotic Twenty-Something Vibes: New Romantics + Hits Different Jan 27, 2025

Our patrons voted, and so it shall be! This week, we dive into two songs that represent feelings we tend to experience in our twenties: New Romantics + Hits Different! It's messy, it's painful, it's SO real.

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More Title Tracks: evermore + The Tortured Poets Department Jan 20, 2025

We're back this week to close out our title track series by covering the songs evermore + The Tortured Poets Department! The vibes are weird and we talk for an extended period of time about typewriters. But hey, sometimes it be like that.

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Don't Text Your Ex!!!!!: I Almost Do + This Love Jan 13, 2025

This week, we discuss two songs about contemplating second chances: I Almost Do + This Love! What are your thoughts on this topic? We'd love to know! #cephalopod

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Femme Fatales: imgonnagetyouback + Blank Space Jan 06, 2025

This week, we dive into two songs about a woman seducing and/or destroying men: imgonnagetyouback + Blank Space! Taylor clearly had a lot of fun writing these, and we have just as much fun breaking them down. The characters may be toxic, but ... a bop's a bop!

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The Long Pond Swiftlore Session: the lakes + I Hate It Here Dec 30, 2024

This week, we report from a lakeside cottage for a writer's retreat, so naturally we chose songs with themes of nature and escapism: the lakes + I Hate It Here! And, for the first time, Shakespeare joins us on the couch. Tune in to hear us talk about our unplugged weekend away as well as our thoughts on maladaptive daydreaming and Romanticism in literature. Enjoy!

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Songs that Sum Up Our 2024s: Dear Reader + long story short Dec 23, 2024

Wow, we've reached the end of the year! This week, we talk about two songs that sum up our 2024s: Dear Reader (Cat) + long story short (Abby). It has been a JOURNEY, folks, and some of you have been with us the whole way! Thank you for being here 🫶 Feel free to share in the comments what song summed up YOUR year.

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Colorful Title Tracks: Red + Lover Dec 16, 2024

We're back and continuing our title track series with Red + Lover! In this episode we talk all about love, in every shade.

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Manifesting Debutation: Cold As You + Delicate Dec 09, 2024

We're back on the deep-dive grind this week with the track fives from Debut and Reputation: Cold As You and Delicate! We talk about how much we love our animals, mourn TikTok being shut down RIGHT when Abby got back online, and discuss how this is the last episode before The Eras Tour is officially over. There's a lot of meandering, but what else is new?

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Here's to Self-Care: What we did on our break! Dec 02, 2024

We're back!!!! Wow. Can you believe it's been a month? We can't! In this episode, Cat and Abby discuss their time off. This includes their thoughts on Wicked, their trip to New York City to see Orla Gartland (featuring a special surprise guest), and how we feel about the Eras Tour coming to a close. We also open some fan mail, give a fundraiser update, and tell some random stories. But the bottom line is, we encourage all of you listening to take care of yourselves. We love you!

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Boo! (...ah!): Down Bad + Haunted Oct 28, 2024

This week, we cover two songs that have spooky vibes: Down Bad + Haunted! In this episode, we discuss how there is nothing scarier than a breakup. Also, Speare makes an appearance, and Abby breaks her PG-13 rule. Enjoy!

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Cat is a Published Author!: Chloe et al. + Right Where You Left Me Oct 21, 2024

CONGRATULATIONS TO CAT FOR THE RELEASE OF "DAISY, PLUCKED!"

This week, we cover two songs reminiscent of her book: Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus (which we lovingly dub "Chloe et al.") + Right Where You Left Me! These two songs are devastating heavy hitters, but we manage to throw in a few bits to cope with the pain. Enjoy!

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Golden Retriever Boyfriend Core: So High School + The Alchemy Oct 14, 2024

Remember when you were in high school having cute little romantic adventures with the quarterback and doing questionable things while your friends played Grand Theft Auto? Yeah, us neither. But this week, we live vicariously through Taylor as we cover two songs presumably about Travis off of The Tortured Poets Department: So High School + The Alchemy! In the meantime, we discuss the importance of blocking, and Cat also talks more about how much she hates ET.

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One Year of Swiftlore!: Conspiracies, Memories, and Q&A Oct 07, 2024

Can you believe it's been one year since our debut???

In this episode, we reflect on where this last year has taken us and share some of our favorite things about this journey so far. We also phone Brianne to hear what she thinks LWYMMD is actually about, answer some questions from our Instagram, and thank our listeners over and over again for being here. Stay tuned at the end for a compilation of moments we mention throughout the episode!

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We love you all SO MUCH and are so thankful to have shared these memories and laughs with you this last year. Here's to many more!

Fool Summer: Foolish One + Look What You Made Me Do Sep 23, 2024

We're back and with more tangents than ever! Join us this week where we talk about two songs that mention being a fool: Foolish One + Look What You Made Me Do!

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Wait But That's Sad: All You Had to Do Was Stay + Love Story Sep 16, 2024

We're back with more chaos! In this episode, we cover two songs that sound happy, but are they really? Together we clown around some more and randomly give life advice. And to any ninth graders out there - listen to this ep for the Swiftlore Spark Notes for The Scarlet Letter and Romeo & Juliet.

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Daydreams of First Dates and Weddings: Fearless + Speak Now Sep 09, 2024

Swiftlore takes on Taylor's title tracks in a new series! To kick it off, we've covered Fearless + Speak Now, in which Taylor dreams of her perfect first date and how she would ruin a wedding. In the process, she offends all bald people and keeps the bride-to-be from life-saving surgery - or, at least that's OUR headcanon. Enjoy!For more free content, check us out on TikTok and Instagram @swiftlorepod or subscribe to us at patreon.com/swiftlorepodcast for extended episodes and other shenanigans!

So Long, London (shows): London Boy + Come Back...Be Here Sep 02, 2024

Taylor has finished her leg of the tour in London, and we have a lot to say about it! This week, we cover two songs that mention London: London Boy + Come Back...Be Here. It starts off chaotic and doesn't get any less so. Cheers!

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A Conversation with Writer (and Swiftie) Hannah Connolly! Aug 26, 2024

We were SO STOKED to speak with none other than Hannah Connolly, a writer and content creator who promotes positivity in an often scary world. Listen in on our conversation, where we discuss literature, her VIP experience seeing a surprise Ed Sheeran at the Eras tour, TTPD, Rep TV, what it means to be a Swiftie, and more! We had the best time chatting, and hope you like it!

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The Folklore Love Triangle Part Two: betty + cardigan Aug 19, 2024

So it continues! This week, we finished up talking about the folklore love triangle by covering the songs betty + cardigan. Chaos ensues. We hope you like it!

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The Folklore Love Triangle: Part One Aug 12, 2024

Are you ready to unpack teenage hot-messery? We are! In our first ever two-part episode, we dive into the folklore love triangle between James, Betty, and Augustine. This week, for part one, Cat goes over the lore and timeline of the story, while Abby talks about the song "august."

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Best Laid Plans: Hoax + The Black Dog Aug 05, 2024

This week, we cover two songs that refer to the same poem - Hoax + The Black Dog! Cat recovers from Karmic Covid, Abby learns some of what she's missed on the internet, and somehow we end up talking about a conspiracy for ten minutes. It's that kind of day.

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Feminine Rage!!!: Mad Woman + Cassandra Jul 22, 2024

Has anyone ever called you crazy for having feelings? That's what we're here to talk about today at Swiftlore. This week, we cover Mad Woman + Cassandra, two songs that really put us in our feminine rage era. Fun fact! Abby fully has a tattoo about this exact topic and somehow forgot to talk about it??? We're gonna blame it on Apollo.

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Let's Stare at (Rat)Walls and Cry: The Prophecy + The Albatross Jul 15, 2024

This week, we cover two songs from The Tortured Poets Department Anthology that we can't get enough of despite being sad: The Prophecy + The Albatross! In this episode, Cat is having a certified Bad Day while Abby does a deep dive on albatrosses. It's truly chaotic and a marvelous time.

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Watching Lives in Pictures: I Look in People's Windows + Last Kiss Jul 08, 2024

Happy July 9th! This week we covered 2 songs about feeling like an outsider: I Look in People's Windows + Last Kiss! Hope you like it 🫶🫶

Make sure to check out our Instagram or TikTok for clips and more @Swiftlorepod! And get ready for the launch of our PATREON (!!!!!!) 7/9/2024, in honor of Last Kiss. See you there!

Update: Patreon is here! Subscribe at https://patreon.com/SwiftlorePodcast

Net-Zero Misogyny: Better Than Revenge + The Man Jul 01, 2024

We decided to balance the scales this week between misogyny and feminism by covering two more songs we love: Better Than Revenge & The Man. We address the gender dynamics in both songs, how Taylor has grown throughout her career, and reveal our own former revenge plots. No men were harmed in the making of this episode (but in 2010, some egos may have been bruised. Who's to say?).

Our Patreon will also be launching next week! If you're interested in joining, make sure to follow us on TikTok and Instagram @swiftlorepod for updates 🫶

Disclaimer: This episode contains discussion of misogyny and other related topics. While we do not go in depth, in the second half there is a mention of how survivors are treated in the justice system. Please be advised, and stay safe!

Abby is 27! X is 10!: An Unhinged Conversation About X by Ed Sheeran Jun 24, 2024

Can you believe it's been 10 years since this album dropped and changed our lives? In this episode, we celebrate Abby's 27th birthday while celebrating X's, too. Abby learns that Wikipedia can't be trusted, Cat reflects on her first live performance, and both of us share how no one commits to the bit like our high school. It's a fun one, folks - even if you don't know the album, we assure you that we mostly talk about ourselves as usual🫶

Disclaimer: This album deals with heavy themes such as death, grief, and substance use. While we do not go in depth into these topics, they are mentioned. If you are especially sensitive to those subjects, feel free to come back next week! ♥️ Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @swiftlorepod for more content, and keep an eye out next month for our Patreon!

Songs the Sapphics have Claimed: Dress + Ivy Jun 10, 2024

Happy pride! To celebrate, we decided to cover two songs that sapphics (aka WLW) have claimed: Dress + Ivy! We loved covering these songs, so we hope you enjoy the chaos as much as we did.

Make sure to follow us on Instagram and TikTok @swiftlorepod for more content!

Let's Get Emo About Friendship: seven + Long Live Jun 03, 2024

Because we hadn't seen each other in a few weeks, this episode of Swiftlore is especially unhinged - surprising no one. We reminisce on childhood, our friendship, and do everything in our power not to cry (even though we are allowed to ♥️).

Be sure to follow us on Instagram and TikTok @swiftlorepod for clips and other content! Patreon coming soon!

Our Eranniversary! Miss Americana & the Heartbreak Prince + Karma May 27, 2024

It's been one year since we saw Taylor live at MetLife. Hard to believe! In this episode, we cover the first and last songs of the Eras Tour, as well as discuss the changes Taylor has made to the set these last few weeks. Also, you're going to want to stick around until the end - otherwise, you'll miss the lore of the Car Shrimp™️

Follow us on TikTok and Instagram for other shenanigans @swiftlorepod! Thank you as always to all of our amazing listeners ♥️

The Tracks 5s of The Tortured Poets Department: So Long, London + How Did It End? May 20, 2024

If you think about it, The Tortured Poets Department has two track fives, one for the standard edition and one for the Anthology. So since we can’t stop thinking about TTPD, we decided to cover both So Long, London + How Did It End?

The Ed-pisode: Everything Has Changed + End Game May 13, 2024

We are both big fans of Ed Sheeran, so this week we decided to cover two of Taylor’s songs that feature Ed Sheeran: Everything Has Changed and End Game! We did have some audio issues with this episode, so we had to switch to our camera’s audio halfway through — we apologize for the sound quality issues, but they’ll be fixed next week! Thank you for listening 🫶🏻

Talking TTPD + More With Author Megan Collins! May 06, 2024

This week we got to talk to an author we love, Megan Collins. Megan is a huge Swiftie and it was so much fun to hear more about her thoughts on Taylor and writing. You can learn more about Megan’s books on her website: https://www.megancollins.com/ as well as on her TikTok and Instagram, which are both @megancollinswriter.

It’s April 29th!: High Infidelity + Illicit Affairs Apr 29, 2024

You know where Swiftlore is this April 29th, covering two Taylor songs about cheating: High Infidelity and Illicit Affairs.

NOTE: we recorded this before TTPD came out.

The Tortured Poets Department is here!: loml + I Can Do It With a Broken Heart Apr 22, 2024

The Tortured Poets Department is here! For our first episode, sorry, meeting, after the release, we decided to dive into our two favorite songs from our initial listens: loml and I Can Do It With a Broken Heart. We can’t wait to keep listening and seeing if these songs stay our favorites or if they’ll change as time goes on!

Barbed Wire and Books: Invisible String + Tolerate It Apr 15, 2024

To get ready for TTPD dropping this Friday (!!!!) we decided to cover two songs with literary references: Invisible String and Tolerate It. We loved talking about these songs, and we hope you enjoy listening to us discussing them!

Oooh Secret Relationship: I Know Places + Dancing With Our Hands Tied Apr 08, 2024

Taylor has written a lot of songs about hiding her relationships from the public eye, and this week we decided to cover two of our favorites: Dancing With Our Hands Tied and I Know Places.

April Fools!: Me! and Stay Stay Stay Apr 01, 2024

We hope you enjoyed our little April Fool’s day prank in the first few minutes of this episode! We promise not to do it again unless Taylor actually comes on the pod. Instead, enjoy us talking about some songs we aren’t the biggest fans of: Stay Stay Stay and ME!

The Djopisode: A Deep Dive into Decide by Djo Mar 25, 2024

To celebrate Cat's birthday, we decided to mix things up and cover one of our favorite non-Taylor albums of all time: Decide by Djo. We've been planning this for months (longtime listeners will know we mention Djo almost every episode), and got so excited that End of Beginnings went viral a few weeks ago! Enjoy our journey through this incredibly well thought out album that we both love so much.

BYO (Menty) B: This Is Me Trying and The Archer Mar 11, 2024

This week we decided to explore two of Taylor's songs about mental illness: This Is Me Trying and The Archer.

Light content warning for discussions of mental illness and addiction. You can watch the full clip of Abby and Silvia talking here: https://youtu.be/J9mTFgVisT4

Vehicular Crimes 🖤: Getaway Car and Out of the Woods Mar 04, 2024

This week we covered two songs that we love that have to do with driving (and crashing): Getaway Car and Out of the Woods.

Time to Do Swiftie Math: Fifteen and 22 Feb 26, 2024

It’s our twenty-second episode, so of course we had to do some Swiftie math and cover 22 and Fifteen. This was a fun episode as we dove into what we were like at 15 and 22 and also discovered how horrifying owls are without feathers. Enjoy!

The Tortured Poets Department: Our Predictions and Prophecies Feb 19, 2024

This week we wanted to talk all things Tortured Poets Department before we actually know anything about the album! Enjoy our guesses about what might be on the album. We can’t wait to find out what we’re right and wrong about!

Team Jacob Time: I Can See You and Back to December Feb 12, 2024

In honor of Taylor Lautner’s birthday, we decided to cover two songs that have to do with him: Back to December and I Can See You. We love an unproblematic ex! Check out Finer Finds here: https://www.shopfinerfinds.com/ Cat’s shirt: https://www.shopfinerfinds.com/products/the-repuslaytion-t-shirt?_pos=2&_psq=repuslay&_ss=e&_v=1.0 Abby’s shirt: https://www.shopfinerfinds.com/products/the-dream-girl-t-shirt?_pos=1&_psq=dream&_ss=e&_v=1.0 The poster: https://www.shopfinerfinds.com/products/the-people-pleaser-poster?_pos=2&_psq=peop&_ss=e&_v=1.0

Taylor’s Impact on Female Songwriters with Sarah Gross Feb 05, 2024

We are so excited to have musician Sarah Gross on the podcast this week! She has been described as “queer cowboy Taylor Swift” and has written some incredible songs (our favs are Deep End and Arizona). We talked with her about how Taylor has impacted the music industry from her unique songwriting to her ability to connect with fans to her re-recordings. Sign up for Sarah’s monthly email list and find Sarah on Instagram + TikTok + Facebook + YouTube + X

Cat Moved!: Never Grow Up and Welcome to New York Jan 29, 2024

Welcome to the new podcast set! In honor of Cat’s move, we decided to do two songs about moving: Never Grow Up and Welcome to New York. We get a little weepy this week and even manage to make WTNY emo (we know, we were surprised too).

Down with the Slaytriarchy: Nothing New and Maroon Jan 22, 2024

For the final episode recorded on our first podcast set, we decided to work on emptying Cat’s liquor cabinet to make it easier for her to move next week 🫶🏻 To make the drinking on theme and not just a fun Saturday night, we chose two Taylor songs that mention drinking: Nothing New and Maroon. Cat’s poem “Wrinkles in the Year of the Barbie Movie” - https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8sY4Xbr/

Great Hills to Die On: Midnight Rain and It’s Nice to Have a Friend Jan 15, 2024

No one asked us to die on these hills, but honestly the view is great so why not choose here to die: It’s Nice to have a Friend and Midnight Rain.

Bridges Stronger Than an Engineer’s Dream: Cruel Summer and Death By A Thousand Cuts Jan 08, 2024

Engineers WISH they could construct bridges as iconic and flawless as the ones in these songs: Cruel Summer and Death by a Thousand Cuts. Diving into these songs made us realize they're even more amazing that we originally thought if that was even possible. Also, please excuse our audio problems in the ten minutes or so of the episode, we had a recording issue!

New Year Same Pod: Begin Again and New Years Day Jan 01, 2024

Happy 2024! We’re kicking off the new year with a few fitting songs: Begin Again and New Years Day. Watch the behind the scenes of the rep secret sessions here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0sMLapsao8

Bye 2023! Album Ranking + Q&A Dec 25, 2023

To finish out 2023, we decided to do a few different Taylor Swift rankings and share our results! You can find the song sorter/ranking here: https://jesseepinkman.tumblr.com/tswiftsong and the link to the mathematical ranking is in @lizwizdom on TikTok’s bio! Thank you again for listening this year, it’s meant the world to us and we can’t wait to see what 2024 will bring ✨

Never Find Another like Glee-ee-ee (featuring Gleek of the Week): Mean and Mine Dec 18, 2023

This week we covered the two songs that appeared on Glee: Mean and Mine. We also have our first ever guests on the pod this week! It was so much fun having Andrew and Allison from Gleek of the Week on this week to talk about Glee, Taylor Swift, and everything else we ended up discussing on our many tangents. Head over to our YouTube channel to see the non-abridged version of our conversation with them! Check out Gleek of the Week: https://beacons.ai/gleekoftheweekpod/

Trauma! at the Church: Dear John and Would’ve Could’ve Should’ve Dec 11, 2023

We asked a few weeks ago what songs you wanted us to cover, and these two were highly requested! So this week we’re covering two very interconnected songs: Dear John and Would’ve Could’ve Should’ve. Enjoy! Link to the Speak Now Tour’s Dear John performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FQCpSg65jU

The Duality of the Holidays: Tis the Damn Season and Christmas Tree Farm Dec 04, 2023

It’s December and we’re getting in the spirit with two of Taylor’s songs about this time of year: ‘Tis the Damn Season and Christmas Tree Farm! And while these two songs may be about the same time of year, they definitely have… very different vibes. Enjoy!

Sleepover Vibes: I Knew You Were Trouble + Enchanted Nov 27, 2023

This week we decided to throw it back with two Taylor songs that remind us of sleepovers when we were kids: I Knew You Were Trouble and Enchanted! These songs make us think of being teenagers, gossiping about our crushes, and pretending like we understood what it was like to be in love.

Haunted Microphones + Murder (From The Vault): No Body, No Crime and Vigilante Sh*t Nov 20, 2023

Well, this episode didn’t stay lost for long! We talked about this a few weeks ago, but we had an issue with Cat’s mic about halfway through the episode and had to switch to camera audio. Sorry for the slightly worse audio, it will be better again next week! In this episode, originally recorded for Halloween, we chose two murder-y songs to get in the spirit. The Halloween decorations are out of Cat’s apartment by now, rest assured.

All Too Well (Ten Minute Version) (Taylor's Version): A Deep Dive Into the Song and the Short Film Nov 13, 2023

Buckle in for this week’s episode as we do our first special episode: a deep dive into Taylor’s longest song and the accompanying short film. CW: This episode includes discussions of toxic relationships, age gaps, and power imbalances in relationships. If any of these topics might trigger you, we encourage you to skip this episode and come back next week.

Songs that made us Swifties: Our Song & You Belong With Me Nov 06, 2023

We've been covering a lot of sad songs lately, so we wanted to be a little more lighthearted this week and cover the songs that we first remember loving from Taylor: Our Song for Cat and You Belong With Me for Abby!

1989 (Taylor’s Version) is here: Say Don’t Go & Is It Over Now? Oct 30, 2023

Happy 1989 (Taylor’s Version) release week! We’re celebrating by diving into our favorite vault tracks off of the album: Say Don’t Go and Is It Over Now?

Midnights Mayhem with Swiftlore: Bejeweled and Mastermind Oct 23, 2023

In honor of the 1 year anniversary of Midnights, we broke into a bottle of cheap ass screw top rose and talked about some of our favorite Midnights tracks: Bejeweled ✨ and Mastermind ♟️

Tattoos and Tangents: Diving into champagne problems and my tears ricochet Oct 16, 2023

This week we dove into the Taylor Swift songs that inspired our tattoos and go into why we love these Taylor songs enough to permanently tattoo references to them on us.

Laughing Through the Pain: Forever and Always + You’re Losing Me Oct 09, 2023

This week, Abby and Cat dive into the lore and lyrics of two amazing breakup songs from Taylor Swift: Forever and Always from Fearless and You’re Losing Me from Midnights (Til Dawn Edition).

Promised links!

Forever and Always on the Fearless Tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFyGIYz2Hes

Journey to Fearless documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnIZN0WgrAE

Our Eras Tour Surprise Songs: Exploring False God & Holy Ground Oct 02, 2023

Welcome to the first episode of Swiftlore! This week, we dove into the background, lyrical meaning, and performance history of False God and Holy Ground. We loved seeing them live at our Eras Tour show at Metlife, and it was so much fun learning more about them ✨

Swiftlore Trailer Oct 01, 2023

Welcome to the Swiftlore podcast where we explore the lyrics and lore of Taylor Swift's discography. Every week lifelong best friends and devoted swifties Abby and Cat will dive into two songs and discuss the cultural significance, meanings, and more.

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