Swiftlore: The Lyrics and Lore of Taylor Swift

Latest Episodes:

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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!