Swiftly Spoken

This week we discuss Taylor's poetry, which seems to have gone largely unexplored over the last couple of years. In particular we take a deep dive into 'Why She Disappeared', one of the three prominent poems Taylor published during the reputation era. This poem in specific was first included in the reputation deluxe magazines, and later was thrown into the spotlight by being featured as an interlu...

In this week's special episode we challenged ourselves to create a Taylor Swift compilation album each from scratch. To make it difficult we also established a series of rules to be followed. We then got together to describe the concepts we came up with, discussing the names and themes, cover art and carefully chosen tracklists. Make sure to head over to our Instagram to check out our mock-ups, ca...

In this episode we explore the backstory behind The Last Great American Dynasty, a song in which Taylor cleverly ties her life and experiences at her Rhode Island home to those of Rebekah Harkness, one of the previous owners of the grand estate. Known for her eccentricities and causing trouble, the parallels Taylor draws between herself and Rebekah are extremely fitting and touch upon how society...

In our debut episode we take a deep dive into the Lover music video in order to celebrate its recent two year anniversary! After giving an overview, we go into depth describing all of the hidden Easter Eggs and background secrets that appear throughout the video, breaking it down frame by frame. With this in mind, this episode is highly analytical, future episodes will include both more laid back...