13: A Taylor Swift Fan Podcast

Swifties, get ready — it’s almost showtime!  13: A Taylor Swift Fan Podcast  is thrilled to announce  Swifties in the City , an album release party for  The Life of a Showgirl ! This unforgettable night will bring fans together for music, community, and everything Swiftie-coded. Here’s what’s in store: Live Podcast Recording of  The 13 Podcast   The Life of a Showgirl  album + favorite deep cuts A...

Swifties, mark your calendars!  The 13: A Taylor Swift Fan Podcast crew is officially announcing our next big event —  Swifties in the City , celebrating Taylor Swift’s highly anticipated new album,  The Life of a Showgirl !   When & Where:  Friday, October 17, 2025 6–9 PM Pegasus Lawn at the Omni Dallas Hotel After the massive success of  Swifties in the Park  with 600+ fans, we’re taking it...

On this episode of  13: A Taylor Swift Fan Podcast , Nick, Ana, Amy, and Lacey dive deep into track seven on  Evermore :  “Happiness.”  From Taylor’s own reflections in the  Willow  live chat and her Apple Music interview with Zane Lowe, to parallels with  The Great Gatsby  and Easter eggs leading into  Midnights  and  The Life of a Showgirl , we explore the hidden meanings, lyrics, and emotions b...

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are officially engaged — and the internet is  shattered !   In this historic, emotional, and absolutely  unmissable  episode of  13: A Taylor Swift Fan Podcast , we react in real-time to the biggest pop culture event of the year. We’re diving deep into: The viral Instagram post (1PM EST = the 13th hour ) Every Easter egg, from Lover aesthetics to the proposal timeline...

In this episode of  13: A Taylor Swift Fan Podcast , Nick, Ana, Amy, and Lacey go full detective mode as they break down  Track 6 of Evermore: “No Body, No Crime”  featuring HAIM. From Taylor Swift's love for  Olive Garden  and another shade of red (Merlot?!), to her obsession with  true crime podcasts  and  Dateline , this song is layered with great storytelling and country noir vibes. The hosts...

Welcome to another glitter-packed episode of  13: A Taylor Swift Fan Podcast ! This week, we dive  deep  into the TS12 rollout for  The Life of a Showgirl . Join Lacey, Anna, Amy, and Nick (in spirit!) as they unravel vinylcountdowns, glitter color theories, the 1989 callbacks, possible Super Bowl clues, and a  whole lotta Swiftie sleuthing .  Is the album’s color just… glitter? What do the vinyl...

In this episode of  13: A Taylor Swift Fan Podcast , we break down  “Tolerate It” —the Track 5 on  Evermore , and one of the most heart-wrenching songs in Taylor Swift’s entire discography. From lyrical parallels to  Rebecca  by Daphne du Maurier to raw Eras Tour performance memories, we explore why this specific type of hurt still resonates with Swifties everywhere. We dive into Taylor’s genius u...

Welcome to another crazy album rollout week courtesy of the mastermind herself, Taylor Swift. It’s been a week of countdowns and glitter backgrounds, but we are ready to discuss Taylor Swift’s 12th album,  “The Life of a Showgirl”,  her first ever podcast appearance, and the real life love story that the world has been watching for a while.  In this special episode of  13: A Taylor Swift Fan Podca...

Swifties, get ready — this week’s  13: A Taylor Swift Fan Podcast  is packed with the best kind of tea- SwifTEA! Nick, Ana, Amy, and Lacey unpack the viral  TS12 Yacht Rock theory  sparked by Travis Kelce’s captain’s hat, Taylor’s nautical summer merch, and A12 Easter eggs. Could this be the chill, pastel, 70s-inspired era we never saw coming? We also dive into Taylor Swift’s  directorial debut ru...

Swifties, are we entering into the next era?  In this  emergency SwifTEA episode  of  13: A Taylor Swift Podcast , Ana breaks down today’s whirlwind of Taylor Swift chaos from today! From  Taylor Nation’s 12-photo orange carousel  and the mysterious “see you next era” fire-heart emoji, to the  New Heights  podcast’s orange teaser with Jason Kelce wearing  Eras Tour merch , the fandom is buzzing: i...

Write this down, it's time to get into "tis the damn season" from the "evermore" album! Did you know Taylor Swift wrote this song in one night during the "folklore: long pond studio" sessions? Her brain never stops! Nick, Amy, Ana, and Lacey discuss the lyrics to this song, the ties to other songs on the album to form a linear story, what Aaron Dessner said about the night Taylor wrote this song,...

What is it about this song that scratches an itch in our brains?? Taylor Swift has described “gold rush” as a quick daydream, but of course there has to be more layers than that! Nick, Ana, Amy, Lacey, and Intern Saahir discuss the satisfying lyrics, the story being told, the historical context, how the music creates this mystical journey, and so much more!! Where does “gold rush” fall in your eve...

The first time Taylor Swift talked about "champagne problems," she said she couldn't wait for the day she'd play it in a big crowd... and just a few years later, it became a fan-favorite and an important tradition of The Eras Tour!  Join Nick, Ana, Amy, and Lacey as they explore the lyrics, story, context, history, and more!! Where does this song fall in your "evermore" rankings?  This episode is...

Taylor Nation is being unhinged at the moment.. Are we in our countdown era? And what exactly are we counting up to? It's feeling very 5 holes in the fence at the moment and we just want to know.. What do you think is going on? Lacey, Amy, Nick and Ana discuss all the possibilities and delve into what SwifTok thinks could potentially happen! CONTACT THE PODCAST! Voicemail Number- (689) 214-1313 Em...

Take my hand, wreck my plans, and take a listen to our "willow" song breakdown! How have our thoughts and interpretations on this song changed over the years? And what has Taylor Swift herself said about the songwriting process of "evermore"'s opening track?  Nick, Amy, Ana, Lacey, and Intern Saahir break down the lyrics, quotes, music video, references, and more!  Where does "willow" fall in your...

Taylor Swift surprised fans with the release of “evermore” on December 11, 2020. Before “13: A Taylor Swift Fan Podcast” existed, Nick, Ana, Amy, and Lacey came together to record an album breakdown on December 17, 2020, which was at the time shared on different podcasts. In this episode, you will hear the very first idea of a Taylor Swift podcast, theories about the re-recording process and how t...

In your soul, you just know when it's time to... start our "evemore" era! We told you this pain wouldn't be for evermore and we wouldn't leave you at the restaurant because the time has finally come!  In this episode, Nick, Ana, Amy, and Lacey rank their top 5 songs from Taylor Swift's 9th studio album, "evermore". Amy has famously gone on the record for years on how this is a top album for her, s...

Do you remember where you were when Taylor Swift surprised us with the release of "All Of The Girls You Loved Before" right before the start of the Eras Tour? This song was originally meant for the "Lover" album, but Taylor decided to share it with us to celebrate the start of what would be the most iconic tour in music history!  Nick, Ana, Lacey, and Intern Saahir break down the lyrics, lore, sur...

Inspired by a viral Swiftie Showdown online, we decided it's time to put our Taylor Swift trivia knowledge to the test! Listen and play along as Nick josts a "Jeopardy!" style game between Ana, Lacey, and Intern Saahir, to see who knows the most trivia, lyrics, lore, and more!  And yes, the rumors on why this episode isn't titled "Evermore Initial Rankings" is addressed...  There are lots of ways...

In light of the biggest news in Taylor Swift history - Taylor buying back her masters - we thought this would be a good time to revisit the reason that Taylor was re-recording her work in the first place! At the start of this podcast nearly 4 years ago, one of the very first episodes we did was a breakdown of the legal and emotional battle between Taylor Swift, her old record label, Scooter Braun,...

Swifties, history has been made. On May 30, 2025, Taylor Swift announced that her battle has come to an end and she owns her masters... but what does that mean? Nick, Ana, Amy and Lacey discuss the history behind the re-records, the true value of clownery and loyal Swifties, and what this all truly means. This isn’t just a win for Taylor—it’s a win for every artist, fan, and fighter who’s ever dar...

A nearly impossible task for any Swiftie, but we did it... we decided to rank our top 5 favorite bridges across Taylor Swift's entire discography!  There are no right or wrong answers, but there are some surprises and overlaps! From Taylor's 11 studio albums, which bridges would you rank in your top 5? Do you match with any of Nick, Amy, Ana, Lacey, or Saahir's picks?  CONTACT THE PODCAST! Email –...

If you could write down your favorite memories from the Eras Tour, where would you even begin? Can you think back to where you were when Taylor first took the stage in Glendale? Or how you felt the first time she mashed up songs in the acoustic set?  As part of her surprise song game punishment, Lacey wrote a speech to detail her best memories and moments from the Eras Tour... an impossible task,...

Our highly anticipated part two ranking is finally here!  Nick, Ana, Amy, Lacey, and Intern Saahir rank their top 5 songs from the second half of THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT - The Anthology (all the songs from "The Black Dog" to "The Manuscript").  How do your rankings compare? Do you think you gravitate more towards the first half or the second half?  THIS PODCAST IS SPONSORED BY BETTER HELP:...

We've spent the last 31 weeks stressed on how we could possibly rank our favorite songs from THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT... So to make things a little easier, we split up our rankings into two parts!  In this episode, Nick, Ana, Amy, Lacey, and Intern Saahir rank their top 5 songs from the Standard Edition of the album (all the songs from "Fortnight" to "Clara Bow")  Have your favorites from the...