Taylearning: A Taylor Swift Podcast

Meet James! James is only seventeen and doesn't know anything, but he knows he misses Betty. In this installment of the Folklore Love Triangle series, we cover James's side of the story. This song acts as a desperate plea from James to get Betty to forgive his infidelity. Don't forget to listen to the Cardigan episode before jumping into this lyrical and critical analysis! Support this podcast: ht...

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Meet Betty! Betty is one of the three main characters in the canonical love triangle from the Folklore album, which consists of three songs. Cardigan, from Betty's perspective, tells the tale of a heartbroken girl expressing her pain to James, the boy who hurt her. In this episode, your hosts chat about Cardigan's impact, critical reception, and break down the lyrics to begin the story of the love...

It's time! On March 18th, Olivia & Dani attended The Eras Tour in Glendale [Swift City], Arizona [ERAzona]. Attending with them was Rebecca, Dani's fabled roommate, who joins your hosts in today's episode! Today is all about breaking down what to expect at the show, from general commentary to going through the setlist. This episode is split into two parts: spoiler-free (ends at the 15:45 mark) and...

Welcome to our newest mini-series, Extra Credit! These episodes are bonus episodes that range from 10-20 minutes and are put out on weeks where our full length episodes might come a little later than expected. This week, Olivia is under the weather, but Dani refused to review The Eras Tour in Glendale without her partner in crime. Instead, this episode has Dani shelling out tips and tricks for fan...

The last time we saw Taylor on tour was in 2018 for the Reputation Stadium Tour. This tour was record-breaking, award winning, and a theatrics-filled spectacle. Now, we look back fondly on it. Come along as your hosts walk you through the show, song by song, and relive it one last time before The Eras Tour begins! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/taylearning-podcast/su...

Taylor Swift has nine openers on The Eras Tour. How well do you know their music? Join Dani & Olivia as they go through each artist's discographies to figure out what songs are most likely to be played, their personal favorites, and what to expect! Complete with song clips to help give you a taste of what each opener's sound is like. Featured in this episode: Muna, Haim, Paramore. Support this pod...

Taylor Swift has nine openers on The Eras Tour. How well do you know their music? Join Dani & Olivia as they go through each artist's discographies to figure out what songs are most likely to be played, their personal favorites, and what to expect! Complete with song clips to help give you a taste of what each opener's sound is like. Featured in this episode: Phoebe Bridgers, Gracie Abrams, Gayle,...

One word: Hiddleswift. That's the catchy ship name for this short-lived pairing. When the world was falling apart around Taylor, she "clung to the nearest lips" when she dated Tom Hiddleston. The duo experienced a whirlwind summer together in 2016 between her relationships with Calvin Harris and Joe Alwyn. So...what happened? If she wanted Joe, why was she with Tom? Why did they split? Did they ev...

Taylor Swift has over 200 released songs; how in the world is she going to pick which ones to sing on The Eras Tour? With twelve albums (including Taylor's Versions), everyone has a different favorite and a different "perfect" set list. In this episode, listen to Dani break down her dream set list, then hear Olivia keep Dani's expectations in check with a more realistic set list for the upcoming t...

For a beautiful, brief moment in time in 2009, the world was given its teenage darling couple: Taylor Squared. Taylor Swift met, dated, and broke up with Taylor Lautner all in a five month span. This gorgeous couple and wholesome relationship inspired at least one of Taylor Swift's songs, as well as memes, stories, and public moments that have permeated their way into pop culture forever. Let's ta...

The Swiftie community is an amazing place to make friends, and we want to introduce you all to two of ours! Meet 'The Girls at Home'! TGAH is made up of Sarah & Cara, two passionate fans who run their own YouTube channel talking about all things Taylor. Today, Podcasters meet YouTubers in the middle as we compare and contrast our album rankings. Join us, judge us, rank with us- this is a fun one!...

In 2008, Taylor released 'Fearless'...and then she did it again in 2021! In today's episode, hear your hosts chat about all things Fearless, including the differences between the original and recorded albums, critical reception, the songs, and the cultural impacts. We don't know how it gets better than this! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/taylearning-podcast/support...

Welcome back for Season 2 of Taylearning! Today, your hosts are chatting about Taylor's longest romantic relationship prior to Joe Alwyn- Calvin Harris. The pair "officially" dated from March of 2015 - June of 2016, so why aren't there more songs about him? Where was Taylor on April 29th? Why did they split? We answer all of these questions and more in this hefty season premiere episode. Support t...

Happy Holidays, Taylisteners! In this bonus episode, hear your hosts chat about Taylor's Christmas-themed jam, 'Christmas Tree Farm.' Taylor wrote, recorded, and released this song during the holiday season of 2019 (firmly in the Lover era), so it's no surprise this song is full of nostalgia, romance, and stunning imagery. This fun episode also acts as the Season One Finale- we will see you again...

Taylor herself said that this music video was so chock full of Easter Eggs that they had a whole PDF to track them. Obviously, this meant that Dani & Olivia needed to break down the video scene by scene to find them all! Follow along as your hosts dissect this quirky music video in this penultimate episode of Taylearning Season 1. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tayle...

Who are you picking first in your Midnights Fantasy Football draft? Join your hosts in this week's fun episode as they draft their "teams" using all 21 songs from Midnights. Listen and draft along, judge the selections, and vote for your favorite team on Instagram! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/taylearning-podcast/support Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. Se...

Happy Evermore season! In this week's episode, Olivia & Dani revisit the Song Analysis series to chat about one of the most beloved songs on Evermore- 'Champagne Problems'. This song, which is about a rejected marriage proposal, immediately struck a chord with fans and critics alike. Additionally, it is full of double (sometimes triple) meanings, metaphors, and heartbreaking, top tier lyricism. Ki...

Hey Jake- just between us, did the love affair maim you too? Jake Gyllenhaal and Taylor Swift dated for 3-ish months at the end of 2010, and the breakup led to the creation of what Rolling Stone thinks is Taylor's best album of all time: Red. In this installment of 'The Muses' series, Olivia & Dani unpack the wild and short lived relationship that led to some of Taylor's most emotional songs to da...

Place your bets: is Speak Now or 1989 going to be the next album to join the Taylor's Version squad? Taylor loves to lead us on in multiple directions to keep what's coming next a surprise, but after a year of teasing, we still don't know which of these two iconic albums is up on the roster. In this debate-style episode, hear Olivia argue for 1989 and Dani argue for Speak Now, duking it out and la...

Today we are joined by a very special guest- Autumn from the viral TSTourTips! In this episode, we ask Autumn - a longtime Swiftie with exponential knowledge about Taylor's tours - questions everyone has on their mind leading up to 'The Eras Tour' ticket sale. How much will this cost? What are the best sections? How do you increase your chances of meeting Taylor? All of these questions (and many m...

It's been almost two weeks since 'Midnights' was released, which means there has been a bit of time to marinate with the album and give it a proper review. Naturally, this means that it is time for Olivia & Dani to share their [current] song rankings! A lot has changed from their first listen to now, so join in as they chat about each song's ranking placement, most notable lyrics, and which of the...

Everyone has opinions on 'Midnights', and we at Taylearning are no exception. While Olivia & Dani both agree that they need time to marinate with the album more before officially ranking the songs and scoring the album, they are here today to bring you their initial feelings and analyses on TS10...and there are a lot of them! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/taylearnin...

Grab your favorite drink- it's time for the debut of the Tipsy Swifties! In this [drunk] episode, Olivia & Dani play a drinking game using previous Taylor lyrics, and they discuss what they think each song on 'Midnights' will sound like. Hear your hosts get increasingly inebriated and passionate as they chat theories, past Taylor songs, and their hopes for TS10. -Taylearning: A Taylor Swift Podcas...

"Polished pop perfection" was achieved in 2015 when Taylor Swift embarked on her award-winning 1989 World Tour. This tour - which can be viewed in full on YouTube - was two hours of some of Taylor's best vocals to date, insane choreography, and some incredibly hype energy. Hear your hosts chat through the entire tour, song by song and clip by clip, and pretend you are actually in the aud...