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God in Taylor Swift's Lyrics: A Literary Analysis | AP Taylor Swift 140

And the God's honest truth is that the pain was heaven" This week we're looking at Taylor Swift's lyrics through the lens of God as a literary symbol — the ultimate judge

"Forever and Always" Song Meaning | AP Taylor Swift Podcast E139

"I was there when you said, forever and always." In this deep dive, we crack open why "Forever and Always" is a bait and switch song, tracing how Taylor takes a romantic

Reader-Response Theory & Taylor Swift's Music | AP Taylor Swift E138

"Dear Reader, If it feels like a trap, you're already in one." This week we're kicking off Season 4 by looking at Taylor Swift's lyrics through reader-response theory. Th

Greek Mythology & Taylor Swift | "My Tears Ricochet," "Long Story Short"

“Fatefully, I tried to pick my battles 'til the battle picked me” This week, we're diving into the timeless influence of Greek mythology in Taylor Swift's music by explor

Emily Dickinson and Taylor Swift |"Karma," "evermore" & Why They're Literary Twins

“And I was catching my breath, barefoot in the wildest winter…” What happens when a 21st-century American poet meets a 19th-century one? In this Show & Tell episode, we e

“Blank Space” Line-by-Line Analysis | AP Taylor Swift Podcast

"Nice to meet you, where you been? I could show you incredible things..." In this deep dive episode, we dissect one of Taylor Swift's most iconic satirical masterpieces:

"Don’t Leave Me Like This": Taylor Swift Meets Pride and Prejudice | I’m Only Me When I’m With You, Haunted, and Lavender Haze | AP Taylor Swift

"I'm only me when I'm with you" This week on AP Taylor Swift, we're diving into an AP Lit favorite: Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice (1813). We trace Elizabeth and Jane

"Tim McGraw" by Taylor Swift Song Analysis | AP Taylor Swift Podcast

"It's nice to believe, when you think Tim McGraw." This week on AP Taylor Swift, we're going line-by-line through Taylor Swift's "Tim McGraw" (debut, 2006) — her very fir

Looking at Taylor Swift’s Music Through a Feminist Lens | AP Taylor Swift

“Why you gotta be so mean?” In this week’s episode of AP Taylor Swift, we put “Mean” (Speak Now), “nothing new” (Red, Taylor’s Version), and “mirrorball” (folklore) under

“Cruel Summer” Meaning & Lyrics Explained | AP Taylor Swift

"I don't want to keep secrets just to keep you" This week on AP Taylor Swift, we're going line-by-line through Taylor Swift's "Cruel Summer" (Lover, 2019). This episode t

Why Summer Hits Different in Taylor Swift Lyrics | AP Taylor Swift

"Now the sun burns my heart and the sand hurts my feelings" This is a re-air of one of our favorite episodes. We’re  looking at the literary symbolism of summer — freedom

Celebrating Taylor Swift’s Wedding Day, from Love Story to Paper Rings to Wi$h Li$t: How Taylor Swift Writes About Weddings, Marriage | AP Taylor Swift Bonus Episode

"I like shiny things, but I'd marry you with paper rings." To celebrate Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding, we each picked a song from Taylor's discography that capt

“Willow” Song Analysis: Witchcraft, Mythology, and Power Dynamics | AP Taylor Swift E137

“Life was a willow and it bent right to your wind”  This week, we finally try to find the actual meaning behind Taylor Swift's "willow" (evermore, 2020), starting with th

"I Don’t Wanna Live Forever": How Taylor Swift’s Songs Tell the Story of the Odyssey

“In silent screams and wildest dreams, I never dreamed of this. This love is good. This love is bad. This love is alive back from the dead.” This week we’re setting sail

“Cold As You” Song Meaning: Taylor Swift's Debut Deep Cut | AP Taylor Swift

"A mess of a dreamer with the nerve to adore you." This week we're deep diving "Cold As You" from Taylor Swift's self-titled debut album (2006) — and it's a heavy one. Wh

Why Mr. Perfectly Fine Spent 13 Years in the Vault (Preview) | AP Taylor Swift After School

"How's your heart after breaking mine?" This is a preview of our paid After School episode,  a continuation of our "Fearless" album deep dive.  We go through every Plati

"You Drew Stars Around My Scars" - Taylor Swift's Scars as Symbols in Cold As You, Cardigan & CANCELLED!

"You drew stars around my scars, but now I'm bleeding." This week, we're doing a Show & Tell episode on one of Taylor's most recurring literary devices: scars. From the i

Taylor Swift's "Anti-Hero" Meaning & Lyrics Explained: Hamlet, Beauty and the Beast & More | AP Taylor Swift

"It’s me, hi, I’m the problem, it’s me.” This week, we (finally) go line-by-line through what might be Taylor Swift's most psychologically dense song: “Anti-Hero” from Mi

"I’ll Stare Directly at the Sun, But Never in the Mirror": Taylor Swift's Mirror Moments from Debut to Midnights | Tied Together With a Smile, Begin Again, and Anti-Hero

“Seems the only one who doesn’t see your beauty is the face in the mirror looking back at you.”This week, we’re doing a Show and Tell on one of literature’s most enduring

Taylor Swift's "Our Song" | Meaning & Lyrical Analysis | "Taylor Swift" Debut (2006)

“I was ridin’ shotgun with my hair undone,” and the rest is history. This week, we do a full line-by-line deep dive into a classic, “Our Song” (Taylor Swift, 2006). Join