AP Taylor Swift
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Welcome to AP Taylor Swift Podcast, the show for Swifties who love to overanalyze lyrics! Join hosts Maansi Dommeti, Jenn Holcomb, and Jodi Innerfield as they delve into Taylor Swift’s music to uncover the literary devices, themes, and inspirations that make her songs resonate with millions of fans. From Shakespeare to feminist theory, we explore the academic side of Taylor’s songwriting, no English degree required, just curiosity.
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- The Horror! Three Taylor Swift Songs turned spooky, like you’ve never heard | AP Taylor Swift 146 · 41 min · Seizoen 4 Aflevering 146“You’ll be alright, no one can hurt you now.” It’s spooky season! So this week, we’re exploring how horror shows up in Taylor Swift's songwriting, even when the songs are not…
- Taylor Swift's "The Man" Meaning & Lyrics Explained: The Double Standard | AP Taylor Swift 145 · 1 u 9 min · Seizoen 4 Aflevering 168"I’d be a fearless leader, I’d be an alpha type." This week we're going line-by-line through Taylor Swift's "The Man" (Lover, 2019), written by Taylor Swift and Joel Little, in a…
- Masculinity in Taylor Swift’s Music | Better Man, The Man, Father Figure | AP Taylor Swift E144 · 53 min · Seizoen 4 Aflevering 144I’ll be your father figure. In this Show and Tell episode, Jenn, Jodi, and Maansi unpack masculinity as a cultural construct, from powdered wigs and heels in 18th century France…
- “Dear John” by Taylor Swift, Lyrics Explained | AP Taylor Swift E143 · 54 min · Seizoen 4 Aflevering 143"I took your matches before fire could catch me" This week we're going line-by-line through Taylor Swift's "Dear John" (Speak Now, 2010). We go through the WWII-era history…
- Taylor Swift and the Game Metaphor | Dear John, Foolish One, End Game · 50 min · Aflevering 144I wanna be your end game. Roll the dice, pick your teams, and pull up a chair, because this week is all about games (decidedly not sports). Taylor reaches for game metaphors…
- "False God" Lyric Analysis | Taylor Swift's Sales Pitch for Blind Faith | AP Taylor Swift E141 · 54 min · Aflevering 142"They say the road gets hard, and you get lost when you're led by blind faith." This week we're going line-by-line through "False God" (Lover, 2019). We trace the blind faith…
- God in Taylor Swift's Lyrics: A Literary Analysis | AP Taylor Swift 140 · 49 min · Seizoen 4 Aflevering 140And 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, the…
- "Forever and Always" Song Meaning | AP Taylor Swift Podcast E139 · 47 min · Aflevering 139"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 idiom…
- Reader-Response Theory & Taylor Swift's Music | AP Taylor Swift E138 · 43 min · Seizoen 4 Aflevering 138"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. The…
- Greek Mythology & Taylor Swift | "My Tears Ricochet," "Long Story Short" · 51 min · Seizoen 3“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 exploring…
- Emily Dickinson and Taylor Swift |"Karma," "evermore" & Why They're Literary Twins · 50 min“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 explore…
- “Blank Space” Line-by-Line Analysis | AP Taylor Swift Podcast · 52 min · Seizoen 1"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: "Blank…
- "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 · 1 u 0 min · Seizoen 3"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 Bennet's…
- "Tim McGraw" by Taylor Swift Song Analysis | AP Taylor Swift Podcast · 44 min · Seizoen 3"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 first…
- Looking at Taylor Swift’s Music Through a Feminist Lens | AP Taylor Swift · 54 min · Seizoen 3“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 the…
- “Cruel Summer” Meaning & Lyrics Explained | AP Taylor Swift · 48 min"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 turns…
- Why Summer Hits Different in Taylor Swift Lyrics | AP Taylor Swift · 41 min"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, danger…
- 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 · 46 min"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 captures a…
- “Willow” Song Analysis: Witchcraft, Mythology, and Power Dynamics | AP Taylor Swift E137 · 1 u 5 min · Seizoen 3 Aflevering 137“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 the witchy…
- "I Don’t Wanna Live Forever": How Taylor Swift’s Songs Tell the Story of the Odyssey · 57 min · Aflevering 136“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 on one…
