Swiftlore: The Lyrics and Lore of Taylor Swift

It's a late night recording, folks, and you know what that means! This week, we talk about two songs that mention movies: exile + If This Was a Movie. Please forgive the chaos that ensues. Follow us on Instagram or TikTok (which rose up from the dead fr) @swiftlorepod for clips, polls, and other fun things. To join our ⁠Patreon⁠, subscribe at https://www.patreon.com/Swift

Our patrons voted, and so it shall be! This week, we dive into two songs that represent feelings we tend to experience in our twenties: New Romantics + Hits Different! It's messy, it's painful, it's SO real. Follow us on Instagram or TikTok (which rose up from the dead fr) @swiftlorepod for clips, polls, and other fun things. To join our ⁠Patreon⁠, subscribe at ht

We're back this week to close out our title track series by covering the songs evermore + The Tortured Poets Department! The vibes are weird and we talk for an extended period of time about typewriters. But hey, sometimes it be like that. - Fundraiser info! Donations to Cozy Cats n Kittens can be made via Venmo, PayPal and wishlist. Every dollar donated will equal one entry i

This week, we discuss two songs about contemplating second chances: I Almost Do + This Love! What are your thoughts on this topic? We'd love to know! #cephalopod Follow us on Instagram or TikTok @swiftlorepod for clips, polls, and other fun things. To join our ⁠Patreon⁠, subscribe at https://www.patreon.com/SwiftlorePodcast. Want to send us something? Here's our P.O. Box add

This week, we dive into two songs about a woman seducing and/or destroying men: imgonnagetyouback + Blank Space! Taylor clearly had a lot of fun writing these, and we have just as much fun breaking them down. The characters may be toxic, but ... a bop's a bop! Follow us on Instagram or TikTok @swiftlorepod for clips, polls, and other fun things. To join our ⁠Patreon⁠, subscri

This week, we report from a lakeside cottage for a writer's retreat, so naturally we chose songs with themes of nature and escapism: the lakes + I Hate It Here! And, for the first time, Shakespeare joins us on the couch. Tune in to hear us talk about our unplugged weekend away as well as our thoughts on maladaptive daydreaming and Romanticism in literature. Enjoy! Follow us on Ins

Wow, we've reached the end of the year! This week, we talk about two songs that sum up our 2024s: Dear Reader (Cat) + long story short (Abby). It has been a JOURNEY, folks, and some of you have been with us the whole way! Thank you for being here 🫶 Feel free to share in the comments what song summed up YOUR year. Follow us on Instagram or TikTok @swiftlorepod for clips, polls,

We're back and continuing our title track series with Red + Lover! In this episode we talk all about love, in every shade. Follow us on Instagram or TikTok @swiftlorepod for clips, polls, and other fun things. To join our ⁠Patreon⁠, subscribe at https://www.patreon.com/SwiftlorePodcast. This week, there is A LOT of extra content cut from the public episode, and even a bonus m

We're back on the deep-dive grind this week with the track fives from Debut and Reputation: Cold As You and Delicate! We talk about how much we love our animals, mourn TikTok being shut down RIGHT when Abby got back online, and discuss how this is the last episode before The Eras Tour is officially over. There's a lot of meandering, but what else is new? Follow us on Instagram or

We're back!!!! Wow. Can you believe it's been a month? We can't! In this episode, Cat and Abby discuss their time off. This includes their thoughts on Wicked, their trip to New York City to see Orla Gartland (featuring a special surprise guest), and how we feel about the Eras Tour coming to a close. We also open some fan mail, give a fundraiser update, and tell some random stories.