Swiftly Sung Stories

<p>Taylor Swift is a hopeless romantic. Or Taylor Swift is a villain. She’s a mastermind, an anti-hero, a pathological people-pleaser, a maneater, or a clueless billionaire. </p> <p>Somehow, she’s all of these...

<p>No new episode this week as I recover from COVID, but here’s a quick update on what’s going on with me as I keep trying to make new episodes (raw vulnerability incoming, possibly influenced by cold medicine and too...

<p>Grab your emotional support rock. Adjust your scrunchie. Try not to change the channel during the infomercial.</p> <p>In this extended episode of the Swiftly Sung Stories Podcast, we’re dissecting the “Opalite” music...

<p>Think you caught every Easter egg in Taylor Swift’s “The Fate of Ophelia” music video? Think again.</p> <p>In this episode of the Swiftly Sung Stories Podcast, Jen takes you on a meticulous, frame-by-frame deep dive...

<p>What do Shakespeare, a wooden puppet, a school for dragon riders, and Taylor Swift have in common? Apparently…The Life of a Showgirl.</p> <p>In this episode of the Swiftly Sung Stories Podcast, we follow Taylor Swift...

<p>The final episode of The End of an Era is here. Episode 6, “Remember This Moment,” follows Taylor Swift through her last three performances in Vancouver as the Eras Tour comes to a close. In this episode of the...

<p>Episode 5 of Taylor Swift’s The End of an Era docuseries, titled “Marjorie,” narrates the family legacy that led Taylor to stardom. Andrea Swift tells us the story of her mother, Marjorie Finlay, an opera singer...

<p>The End of an Era documentary gives us the most candid look yet at Taylor Swift - her struggles and triumphs, her personal life, and the hidden mechanics of The Eras Tour. In this episode of the Swiftly Sung Stories...

<p>In this episode, we break down Episodes 1 and 2 of Taylor Swift’s docuseries The End of an Era through a storytelling and literary lens. Rather than a straightforward recap, this discussion situates the series within...

<p>Taylor Swift didn’t arrive at her Life of a Showgirl era by accident. In this episode, we trace the larger character arc she’s been building across albums and eras, exploring how her storytelling voice, emotional...

<p>Taylor Swift closes out The Life of a Showgirl with this title track duet, sung with fellow showgirl Sabrina Carpenter. We hear the tale of Kitty, who made her money being pretty and witty, and the dire warnings she...

<p>You can call me anything you want, sweetheart, because in this lyric breakdown we’re tackling the sticky sweet sentiment of Honey! </p> <p>In the 11th track from The Life of a Showgirl, Taylor Swift redefines the...

<p>Our witchy madwoman is back in top form, and this time she’s created a clap-back to cancel culture! Do you dare enter this dark underworld, where it gets quite dark, and they’re burning all the witches (even if you...

<p>Buckle up, because we’re about to scale the tallest living organism on the planet! </p> <p>In “Wood”, track 9 of The Life of a Showgirl, Taylor Swift uses superstitions, double entendres, and superstitions as double...

<p>In track 8 from The Life of a Showgirl, Taylor Swift looks around at the wider world and sees the pricey and complex desires of others. Her own yearnings are quite different: she wants a real partner and a quiet...