Episode Archive

September 23, 2026

"False God" Lyric Analysis | Taylor Swift's Sales Pitch for Blind Faith | AP Taylor Swift E141

September 14, 2026

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

September 9, 2026

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

August 31, 2026

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

August 26, 2026

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

August 19, 2026

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

August 12, 2026

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

August 5, 2026

"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

July 29, 2026

The Poetic Genius and Song Meaning Behind Taylor Swift's TimMcGraw

July 22, 2026

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

July 15, 2026

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

July 8, 2026

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

July 3, 2026

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

July 1, 2026

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

June 24, 2026

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

June 17, 2026

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

June 15, 2026

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

June 10, 2026

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

June 3, 2026

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

May 27, 2026

"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

May 20, 2026

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

May 18, 2026

Taylor Swift's Fearless Album | Song-by-Song Lyrical Analysis | After School Paid Preview

AlliterationPoetic Devices

May 13, 2026

Alliteration in Taylor Swift's Music | "Our Song," "Call It What You Want" & More

May 6, 2026

Taylor Swift's "Elizabeth Taylor" Meaning & Lyrics Explained | The Life of a Showgirl (2025)

LuxuryStatusClose Reading

April 29, 2026

Luxury & Status in Taylor Swift's Music | "Bejeweled," "Elizabeth Taylor" & More | Literary Analysis

April 27, 2026

Taylor Swift's Debut Album | Track-by-Track Lyrical Analysis, Part 2 | After School Paid Preview

April 22, 2026

Taylor Swift's "Opalite" Meaning & Lyrics Explained | The Life of a Showgirl (2025)

April 15, 2026

Transcendentalism in Taylor Swift's Music |"The Lakes," "Opalite" & More | Literary Analysis

Transcendentalism

April 8, 2026

Taylor Swift's "Fifteen" Meaning & Lyrical Analysis | Fearless (2008)

April 1, 2026

How Taylor Swift Uses Time |"Fifteen," "Timeless" & "All Too Well" | Literary Analysis

TimeTemporality

March 25, 2026

Taylor Swift's "I Can Do It With a Broken Heart" | Meaning & Lyrical Analysis | TTPD (2024)

Close ReadingResilience

Feminist TheoryStrong Women

March 18, 2026

E122: Strong Women in Taylor Swift's Music | “marjorie,” “I Can Do It With a Broken Heart,” and “Eldest Daughter”

March 11, 2026

E121: "Down Bad Crying at the Gym" - A Line-By-Line Analysis of Taylor Swift's Down Bad

Close ReadingHeartbreak

March 9, 2026

After School Paid Preview: She Knew Exactly What She Was Doing - Taylor Swift's Debut Album Deep Dive (Part 1)

March 4, 2026

E120: "I'm Immortal Now, Baby Dolls": How Taylor Swift Tells the Hero's Journey Across Every Era in the last great american dynasty, Down Bad, and The Life of a Showgirl

Hero's JourneyMythology

Close ReadingWuthering Heights

February 25, 2026

E119: "Your faithless love's the only hoax I believe in" | Taylor Swift's "hoax" line-by-line analysis

Wuthering HeightsGothic LiteratureGothic Romance

February 18, 2026

E118: Wuthering Heights & Taylor Swift: Love, Revenge, and Gothic Romance

February 11, 2026

E117: Flashback When You Met Me - Taylor Swift's Dress Deep Dive

Close ReadingDesire

February 7, 2026

The Meaning Behind Taylor Swift's "Opalite" Lyrics: After School Paid Preview

BridgertonRomanceHistorical Fiction

February 4, 2026

E116: Taylor Swift Songs That Are Basically Bridgerton Episodes | AP Taylor Swift Podcast

Mental HealthClose Reading

January 28, 2026

E115: "When the Lights Go Out It's Hard to Breathe" - Taylor Swift's Forever Winter Deep Dive

Winter SongsSeasonal Imagery

January 21, 2026

E114: Taylor Swift Winter Songs: "Back to December," "The Moment I Knew" & "Forever Winter"

January 14, 2026

E113: Keep It 100 On the Land, The Sea, The Sky | "The Fate of Ophelia" Analysis

Close ReadingFate

January 7, 2026

Hamlet: Sad, Beautiful, Tragic (Shakespeare’s Version) (After School Paid Preview)

January 7, 2026

E112: Taylor Swift & Hamlet: Breaking Down "Hamlet" themes in Anti-Hero, I Knew You Were Trouble & The Fate of Ophelia

ShakespeareHamlet

December 31, 2025

Revisiting Taylor Swift Parallels: Connecting the Dots Between Unexpected Song Pairings

December 24, 2025

Happy Holidays from AP Taylor Swift - Holiday Songs Reprise

December 17, 2025

The End of an Era - Initial Reactions to Eps 1 and 2 of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour

December 10, 2025

Revisiting TTPD and The Eras Tour

High SchoolComing of AgeClose Reading

December 3, 2025

E111: “So High School” by Taylor Swift line-by-line analysis

High School MusicalMusical Theater

November 26, 2025

E110: Taylor Swift's High School Songs - A High School Musical Comparison

November 26, 2025

We're All in This Together: Why High School Musical Became a Cultural Phenomenon (After School Paid Preview)

ChildhoodNostalgiaClose Reading

November 19, 2025

E109: "seven" Line-by-Line Analysis | Taylor Swift's folklore hit

Intentional AmbiguityClose Reading

November 12, 2025

E108: "That's a Real Legacy to Leave": Taylor Swift and the Art of Intentional Ambiguity in seven, Maroon, and loml

Greek MythologyClose Reading

November 4, 2025

E107: State of Grace Deep Dive: Taylor Swift's Transition from Fantasy to Reality on Red

November 3, 2025

One Month with Taylor Swift's “The Life of a Showgirl”: Our Honest Reactions (After School Paid Preview)

October 29, 2025

Celebrating Our Favorite Childless Cat Lady: Dissecting Cats the Movie and Taylor Swift’s Role in It (After School Paid Preview)

October 29, 2025

E106: Stumble On Home to My Cats: Taylor Swift’s Cat Songs - State of Grace, Gorgeous, and Beautiful Ghosts

Animal StudiesCats

October 22, 2025

E105: I guess I'll never, ever know… “Now That We Don’t Talk” Deep Dive

Moving OnClose Reading

WickedMusical TheaterQuest Narrative

October 15, 2025

E104: Just a Girl on a Mission: Connecting Wicked to Taylor Swift’s “A Place In This World,” “Treacherous,” and “Now That We Don’t Talk”

October 8, 2025

E103: Invisible String Deep Dive - How Taylor Swift Turned Fate into Folklore

October 3, 2025

"The Life of a Showgirl" Album Release Reactions

Song ParallelsIntertextuality

October 1, 2025

E102: Taylor Swift Parallels: Connecting the Dots Between Unexpected Song Pairings

September 24, 2025

E101: Magic, Madness, Heaven, Sin: A Line-by-Line Analysis of Taylor Swift’s “Blank Space”

Close ReadingAnti-Hero

TimelessnessClose Reading

September 17, 2025

E100: Taylor Swift Songs That Transcend Time - Blank Space, New Romantics, The Man

September 17, 2025

Medieval Reality TV aka "The Canterbury Tales" for Taylor Swift Fans (After School Paid Preview)

NamesIdentityClose Reading

September 10, 2025

E99: “But Daddy I Love Him”: Sarahs, Hannahs, Taylor's Tale of Rebellious Love

Unreliable NarratorNarratology

September 3, 2025

E98: Taylor Swift's Unreliable Narrators: When You Can't Trust the Story - You Belong With Me, Mr. Perfectly Fine, But Daddy I Love Him

August 27, 2025

Is It Over Now? Exploring Taylor Swift’s Use of Rhetorical Questions - Question, Ready For it, Is It Over Now

August 20, 2025

Tim McGraw: Deep Diving the Single That Launched Taylor Swift

August 14, 2025

TS12 'The Life of a Showgirl' Album Breakdown: Taylor Swift Podcast Appearance, Album Track Analysis & Literary Connections

Summer SongsClose Reading

August 13, 2025

E97: Cruel Summer: Line-by-line through Taylor Swift’s summer anthem

Summer SongsSeasonal Imagery

August 6, 2025

E96: Cruel Summer, August, hits different: Taylor Swift Summer Songs Breakdown

July 30, 2025

Happee Birthdae Harry: Swiftie Potterheads Unite

July 23, 2025

Mastermind in the Museum: Taylor Swift & Women Who Paint

ReligionObsessive LoveClose Reading

July 16, 2025

E95: Is "Don't Blame Me" Taylor's Most Unhinged Love Song? (Deep Dive)

Gothic LiteratureFrankenstein

July 9, 2025

E94: Frankenstein - When Taylor Swift Meets Gothic Literature and Scientific Ambition

July 2, 2025

All Too Well (10 Minute Version) - Three Literary Lenses on Taylor's Epic Masterpiece

June 25, 2025

E93: I Forgot That You Existed

Moving OnClose Reading

June 18, 2025

E92: Revenge Narratives in Taylor Swift's Songwriting

Revenge Narratives

June 11, 2025

“I Can Go Anywhere I Want, Just Not Home” — Taylor Swift & the Pain of “my tears ricochet”

June 4, 2025

Greek Mythology and Taylor Swift: Exploring connections between Greek Mythology and Taylor's Lyrics

May 31, 2025

Bonus: And Then It Was Bought By Her: Taylor Swift Owns Her Masters

Close ReadingThe Tortured Poets Department

May 28, 2025

E91: Everything You Lose Is a Step You Take: A Deep Dive into “You’re On Your Own, Kid”

May 21, 2025

E90: The Art of Taylor Swift’s Storytelling: Narratology Explained

NarratologyStorytelling

Florida!!!Close ReadingPlace

May 14, 2025

E89: Deep Dive - Florida!!! From “The Tortured Poets Department”

Weather SymbolismNatureSymbolism

May 7, 2025

E88: Dance in a storm: From 'Fearless' Rain to ‘Florida!!!’ Hurricanes, Weather as a Literary Device in Taylor Swift’s music

April 30, 2025

E87: Deep Dive - “Say Don’t Go”

Close ReadingLonging

Circus MetaphorExtended Metaphor

April 23, 2025

E86: Under the Big Top — Taylor Swift and the Circus Metaphor

April 16, 2025

E85: Karma Is My Boyfriend? Unpacking Taylor Swift's Song "Karma"

Close ReadingAcceptance

Emily DickinsonAmerican LiteraturePoetry

April 9, 2025

E84: Is Emily Dickinson Taylor Swift’s Literary Twin? Comparing Emily Dickinson with Karma, Evermore & More

April 2, 2025

E83: Taylor Swift Is Funnier Than You Think | "Thug Story," SNL, and Her Best Joke Songs

HumorSatire

March 26, 2025

E82: Deep Dive - Guilty as Sin?

Close ReadingDesire

Visual ArtFeminist Theory

March 19, 2025

E81: Show and Tell - Paintings by Female Artists

March 12, 2025

E80: Deep Dive - Mirrorball

Close ReadingIdentity

March 5, 2025

E79: Show and Tell - Feminist Theory

Feminist Theory

February 26, 2025

E78: Deep Dive - Tim McGraw

AmericanaCountry Music

February 19, 2025

E77: Show and Tell - Historical Criticism

Historical Criticism

February 12, 2025

E76: Deep Dive - “You Are In Love”

February 5, 2025

E75: Show and Tell - Romantic Love

Romantic LoveRomance

Color SymbolismClose Reading

January 29, 2025

E74: Deep Dive - Maroon

January 22, 2025

E73: "Maroon", "Red," "Daylight" - Show and Tell - Color

Color SymbolismSymbolism

January 15, 2025

E72: Deep Dive - cardigan

Close ReadingFairytale

Peter PanChildren's Literature

January 8, 2025

E71: Show and Tell - Peter Pan

January 1, 2025

Holidays Show and Tell - New Year's Day Re-Release

December 25, 2024

E70: Show and Tell - Harry Potter Holiday Special

Harry PotterFantasy

December 18, 2024

E69: Deep Dive - my tears ricochet

GriefClose Reading

December 13, 2024

E68: Bonus Episode - Taylor Swift by the Book with Tiffany Tatreau and Rachel Feder

BooksLiterature

December 11, 2024

E67: Show and Tell - Greek Mythology

Greek Mythology

Close ReadingSpirituality

December 4, 2024

E66: Deep Dive - Holy Ground

November 27, 2024

E65: Show and Tell - Romance Novels featuring Lauren Rowe

Romance NovelsRomance

November 20, 2024

E64: Deep Dive - Cowboy like me

FolkloreAmericana

November 13, 2024

E63: Show and Tell - Garden Songs

NatureGarden Imagery

November 8, 2024

E62: Bookish Chat With Laura Bankers of Little Owlet Art

BooksReading Culture

Gothic LiteraturePowerClose Reading

November 6, 2024

E61: Deep Dive - Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me

October 30, 2024

E60: Show and Tell - Witches

WitchesGothic Literature

October 23, 2024

E59: Deep Dive - Vigilante Shit

FeminismPower

October 16, 2024

E58: Show and Tell - Style featuring Sarah Chapelle of Taylor Swift Style

FashionStyle

Rhetorical QuestionsClose Reading

October 9, 2024

E57: Deep Dive - ...Question?

Pop Music HistoryMusic Theory

October 4, 2024

E56: DJ Louie XIV of Pop Pantheon Talks Taylor Swift and Pop Stars

Rhetorical QuestionsRhetoric

October 2, 2024

E55: Show and Tell - Rhetorical Questions

September 25, 2024

E54: One-Year Anniversary of AP Taylor Swift

September 18, 2024

E53: Deep Dive - The Way I Loved You

September 11, 2024

E52: "Anti-Hero" "Look What You Made Me Do" "That's The Way I Loved You" - Show and Tell - Psychoanalytic Theory

Psychoanalytic Theory

All Too WellClose ReadingMultiple Interpretations

September 4, 2024

E51: All Too Well (10 Min Version) - 3 Ways

August 28, 2024

E50: Cities + “The Tortured Poets Department”

Cities

August 21, 2024

E49: Poetic Repetition + "The Tortured Poets Department"

August 14, 2024

E48: Mad Women + “The Tortured Poets Department”

August 7, 2024

E47: Pride and Prejudice + "The Tortured Poets Department"

July 31, 2024

E46: Musicals + "The Tortured Poets Department"

July 24, 2024

E45: Satire + The Tortured Poets Department

Satire

July 17, 2024

E44: Metaphors + “The Tortured Poets Department”

MetaphorClose Reading

July 10, 2024

E43: Marxist Theory + “The Tortured Poets Department”

July 3, 2024

"The Last Great American Dynasty" Deep Dive - 4th of July Re-Release

June 26, 2024

E42: Ecocriticism and "The Tortured Poets Department"

June 19, 2024

E41: Toxic Relationships + “The Tortured Poets Department”

June 12, 2024

E40: Deep Dive - Paris

June 5, 2024

E39: Show and Tell - Cities

CitiesUrban Settings

May 29, 2024

E38: Deep Dive - The Archer

IdentitySelf-Analysis

May 22, 2024

E37: Show and Tell - Surrealism

Surrealism

May 15, 2024

E36: Deep Dive - King of My Heart

May 13, 2024

Bonus: "The Tortured Poets Department" at The Eras Tour Reaction

RoyaltyHistorical Criticism

May 8, 2024

E35: Show and Tell - Royalty

Predator/PreyAnimal Imagery

May 1, 2024

E34: Deep Dive - I Know Places

April 24, 2024

E33: Show and Tell - Animal Studies

Animal Studies

April 21, 2024

Bonus: "The Tortured Poets Department" Album Release Recap

April 17, 2024

E32: Deep Dive - Love Story

April 10, 2024

E31: Show and Tell - Shakespeare

Shakespeare

April 3, 2024

E30: Deep Dive - gold rush

NatureRomanticism

March 27, 2024

E29: Show and Tell - Aestheticism

Aestheticism

March 20, 2024

E28: Deep Dive - Shake It Off

HumorPop Culture

Poetic RepetitionPoetic Devices

March 13, 2024

E27: Show and Tell - Poetic Repetition

Gothic LiteratureSupernatural

March 6, 2024

E26: Deep Dive - Haunted

Pride and PrejudiceRomance

February 28, 2024

E25: Show and Tell - "Pride and Prejudice"

February 21, 2024

E24: Deep Dive - right where you left me

GriefClose Reading

February 14, 2024

E23: Show and Tell - Mad Women

Mad WomenFeminist Theory

Gothic LiteratureClose Reading

February 7, 2024

E22: Deep Dive - The Outside

February 6, 2024

Bonus - Taylor Swift's "The Tortured Poets Department" Announcement Analysis

January 31, 2024

E21: Show and Tell - Musicals

MusicalsTheater

January 24, 2024

E20: Deep Dive - Mastermind

MastermindAgency

January 17, 2024

E19: Show and Tell - Satire

Satire

The Great GatsbyClose Reading

January 10, 2024

E18: Deep Dive - Death By a Thousand Cuts

The Great GatsbyAmerican Literature

January 3, 2024

E17: Show and Tell - The Great Gatsby

December 27, 2023

Re-Release: Deep Dive - Enchanted

Seasonal ImageryClose Reading

December 20, 2023

E16: Deep Dive - tis the damn season

Holiday SongsSeasonal Imagery

December 13, 2023

E15: Show and Tell - Holidays - New Years Day, tis the damn season, champagne problems

December 6, 2023

E14: Deep Dive - Getaway Car

Getaway CarRomanticism

November 29, 2023

E13: Show and Tell - Metaphors

Metaphor

American LiteratureHistory

November 22, 2023

E12: Deep Dive - the last great american dynasty

November 15, 2023

E11: Show and Tell - Marxist Theory

Marxist Theory

November 8, 2023

E10: Deep Dive - Red

WordplayPoetic Devices

November 1, 2023

E9: Show and Tell - Fall Songs

Seasonal ImageryNature

EcocriticismNature PoetryRomanticism

October 25, 2023

E8: Deep Dive - the lakes

October 18, 2023

E7: Show and Tell - Ecocriticism

Ecocriticism

October 13, 2023

Special Episode: Our Eras Tour Reactions

Close ReadingDecision-Making

October 11, 2023

E6: Deep Dive - “It’s Time to Go”

Toxic RelationshipsFeminist Theory

October 4, 2023

E5: Show and Tell - Toxic Relationships

Alice in WonderlandClose Reading

September 27, 2023

E4: Deep Dive - “Wonderland” from 1989

September 19, 2023

E1: Enchanted to meet you: Songs that made us Swifties

Introduction / Swifties

Alice in WonderlandChildren's Literature

September 19, 2023

E3: We got lost in it: Songs inspired by “Alice in Wonderland”

September 19, 2023

E2: Turning ordinary into extraordinary: A Deep Dive on “Enchanted”

Close ReadingEnchanted