Swiftlore: The Lyrics and Lore of Taylor Swift

This week, we cover two songs that have spooky vibes: Down Bad + Haunted! In this episode, we discuss how there is nothing scarier than a breakup. Also, Speare makes an appearance, and Abby breaks her PG-13 rule. Enjoy! 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 - and remember, all proceeds from the month of October will be going to the Pluta Cancer Foundation and the Breast Cancer Coalition of Rochester to support breast cancer research and treatment. If you'd like to donate on your own, here are the websites for more info! https://plutacancerfoundation.org/ https://bccr.org/ Want to send us something? Here's our new fancy P.O. Box address! Swiftlore Podcast P.O Box 53 Penfield, NY, 14526 Lastly! If you're interested in purchasing "Daisy, Plucked", here is the link to ⁠order:⁠ https://cewitherow.com/daisy-plucked See you all in December <3 (Unless Rep TV drops!)

CONGRATULATIONS TO CAT FOR THE RELEASE OF "DAISY, PLUCKED!" This week, we cover two songs reminiscent of her book: Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus (which we lovingly dub "Chloe et al.") + Right Where You Left Me! These two songs are devastating heavy hitters, but we manage to throw in a few bits to cope with the pain. Enjoy! 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 - and remember, all proceeds from the month of October will be going to the Pluta Cancer Foundation and the Breast Cancer Coalition of Rochester to support breast cancer research and treatment. If you'd like to donate on your own, here are the websites for more info! https://plutacancerfoundation.org/ https://bccr.org/ Want to send us something? Here's our new fancy P.O. Box address! Swiftlore Podcast P.O Box 53 Penfield, NY, 14526 Lastly! If you're interested in purchasing "Daisy, Plucked", here is the link to ⁠order:⁠ https://cewitherow.com/daisy-plucked See ya next week!

Remember when you were in high school having cute little romantic adventures with the quarterback and doing questionable things while your friends played Grand Theft Auto? Yeah, us neither. But this week, we live vicariously through Taylor as we cover two songs presumably about Travis off of The Tortured Poets Department: So High School + The Alchemy! In the meantime, we discuss the importance of blocking, and Cat also talks more about how much she hates ET. 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 - and remember, all proceeds from the month of October will be going to a charity for breast cancer research and treatment. We mention the ⁠Pluta Cancer Foundation⁠ in this episode, and we also highly recommend looking into the ⁠Breast Cancer Coalition of Rochester⁠. If you'd like to donate on your own, here are the websites for more info! https://plutacancerfoundation.org/ https://bccr.org/ Want to send us something? Here's our new fancy P.O. Box address! Swiftlore Podcast P.O Box 53 Penfield, NY, 14526 Lastly! If you're interested in CAT'S BOOK (!!!!!!), here is the link to ⁠preorder:⁠ https://cewitherow.com/daisy-plucked See ya next week!

Can you believe it's been one year since our debut??? In this episode, we reflect on where this last year has taken us and share some of our favorite things about this journey so far. We also phone Brianne to hear what she thinks LWYMMD is actually about, answer some questions from our Instagram, and thank our listeners over and over again for being here. Stay tuned at the end for a compilation of moments we mention throughout the episode! 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 - and remember, all proceeds from the month of October will be going to a charity for breast cancer research and treatment. We mention the Pluta Cancer Foundation in this episode, and we also highly recommend looking into the Breast Cancer Coalition of Rochester. If you'd like to donate on your own, here are the websites for more info! https://plutacancerfoundation.org/ https://bccr.org/ Want to send us something? Here's our new fancy P.O. Box address! Swiftlore Podcast P.O Box 53 Penfield, NY, 14526 Lastly! If you're interested in CAT'S BOOK (!!!!!!), here is the link to preorder: https://cewitherow.com/daisy-plucked We love you all SO MUCH and are so thankful to have shared these memories and laughs with you this last year. Here's to many more!

We're back and with more tangents than ever! Join us this week where we talk about two songs that mention being a fool: Foolish One + Look What You Made Me Do! For clips and other fun things, you can follow us on TikTok and Instagram @swiftlorepod or you can subscribe at patreon.com/swiftlorepodcast for Swiftlore After Dark, bonus episodes, fundraisers, and monthly livestreams! For those who want to send us any mail: Swiftlore Podcast P.O Box 53 Penfield, NY, 14526 Much love to you all, have a great day!

We're back with more chaos! In this episode, we cover two songs that sound happy, but are they really? Together we clown around some more and randomly give life advice. And to any ninth graders out there - listen to this ep for the Swiftlore Spark Notes for The Scarlet Letter and Romeo & Juliet. Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @swiftlorepod! For more clownery and deleted clips from the episodes, subscribe on patreon.com/swiftlorepodcast

Swiftlore takes on Taylor's title tracks in a new series! To kick it off, we've covered Fearless + Speak Now, in which Taylor dreams of her perfect first date and how she would ruin a wedding. In the process, she offends all bald people and keeps the bride-to-be from life-saving surgery - or, at least that's OUR headcanon. Enjoy!For more free content, check us out on TikTok and Instagram @swiftlorepod or subscribe to us at patreon.com/swiftlorepodcast for extended episodes and other shenanigans!

Taylor has finished her leg of the tour in London, and we have a lot to say about it! This week, we cover two songs that mention London: London Boy + Come Back...Be Here. It starts off chaotic and doesn't get any less so. Cheers! For clips and other fun things, follow us @swiftlorepod on TikTok and Instagram. And for more bonus content like our Hot Ones livestream, to participate in fundraisers, or see extended episodes, check out patreon.com/swiftlorepodcast !

We were SO STOKED to speak with none other than Hannah Connolly, a writer and content creator who promotes positivity in an often scary world. Listen in on our conversation, where we discuss literature, her VIP experience seeing a surprise Ed Sheeran at the Eras tour, TTPD, Rep TV, what it means to be a Swiftie, and more! We had the best time chatting, and hope you like it! Please check out Hannah's TikTok @hanauchocolat or subscribe to her Substack here: https://hannahconnolly.substack.com/ Follow us on TikTok and Instagram @swiftlorepod as well for clips and other fun things! And if you subscribe to our Patreon by Saturday 8/31, you'll get to see us do our own Hot Ones style bonus episode. We'd love to see you there!

So it continues! This week, we finished up talking about the folklore love triangle by covering the songs betty + cardigan. Chaos ensues. We hope you like it! For more content, please follow us on TikTok and Instagram @swiftlorepod or subscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/swiftlorepodcast to see fun extras such as Cat's betty monologue or even be a part of our bonus hot ones episode!

Are you ready to unpack teenage hot-messery? We are! In our first ever two-part episode, we dive into the folklore love triangle between James, Betty, and Augustine. This week, for part one, Cat goes over the lore and timeline of the story, while Abby talks about the song "august." Follow us @swiftlorepod on TikTok and Instagram for clips and other fun things! And if you're searching for even more (such as our Hot-Ones inspired bonus episode), you can subscribe to us at patreon.com/swiftlorepodcast

This week, we cover two songs that refer to the same poem - Hoax + The Black Dog! Cat recovers from Karmic Covid, Abby learns some of what she's missed on the internet, and somehow we end up talking about a conspiracy for ten minutes. It's that kind of day. Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @swiftlorepod for clips and other fun things! And if you're craving for more, you can subscribe to us at patreon.com/swiftlorepodcast to get access to more memes, a group chat, monthly hangouts, and cut material from our episodes! This week's episode has a LOT of extra bits, so we hope to see you there!

Has anyone ever called you crazy for having feelings? That's what we're here to talk about today at Swiftlore. This week, we cover Mad Woman + Cassandra, two songs that really put us in our feminine rage era. Fun fact! Abby fully has a tattoo about this exact topic and somehow forgot to talk about it??? We're gonna blame it on Apollo. Make sure to follow us on Instagram and TikTok @swiftlorepod or become a patron at patreon.com/swiftlorepodcast to join us on July 27th for our first ever Patreon hangout or see other fun content! 🫶

This week, we cover two songs from The Tortured Poets Department Anthology that we can't get enough of despite being sad: The Prophecy + The Albatross! In this episode, Cat is having a certified Bad Day while Abby does a deep dive on albatrosses. It's truly chaotic and a marvelous time. Follow us on Instagram or TikTok @swiftlorepod, or join our Patreon for even more content (such as poems, songs, extra clips, etc) at patreon.com/swiftlorepodcast. Thank you to all who have joined so far!

Happy July 9th! This week we covered 2 songs about feeling like an outsider: I Look in People's Windows + Last Kiss! Hope you like it 🫶🫶 Make sure to check out our Instagram or TikTok for clips and more @Swiftlorepod! And get ready for the launch of our PATREON (!!!!!!) 7/9/2024, in honor of Last Kiss. See you there! Update: Patreon is here! Subscribe at https://patreon.com/SwiftlorePodcast

We decided to balance the scales this week between misogyny and feminism by covering two more songs we love: Better Than Revenge & The Man. We address the gender dynamics in both songs, how Taylor has grown throughout her career, and reveal our own former revenge plots. No men were harmed in the making of this episode (but in 2010, some egos may have been bruised. Who's to say?). Our Patreon will also be launching next week! If you're interested in joining, make sure to follow us on TikTok and Instagram @swiftlorepod for updates 🫶 Disclaimer: This episode contains discussion of misogyny and other related topics. While we do not go in depth, in the second half there is a mention of how survivors are treated in the justice system. Please be advised, and stay safe!

Can you believe it's been 10 years since this album dropped and changed our lives? In this episode, we celebrate Abby's 27th birthday while celebrating X's, too. Abby learns that Wikipedia can't be trusted, Cat reflects on her first live performance, and both of us share how no one commits to the bit like our high school. It's a fun one, folks - even if you don't know the album, we assure you that we mostly talk about ourselves as usual🫶 Disclaimer: This album deals with heavy themes such as death, grief, and substance use. While we do not go in depth into these topics, they are mentioned. If you are especially sensitive to those subjects, feel free to come back next week! ♥️ Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @swiftlorepod for more content, and keep an eye out next month for our Patreon!

Happy pride! To celebrate, we decided to cover two songs that sapphics (aka WLW) have claimed: Dress + Ivy! We loved covering these songs, so we hope you enjoy the chaos as much as we did. Make sure to follow us on Instagram and TikTok @swiftlorepod for more content!

Because we hadn't seen each other in a few weeks, this episode of Swiftlore is especially unhinged - surprising no one. We reminisce on childhood, our friendship, and do everything in our power not to cry (even though we are allowed to ♥️). Be sure to follow us on Instagram and TikTok @swiftlorepod for clips and other content! Patreon coming soon!

It's been one year since we saw Taylor live at MetLife. Hard to believe! In this episode, we cover the first and last songs of the Eras Tour, as well as discuss the changes Taylor has made to the set these last few weeks. Also, you're going to want to stick around until the end - otherwise, you'll miss the lore of the Car Shrimp™️ Follow us on TikTok and Instagram for other shenanigans @swiftlorepod! Thank you as always to all of our amazing listeners ♥️