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Swiftlore: The Lyrics and Lore of Taylor Swift

Every week lifelong best friends and committed Swifties Cat and Abby will dive into two Taylor Swift songs to discuss the cultural significance, lyrical meanings, noteable performances, and more.

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01:05:43

The Folklore Love Triangle: Part One

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2024/08/12

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

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01:23:38

Best Laid Plans: Hoax + The Black Dog

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2024/08/05

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

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01:05:30

Feminine Rage!!!: Mad Woman + Cassandra

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2024/07/22

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

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01:18:08

Let's Stare at (Rat)Walls and Cry: The Prophecy + The...

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2024/07/15

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

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00:59:03

Watching Lives in Pictures: I Look in People's...

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2024/07/08

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

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01:08:03

Net-Zero Misogyny: Better Than Revenge + The Man

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2024/07/01

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

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01:25:42

Abby is 27! X is 10!: An Unhinged Conversation About...

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2024/06/24

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

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01:17:27

Songs the Sapphics have Claimed: Dress + Ivy

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2024/06/10

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!

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01:19:36

Let's Get Emo About Friendship: seven + Long Live

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2024/06/03

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!

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01:01:02

Our Eranniversary! Miss Americana & the Heartbreak...

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2024/05/27

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 ♥️

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01:18:46

The Tracks 5s of The Tortured Poets Department: So...

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2024/05/20

If you think about it, The Tortured Poets Department has two track fives, one for the standard edition and one for the Anthology. So since we can’t stop thinking about TTPD, we decided to cover both So Long, London + How Did It End?

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01:10:01

The Ed-pisode: Everything Has Changed + End Game

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2024/05/13

We are both big fans of Ed Sheeran, so this week we decided to cover two of Taylor’s songs that feature Ed Sheeran: Everything Has Changed and End Game! We did have some audio issues with this episode, so we had to switch to our camera’s audio halfway through — we apologize for the sound quality issues, but they’ll be fixed next week! Thank you for listening 🫶🏻

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01:04:33

Talking TTPD + More With Author Megan Collins!

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2024/05/06

This week we got to talk to an author we love, Megan Collins. Megan is a huge Swiftie and it was so much fun to hear more about her thoughts on Taylor and writing. You can learn more about Megan’s books on her website: https://www.megancollins.com/ as well as on her TikTok and Instagram, which are both @megancollinswriter.

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01:05:28

It’s April 29th!: High Infidelity + Illicit Affairs

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2024/04/29

You know where Swiftlore is this April 29th, covering two Taylor songs about cheating: High Infidelity and Illicit Affairs.NOTE: we recorded this before TTPD came out.

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01:25:49

The Tortured Poets Department is here!: loml + I Can...

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2024/04/22

The Tortured Poets Department is here! For our first episode, sorry, meeting, after the release, we decided to dive into our two favorite songs from our initial listens: loml and I Can Do It With a Broken Heart. We can’t wait to keep listening and seeing if these songs stay our favorites or if they’ll change as time goes on!

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01:10:31

Barbed Wire and Books: Invisible String + Tolerate It

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2024/04/15

To get ready for TTPD dropping this Friday (!!!!) we decided to cover two songs with literary references: Invisible String and Tolerate It. We loved talking about these songs, and we hope you enjoy listening to us discussing them!

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01:03:27

Oooh Secret Relationship: I Know Places + Dancing...

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2024/04/08

Taylor has written a lot of songs about hiding her relationships from the public eye, and this week we decided to cover two of our favorites: Dancing With Our Hands Tied and I Know Places.

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00:51:13

April Fools!: Me! and Stay Stay Stay

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2024/04/01

We hope you enjoyed our little April Fool’s day prank in the first few minutes of this episode! We promise not to do it again unless Taylor actually comes on the pod. Instead, enjoy us talking about some songs we aren’t the biggest fans of: Stay Stay Stay and ME!

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01:24:06

The Djopisode: A Deep Dive into Decide by Djo

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2024/03/25

To celebrate Cat's birthday, we decided to mix things up and cover one of our favorite non-Taylor albums of all time: Decide by Djo. We've been planning this for months (longtime listeners will know we mention Djo almost every episode), and got so excited that End of Beginnings went viral a few weeks ago! Enjoy our journey through this incredibly well thought out album that we both love so much.

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01:22:20

BYO (Menty) B: This Is Me Trying and The Archer

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2024/03/11

This week we decided to explore two of Taylor's songs about mental illness: This Is Me Trying and The Archer.Light content warning for discussions of mental illness and addiction. You can watch the full clip of Abby and Silvia talking here: https://youtu.be/J9mTFgVisT4

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