Swiftlit

Swiftlit

This is Swiftlit-a Taylor Swift podcast with a literary twist! I will treat Swift’s works as pieces of literature and analyze them as such, ranging from literary theories to themes. I will also discuss the current happenings in the world of Taylor Swift. I hope you enjoy!

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June 12, 2026 40 mins

This week's episode examines the references to music and song throughout Swift's discography in another edition of Marvelous Motifs! 🎵🎧🥁

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This week's episode is the sixth installment of the mini series Dear Readers. The featured book this episode is Stephanie Burt's Taylor's Version: The Poetic and Musical Genius of Taylor Swift. 📝🎼📚

Check out retailers for the book here: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/stephanie-burt/taylors-version/9781541606234/

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This week's episode examines the appearance of creatures and critters throughout Swift's discography in another edition of Marvelous Motifs! 🐾🐈🐍

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This week's episode is the fifth installment of the mini series Dear Readers. The featured book this episode is Kevin Evers' There's Nothing Like This: The Strategic Genius of Taylor Swift.

Read an excerpt of the book and check out retailers here: https://store.hbr.org/product/there-s-nothing-like-this-the-strategic-genius-of-taylor-swift/10772

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April 17, 2026 8 mins

This week's episode is another Teatime edition! I give my thoughts on the Eras content that closed out 2025, the recent and upcoming awards for Swift, and the two different music videos that she recently released! 🫖🏆🎬
You can checkout the other AMA nominees and vote here: https://www.theamas.com/nominees/2026-nominees/

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November 7, 2025 8 mins

This week's episode sees the return of Marvelous Motifs by examining the appearance of precious gems in Swift's discography! 💍💎✨

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October 24, 2025 26 mins

This week's episode is a track by track breakdown of The Life of a Showgirl, looking at the ways Swift plays with character, structure, language and of course looking at lyrics.

Check out the TS Media Archive that's been updated with Taylor's recent appearences and interviews for TLoaS promo!

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October 10, 2025 6 mins

This week's episode is all about Taylor's newly released twelfth album The Life of a Showgirl! I'll give my initial album reactions and some reactions to promo and the recently released music video ❤️‍🔥

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September 26, 2025 5 mins

This week's episode is the fourth installment of the mini series Dear Readers. The featured book this episode is Rachel Feder and Tiffany Tatreau's Taylor Swift By The Book: The Literature Behind The Lyrics From Fairy Tales to Tortured Poets.

Check out retailers here: https://www.quirkbooks.com/book/taylor-swift-by-the-book/

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September 12, 2025 7 mins

This week's episode is focused on theories for Taylor's upcoming album The Life of a Showgirl ❤️‍🔥

TLoaS Theme Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3JcvHKuAoXmRD8xz93w6T7?si=2924b655be31412b

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June 6, 2025 34 mins

This week’s episode is all about Taylor finally gaining ownership of her first six albums. I’ll take a look at how we got to this moment and what it means for the future. 💚💛💜❤️🩵🖤

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This week’s episode is the third installment of the mini series Dear Reader. The book at the center of this episode is Rolling Stone writer Rob Sheffield’s Heartbreak Is The National Anthem: How Taylor Swift Reinvented Pop Music! ❤️‍🩹📚👑

Check out retailers here: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/heartbreak-is-the-national-anthem-rob-sheffield?variant=42266859077666


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May 9, 2025 11 mins

This week’s episode focuses on the use of specific points in time in Swift’s discography! 🌌🕰️🌅


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This week’s episode is the second installment of the mini series Dear Reader. The focus of today’s episode is the poetry anthology Invisible Strings: 113 poets respond to the songs of Taylor Swift edited by Kristie Frederick Daugherty! 🪶📖✏️

Read an excerpt of the anthology and check out retailers here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/777808/invisible-strings-by-edited-by-kristie-frederick-daugherty/

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April 11, 2025 44 mins

This week’s episode takes a look at the self-written songs in Taylor’s discography! 🧍‍♀️📝🎶

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This week’s episode is another edition of Marvelous Motifs, this time looking at the way Swift writes about love as a form of religion for her. 💗💒😇😈

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This week’s episode is the start of a new mini series called Dear Readers which will be dedicated to discussing books focused on Swift and her work. The first book up is Taylor Swift Style: Fashion Through The Eras by Sarah Chappelle! 📚👗👠📚

Check out Sarah’s website: https://www.taylorswiftstyle.com/

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February 28, 2025 24 mins

This week’s episode is another edition of Marvelous Motifs this time looking at the various cages that appear in Swift’s work from lyrics to visuals and other writings! 🔒⛓️‍💥🦊

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February 14, 2025 8 mins

This week’s episode is all about your theories for Taylor’s next studio album TS12! 🔮❤️‍🔥1️⃣2️⃣🫶

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This week’s episode is another edition of Marvelous Motifs this time looking at the appearance of cars and driving imagery across Swift’s discography! 🚗🚘🛣️


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