We are wiping the incense dust off the shelf and picking ourselves up off the floor with Maroon this week. This Midnights track from 2022 is full of imagery, senses, colors, and so much more. Uncle Jerry also surprises us all with an interpretation from left field, which allows Angela the space to explain a specific sect of swifties.Enjoy!Works Cited:Richard Wright ā Black American novelistParallelism in LiteratureRobert Frost ā The Road Not TakenRobert Frost ā Stopping By Woods on a Snowy EveningLawrence Ferlinghetti ā American Beat poetGregory Corso ā American Beat poetJack Kerouac ā American Beat poetOn The Road ā Jack KerouacFollow Us:ā ā YouTubeā ā ā ā TikTokā ā ā ā Instagramā ā ā Angelaās Instagramā
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The Growth and Healing of Clean
Weāre coming down from our Showgirl high, and taking it back to 1989 this week. Uncle Jerry takes us through Clean, and breaks down the metaphors and themes found in the poem, including addiction, healing, personal growth, and personal agency.He also asks Angela who this song was inspired by, and admits that heās now wondering about that in all of these songs. :)Ā There are links below to (most of!) the recommended literature from the episode. Some links are affiliate links, which means if you click and purchase, we will make a small commission at no cost to you.Works Cited:Metaphors We Live By āĀ George Lakoff and Mark JohnsonThe Great War and Modern Memory ā Paul FussellNot Waving but Drowning ā Stevie SmithAfterwards ā Sara TeasdaleAfter Love ā Sara TeasdaleFollow Us:ā ā YouTubeā ā ā ā TikTokā ā ā ā Instagramā ā ā Angelaās Instagramā
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BONUS: The Release Party of A Showgirl Recap
The Swiftie and The Scholar took a field trip to the movie theater this weekend to hang out with Taylor and the Swifties! This was Uncle Jerry's first in-person swiftie experience, and he gives us his thoughts, along with his first impressions of a few of the new tracks. Angela gives her first impressions on the album and discusses which songs the podcast will cover first.Follow Us:ā ā YouTubeā ā ā ā TikTokā ā ā ā Instagramā ā ā Angelaās Instagramā
Come walk through the door with us, cause the air is getting cooooold. Our 10th episode is here, and we were hoping you had 10 minutes to spare for this one.Ā We are digging deep into the All Too Well universe, and Uncle Jerry compares both the original version and the 10 minute version, what he thinks about the lyrics that were redacted for the edited version, and Taylor Swiftās masterful use of metaphor and other literary devices in every line of this song.Ā Works Cited:The Prelude ā William Wordsworth ā Affiliate LinkOrality and Literacy ā Walter J. Ong ā Aff LinkBirches ā Robert FrostMending Wall ā Robert FrostMetaphors We Live By ā George Lakoff and Mark Johnson ā Aff LinkIn Just ā Spring ā e.e. CummingsPoetry ā Nikki GiovanniLet me not to the marriage of true minds (Sonnet 116) ā William ShakespeareA Rose for Emily ā William FaulknerFollow Us:ā ā YouTubeā ā ā ā TikTokā ā ā ā Instagramā ā ā Angelaās Instagramā
A weekly podcast exploring the lyrics, lore, and literary legacy of Taylor Swift. Hosted by Angela McDow, the Swiftie, and Dr. Jerry Coats, the Scholar, we read between the lines AND the liner notes. Join us each week for lyrical deep dive through Taylor Swift's eras.
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