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Taylearning: A Taylor Swift Podcast Winko Media
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With eighteen years in entertainment industry, Taylor Swift has cemented herself as a musical and cultural phenomenon. However, there are substantial layers to the story of Taylor. All of that history cannot be learned in a day...but perhaps it can be 'Taylearned' in a podcast! Weekly, join Olivia Kotarski & Dani Winchester as they break down all things Taylor, from the rumors to theories to what started it all: the music!
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87. 'The Tortured Poets Department' Album Review + Our Officially Unofficial Album Rankings
Almost two weeks has passed since TTPD entered the Taylorverse. Is that enough time to pass judgement on the album and rank the tracks? Confidently, no, it is not...but we are going to try! In today's episode, Dani & Olivia talk criticisms, praises, and reactions to the album. Additionally, they rank each track in order of least to most favorite.
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86. Honest First Impressions of 'The Tortured Poets Department'
All’s fair in love and poetry. But you know what’s NOT fair? Trying to quickly process a 31 song album, half of which was a surprise in the first place. In today’s episode, your hosts give their first impressions on each of the tracks and on the album as a whole. Together, they work through the good, bad, and ugly of TTPD to tell you what initially went through their minds during this crazy start to our newest era.
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*Explicit: Language, Sexual Content, Drug References, Mental Health, Suicide
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85. Your Unofficial 'The Tortured Poets Department' Pregame
THIS IS IT. We have entered TTPD week! In less than two days, we all will hear ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ for the first time. And the second time, and the third time….because let’s be real, we will all be binge listening to it over and over again! To keep up with our traditions, your hosts spend this episode speculating on what each of the 20 tracks will sound like. Play along with us, and come back after the album drops to see how right (or, more likely, wrong) they were!
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84. Mental Cages: Mastermind
What if Taylor Swift told us she was a mastermind? Well, she did! “Mastermind”, track 13 from ‘Midnights’, is a confessional track about how Taylor plays her life like chess: every move and countermove is intricately planned to get the result she desires. However, living life this way has proven to be draining for the pop star…if it’s true. She oscillates wildly between claiming her life is designed by fate and claiming she is her own divine architect. Join us as we break down this synth-driven bop!
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83. Is Taylor Swift the 'Anti-Hero' of the Climate? A Deep Dive into Taylor's Carbon Emissions
Taylor Swift has mostly managed to dodge major controversy since her rise to fame 18 years ago. However, there is one topic that seems to haunt her: carbon emissions. In today’s episode, Dani & Olivia do a deep dive into Taylor’s carbon output. They aim to answer some questions: Why is high carbon output dangerous? How did Taylor become the poster child for climate change? Does Taylor even care about her carbon footprint? These controversial questions, among other hotly debated inquiries, are answered in today’s highly requested and intense episode.
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82. Tipsy Swifties: Stand Back WASTED With Us- It's Misheard Lyrics Time!
What better way to come back from a midseason break than with a drunk episode? How about a highly requested episode? How about BOTH?
In today’s chaotic third installment of the Tipsy Swifties, join Olivia, Dani, and Rebecca as they play a drinking game using misheard lyrics that YOU submitted! Taylor is not always the best at enunciating, and sometimes her words get lost in the production. This can lead to some hilarious misinterpretations of her songs, and we are here to talk it all out over cocktails.
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Customer Reviews
Mental Cages-Mastermind
Just listened to this show-love all of your mental cages shows!
Wanted to say that the comment about not having to feel badly for TS because “she’s fine now” and she’s a billionaire had me thinking.
Does being a billionaire dehumanize a person?
I mean-she did have those experiences. And by all accounts, she felt them deeply. Disappeared from public view, wrote heart wrenching songs, made herself get back up and keep fighting…
What’s her success and money have to do with it?
Rich or not, the memory of sitting alone in the cafeteria is painful.
Period.
My children attended an elite private school because their father worked there. I spent 13 years observing the wealthiest kids (and their parents) in my state as an outsider. I was a lower middle class mom wearing clothes from Target in a world of designer clothes, glamorous spring break trips to Australia (we could barely afford to drive to Florida) and unimaginable access to whatever the world offered. I will tell you without hesitation that I never allowed myself to feel envious or less-than. I saw that despite the outer accoutrements, those families had many if not all of the problems I experienced in my own home. As the old saying goes-we all put on our pants one leg at a time.
What I learned is that misery, tragedy, addiction, mental illness and unexpected loss are felt the same across the board. The rich are as multifaceted and human as the rest of us.
Just my 2 cents—love you both keep up the good work girls!! I love the show and as a fellow Swifty I appreciate all I have Taylearned from you! (Heart Hands ❤️)
I LOVE DANI AND OLIVIA
I am listing to their new episode now that I am all caught up and I realized we have two episodes till TTPD and I started crying. This will be my first new album as a swiftie and I cannot believe it. But thank you for getting me caught up on the fandom. With my forever love a different Danny💕
On Wednesdays We Go to the University of Taylor Swift
I first started listening to this podcast to learn the chants at the Eras Tour but I stayed for the humor, wit, and charisma of our TS professors, Dani & Olivia. I’ve been listening for a year and I haven’t missed a class yet!!