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Our department is taking a deep-dive through Taylor Swift's discography from beginning to end. With new episodes releasing weekly on Tuesday mornings, our team is dedicating one season per album and one episode per song with a few bonuses sprinkled in.
We'll be examining relevant background information for each track, as well as looking at songwriting style, literary references, and production choices.
Don't miss the department meeting!
We'll be examining relevant background information for each track, as well as looking at songwriting style, literary references, and production choices.
Don't miss the department meeting!
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Average audio length:
47 minutes
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English
United States
19 episodes
since May 26, 2026
episodic
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Hosts: Amy, Liz, and McCormick
Swift Facts: There are several songs from Taylor Swift’s early career that became fan favorites, despite never having been officially released.
Department Findings: We dive into the background, p…
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Welcome to The Tortured Podcasters Department. On the agenda for today…
Hosts: Amy, McCormick, and Karmen
Swift Facts: Despite being a fan favorite from the debut era, the song “I’d Lie” was never released. Fans knew it from live performances of it on GAC Shortcuts and Billboard Live.
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Hosts: Amy, Liz, and Karmen
Swift Facts: When the Beautiful Eyes EP was released, it replaced Taylor’s debut album as #1 on the Top Country Albums Billboard chart. “Taylor Swift” moved into the #2 spot, making Taylor the first…
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Hosts: Amy, Liz, and Karmen
Swift Facts: The Beautiful Eyes EP was released in July 2008 to “tide fans over until the next album.” The EP was a Walmart Exclusive release because Taylor didn’t want it released too widely and co…
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Hosts: Amy, Nicole, and Liz
Swift Facts: Taylor Swift’s debut album was released in the US and Canada in 2006, but didn’t get a wider international release until two years later in 2008.
Department Findings: We dive into the b…
Welcome to The Tortured Podcasters Department. On the agenda for today…
Hosts: Amy, Nicole, and Karmen
Swift Facts: Taylor’s lucky association with the number 13 started early on – with her noting that she turned 13 on Friday the 13th and her debut album went gold in 13 weeks.
Department Findings:…
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Hosts: Amy, Karmen, and Lucy
Swift Facts: Following its initial success, Taylor Swift’s debut album got a deluxe edition, released on November 6th 2007, featuring 3 additional tracks.
Department Findings: We dive into the back…
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Hosts: Amy, McCormick, and Caraline.
Swift Facts: Taylor originally wrote and performed “Our Song” for her 9th grade talent show.
Department Findings: We dive into the background, production, and lyrics of “Our Song.”
Taylor h…
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Hosts: Amy, McCormick, and Nicole.
Swift Facts: Taylor plays four instruments – Guitar (acoustic and electric), piano, ukulele, and banjo… though it’s unclear if she plays a traditional banjo or not since she’s been known to t…
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Hosts: Amy, Karmen, and Liz.
Swift Facts: Taylor reportedly finished her junior and senior year of high school coursework in just 12 months, doing so remotely due to her music career. She graduated with a 4.0 GPA.
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