Episode Details

Welcome to our very first episode of AP Taylor Swift! In this “Show and Tell” episode, get to know your hosts Jenn, Maansi, and Jodi, through the Taylor Swift songs that made us Swifties. In a show and tell episode, we each pick a song that relates to the theme or topic. Jenn relives her high school revenge fantasies with “Picture to Burn”; Jodi feels seen in “Hey Stephen”; and Maansi romanticizes the magic of everyday moments through “Enchanted”. 

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Mentioned in the episode: 

“Picture to Burn," Taylor Swift

“Hey Stephen," Fearless (Taylor's Version) 

“Enchanted," Speak Now (Taylor's Version)

Hamilton, Lin Manuel Miranda

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Episode Highlights: 

[00:50] Introducing today’s theme, songs that made us Swifties

[02:35] “Picture to Burn” - A teenage revenge fantasy? 

[13:30] “Hey Stephen” - When you can’t tell your crush that you’re crushing

[22:15] “Enchanted” - The art of being wonderstruck by everyday moments

[32:46] Selecting our very first Deep Dive song

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This podcast is neither related to nor endorsed by Taylor Swift, her companies, or record labels. All opinions are our own. Intro music produced by Scott Zadig aka Scotty Z.