Can we always be this close? We’re celebrating our first anniversary! This week we’re reminiscing about our first year of this podcast by talking about some of our favorite podcast moments in Year 1, and the songs we surprisingly haven’t covered yet. And we’re responding to listener requests, diving into specific lyrics requested by our dear listeners.

Mentioned in this episode:

Sisyphean task

Bookshop.org/shop/APTS

The Daily, “The Year of Taylor Swift”

E42: Ecocriticism + TTPD

Animal Theory Substack

E9: Fall Songs (aka Cornelia Street Moment)

E24: Deep Dive - Right Where You Left Me

E51: All Too Well (10 Minute Version) - Three Ways

All Too Well (10 Minute Version) Short Film

“Reformed Rake” trope

E33: Animal Theory

You Know How to Ball, I Know Aristotle on TikTok

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Episode Highlights:

[01:38] Songs we surprisingly haven’t covered yet

[08:46] “My Tears Ricochet” Bridge

[19:20] “Robin”

[22:51] “Right Where You Left Me” pre-chorus

[26:45] “When your Brooklyn broke my skin and bones” All Too Well 10 Minute Version

[32:36] “Do you miss the rogue who coaxed you into paradise and left you there” Coney Island

[38:28] “We can’t make any promises now can we babe?” Delicate

[44:28] Season 2 sneak peek

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"I'm so in love that I acted insane." This week we dive into “The Way I Loved You.” One guy’s screaming and fighting, the other is sensible and incredible. We go line-by-line to identify who’s involved in this love triangle, the emotions behind the narrator’s dilemma, and why the narrator doesn’t seem to want the sensible, incredible, comfortable partner. Is this a lyrical analysis or a relationship analysis? Listen and find out!

Mentioned in this episode:

E52: Psychoanalytic Theory

The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks

E25: Pride and Prejudice

Wuthering Heights by Charlotte Brontë

Matchmaker Maria

Attached by Amir Levine and Rachel Heller

E5: Toxic Relationships

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Episode Highlights:

[01:53] Rhetorical triangle reminder

[02:18] Who are the characters in the song?

[08:38] The role of the love triangle

[13:29] Who’s acting insane?

[19:12] “I’m perfectly fine” “I’m comfortable”

[26:28] “He can’t see the smile I’m faking”

[31:38] “You were frustrating, intoxicating”

[38:14] The purpose of the song

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"I have this dream where I get older but just never wiser." In this episode, we use Psychoanalytic Theory to unpack the deeper meanings behind three of Taylor's songs: "That's The Way I Loved You," "Look What You Made Me Do," and "Anti-Hero." From our personal experiences to Freud’s writings, we explore how Taylor’s lyrics tap into the subconscious. Get ready to dive into the psyche of Taylor Swift's music!

Mentioned in this episode:

Sigmund Freud Reader

Civilization and Its Discontents

Carl Jung

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

Miss Americana

Lizzie McGuire

Switched on Pop: Beyonce’s Country

E31: Show and Tell - Shakespeare

Victorian man meme

Anti-Hero Music Video (featuring Mary Elizabeth Ellis a.k.a. “The Waitress” from It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia)

Joseph Campbell: Hero With A Thousand Faces

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Episode Highlights:

[00:57] Intro to Psychoanalytic Theory

[09:28] “The Way I Loved You” from Fearless

[24:04] “Look What You Made Me Do” from reputation

[44:29] “Anti-Hero” from Midnights

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