Category: Episodes

The Songs of Taylor Swift. The Stories of Us.

Brigid Kaelin | A Good Thing Happening

Sharing good things happening in the world is essential and in this episode Alicia wants you to know about the good thing going on with Brigid Kaelin. Brigid, talented out the wazoo, is breaking down Taylor Swift’s songs on her YouTube channel, and you will never hear Taylor’s music the same way again. Check Brigid…
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SWIFTYNOMICS | Author Misty L. Heggeness Joins Us!

This week Alicia is joined by author Misty L. Heggeness as we discuss her new release ⁠SWIFTYNOMICS: How Women Mastermind and Redefine Our Economy⁠. Join us for this far-reaching conversation on the dynamics of women on our local and global economies the with Taylor Swift as a muse. Find out more: ⁠https://www.mistyheggeness.com/⁠ ⁠https://thecareboard.org/ As always,…
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Joy Blackout

What a month to be a Swiftie! Alicia checks in with all the Taylor joy in December, including the Colbert appearance, the docuseries, and final film. And maybe a little clowning? As always, we want your Midnights! Share your Swiftory stories at ⁠⁠swiftorypodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠ or leave us a voicemail at 404-594-3658. We may use your Swiftories…
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Twelve Days of a Showgirl | The Fate of Ophelia

Dr. Alicia King Anderson joins Alicia this week as we continue our 12 Days of a Showgirl tour! It is time for the spotlight to shine on track one “The Fate of Ophelia’. There is so much layered into this one – from the real characters in Shakespeare’s Hamlet to the twists of changing the…
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Twelve Days of a Showgirl | Actually Romantic

Our December journey begins! This month we will be breaking down each track of Taylor Swift’s twelfth album, The Life of a Showgirl. Today, we start with track seven “Actually Romantic” which does promote a certain attitude, but becomes even more interesting when we view the song as an evolution through Swift’s work on the…
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The Trashy Spiderwebs of Elizabeth Taylor

Alicia’s taking over *all* the podcasts this week, with the stories and spiderwebs of screen goddess Elizabeth Taylor. In this week’s musically-themed episode, Alicia breaks down some of the lyrics in Taylor Swift’s new track, Elizabeth Taylor, from her album The Life of a Showgirl. From Portofino to the very best table at Musso &…
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The Big Magic Mirrorball of The Life of a Showgirl!

Alicia has now had a week to process album The Life of a Showgirl, and wow – there is a lot happening in 42 minutes of twelve straight bops. Taylor has done something incredible in this release, and this episode provides the foundation of how we are going to unfold the magic of TS 12…
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The Love Affair of Queen Elizabeth I and Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester | Part Two

Welcome to the finale of the love affair of Queen Elizabeth I and Robert Dudley, today’s Trashy Royals crossover. When Elizabeth assumed the throne in 1558, she made it clear to the members of her court that they shouldn’t plan to have their wives or female companions around the place. She intended to be singular…
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The Love Affair of Queen Elizabeth I and Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester | Part One

While Queen Elizabeth I of England famously never married, her close relationship with Robert Dudley began when the two were small children together in the court of Henry VIII. Elizabeth was a princess who was downgraded to a lady after her mother, Anne Boleyn’s, death. Robert was the grandson of an advisor to King Henry…
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TS12 TLOAS Intuitions

Alicia takes it super high level this week for her best intuition about what might be going down on The Life of a Showgirl. Part of the fun of being in a Swiftie is the clowning, and Alicia has a feeling that each track may correspond to an actual era. Tune in for the maybe…
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