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  • We're "Pink Clouding" from the Thrill of It in Our Latest Podcast Episode

    October 16, 2026 · 51 min

    Join us up here on the pink cloud for "Pink Clouding," the third track from "The Encore" from Taylor Swift's "The Life of a Showgirl." Join Exquisite and Hannah as they analyze this song line by line, from the shades of pink to the…

  • We're So Glad Taylor Took Us to Cleveland!

    October 9, 2026 · 41 min

    We had SO MUCH FUN talking about "Cleveland!", the second of four tracks on Taylor Swift's "The Encore: The Life of a Showgirl." And within this fun, celebratory song, we see the showgirl burst to life. Exquisite and Hannah also connect…

  • We Kick It With Patient Zero on The Taylor Seminars

    October 2, 2026 · 57 min

    We had A LOT to say about the "Patient Zero," the first of four tracks on Taylor Swift's "The Encore." We see Taylor baring her soul, not just to the audience, but to another woman who is in the same predicament she was once in. We go…

  • We Have an Important Announcement: We're Ready to Analyze "The Encore"

    September 25, 2026 · 35 min

    Exquisite and Hannah are up at the magenta sunrise to do a quick analysis of all the songs on "The Encore:" Patient Zero, Cleveland!, Pink Clouding, and Babylon. This is the perfect way for you to orient yourself to the new tracks by…

  • We're Getting Ready for Taylor Swift's "The Encore"

    September 23, 2026 · 13 min

    Looks like we're going to have to step out of the "folklore" woods for a few weeks and head back to the stage for "The Encore." Here's a quick preview of our upcoming schedule and our initial thoughts on this new deluxe edition of "The…

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  • Hear us out with "exile" from "folklore" with The Taylor Seminars

    September 18, 2026 · 24 min

    Two people who love analyzing Taylor Swift songs together discuss two people who can never be together in this episode of "The Taylor Seminars." Exquisite and Hannah talk about "exile," track 4 of "folklore," to see how the two people are…

  • We Had a Marvelous Time with "the last great american dynasty" | The Taylor Seminars

    September 11, 2026 · 44 min

    There's a reason Taylor Swift submitted "the last great american dynasty" to qualify for her historic induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, Class of 2026: It's a masterpiece. From the songwriting to the production to the vocal…

  • We love "cardigan" and said it's our favorite

    September 4, 2026 · 52 min

    We're back for an extralong episode to talk about cardigod, aka "cardigan," track 2 from Taylor Swift's AOTY-winning album "folklore. Tune in as we go line-by-line and crash out (several times) as we talk about the themes of youth…

  • The Greatest Opening Track of All Time is "the 1"

    August 28, 2026 · 27 min

    We're kicking off our folklore track-by-track series with Track 1: "the 1." This song invites us into Taylor Swift's fictional universe with one deceptively simple question: If one thing had been different, would everything be different…

  • We Head Into the Woods of Taylor Swift's "Folklore"

    August 21, 2026 · 33 min

    Exquisite and Hannah return from summer break to start their discussions of the tracks of "folklore." They talk about the themes of the album, the inspiration, and the sounds as they prep to go track-by-track starting next week. They also…

  • "It's Time to Go" and Leave the evermore era

    June 4, 2026 · 21 min

    We've (finally) reached the final bonus track from evermore, "It's Time to Go," written by Taylor Swift and Aaron Dessner. We talk about what we love about the song (the verses) and how it fits into the selling of Taylor Swift's original…

  • We're "Right Where You Left Me"

    May 29, 2026 · 35 min

    We come to the first of two bonus tracks on evermore by Taylor Swift: "Right Where You Left Me." Join Exquisite and Hannah as they thaw out the girl who's been sitting cross-legged in the dim light and help her out of the restaurant…

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About the show

Studying the impact of Taylor Swift through 1-hour-ish seminars with Hannah (@sippingaugust) and Exquisite (@exquisitewill). The two discuss track-by-track analysis of each track on Taylor Swift's albums. They are currently discussing "The Life of a Showgirl" and have already completed episodes on TTPD and Midnights. Art Credit: Alef Vernon @alefvernon. Find him on Patreon!