Taylearning: A Taylor Swift Podcast

We asked, you answered, we analyzed…’Hoax’! This song, which serves as the closing track of the original version of ‘folklore’, is…confusing. But not just for us, not just for you, but also for its writer, Taylor Swift herself. She admitted to the song being a mosaic of shattered feelings about multiple people and situations, and Aaron Dessner (king) encouraged her to keep with the track and release it, despite its messy nature. But honestly, what the hell is she talking about in this song? In this episode, Olivia & Dani do their best to break down the iconic closer, lyric by lyric, to see if they can find a through line in this beautiful piece of work.

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A fortnight ago, we spoke about if Taylor could ever give Joe peace in the third installment of the Joe Alwyn Muses miniseries. And in 2020, Taylor Swift shocked the world when she surprise dropped her 8th studio album, ‘folklore’. While most were shocked because the record came out of nowhere (less than a year after ‘Lover’, we might add), many Swifties were outright gagged that Taylor opened an album during the supposed Lover Era with a song about yearning for a past fling! In today’s episode, Dani & Olivia continue the Music Behind the Muse miniseries to break down each track from ‘folklore’ to look for “Joefluence.” So what do you think- how much of this fantastical album was rooted in real-life experiences from our girl? Did this album show cracks in the glass, as it were? Tune in to hear us shake it all out!

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You know what time it is: the return of the highly requested Joe Alwyn Muses miniseries! Sorry to keep you waiting for a few months, but Olivia & Dani are back again today to hop back into the world of ~Toe~. Taylor’s iconic transition from pop to folk with Lover to Folklore in 2020 rocked the world of pop culture, and many people credit her relationship with Joe as a catalyst for the shift. But what was really going on in their relationship at the time? Tune in to hear us talk about what we know (and what we don’t) as we cover their timeline from where we left off in 2019 to the release of 2020’s ‘Evermore’!

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Compared to 2023 and 2024, 2025 was a relatively low-key year for Taylor Swift. Isn’t it wild that a year with an album release + huge promo cycle + engagement announcement could be considered LOW KEY? And yet, it is indeed when you are stacking it against the years we have covered so far! Join us in today’s episode as we return from our midseason break to discuss a timeline of the biggest moments of Taylor’s 2025. Plus, per tradition, your hosts recap their 2025 predictions to see where they guessed correctly, and they give their 2026 Taylor predictions as well! Let us know…what are your 2026 Taylor predictions?

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Happy HoliTAYS! It’s time for our midseason break, which also means that Taylor is dropping new content (it always seems to work out this way, doesn’t it?). Anyway, we wanted to be sure we touched base with you lovely Taylisteners before we take a beat over the next few weeks! Hop into this bonus episode to hear some end-of-year Taylor thoughts, comments on Taylor’s generosity, and learn how best to keep up with us during this break. We can’t wait to Taylearn and chat more in 2026!

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