E22: Deep Dive - The Outside
An episode of the AP Taylor Swift podcast, hosted by aptaylorswift, titled "E22: Deep Dive - The Outside" was published on February 7, 2024 and runs 34 minutes.
February 7, 2024 ·34m · AP Taylor Swift
Summary
We’ve all been in a lot of lonely places. In this week’s deep dive, your hosts take you back to one of the original sad songs from Taylor’s debut album, “The Outside.” Perhaps more of a deep cut, this song cuts straight to the heart of what it feels like to be left out. Join us to discover what this song meant to us in our high school years vs today. We’ll explore how Taylor’s writing and musical styles may have changed, but she’s always known how to capture some of the most universal experiences, particularly for women! TW: We do discuss eating issues and disorders in this episode. We are fortunately recovered so the ultimate result is body positivity, but FYI! Mentioned in this episode: The Outside - the song Pride & Prejudice Lizzie McGuire Untangled by Lisa Damour Queen Bees & Wannabes Robert Frost The Good Enough Job Mean Girls Hamilton Looking for an audio book? Check out our Libro.fm playlist https://tidd.ly/47uhRVI *** Episode Highlights: [00:56] Introduction to “The Outside” [02:59] Lizzie McGuire captures the spirit of “The Outside” [09:11] Taylor references Robert Frost [17:01] “I’ve never been on the outside” [21:35] Is there a bridge in this song? [24:09] Feeling on “the outside” when you start a new job [30:48] The purpose of “The Outside” Subscribe to get new episode updates: aptaylorswift.substack.com/subscribe Follow us on social! TikTok → tiktok.com/@APTaylorSwift Instagram → instagram.com/APTaylorSwift YouTube → youtube.com/@APTaylorSwift Link Tree →linktr.ee/aptaylorswift Bookshop.org → bookshop.org/shop/apts Libro.fm → https://tidd.ly/47uhRVI 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.
Episode Description
We’ve all been in a lot of lonely places. In this week’s deep dive, your hosts take you back to one of the original sad songs from Taylor’s debut album, “The Outside.” Perhaps more of a deep cut, this song cuts straight to the heart of what it feels like to be left out. Join us to discover what this song meant to us in our high school years vs today. We’ll explore how Taylor’s writing and musical styles may have changed, but she’s always known how to capture some of the most universal experiences, particularly for women! TW: We do discuss eating issues and disorders in this episode. We are fortunately recovered so the ultimate result is body positivity, but FYI!
Mentioned in this episode:
Looking for an audio book? Check out our Libro.fm playlist https://tidd.ly/47uhRVI
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Episode Highlights:
[00:56] Introduction to “The Outside”
[02:59] Lizzie McGuire captures the spirit of “The Outside”
[09:11] Taylor references Robert Frost
[17:01] “I’ve never been on the outside”
[21:35] Is there a bridge in this song?
[24:09] Feeling on “the outside” when you start a new job
[30:48] The purpose of “The Outside”
Subscribe to get new episode updates: aptaylorswift.substack.com/subscribe
Follow us on social!
- TikTok → tiktok.com/@APTaylorSwift
- Instagram → instagram.com/APTaylorSwift
- YouTube → youtube.com/@APTaylorSwift
- Link Tree →linktr.ee/aptaylorswift
- Bookshop.org → bookshop.org/shop/apts
- Libro.fm → https://tidd.ly/47uhRVI
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.
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