E45: Satire + The Tortured Poets Department

“She fell through the ice and came out alive.” Today’s Summer School episode has us revisiting Episode 19: Satire (Spotify | Apple). We explore how Taylor uses different types of Satire on the album as a way of adding exaggeration, emphasis, and impact to her storytelling.    Subscribe to get new episode updates: aptaylorswift.substack.com/subscribe Mentioned in this episode: Episode 19: Satire Oxford Dictionary definition of Satire SNL 1984, by George Orwell Animal Farm, by George Orwell A Modest Proposal, by Jonathan Swift Love Story, Taylor Swift Gilmore Girls Mastermind, Taylor Swift Blank Space, Taylor Swift Forrest Gump   ***   Episode Highlights:  [01:11] Introducing Satire [03:37] But Daddy I love him [12:06] I Can Do It With a Broken Heart [17:54] The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived [24:31] imgonnagetyouback [31:40] The Bolter   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 →  tinyurl.com/aptslibro Affiliate Codes:  Krowned Krystals - krownedkrystals.com use code APTS at checkout for 10% off!  Libro.fm - Looking for an audiobook? Check out our Libro.fm playlist and use code APTS30 for 30% off books found here tinyurl.com/aptslibro   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.