E48: Mad Women + “The Tortured Poets Department”

“I was supposed to be sent away.” Today’s Summer School episode has us revisiting Episode 23: Mad Women (Spotify | Apple). We’ve discussed examples of mad women in Taylor’s Discography, but there hath been no woman scorned like the one in The Tortured Poet’s Department. After all, Taylor herself called it Female Rage: The Musical. But what about the other definitions of “madness” too? From the manic feeling of “Florida!!!” to the rage in “thanK you aIMee,” we get into it all in this week's episode!    Subscribe to our Substack to get new episode updates: aptaylorswift.substack.com/subscribe   Mentioned in this episode: Episode 23 - Mad Women  Frankenstein by Mary Shelley  Harry Potter  Mad Men  Florence + the Machine  Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte Crime and Punishment by Dsotevyskey  Donald Glover stand up about crazy exes    ***   Episode Highlights:  [00:50] Introducing Mad Women   [02:20] Fortnight [10:28] Florida!!! [17:00] ThanK You aIMee [29:03] I Look In People’s Windows [37:28] The Prophecy [42:50] Honorable Mentions   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.