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EPISODE · Mar 12, 2026 · 1H 2M

The Depth Without Darkness in Opalite

from The Swiftie and The Scholar · host Angela McDow | Dr. Jerry Coats

Join us today for some lighthearted fun as we discuss Opalite from 2025’s The Life of a Showgirl. When Taylor Swift made this song a single and gave us the most perfect music video in the history of music videos, I felt like we had to cover it. Be on the lookout for more Opalite content on Patreon!Works Cited:How to Write a Dizain IambsTrocheesPluperfect tensePossession – A.S. Byatt – Aff LinkAbout Time (2013)Brooklyn (2015)Follow Us:Patreon⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠Angela’s Instagram⁠

Join us today for some lighthearted fun as we discuss Opalite from 2025’s The Life of a Showgirl. When Taylor Swift made this song a single and gave us the most perfect music video in the history of music videos, I felt like we had to cover it. Be on the lookout for more Opalite content on Patreon!Works Cited:How to Write a Dizain IambsTrocheesPluperfect tensePossession – A.S. Byatt – Aff LinkAbout Time (2013)Brooklyn (2015)Follow Us:Patreon⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠Angela’s Instagram⁠

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