EPISODE · Nov 20, 2025 · 1H 11M
The Gothic Tradition of The Black Dog
from The Swiftie and The Scholar · host Angela McDow | Dr. Jerry Coats
In this episode, we dig into one of most requested songs of late, The Black Dog. Taylor Swift mentioned in an interview that no one really understood this song, so we got Uncle Jerry on the case. Tune in to hear his take!Works Cited:Roland Barthes – The Death of The AuthorShe Walks in Beauty – Lord ByronThe Hound of the Baskervilles – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle – Aff LinkThe Malleus Maleficarum – Heinrich Kramer, James Sprenger – Aff LinkFor The Love of London Pubs – Doug Harper, Vic Norman, Andie Lafrentz – Aff LinkThe Pub: A Cultural Institution – Pete Brown – Aff LinkPolysyndetonOf Mice and Men – John Steinbeck – Aff LinkTo a Mouse – Robert BurnsFollow Us:YouTubeTikTokInstagramAngela’s Instagram
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In this episode, we dig into one of most requested songs of late, The Black Dog. Taylor Swift mentioned in an interview that no one really understood this song, so we got Uncle Jerry on the case. Tune in to hear his take!Works Cited:Roland Barthes – The Death of The AuthorShe Walks in Beauty – Lord ByronThe Hound of the Baskervilles – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle – Aff LinkThe Malleus Maleficarum – Heinrich Kramer, James Sprenger – Aff LinkFor The Love of London Pubs – Doug Harper, Vic Norman, Andie Lafrentz – Aff LinkThe Pub: A Cultural Institution – Pete Brown – Aff LinkPolysyndetonOf Mice and Men – John Steinbeck – Aff LinkTo a Mouse – Robert BurnsFollow Us:YouTubeTikTokInstagramAngela’s Instagram
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