EPISODE · Dec 24, 2025 · 51 MIN
The Intertextuality of ‘Tis the Damn Season
from The Swiftie and The Scholar · host Angela McDow | Dr. Jerry Coats
Merry Christmas! Sorry for the sad song choice, but it just felt right. We’re trudging down the road not taken with evermore’s ‘tis the damn season. Uncle Jerry isn’t so sure about this one at first, but he comes around by the end. Works Cited:TropeSweet Home Alabama (2002)The Family Man (2000)Frank CapraAutofictionCatcher in the Rye – J.D. Salinger – Aff LinkThe Road Not Taken – Robert FrostIntertextualityFire and Ice – Robert FrostMending Wall – Robert FrostLook Homeward, Angel – Thomas Wolfe – Aff LinkYou Can’t Go Home Again – Thomas Wolfe – Aff LinkTis The Damn Season – Lyric VideoFollow Us:YouTubeTikTokInstagramAngela’s Instagram
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Merry Christmas! Sorry for the sad song choice, but it just felt right. We’re trudging down the road not taken with evermore’s ‘tis the damn season. Uncle Jerry isn’t so sure about this one at first, but he comes around by the end. Works Cited:TropeSweet Home Alabama (2002)The Family Man (2000)Frank CapraAutofictionCatcher in the Rye – J.D. Salinger – Aff LinkThe Road Not Taken – Robert FrostIntertextualityFire and Ice – Robert FrostMending Wall – Robert FrostLook Homeward, Angel – Thomas Wolfe – Aff LinkYou Can’t Go Home Again – Thomas Wolfe – Aff LinkTis The Damn Season – Lyric VideoFollow Us:YouTubeTikTokInstagramAngela’s Instagram
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