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The Archers
by The Archers
The Archers are here to discuss everything queer and related to our favorite Sagittarius, Taylor Swift. Unpack all things Gaylor with us: lyrics, queer history, astrology, symbolism, public persona, theories, interpretations, music videos, literature etc. Hosted by two fellow Archers, Katie and Madyson.Support us on Patreon ($5 monthly) for two bonus episodes every month: https://www.patreon.com/thearchersConnect with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheArchersPod
Episodes
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(S3) Blue Blood Rebekah Harkness Book Club Part 3: Ch. 11-14 (Main Feed Version) TLGAD
CW: This episode includes a lot of talk of child neglect and abuse as well as suicide, so please take care in listening. We recorded this episode on August 19th, 2022 for our Patreon feed, where we read chapters 11-14 from the Rebekah Harkness biography by Craig Unger, Blue Blood. We’ve recapped...
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(S3) Blue Blood Rebekah Harkness Book Club Part 2: Ch. 6-11 (Main Feed Version) TLGAD
We recorded this second installment of our Blue Blood Book Club on June 14th, 2022 for our Patreon feed, where we read chapters 6-11 from the Rebekah Harkness by Craig Unger biography, Blue Blood. We’ve recapped our notes and thoughts over on Patreon for the last year. Now, we've edited them down...
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(S3) Blue Blood Rebekah Harkness Book Club Part 1: Ch. 1-5 (Main Feed Version) TLGAD
We recorded this very first episode of our Blue Blood Book Club on May 14th, 2022 for our Patreon feed, where we have since committed to reading Blue Blood by Craig Unger AKA the very long Rebekah Harkness biography that The Last Great American Dynasty is based off of. Since then, we've read five...
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(S3) Episode 6: Guilded Golden Bird Cages & Trapped Queerness (in Taylor Swift's Art & Queer History)
After literal years of discussing Taylor's persistent use of birdcages and bird imagery, Katie and Madyson have gathered every single birdcage reference to unpack the Queer symbolism behind it all. To kick off the episode, the Archers revel in the assumption that Taylor debuted her brand new…
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(S3) Episode 5: The Gaylor(e) of the Eras Tour Setlist + Katie's Very Special Announcement
Link to support Katie & Lizzy: https://www.giftster.com/gift/XXHd2/ Support us on Patreon ($5 monthly) for two bonus episodes every month: patreon.com/thearchers More info about GayloreFest ‘23 and Camp Gaylore: gaylorswift.com Connect with us on Twitter: twitter.com/TheArchersPod Hairpin Drop:...
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(S3) Episode 4: Trans Lyrical Readings, Religious Themes, and Looking Back on Folklore/Gaylore (w/ Ember!)
Donate to Ember's Surgery Fund!: https://gofund.me/728f756e Follow Ember on TikTok: @emberk39 Hairpin Drop: https://one.usc.edu/archive-location/ladder Support us on Patreon ($5 monthly) for two bonus episodes every month: patreon.com/thearchers More info about GayloreFest ‘23 and Camp Gaylore:...
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(S3) Episode 3: Taylor Swift and Sappho's Parallels & Queer Symbolism From "Sappho Speaks" Zine (1985)
Camp Gaylore + Gaylorefest '23 info: https://www.gaylorswift.com/gaylorefest Support us on Patreon ($5 monthly) for two bonus episodes every month: patreon.com/thearchers Hairpin Drop: https://library.ucsd.edu/dc/object/bb3006593b/_1.pdf Connect with us on Twitter: twitter.com/TheArchersPod This...
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(S3) Episode 2: "Hiding in Plain Sight"- Taylor Swift and Emily Dickinson's Skies of Secrets
Support us on Patreon ($5 monthly) for two bonus episodes every month: patreon.com/thearchers More info about GayloreFest ‘23 and Camp Gaylore: gaylorswift.com Connect with us on Twitter: twitter.com/TheArchersPod Hairpin Drop:...
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(S3) Episode 1: Queer Sagittarian Freedom in Speak Now, Peace, & Midnight Rain
In their LONG awaited return, The Archers explore one of the most reoccurring themes in Taylor Swift's music: f*ck the institution of marriage. First, they rave about the 2023 Grammy's and Taylor's L Word themed after party at the Chateau. Then, they rediscover and dive deeper into Taylor's…
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The Archers Season 3 Trailer
Meet us on Sunday 2/12 @ 10am EST for episode one..... hehehehe Support us on Patreon ($5 monthly) for two bonus episodes every month: patreon.com/thearchers Connect with us on Twitter: twitter.com/TheArchersPod Our ethereal new intro and outro theme song!: https://twitter.com/erynranney &...
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(S2) Episode 8: One Year of The Archers (unfiltered) Livestream!
The Archers went live on Youtube on 11/20 to celebrate a year of the podcast and shoot the shit with listeners!!! Listen to them celebrate by going unfiltered and unedited on the main feed, Patreon after dark style. They chat about how the past year has changed their relationship to Taylor's…
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(S2) Episode 7: Dear Reader Ft. The Archers (3 am Tracks Queer Analysis)
Support us on Patreon ($5 monthly) for two bonus episodes every month: patreon.com/thearchers Connect with us on Twitter: twitter.com/TheArchersPod Our ethereal new intro and outro theme song!: https://twitter.com/erynranney & https://www.tiktok.com/@alltoogayyy Lavender Hays TikTok:...
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(S2) Episode 6: The Archers Flew Here All The Way From Ibiza!!!! (Midnights Reactions)(South Burlington Library Studio Sessions)
Support us on Patreon ($5 monthly) for two bonus episodes every month: patreon.com/thearchers Connect with us on Twitter: twitter.com/TheArchersPod Our ethereal new intro and outro theme song!: https://twitter.com/erynranney & https://www.tiktok.com/@alltoogayyy
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(S2) Episode 5: Track Fives (Gaylor's Version), Niceboy Ed, and Midnights Predictions
Join us for a Midnights release virtual listening party: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAqf-CqrzgpHdcYRVVayZ80Ca-hox0AISFZ Support us on Patreon ($5 monthly) for two bonus episodes every month: patreon.com/thearchers Connect with us on Twitter: twitter.com/TheArchersPod Our ethereal…
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(S2) Episode 4.5: Queer Analysis of Taylor Swift's Poems (From 5th grade to Reputation)
Support us on Patreon ($5 monthly) for two bonus episodes every month: patreon.com/thearchers Connect with us on Twitter: twitter.com/TheArchersPod Our ethereal new intro and outro theme song!: https://twitter.com/erynranney & https://www.tiktok.com/@alltoogayyy This week, we're sharing a Patreon...
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(S2) Episode 4: Taylor Swift's Relationship to Nighttime + Our Reactions to Midnights/Rolling Stone
Make an account through Google on GaylorSwift.com to attend Katie’s Gaylore Group on 10/13! Support us on Patreon ($5 monthly) for two bonus episodes every month: patreon.com/thearchers Connect with us on Twitter: twitter.com/TheArchersPod Our ethereal new intro and outro theme song!:...
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(S2) Episode 3: Cowboy Like Me Queer Analysis
Support us on Patreon ($5 monthly) for two bonus episodes every month: patreon.com/thearchers Connect with us on Twitter: twitter.com/TheArchersPod Check out www.GaylorSwift.com! In The Archers' third song deep-dive episode (following The Archer and New Romantics' Queer analyses), Katie and…
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(S2) Katie's GaylorFest '22 Presentation: Greetings from Tupelo: The Honeyed World of Taylor's Folklore
When Taylor wrote Folklore & Evermore she crafted a world where girls fall in love with each other everyday; a world with purple pink skies, salt air, flushed cheeks, the golden sun & sweet tea. In this hour, we will dive into the imagined world of Taylor’s Folkmore, drawing connections and…
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(S2) Madyson's GaylorFest '22 Presentation: 'From the Man's Perspective': Theylor/Non-binary Interpretations of Taylor Swift
Theylor Interpretations explores the ways Taylor has blurred the gender binary in her work using intentional pronoun changes, gender perspectives, non-binary themes, gendered language, and Queer codes that extend further than relational and sexual Queerness. It will also question the progression…
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(S2) Episode 2: Queerness in Taylor Swift's Album Prologues from 2006-2020
P.S. This episode was recorded a month ago, right after Carolina’s release! Thank you for being patient with us as we stepped away to focus on GaylorFest/mental health… GaylorFest was SO MUCH FUN and we’re so excited to start planning for next year :,) Check out GaylorSwift.com to access…
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(S2) Episode 1: Taylor Swift is Out (You Need To Calm Down Queer Analysis)
GaylorFest 2022 tickets are OUT NOW!: https://www.gaylorswift.com/event-details/gaylorfest-2022 Our ethereal new intro and outro theme song!: https://twitter.com/erynranney & https://www.tiktok.com/@alltoogayyy (35:55) Mia's Chely Wright Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTdKnFVc3/?k=1 (36:25)...
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(S1) Episode 13: Every Bait & Switch/Bearded Pronoun was a Work of Art
-Check out GaylorFest!!!!: https://www.gaylorswift.com/gaylorfest -Support us on Patreon ($5 monthly) for episodes while we're away: patreon.com/thearchers (13% of all Patreon income goes to a grassroots, Queer organization every month!!! Thank you Patrons<3) -Connect with us on Twitter:...
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(S1) Episode 12: Taylor Swift's Debut Hits & Gaylor Orgins
Melissa Etheridge interview about Taylor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9e4Y3pxlDc Support us on Patreon ($5 monthly) for two bonus episodes every month: patreon.com/thearchers Connect with us on Twitter: twitter.com/TheArchersPod Katie & Madyson deep dive into the rabbit hole that is Taylor...
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(S1) Episode 11: The Archers Meet In Person & Talk Taymojis
Support us on Patreon ($5 monthly) for two bonus episodes every month: patreon.com/thearchers Connect with us on Twitter: twitter.com/TheArchersPod After meeting in person for the first time (!) and hosting a very successful Gaylor Trivia, Madyson and Katie record an episode live and in person....
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(S1) Episode 10: Lizzy's Top 10 Taylor Swift Songs & Dream Songs to Cover
Lizzy's Twitter: twitter.com/divine_hours Support us on Patreon ($5 monthly) for two bonus episodes every month: patreon.com/thearchers Connect with us on Twitter: twitter.com/TheArchersPod In this exclusive episode of The Archers, Katie is joined by her gaylor partner in crime and highly…
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(S1) Episode 9: Reputation (Gaylor's Version) w/ Renaissance & Sunny from The Lavender Menace
Listen to our collab w/ The Lavender Menace: https://open.spotify.com/episode/33XDkHm5ee1Ur2eTeW58nO?si=emIBxlrGQO25rBKEDnpzuA The Lavender Menace Links: https://linktr.ee/thelavendermenace Renaissance: https://twitter.com/rxnaissance Sunny: https://twitter.com/asunnybooknook Support us on…
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(S1) Episode 8: Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Gaylor Analysis)
Support us on Patreon ($5 monthly) for two bonus episodes every month: patreon.com/thearchers Connect with us on Twitter: twitter.com/TheArchersPod Since this was originally a Patreon exclusive episode, we edited out all of the juicy gossip to share our thoughts on The Seven Husbands of Evelyn…
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Our Love Lasts So Long: A Valentine to Taylor from her Queer Fans
The Archers presents an auditory love letter to Taylor, from her queer fans. This is a collection of many voices and stories (including two written letters from listeners, read aloud by Katie) explaining what Taylor's music and presence has meant to us. Happy Valentine's Day and may our love last...
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(S1) Episode 7: New Romantics Queer Analysis & Why Taylor Swift Loves NYC
Support us on Patreon ($5 monthly) for two bonus episodes every month: patreon.com/thearchers Connect with us on Twitter: twitter.com/TheArchersPod Katie and Madyson pick apart New Romantics from 1989 with a queer fine-toothed comb, as this is the first Taylor Swift song to directly reference...
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(S1) Episode 6.5: Evermore Queer Analysis (Song by Song) Part II
Support us on Patreon ($5 monthly) for two bonus episodes every month: patreon.com/thearchers Connect with us on Twitter: twitter.com/TheArchersPod Gaylore Group: The Gaylor Discussion Group is happening on Sunday, February 13th at 1pm EST. Info & registration is here:...
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(S1) Episode 6: Evermore Queer Analysis (Song by Song) Part I
Support us on Patreon ($5 monthly) for two bonus episodes every month: patreon.com/thearchers Connect with us on Twitter: twitter.com/TheArchersPod In the first part of this episode, Katie and Madyson reveal what they think the gayest song is from what they think is *one of* Taylor Swift's gayest...
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(S1) Episode 5: Miss Americana Queer Analysis w/ Film & Media Scholar (Sean Donovan)
'Pre-making drag: RuPaul’s Drag Race spoiler fandom and queer temporal imagination': https://www.ejumpcut.org/currentissue/Donovan-RuPaulFans/index.html Katie's presentation "Miss Americana & The Heartbreak of Being a Good Girl": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuB2JZhLYq0 Sean's Twitter:...
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(S1) Episode 4: Taylor Swift's Queer Literature References (Emily Dickinson, The Bell Jar, The Scarlett Letter)
Support us on Patreon ($5 monthly) for two bonus episodes every month: patreon.com/thearchers Connect with us on Twitter: twitter.com/TheArchersPod Katie and Madyson compare Taylor's queer-coded work to Dickinson, Plath, and Nathaniel Hawthorne's. They talk about Taylor's birth chart and how it...
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(S1) Episode 3: Folklore Love Triangle Queer Analysis & a Rundown of Grammygate
Support us on Patreon ($5 monthly) for two bonus episodes every month: patreon.com/thearchers Connect with us on Twitter: twitter.com/TheArchersPod Katie and Madyson share their queer analyses on the songs Cardigan, August, and Betty, the love triangle of fictional/non-fictional characters on the...
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(S1) Episode 2: Red (Gaylor's Version)
Support us on Patreon ($5 monthly) for two bonus episodes every month: patreon.com/thearchers Connect with us on Twitter: twitter.com/TheArchersPod After the whirlwind release of Red (Taylor's Version), Katie & Madyson unpack the deeper meaning of the All Too Well short film, the now infamous…
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(S1) Episode 1: The Archer Queer Analysis & How Taylor Swift Embodies the Sagittarius Archetype
Support us on Patreon ($5 monthly) for two bonus episodes every month: patreon.com/thearchers Connect with us on Twitter: twitter.com/TheArchersPod Katie & Madyson analyze the lyrics of The Archer from a queer perspective, the nature of Sagittarians, and deep dive into Taylor's public persona...
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An Introduction to The Archers
Support us on Patreon ($5 monthly) for two bonus episodes every month: patreon.com/thearchers Connect with us on Twitter: twitter.com/TheArchersPod Katie and Madyson introduce themselves and their inspiration for starting the podcast. The first official episode of The Archers will premiere at the...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The Archers are here to discuss everything queer and related to our favorite Sagittarius, Taylor Swift. Unpack all things Gaylor with us: lyrics, queer history, astrology, symbolism, public persona, theories, interpretations, music videos, literature etc. Hosted by two fellow Archers, Katie and Madyson.Support us on Patreon ($5 monthly) for two bonus episodes every month: https://www.patreon.com/thearchersConnect with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheArchersPod
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