{"podcast":{"title":"Pop Syllabus","slug":"pop-syllabus-7649526","podcast_index_feed_id":7649526,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/popsyllabus","website_url":"https://popsyllabus.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/2fa57a72-ea89-11f0-8488-63dcd1682c0f/image/fac8d1ff938c54bff640f53b3920f7ba.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Nkiruka Productions and Companion Arts","episode_count":29,"summary":"Pop Syllabus is a show where host Christiana Mbakwe Medina deconstructs the zeitgeist and answers the big cultural questions. How did we swing from body positivity to thin-being-in? Why do so many people trust wellness influencers over medical doctors? And how did tech oligarchs become the new celebrities? Think of Christiana as a cross between a messy news anchor and guerilla academic. Each week, she and an expert guest will unpack a buzzy topic, and help us understand the moment while going through it.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T16:20:16.937550+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-syllabus-7649526"},"episode":{"title":"Taylor Swift & Swiftynomics With Misty Heggeness","slug":"taylor-swift-swiftynomics-with-misty-heggeness","published_at":"2026-04-01T16:48:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-syllabus-7649526/taylor-swift-swiftynomics-with-misty-heggeness","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-syllabus-7649526","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/claritaspod.com/measure/traffic.megaphone.fm/LLUOO4483793649.mp3?updated=1774421513","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/claritaspod.com/measure/traffic.megaphone.fm/LLUOO4483793649.mp3?updated=1774421513","summary":"If you’re a Swiftie, this episode is for you. Today, Christiana sits down with professor and author Misty Heggeness to break down her book Swiftnomics and how Taylor Swift turned fandom into a $4 billion touring empire, and what it reveals about consumption, influence, and the rise of a new economic model led by women. Misty’s website: https://www.mistyheggeness.com/ Follow Pop Syllabus: YouTube | Instagram | TikTok | Substack | Merch available now! Sponsor Pop Syllabus: advertise@companionarts.com If there’s a topic you’d like us to deconstruct, tell us in the comments. Email: hello@popsyllabus.com 00:42 Meet Misty Heggeness 04:07 Swiftynomics and studying Taylor Swift as an economic muse 09:20 How do we scale swiftynomics? 11:13 Women creating space for other women 15:08 Swiftnomics vs. Sheryl Sandberg’s “Lean In” movement 18:00 “Pearl clutchers” vs. “granolas” 20:00 Women leaving the workforce and being economically sidelined 31:44 “Masterminding” the systems 36:08 Hoarding wealth 42:45 Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce 49:40 The future of Swiftynomics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"If you’re a Swiftie, this episode is for you. Today, Christiana sits down with professor and author Misty Heggeness to break down her book Swiftnomics and…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3218,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/pop-syllabus-7649526/episodes/taylor-swift-swiftynomics-with-misty-heggeness/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-syllabus-7649526/taylor-swift-swiftynomics-with-misty-heggeness.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}