{"podcast":{"title":"The Swiftie and The Scholar","slug":"the-swiftie-and-the-scholar-7423818","podcast_index_feed_id":7423818,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/10733e200/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/swiftieandscholarpod","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/44058080/44058080-1752361917658-56c25e9df7bb7.jpg","author":"Angela McDow | Dr. Jerry Coats","episode_count":49,"summary":"A weekly podcast exploring the lyrics, lore, and literary legacy of Taylor Swift. Hosted by Angela McDow, the Swiftie, and Dr. Jerry Coats, the Scholar, we read between the lines AND the liner notes. Join us each week for lyrical deep dive through Taylor Swift's eras.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-09T16:20:25.215536+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-swiftie-and-the-scholar-7423818"},"episode":{"title":"August – The Folklore Love Triangle Part 1","slug":"august-the-folklore-love-triangle-part-1","published_at":"2026-04-02T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-swiftie-and-the-scholar-7423818/august-the-folklore-love-triangle-part-1","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-swiftie-and-the-scholar-7423818","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/swiftieandscholarpod/episodes/August--The-Folklore-Love-Triangle-Part-1-e3ha72u","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO1932600329.mp3","summary":"Friends, it's finally here! Over the next three episodes, we are diving into our beloved Folklore Love Triangle. First up is August. Uncle Jerry begins by talking about the narrative of these three songs and how they are woven together across the album, and then we dissect the poem of August. These three episodes will all build on each other, and we’ll round out the discussion in week 3. Works Cited: Rashomon Effect The Rashomon Effect: When Ethnographers Disagree – Karl G. Heider The Blind Man and The Elephant Disnarration and the performance of storytelling in Taylor Swift’s folklore and evermore Split Narratives or Fragmented Narratives Dramatic Irony Kenning The Swiftie and The Scholar Grading Matrix Follow Us: Patreon ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠Angela’s Instagram⁠ Uncle Jerry’s Instagram","meta_description":"Friends, it's finally here! Over the next three episodes, we are diving into our beloved Folklore Love Triangle. First up is August. Uncle Jerry begins by…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4124,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-swiftie-and-the-scholar-7423818/episodes/august-the-folklore-love-triangle-part-1/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-swiftie-and-the-scholar-7423818/august-the-folklore-love-triangle-part-1.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}