{"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":"The Exploration of Truth in Cassandra","slug":"the-exploration-of-truth-in-cassandra","published_at":"2026-02-26T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-swiftie-and-the-scholar-7423818/the-exploration-of-truth-in-cassandra","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-swiftie-and-the-scholar-7423818","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/swiftieandscholarpod/episodes/The-Exploration-of-Truth-in-Cassandra-e3fiosi","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO6580513786.mp3","summary":"JOIN US ON PATREON! In this episode, we are learning all about Cassandra from Greek Mythology, and Cassandra, the Taylor Swift song. Uncle Jerry teaches us Cassandra’s story, we dive into all the rich metaphors, and Angela spills the beans about Taylor’s Kim and Kanye feud. There’s also an existential moment where Angela can’t deal with the question of one universal truth versus many personal truths. Works Cited: Taylor Swift and Kanye West Feud Cassandra in Greek Mythology The Iliad – Homer The Odyssey – Homer The Aeneid – Virgil Oresteia – Aeschylus The Greek Myths Box Edition – Robert Graves – Aff Link The Greek Myths: The Complete and Definitive Edition – Robert Graves – Aff Link Metamorphoses – Ovid Heart of Darkness – Joseph Conrad – Aff Link Sight Rhyme (or Eye Rhyme) Seneca's Agamemnon Cassandra Lyric Video Concrete Poetry The Cassandra Complex The Apollo Archetype Follow Us: Patreon ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠Angela’s Instagram⁠ Uncle Jerry Instagram","meta_description":"JOIN US ON PATREON! In this episode, we are learning all about Cassandra from Greek Mythology, and Cassandra, the Taylor Swift song. Uncle Jerry teaches u…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4631,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-swiftie-and-the-scholar-7423818/episodes/the-exploration-of-truth-in-cassandra/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/the-exploration-of-truth-in-cassandra.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}