{"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 Nature of Fame in Mirrorball","slug":"the-nature-of-fame-in-mirrorball","published_at":"2026-05-28T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-swiftie-and-the-scholar-7423818/the-nature-of-fame-in-mirrorball","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-swiftie-and-the-scholar-7423818","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/swiftieandscholarpod/episodes/The-Nature-of-Fame-in-Mirrorball-e3k09us","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO4394899091.mp3","summary":"We’re back in our folklore era with mirrorball today! Uncle Jerry had some extra time with this one and doesn’t even know where to start the discussion. We get into the uses of mirrors in folklore, how this was made during the pandemic, and discuss the many facets of celebrity. Make sure you come back next week for another song discussing the nature of fame. Works Cited: The Philosophy of Reflection: Mirrors as Symbols Across Cultures Catoptromancy Through the Looking Glass – Lewis Carroll – Aff Link Perseus and Medusa A Discovery of Witches (2018) 'Spirit mirror' used by 16th-century occultist John Dee came from the Aztec Empire Conceit Anaphora Inclusio Ouroboros Albertus Magnus and the Magic Mirror Loafing Him was Bread T-Shirt The House of Fame – Geoffrey Chaucer The Temple of Fame – Alexander Pope The Swiftie and The Scholar Grading Matrix Follow Us: Patreon ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ Threads ⁠Angela’s Instagram⁠ Uncle Jerry’s Instagram","meta_description":"We’re back in our folklore era with mirrorball today! Uncle Jerry had some extra time with this one and doesn’t even know where to start the discussion. W…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4354,"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-nature-of-fame-in-mirrorball/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-nature-of-fame-in-mirrorball.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}