This week on The Tortured Podcast Department, Liz and Bekah deep dive "The Tortured Poet's Department" by Taylor Swift. Join us as we discuss why this song is the title track and Taylor's authenticity.
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https://www.britannica.com/biography/Patti-Smith
This week on The Tortured Podcast Department, Liz and Bekah deep dive "Robin" by Taylor Swift. Join us as we discuss the themes of childhood and parenting.
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This week on The Tortured Podcast Department, Liz and Bekah deep dive "My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys" by Taylor Swift. Join us as we discuss the queen of sad bops and Toy Story.
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This week on The Tortured Podcast Department, Liz and Bekah deep dive "How Did It End?" by Taylor Swift. Join us as we discuss our love for Aaron Dessner, relationship dynamics and a 10 star bridge.
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https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/321487
This week on The Tortured Podcast Department, Liz and Bekah deep dive "The Black Dog" by Taylor Swift. Join us as we discuss the different syntax and structure of this song, frat hazing and a brutal bridge.
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https://www.history.com/news/exorcisms-christianity-gospels-movie
This week on The Tortured Podcast Department, Liz and Bekah deep dive their favorite reads of the year. Join us as we discuss our DNF's, 2025 TBR's and what's in store for these episodes in the upcoming year.
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This week on The Tortured Podcast Department, Liz and Bekah break down their TTPD Part 1 Brackets. Join us as we rehash why we loved our deep dives of part one, and see which songs made the final cut.
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This week on The Tortured Podcast Department, Liz and Bekah deep dive "The Albatross" by Taylor Swift. Join us as we discuss Elton John, religious metaphors and the multitude of idioms.
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https://www.siriusxm.com/blog/bernie-taupin-elton-john-candle-in-the-wind
https://nosweatshakespeare.com/quotes/famous/rose-by-any-other-name/
https://www.bible.com/bible/406/MAT.13.24-48.ERV
https://diplomacy.state.gov/encyclopedia/persona-non-grata/
This week on The Tortured Podcast Department, Liz and Bekah deep dive "Down Bad" by Taylor Swift. Join us as we discuss the catchy lyrics, alien abductions and love bombing.
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https://www.bps.org.uk/research-digest/what-leads-people-believe-they-have-been-abducted-aliens
https://www.forbes.com/health/mind/dating-twin-flame/
This week on The Tortured Podcast Department, Liz and Bekah deep dive "The Manuscript" by Taylor Swift. Join us as we discuss how the song reads like a novel, the parallels to "Pretty Little Liars" and how this song encapsulates the album in its entirety.
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https://x.com/taylorswift13/status/1781171613058097619
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alight
https://www.bluey.tv/watch/season-3/stickbird/
This week on The Tortured Podcast Department, Liz and Bekah deep dive "Fresh out the Slammer" by Taylor Swift. Join us as we discuss the use of color in Taylor's lyrics, connections between songs and getting out of relationships.
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This week on The Tortured Podcast Department, Liz and Bekah deep dive "So Long, London" by Taylor Swift. Join us as we discuss a bridge that bridges, breaking down a failing relationship and beauty of simpleness.
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https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueSwifties/comments/1cb1lr5/so_long_london_lyrics/
This week on The Tortured Podcast Department, Liz and Bekah deep dive "The Alchemy" by Taylor Swift. Join us as we discuss the 2000s romcom, football and the battle between "The Alchemy" and "So High School."
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https://hms.harvard.edu/news-events/publications-archive/brain/love-brain (https://hms.harvard.edu/news-events/publications-archive/brain/love-brain)
https://swiftlysungstories.com/the-alchemy-song-meaning/ (https://swiftlysungstories.com/the-alchemy-song-meaning/)
This week on The Tortured Podcast Department, Liz and Bekah deep dive "Clara Bow" by Taylor Swift. Join us as we discuss astrology and the ever changing "it" girl.
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https://www.dictionary.com/browse/breath-of-fresh-air
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/blow-smoke-up-ass
https://www.biography.com/musicians/stevie-nicks#quick-facts
https://www.etonline.com/stevie-nicks-history-with-witchcraft-rhiannon-to-ahs-apocalypse-110434
https://www.elitedaily.com/lifestyle/half-moonshine-full-eclipse-meaning-taylor-swift-clara-bow
This week on The Tortured Podcast Department, Liz and Bekah deep dive "The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived" by Taylor Swift. Join us as we discuss double entendres, being ghosted and a bridge that really bridges.
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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/taylor-swift-on-lover-and-haters/
This week on The Tortured Podcast Department, Liz and Bekah deep dive "Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus" by Taylor Swift. Join us as we discuss different interpretations, the theme of abandonment and whether or not the names in the title have any real meaning.
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https://www.bookbrowse.com/expressions/detail/index.cfm/expression_number/18/feel-it-in-my-bones
This week on The Tortured Podcast Department, Liz and Bekah deep dive "thanK you aIMee" by Taylor Swift. Join us as we discuss writing with Aaron Dessner, the timeline of the Kim/Kanye/Taylor beef and forgiveness.
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https://people.com/music/kanye-west-famous-inside-his-and-taylor-swifts-relationship-history/
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sisyphus
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2357847/awards/
This week on The Tortured Podcast Department, Liz and Bekah deep dive "Fortnight" by Taylor Swift. Join us as we discuss the fatalism of TTPD, the significance of a short-term love affair and our love of Post Malone.
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This week on The Tortured Podcast Department, Liz and Bekah deep dive "I Look in People's Windows" by Taylor Swift. Join us as we discuss the origins of the tiniest death, searching for lost love and the symbolism of trains.
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This week on The Tortured Podcast Department, Liz and Bekah deep dive "So High School" by Taylor Swift. Join us as we discuss first loves, the nostalgia of the 2000s romcom and the smallest details with a big impact in the lyric video.
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