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Our department is taking a deep-dive through Taylor Swift's discography from beginning to end. With new episodes releasing weekly on Tuesday mornings, our team is dedicating one season per album and one episode per song with a few bonuses sprinkled in.

We'll be examining relevant background information for each track, as well as looking at songwriting style, literary references, and production choices.

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Episodi
  • S1E18: "Permanent Marker"

    S1E18: "Permanent Marker"
    Sep 29 2026
    Welcome to The Tortured Podcasters Department. On the agenda for today…
    • Hosts: Amy, Liz, and McCormick
    • Swift Facts: There are several songs from Taylor Swift’s early career that became fan favorites, despite never having been officially released.
    • Department Findings: We dive into the background, production, and lyrics of “Permanent Marker.”
    • “Permanent Marker” was never officially released, but this song made the rounds back in the day among Swifties.
    • This song has a fascinating history.
    • “Permanent Marker” was written before Taylor’s debut album, but didn’t make the cut. It was later reworked with a bridge added and was intended for Fearless but, again, didn’t make the cut.
    • We love that she’s telling us right off the bat that she ain’t trying to be mature about this situation.
    • Why does this boy have a picture of his ex taped to his wall? We’re beginning to think HE’S the problem.
    • Where did she hide the pieces of the picture?
    • The bridge adds a missing piece of the puzzle to this story.
    • During recording, the third page appears behind Taylor’s letter on her website, sending our hosts into a tailspin. We suspected it was about Debut TV. Now we know that it was not. Oops.
    • The Cats Have It: In honor of our favorite cat lady, we’re each going to pick a line from this song and replace one word with “cat.”


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    Music/Sound Credits:
    Intro Music: "A Stylish Beat (Infinite Echoes)" by ONALDIN via Pixabay
    Tay-Lore: “Lullaby Sleeping” by Music_for_Videos via Pixabay
    Taylor Terminology: “Classical Royal British Music” by DELOSound via Pixabay
    Various sound effects: Pixabay
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    54 min
  • S1E17: "I'd Lie"

    S1E17: "I'd Lie"
    Sep 22 2026
    Welcome to The Tortured Podcasters Department. On the agenda for today…
    • Hosts: Amy, McCormick, and Karmen
    • Swift Facts: Despite being a fan favorite from the debut era, the song “I’d Lie” was never released. Fans knew it from live performances of it on GAC Shortcuts and Billboard Live.
    • Department Findings: We dive into the background, production, and lyrics of “I’d Lie.”
    • An unreleased song from the Debut Era, “I’d Lie” became a fan favorite due to a leaked recording and some live performances.
    • This song has fun juxtapositions between rattling off facts about someone, while denying that they mean anything to you.
    • We’re now thinking way too much about “I’d Lie” Guy and his 1,000-yard stare.
    • Tay-Lore: The Mandela Effect is strong with this one. Many fans (including Karmen) swear that it was released on a special edition of the Debut album, but that is a Swifite wives tale started by false information on Wikipedia.


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    Music/Sound Credits:
    Intro Music: "A Stylish Beat (Infinite Echoes)" by ONALDIN via Pixabay
    Tay-Lore: “Lullaby Sleeping” by Music_for_Videos via Pixabay
    Taylor Terminology: “Classical Royal British Music” by DELOSound via Pixabay
    Various sound effects: Pixabay
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    43 min
  • S1E16: "I Heart ?"

    S1E16: "I Heart ?"
    Sep 15 2026
    Welcome to The Tortured Podcasters Department. On the agenda for today…

    • Hosts: Amy, Liz, and Karmen
    • Swift Facts: When the Beautiful Eyes EP was released, it replaced Taylor’s debut album as #1 on the Top Country Albums Billboard chart. “Taylor Swift” moved into the #2 spot, making Taylor the first artist to hold the top two positions on the chart since LeAnn Rimes did it in 1997.
    • Department Findings: We dive into the background, production, and lyrics of “I Heart ?.”
    • Just like “Beautiful Eyes,” this song was also written when Taylor was just 13 years old.
    • It’s fun and quirky.
    • The rhyme scheme is so insanely catchy, especially on the first verse!
    • Is anyone else reminded of Avril Lavigne’s “Complicated”?
    • He’s trying to get her back and she’s like, “We are never ever getting back together. Like ever.”
    • Weaponizing millennial hand doodling is genius.
    • The Cats Have It: In honor of our favorite cat lady, we’re each going to pick a line from this song and replace one word with “cat.”


    Connect with Us:
    Send a department memo or follow us on social media by clicking here.


    Music/Sound Credits:
    Intro Music: "A Stylish Beat (Infinite Echoes)" by ONALDIN via Pixabay
    Tay-Lore: “Lullaby Sleeping” by Music_for_Videos via Pixabay
    Taylor Terminology: “Classical Royal British Music” by DELOSound via Pixabay
    Various sound effects: Pixabay
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    27 min
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