And so I enter into evidence…In this very special BONUS episode, your Unofficial Professors of Taylor Swift go deep into the artifacts that Taylor has released for her upcoming album, “The Tortured Poets Department.” From the album art, the title, and the poem, to the track titles, we discuss it all! Is this album going to be more intellectual or emotional? Is Taylor on defense or offense? How wrong will all of our predictions be when the album is actually released? Well, we give you our hypotheses for the first two questions, but we will all have to wait until April 19th to see how well this conversation ages!   
 
Mentioned in this episode: 
Euphues by John Lyly (origin of “all’s fair in love and war”)
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf by Edward Albee
Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf 
The Poetry of Dorothy Parker
Mythology by Edith Hamilton
Potter Puppet Pals: The Mysterious Ticking Noise
Tick, Tick…Boom! by Jonathan Larson, Directed by Lin Manuel Miranda
 
Looking for an audio book? Check out our Libro.fm playlist https://tidd.ly/47uhRVI
***
 
Episode Highlights: 
01:08 - Analyzing the Album Cover
03:07 - The Title: "Chairman of the Tortured Poets Department"
07:12 - The Poem: "And So I Enter Into Evidence"
36:30 - All's Fair in Love and Poetry
45:36 - Tracklist Analysis
54:11 - The Back Cover Image
Subscribe to get new episode updates: aptaylorswift.substack.com/subscribe
 
Follow us on social! 
TikTok → tiktok.com/@APTaylorSwift
Instagram → instagram.com/APTaylorSwift
YouTube → youtube.com/@APTaylorSwift
Link Tree →linktr.ee/aptaylorswift
Bookshop.org → bookshop.org/shop/apts
Libro.fm → https://tidd.ly/47uhRVI

This podcast is neither related to nor endorsed by Taylor Swift, her companies, or record labels. All opinions are our own. Intro music produced by Scott Zadig aka Scotty Z.