Swift Tea Academy: Female Friendships
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"So, make the friendship bracelets, take the moment and taste it/You've got no reason to be afraid" - You're On Your Own, Kid, Midnights (2022) Welcome to your Summer Book Club: Swift Tea Academy. In this second episode, join Kat and Rita as we wax lyrical and get nostalgic about female friendships and the complex intensity of bonds across girl and womanhood, neatly symbolised by the ubiqutious friendship bracelet of the Eras tour. Swift Tea Academy is kindly supported by a Literature Matters Award from Royal Society of Literature. Produced by Katalina Watt Cover Art: on...
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Swift Tea Academy: Visions of Girlhood
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"I'm just a girl/Trying to find her place in this world" - A Place in This World, Taylor Swift (2006) Welcome to your Summer Book Club: Swift Tea Academy. In this first episode, join Kat and Rita as we explore how girlhood can look and feel through four key Swiftian eras: The Girl on the Bleachers, Cheer Captain, Miss Americana, and The Snake. Swift Tea Academy is kindly supported by a Literature Matters Award from Royal Society of Literature. Produced by Katalina Watt Cover Art: on Unsplash; Design via Canva Music: Super Friendly by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under...
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Staring at You in Personal Growth: An Update
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We are back from our post-Eras tour hiatus to give you the tea on our newfound mature (like a fine cheese) feelings towards the Swiftie fandom and tease some exciting new announcements for the future. Produced by Katalina Watt Cover Art: on Unsplash; Design via Canva Music: Too Cool by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Fireflies and Stardust by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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The Eras Tour (Kat and Rita's Version): The Breakdown
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We come back stronger than a '90s trend to talk about the Event, the Moment, the Music Industry: The Eras Tour (Kat and Rita's Version). Produced by Katalina Watt Cover Art: on Unsplash; Design via Canva Music: Too Cool by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Fireflies and Stardust by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Messy Sag Season: Evermore
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Like a Swift Track 5, Kat and Rita get in their feelings for Episode 5 and apply the "mess metre" to the beloved but often overlooked sad sister album to Folklore - our winter girl Evermore. Produced by Katalina Watt Cover Art: on Unsplash; Design via Canva Music: Too Cool by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Fireflies and Stardust by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Pop Bible: 1989 (Taylor's Version)
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Rita romances Kat over dinner in their first in-person recording to discuss a 2010s pop bible re-invented. Meeting old familiars anew and how 1989 paved the way for Swift's future experiments. Cover Art: on Unsplash; Design via Canva Music: Too Cool by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Fireflies and Stardust by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Minisode: Eras Tour Film Outfits
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A bonus minisode where Kat and Rita cover the Eras Tour Film outfits, look by look! Opinions on body suits, the best 'folkmore' dresses, and the mystery of Taylor's curls and forehead. Cover Art: on Unsplash; Design via Canva Music: Too Cool by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Fireflies and Stardust by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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In Our Eras Era: Tour Film Review
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Kat and Rita share their viewing experiences and controversial opinions on the Eras Tour Film, album by album. Hot tea moments from the updated Girl Squad (2023 edition) and learning to Live Fearlessly through the power of friendship. Produced by Katalina Watt Cover Art: on Unsplash; Design via Canva Music: Too Cool by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Fireflies and Stardust by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution...
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Swift Tea Trailer
Swift Tea
Join hosts Kat and Rita as they critically engage with the life, loves, lyrics, and more of Taylor Swift. They spill the Swift-tea, confess spicy opinions, and keep up with the latest projects and achievements of our favourite anti-hero. Cover Art: on Unsplash; Design via Canva Music: Too Cool by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Fireflies and Stardust by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/...
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The Story of Us
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Kat and Rita share their storied histories with Swift's music and the 'come to Taylor' moments which led to their parasocial activity. Hot tea moments from the extended Swiftieverse and learning to Live Fearlessly by being a little bit too earnest on main. Produced by Katalina Watt Cover Art: on Unsplash; Design via Canva Music: Too Cool by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Fireflies and Stardust by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution...
info_outlineKat and Rita share their storied histories with Swift's music and the 'come to Taylor' moments which led to their parasocial activity. Hot tea moments from the extended Swiftieverse and learning to Live Fearlessly by being a little bit too earnest on main.
Produced by Katalina Watt
Cover Art:
Daiga Ellaby on Unsplash; Design via Canva
Music:
Too Cool by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Fireflies and Stardust by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/