Fact-checking The Taylor Swift Origin Story

Evolution of a Snake: The Taylor Swift Podcast

The Snakes & Studio71

Society & Culture, Music, Music Commentary

4.8 • 826 Ratings

🗓️ 12 January 2024

⏱️ 100 minutes

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Summary

Welcome back to another episode of boots-on-the-ground journalism. The bone collector returns to serve a delicious meal: what, exactly, is the Taylor Swift origin story? We know the official narrative: plucky girl meets guitar, moves to Nashville, gets discovered at the Blue Bird Cafe and the rest is history. Was there more to it than that? If the recently resurfaced emails from Scott Swift's 2005 legal dispute with Taylor's former manager are to be taken seriously, then yes. We take an analytical lens to the essential role Taylor's hapless and bumbling, aw-shucks parents played in her rise to stardom & reevaluate her creative partnership with Scott Borchetta along the way too. Don't forget to join our Patreon for an exclusive discussion on the rise and fall of Gaylor! https://www.patreon.com/swiftologist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome back to the evolution of Snake. I'm Zach. And I'm Madeline. And this is our Scott Swift origin story. Now, we have to let you know that there has
0:23.6	been a lot going on in the Taylor Nation as of late. Subjects that have been so deep and complex that
0:28.5	we think they deserve their own deep dives. So today we're going to be talking about the origin
0:32.2	story of Taylor Swift, prompted by the resurfacing of a couple of emails in a lawsuit filed against Scott Swift by Taylor Swift's
0:39.6	former manager. But we also have, for all of you who have not subscribed to our Patreon,
0:44.6	we have done a deep dive into the end of the Gaylor conspiracy theory. Whether you realize it or not,
0:50.5	Gaylor has been ended by CNN after a New York Times op-ed was posted and caused a bit
0:56.8	of a kerfuffle and ignited a response from Taylor Swift. So we have a 45-minute episode up on the
1:01.9	Patreon. This is an extra episode on top of all the other extra content that you get behind the paywall
1:06.2	at patreon.com slash swiftologist. So make sure to check that out. But today, I'm so excited because
1:12.1	we are doing something that doesn't often happen when we do our scripted episodes. But we have
1:17.2	Madeline, the bone collector, back to lead. Last time she was here, we made history with our
1:24.8	Ashley Legion. Our Ashley Legion. Yeah, that was crazy.
1:28.4	I can't believe we did that.
1:32.0	Like, when I'm reflecting, I'm like, I cannot believe we did that.
1:33.9	That's probably the shadiest thing we've ever done.
1:35.0	It was insane.
1:36.7	It was a booth.
1:37.6	It was a booth.
1:38.2	It was a wig.
1:39.2	It was a house down.
1:40.0	It was everything.
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