long story short

13: A Taylor Swift Fan Podcast

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4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 21 October 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Taylor Swift’s “Long Story Short” may sound upbeat, but beneath the melody lies one of her most personal reflections on survival, growth, and finding peace after public chaos. In this episode of 13: A Taylor Swift Fan Podcast, Ana, Nick and Amy break down every lyric of track 12 from Evermore, unpacking the moments that defined Taylor’s resilience — from media battles and heartbreak to the calm that followed. The squad dives deep into: Why “Long Story Short” feels different from the rest of Evermore How it serves as Taylor’s self-narrated redemption story Hidden meanings behind iconic lines like “your nemesis will defeat themselves before you get the chance to swing” The parallels between her public fall, private healing, and the ultimate message of survival Stay tuned through the laughter, lyrical analysis, and fan voicemails that capture the heart of the Swiftie community — because, long story short… we all survived the eras and came out stronger. Stream this week’s episode wherever you listen to podcasts, and join us for more breakdowns, Easter eggs, and Swiftie moments at the13podcast.net. Stay Connected with 13: A Taylor Swift Fan Podcast Join the conversation in our exclusive Lobster Lounge: station.page/13 Contact the Podcast Voicemail: (689) 214-1313 Email: [email protected] Instagram: @the13podcast TikTok: @the13podcast Twitter/X: @the13TSpodcast YouTube: 13: A Taylor Swift Fan Podcast Follow the Hosts Ana – @anaszabo13 Lacey – @laceygee13 Amy – @amysnichols Nick – @heynickadams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Yay Media Group
0:02.0	13 has been my lucky member for a while, like it's always a sign of good things to come for me.
0:09.7	This is 13, a Taylor Swift fan podcast, breaking down every song, every Easter egg, every era, and every theory.
0:19.7	Hosted by the biggest swifties
0:21.5	Nick Adams, Anna Zabo, Amy Nichols, and Lacey G.
0:27.7	Welcome to 13, a Taylor Swift fan podcast.
0:30.9	My name's Nick Adams.
0:31.7	I'm Anna, Amy.
0:33.1	And Lacey is still in space.
0:35.9	With who?
0:37.1	With glurg. With glurg.
0:38.2	With glurg.
0:40.0	My BFF.
0:42.0	So today we are breaking down track number 12, long story short, written by Taylor Swift and Aaron Desner.
0:51.6	This is a great song.
0:52.9	I feel like this is the one that why are you laughing
0:56.4	that's that why are you hiding your face why are you laughing i don't know it's just funny
1:01.4	the pause yeah the millennial pause the millennial pause it was the millennial pause yeah see
1:07.7	yeah nick i feel like this is a song that we always refer back to because of the lyric, one of the lyrics.
1:14.2	Yes, no, there is a lyric in here.
1:16.4	There are two lyrics in here that I think perfectly describe so much things that have gone on in Taylor Swift's personal life and public life that people have.
1:26.7	And we can get to those later.
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