Taylor Swift Is Rewriting Her Internet History
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🗓️ 8 October 2025
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
Kate Lindsay and Candice Lim wade through the negative reactions to Taylor Swift’s album The Life of a Showgirl. From outdated meme references to clunky shots at other female artists, Swift’s album indicates an oddly distant relationship with the internet. However, is she a devious online mastermind or a blundering millennial? Plus, why it’s important that this album’s backlash has gone largely unchallenged by fellow Swifties.
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| 1:02.4 | Indeed.com slash show. Terms and conditions apply. Hey, I'm Candace Lim. |
| 1:22.1 | And I'm Kate Lindsay. |
| 1:23.6 | And you're listening to I see Y. |
| 1:25.1 | In case you missed it. Slate's podcast about internet culture, but unfortunately, not the podcast that was name-dropped in Taylor Swift's new album, The Life of a Showgirl. |
| 1:36.3 | That podcast on her obviously went to New Heights, which is the podcast hosted by her fiancé, Travis Kelsey. |
| 1:44.3 | I'll know if you've heard. |
| 1:45.9 | She and Travis Kelsey are getting married. |
| 1:47.9 | She really likes him. |
| 1:49.8 | And his brother, Jason Kelsey. |
| 1:52.1 | Mm-hmm. |
| 1:52.6 | I mean, would we even want to be name-dropped on this album? |
| 1:55.5 | Because I don't know about you, Kate. |
| 1:57.9 | I have some thoughts. |
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