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Pop Culture Happy Hour

Taylor Swift's The Tortured Poets Department

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4.5 β€’ 10.6K Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 22 April 2024

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Taylor Swift dropped an epic new album that spans two hours β€” and two high-profile breakups. The Tortured Poets Department delves deeply into two of the singer's recent relationships β€” one with the English actor Joe Alwyn and the other with Matty Healy, who's the lead singer of The 1975. And while Taylor Swift indulges in a few beefs on this record, the target she returns to most often is herself.

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A heads up this episode contains explicit language. You might have heard about this already, but Taylor Swift just dropped a new album called The Tortured Poets Department.

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It's an epic that spans two hours

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and two high profile breakups.

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about Taylor Swift's new album,

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The Tortured Poets Department, on Pop Culture Happy Hour from NPR.

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