The Albatross
13: A Taylor Swift Fan Podcast
Ana Szabo, Nick Adams, Amy Nichols and Lacey Gee
4.6 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 28 January 2025
⏱️ 39 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Wise men once said.... listening to Taylor Swift makes you smarter! Did you know that "The Albatross" was inspired by an 18th century poem? Leave it to Taylor to educate us on poetry that we never knew about!
In this song, Taylor takes a story about how in olden times sailors saw albatross birds as signs of bad luck and misfortune, and flips the script to take the power as a woman who is often seen as an enemy.
Nick, Ana, Amy, and Lacey discuss the lyrics, the storytelling, the inspiration, the history, the poetry... everything that goes into an outstanding Taylor Swift song on THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT.
THIS PODCAST IS SPONSORED BY RUFF GREENS!
To get YOUR FREE Jumpstart Trial Bag, go to http:/ruffgreens.com and use Promo code
TAYLORSWIFTFAN.
THIS PODCAST IS SPONSORED BY QUINCE!
Go to https://www.quince.com/taylorswiftfan
for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns
THIS PODCAST IS SPONSORED BY VIIA!
Try VIIA Hemp! https://viia.co/SWIFTFANPOD
and use code SWIFTFANPOD
THIS PODCAST IS SPONSORED BY CHIME!
Get started today at https://www.chime.com/TAYLORSWIFTFAN
THIS PODCAST IS SPONSORED BY BETTER HELP!
Go to https://www.betterhelp.com/TAYLORSWIFTFAN today to get 10% off your first month
There are lots of ways to reach us, including our exclusive Lobster Lounge! Join in on the discussion there at https://station.page/13 , or let us know on the socials!
CONTACT THE PODCAST!
Voicemail Number- (689) 214-1313
Email- the13podcast@gmail.com
IG- https://www.instagram.com/the13podcast
TikTok- https://www.tiktok.com/@the13podcast
Twitter- https://twitter.com/the13TSpodcast
YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/@13ATaylorSwiftFanPodcast
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | This podcast episode is brought to you by Progressive Insurance. Do you ever think about switching |
| 0:05.7 | insurance companies to see if you could save some cash? Progressive makes it easy. Just drop in some |
| 0:11.6 | details about yourself and see if you're eligible to save money when you bundle your home and auto |
| 0:16.5 | policies. The process only takes minutes and it could mean hundreds more in your pocket. |
| 0:21.9 | Visit progressive.com after this episode to see if you could save. |
| 0:26.2 | Progressive Casualty Insurance Company and Affiliates. |
| 0:29.0 | Potential savings will vary. Not available in all states. |
| 0:33.2 | Yay, media group. |
| 0:37.1 | 13 has been my lucky number for a while. |
| 0:39.3 | Like, it's always a sign of good things to come for me. |
| 0:42.3 | This is 13, a Taylor Swift fan podcast, breaking down every song, every Easter egg, every era, and every theory. |
| 0:52.2 | Hosted by the biggest Swifties, Nick Adams, Anna Zabo, Amy Nichols, and Lacey G. |
| 0:59.8 | Welcome to 13, a Taylor Swift fan podcast. My name's Nick Adams. I'm Anna, Amy, and I'm Lacey G. |
| 1:05.5 | And today we are going to break down track number 19 on the tortured poets department the albatross |
| 1:11.7 | written by taylor swift and aaron dsner now we are on a big aaron dsner streak here |
| 1:20.7 | we we have just so you can look forward to what's coming up on the podcast the albatross |
| 1:26.0 | chloe or sam or sophia or marcus how did it end? So high school. I hate it here. Thank you, Amy. Those are all in a row. Aaron? Boom. All Aaron Desner and Taylor Swift. That's awesome. And then you got one Jack Antonoff song. I look at people's windows. Followed the rest are either solo by Taylor Swift or Aaron Desner. |
| 1:46.6 | You have four more Aaron Desner songs after that. |
| 1:48.6 | Wow. |
| 1:49.1 | Very Aaron Desner heavy this part of the album. |
| 1:51.6 | The anthology, I guess. |
| 1:53.1 | Yeah, very Aaron. |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Ana Szabo, Nick Adams, Amy Nichols and Lacey Gee, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Ana Szabo, Nick Adams, Amy Nichols and Lacey Gee and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.