Why Are We So Obsessed with Taylor + Travis?

Culture Study Podcast

Arts, Society & Culture

4.5 • 789 Ratings

🗓️ 20 December 2023

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

For the third episode of the Culture Study podcastEsteemed law professor Leah Litman, co-host of Strict Scrutiny, joins me and Melody to talk about all things TAYLOR + TRAVIS.Like: How did Taylor make the transition from big time pop star to BIGGEST POP STAR? How do we feel about the Matty Healy of it all? Is Travis Kelce interesting or is their relationship just interesting? Why do I feel so ambivalent about the prospect of Taylor getting married (and/or having kids)?? Show notes:The TikTok from the intro:All about Leah Litman!!!What It Takes To Be in the 1% — of Taylor Swift FansTalk to Me About Taylor Swift SweatshirtFollow Stevie the Mini GoldendoodleMelody’s Instagram where she posts honest book reviews in her stories“You’re Losing Me”The video for “White Horse”The 2014 era of “Taylor stepping out of her apartment” photos I referenceThe imagery of Folklore/Evermore:Some of Melody’s favorite SwiftTok influencers include:@tessdear is THE PLACE to go for Eras Tour livestreams@bryanlicious2 for an unhinged kind of humor@cowboy.han makes hilarious mash-ups of Taylor songs@mikael.arellano, creator of the Bejeweled dance, all-around wholesome fanI have a low tolerance for the “men react to Taylor Swift lyrics” genre, but the two exceptions are @hthaze and Darriel and Ashton@pokemonmasterzo’s hilarious videos are a great example of why I love this dumb app@invisibletheme for smart and well-researched queer analysisA primer on GaylorEaster Eggs on the Eras TourVideo for “You Need To Calm Down”A 2020 primer on Tree Paine (Swift’s publicist); Tree Paine vs. Deux MoiSwift’s bisexual pride flag wigA recap of Swift + Emily Dickinson“Why didn’t Jason bring jeans for Jason?”We’re currently looking for your questions for future episodes about:Very Contemporary Architecture Trends (like ‘modern farmhouse’) and/or wtf is going on with Chip & Joanna Gaines these days, why is their new show so banalHuberman HusbandsBooktok (think expansively here)ONLINE PURCHASE REVIEW CULTURE (as in: what motivates people to leave reviews? With photos? What makes a good review, what makes a worthless one?)Athleisure (also think expansively here)You can submit them (and ideas for future eps) here (and here’s the subscriber-only priority form)Now come hang out with us in the discussion — a few ideas to get us started:What’s your investment in Gaylor?Is Travis Kelce ACTUALLY INTERESTING?Is Leah right about Harry Styles?What do we do with these end game vibes?

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0:00.0	Hey everyone. So the recording for this episode went long, like super long. So we're trying
0:06.8	something new and making the last part of today's conversation just for paid subscribers.
0:11.9	As well as the usual AskAn Anything bonus segment. Head to culturestudypod.com for the extended
0:18.8	version. Otherwise, thank you so much for being here.
0:21.6	On with the show.
0:24.1	See, do we have?
0:25.6	Yeah, I have it.
0:26.8	One second.
0:27.8	You have it?
0:28.3	Okay.
0:32.5	So we can hear the audio here.
0:35.6	So we can hear the audio here. but what do you see on your screen right now in front of you?
0:43.0	So I see a guy who is straight up cheesing and just overcome with glee and no embarrassment at the fact that his girlfriend is screaming to over 90,000 people
0:57.5	that she is his girlfriend and he's coming home with her.
1:03.5	How would you describe his outfit?
1:06.3	I mean, it's got a flare, bright colors, some pattern.
1:10.9	This is someone who is not afraid to be seen and stand out, an extrovert.
1:16.8	Who is he standing next to?
1:19.0	Her dad.
1:23.8	And I guess this is me describing it, like Aski, describe some sound, but like how is the crowd reacting to this?
1:29.8	The crowd is beside themselves with glee and mirth and like finally our girl has someone who is okay with her being her.
1:51.1	I'm Ann Helen Peterson, and this is the Culture Study podcast.
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