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• The Swiftory of Catherine Howard and Jane Boleyn

  Alicia and Melissa are back with a bonus episode this week to commemorate two significant Tudor-era murders. On February 13, 1542, Queen Catherine Howard of England, the fifth wife of King Henry VIII, was executed on Tower Green, in the Tower of London, along with her lady in waiting, Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford. As our Swiftorians ponder their stories, an array of Taylor's songs come into focus: Mad Woman, Miss Americana and the Heartbreak Prince, Haunted, Fifteen, Long Story Short, and Guilty as Sin?, among others. Join us for a ride across the centuries and an ocean, back to the Tudor court and an out-of-control monarch! As always, we want your Midnights! Share your Swiftory stories at [email protected], or leave us a voicemail at 404-594-3658. We may use your Swiftories on a future episode! To advertise on our podcast, please reach out to [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Love Letters and Sad Songs

  In this unexpectedly solo episode, Alicia announces the four winners of the Invisible Strings book contest (congrats!), and shares some of your reflections on Taylor's All Too Well (10 Minute Version). The core of the episode centers around some neurological research pointing to why, and how, sad songs end up making us feel better. It turns out Taylor's not kidding about putting narcotics in her songs - sad songs have been shown to activate regions of the brain tied to emotional cues, processing, and regulation, which consequently flood the brain with various neurotransmitter chemicals tied to feelings of pleasure, comfort, and reward. As always, we want your Midnights! Share your Swiftory stories at [email protected], or leave us a voicemail at 404-594-3658. What are your favorite Taylor Swift sad songs, and why? How about your favorite of Taylor's love songs? Help us craft a special upcoming episode with your musical gems from Taylor – we want to know. To advertise on our podcast, please reach out to [email protected]. Sources Why The Brain Seeks Out Sadness in Music (integrishealth.org) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• All Too Well (10 Minute Version)

  This week, Alicia and Melissa wander back in time as Taylor revisits a long-ago love affair that left her feeling like a crumpled up piece of paper lying here - and they remember it all too well. From Scarf Stealer's (Jake Gyllenhaal's) apparent continuing pattern of seducing women way too young for him - which is certainly one part of this song's origin story - to the glittering emotional clarity of these lyrics, our Swiftorians drink in this phenomenal and heartbreaking story set to music. As always, we want your Midnights! Share your Swiftory stories at [email protected], or leave us a voicemail at 404-594-3658. We may use your Swiftories on a future episode! To advertise on our podcast, please reach out to [email protected]. Sources Rolling Stone: Taylor Swift (Amazon.com) All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version) (From The Vault) (Lyric Video) (YouTube) Taylor Swift - All Too Well (Sad Girl Autumn Verion) - Recorded at Long Pond Studios (YouTube) Taylor Swift - All Too Well: The Short Film (YouTube) The Movie Star and Me, by Domenica Feraud (medium.com) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• I Bet You Think About Me, Featuring Stevie Nicks, Fairy Godmother

  How does one even decide to own a million dollar couch? This week, Alicia and Melissa tackle I Bet You Think About Me, from 2012's Red and 2021's Red (Taylor's Version). Along the way, Jake Gyllenhaal gets a nickname (Scarf Stealer!), F. Scott Fitzgerald gets a shout out, and Stevie Nicks swoops in to play Fairy Godmother to Taylor. Is I Bet You Think About Me the spiritual descendant of Fleetwood Mac's Silver Springs? Our Swiftorians think so! As always, we want your Midnights! Share your Swiftory stories at [email protected], or leave us a voicemail at 404-594-3658. We may use your Swiftories on a future episode! To advertise on our podcast, please reach out to [email protected]. Sources Taylor Swift ft. Chris Stapleton - I Bet You Think About Me (Taylor's Version) (Official Video) (YouTube) Taylor Swift - Speak Now (Taylor's Version) (Lyric Video) (YouTube) Taylor Swift - If guys don't want me to write bad songs about them, they shouldn't do bad things (YouTube) 52nd Annual Grammy Performance with Taylor Swift (Facebook) Fleetwood Mac - Silver Springs (Official Live Video) [HD] (YouTube) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Poet's Corner: Melissa Studdard

  Alicia and Melissa sit down with award winning poet Melissa Studdard, whose Invisible Strings contribution, When You Rise from the Dead, I Drive You to the After Party, responds to Taylor's song Karma. This is a heartfelt conversation about the power and joy of language that will leave you inspired to dig into your own creative process, and hand you some tools for that journey, too. Email [email protected] with the subject line Invisible Strings to enter our drawing to win your own copy! As always, we want your Midnights! Share your Swiftory stories at [email protected], or leave us a voicemail at 404-594-3658. We may use your Swiftories on a future episode! To advertise on our podcast, please reach out to [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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