It is almost time for the Eras tour and we are appropriately freaking out! What songs will Taylor play? What songs do we think she won't play but we wish she would? She has an impressive catalog of music and there is no way that she can get to them all.. We discuss the possibilites! What did we miss? What would you like to hear from us? There are lots of way ... Show More
Feb 10
SwifTEA: Initial Opalite Music Video Reactions & Theories
It's a full-on SwifTEA catch-up with Ana, Lacey, and Amy as Taylor Swift drops the Opalite music video—and the Swiftie world goes into instant investigation mode. We break down first reactions, hidden metaphors, the potential mall comeback, rock vs. cactus discourse, and the East ... Show More
48m 9s
Feb 3
Ana’s Solo Show: Swiftie Questions, Deep Feels & Revisiting the Eras
This week on 13: A Taylor Swift Fan Podcast, we’re doing something a little different. Due to a winter storm hitting Texas and throwing off recording schedules, Ana hops on the mic for a special solo Swiftie Q&A episode—and it ended up feeling like a warm, one-on-one check-in wit ... Show More
24m 52s
Jun 2019
'Feel Good Inc.' by Gorillaz (w/ Julia Nunes)
Sha shaba shaka shaba! On this week's episode (as picked by our Patreon listeners) we're joined by Julia Nunes (@julianunes - musician, YouTuber) to discuss the absurd, virtual (and ephermerberal) lyricism of Gorillaz's 2005 hit, "Feel Good Inc.!" (Or as Julia calls it, Feels Goo ... Show More
1h 18m
Apr 2019
How To Write a Hit Song: The Love Junkies
Lori McKenna, Liz Rose and Hillary Lidnsey—known as the Love Junkies—write some of the best songs in Nashville today. Between the three of them, they've helped launch Taylor Swift, pushed Lady Gaga into country music—with her album "Joanne"—and gave country music one of its more ... Show More
41m 30s
Aug 2019
Songs of Summer Call-in Special
Every year, critics and media outlets the world over put out definitive song-of-summer guides based on... well, we’re not always entirely sure. Certainly popularity, as measured by streams and radio play; not to mention that bewildering feeling that creeps up some time mid-July, ... Show More
52m 59s
Aug 2019
'I Don't Want To Be' by Gavin DeGraw (w/ Carl Tart)
Watch out Gavin Degraw, Carl Tart (@dammitcarl - Brooklyn Nine-Nine, The Flagrant Ones podcast) and the punch babies are on the CASE, asking questions like how did an existential anthem become the One Tree Hill theme song? We don't answer any of these questions but I can tell you ... Show More
1h 9m