Witches in Britches

Episode 4.5: folklore


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Happy (only slightly belated) full moon! If you enjoyed Taylor Swift’s powerful new album, folklore, you won’t want to miss this in-depth analysis brought to you by Linda and her sister Amber.

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Our theme song is “Moon and Spruce” by Sarah Little Drum.

Here’s a listening guide for the episode. (For a description of our segments, go here.)

Taylor-ed Slacks and/or The Nap Dress (0:00 – 4:25)

Introduction (4:25 – 22:35)

“Are You a Good Witch or a Bad Witch?” (22:55 – 47:05)

“Bald Heads and Queer Noses” (47:25 – 1:02:50)

“Round About the Cauldron Go”/ “Treguna Mekoides Trecorum Sadis Dee!” (1:03:05 – 1:18:57)

Links
  • How Victorian Women Were Oppressed through Psychiatry (The Atlantic) 
  • The Yellow Wallpaper (The Conversation)
  • Dixie Chicks’ Gaslighter (The Ringer)
  • Origins of Gaslighting (The World)
  • Taylor Swift’s Sexual Assault Trial (Washington Post)
  • What is a Nap Dress (Huff Post)
  • Folklore’s 8 Album Covers (Vulture)
  • Witchcore (see also “cottagecore” and “naturecore”)
  • “Safe and Sound” (Taylor Swift’s Hunger Games track)
  • Miss Americana (documentary on Netflix)
  • History of Rebekah Harkness (Twitter thread by Rachel Syme)
  • Phone Call with Kanye West (Vox)
  • “The Man” by Taylor Swift
  • AOC’s Speech Responding to Ted Yoho (Slate)
  • Taylor Swift Changes Merch After Accusation of Theft (Stereogum)
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