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The episode analyzes Taylor Swift's NYU Commencement Speech as a prophetic reflection on her career and relationships.

GET TICKETS TO SEE US ON TOUR THIS SUMMER: https://www.evolutionofasnake.com We’re rewinding to Taylor Swift's NYU Commencement Speech 2022 and reading it like a prophecy. At the time, it felt like a charming, self-aware victory lap. But in hindsight? It’s loaded with real easter eggs about everything that followed: the emotional architecture of Midnights, the meta-theatre of The Eras Tour, the unraveling of her long-term relationship with Joe Alwyn, and the chaotic re-entry of Matty Healy. We’re dissecting the language, the tone, the “mistakes” motif, the self-mythologizing — and asking: was Taylor already preparing us for the next era… or trying to convince herself of it? ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/swiftologist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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