The Story of Us: How The Taylor Swift Fandom Changed Our Lives with Olivia Levin

About this episode

In this episode, Olivia Levin discusses her book and the evolution of the Taylor Swift fandom.

We’re so excited to be joined by special guest Olivia Levin, the creator of @SwiftiesForEternity and author of The Story of Us: How The Taylor Swift Fandom Changed Our Lives.  Olivia created a Tumblr account at 13-years-old and has turned it into a global Swiftie community with 600k+ followers and recognition from Taylor Swift herself!  In this episode of Hits Differently, we talk to Olivia about the inspiration behind her new book The Story of Us, the evolution of the fandom from early internet days to the Eras Tour, and why being a Swiftie is about so much more than just the music. Buy ‘The Story of Us’ Follow SwiftiesforEternity Instagram Olivia’s Links ------------------------------------------------ We'd love it if you gave us a rating, review, follow, or like wherever you are listening!  Reach us on social media to let us know what Taylor topics you'd like to hear on the show.  Watch on YouTube   Watch on Patreon Join our Discord Follow us on TikTok Follow us Instagram Follow us on Twitter/X   Follow us on Bluesky See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Guest: Olivia Levin

Topics covered

• Taylor Swift fandom
• community building
• inspiration
• Eras Tour
• music culture

Keywords

• Taylor Swift
• fandom
• Olivia Levin
• The Story of Us
• Swifties
• Eras Tour
• Tumblr

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SwiftiesForEternity

Books & works: The Story of Us

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