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Podcast: 13: A Taylor Swift Fan Podcast
Episode: The Life of a Showgirl Prelude: The Prologue
Description: Before we rank the songs.
Before we dissect lyrics.
Before we take a peek behind the curtain…Â
We’re starting where Taylor Swift wanted us to start: the prologue.
In this episode of 13: A Taylor Swift Fan Podcast, we gather around the opening poetry of The Life of a Showgirl—the interconnected prologues released across the album’s five variants—and discuss the meaning behind them. These poems aren’t just bonus content. They’re a thesis statement. A behind-the-curtain look at what it means to live, love, perform, endure, and choose this life a...