B.D. McClay — essayist, critic, and scholar of Taylor Swift Studies — helps Aryeh understand the biggest cultural phenomenon of the year.  Recorded November 5, 2023 Follow Culturally Determined @CulturallyDet LINKS B.D.'s Substack https://notebook.substack.com/ B.D.'s essay on illness, "The Bad Patient​" https://www.thedriftmag.com/the-bad-patient/ B.D. on "1989 (Taylor's Version)" https://notebook.substack.com/p/1989-revisited Aryeh's interview with Kaitlyn Tiffany about her One Direction book https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-fangirls-remade-the-internet-with-kaitlyn-tiffany/id981282353?i=1000570796480 On the Q of the Gaylor community https://www.reddit.com/r/HobbyDrama/comments/oyqehq/music_fan_blogging_big_reputation_how_one_taylor/?share_id=f2GVW57klA4suITkuxi6Z Kobe Bryant on Taylor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KUa_RegHjg Ted Gioia's open letter to Taylor https://www.honest-broker.com/p/an-open-letter-to-taylor-swift The Taylor fan who went to jail for refusing to serve in the IDF https://www.teenvogue.com/story/taylor-swift-fan-account-twitter-creator-israeli-military-prison Clare Coffey on Taylor and Bruce Springsteen https://notebook.substack.com/p/miss-americana-and-the-heartbreak Steven Hyden on Taylor https://uproxx.com/indie/ask-a-music-critic-when-will-taylor-swift-popularity-fade/ Boswell the dog on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/life_of_boswell/ Follow @bdmcclay Follow @AryehCW Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.