Episodes
Lizzy's Twitter: twitter.com/divine_hours Support us on Patreon ($5 monthly) for two bonus episodes every month: patreon.com/thearchers Connect with us on Twitter: twitter.com/TheArchersPod In this exclusive episode of The Archers, Katie is joined by her gaylor partner in crime and highly requested wife: Lizzy! They unpack their rocky history with Taylor Swift and how Taylor’s music prophesized their Lover BFF marriage. Lizzy reveals her top 10 (+3 bonus songs= 13) Taylor Swift songs,...
Published 03/27/22
Listen to our collab w/ The Lavender Menace: https://open.spotify.com/episode/33XDkHm5ee1Ur2eTeW58nO?si=emIBxlrGQO25rBKEDnpzuA The Lavender Menace Links: https://linktr.ee/thelavendermenace Renaissance: https://twitter.com/rxnaissance Sunny: https://twitter.com/asunnybooknook Support us on Patreon ($5 monthly) for two bonus episodes every month: patreon.com/thearchers Connect with us on Twitter: twitter.com/TheArchersPod Madyson and Katie are joined by Renaissance and Sunny from The Lavender...
Published 03/13/22
Support us on Patreon ($5 monthly) for two bonus episodes every month: patreon.com/thearchers Connect with us on Twitter: twitter.com/TheArchersPod Since this was originally a Patreon exclusive episode, we edited out all of the juicy gossip to share our thoughts on The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo with our main feed listeners (check out our Patreon to hear the full 2 hour episode!). In this episode, we go through the book and point out quotes that eerily resemble Taylor Swift and/or her...
Published 02/27/22
The Archers presents an auditory love letter to Taylor, from her queer fans. This is a collection of many voices and stories (including two written letters from listeners, read aloud by Katie) explaining what Taylor's music and presence has meant to us. Happy Valentine's Day and may our love last so long. 3  Background music courtesy of The Great North Sound Society and Esther Abrami, available on YouTube Audio Library. Support us on Patreon ($5 monthly) for two bonus episodes every month:...
Published 02/14/22
Bonus "Lover BFF Letters to Taylor Swift" episode will be out tomorrow (2/14)! Support us on Patreon ($5 monthly) for two bonus episodes every month: patreon.com/thearchers Connect with us on Twitter: twitter.com/TheArchersPod Katie and Madyson pick apart New Romantics from 1989 with a queer fine-toothed comb, as this is the first Taylor Swift song to directly reference Stonewall (yes, there's more than one). Madyson shares where the term "new romantics" originated from and Katie theorizes...
Published 02/13/22
Support us on Patreon ($5 monthly) for two bonus episodes every month: patreon.com/thearchers Connect with us on Twitter: twitter.com/TheArchersPod Gaylore Group: The Gaylor Discussion Group is happening on Sunday, February 13th at 1pm EST. Info & registration is here: patreon.com/posts/gaylore-group-is-62209896 In the second part of The Archers’ Evermore queer analysis, Katie and Madyson continue to explore the queer invisible string that connects happiness (0:00), dorothea (12:23),...
Published 02/06/22
Support us on Patreon ($5 monthly) for two bonus episodes every month: patreon.com/thearchers Connect with us on Twitter: twitter.com/TheArchersPod In the first part of this episode, Katie and Madyson reveal what they think the gayest song is from what they think is *one of* Taylor Swift's gayest albums. Celebrating evermore's Grammy nomination, they go through the track list to connect the 17 songs to its Grammy-winning sister album's 17 songs, folklore. Part I explores: willow (21:03),...
Published 01/30/22
'Pre-making drag: RuPaul’s Drag Race spoiler fandom and queer temporal imagination': https://www.ejumpcut.org/currentissue/Donovan-RuPaulFans/index.html Katie's presentation "Miss Americana & The Heartbreak of Being a Good Girl": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuB2JZhLYq0 Sean's Twitter: twitter.com/mrseanmdonovan Support us on Patreon ($5 monthly) for two bonus episodes every month: patreon.com/thearchers Connect with us on Twitter: twitter.com/TheArchersPod As we approach the two...
Published 01/16/22
Support us on Patreon ($5 monthly) for two bonus episodes every month: patreon.com/thearchers  Connect with us on Twitter: twitter.com/TheArchersPod Katie and Madyson compare Taylor's queer-coded work to Dickinson, Plath, and Nathaniel Hawthorne's. They talk about Taylor's birth chart and how it eerily resembles Emily Dickinson's, as well as how Folklore and Evermore mirror Dickinson's story and writing. Katie shares the similar queer themes of Sylvia Plath's novel, The Bell Jar, and how...
Published 01/02/22
Katie and Madyson share their queer analyses on the songs Cardigan, August, and Betty, the love triangle of fictional/non-fictional characters on the album Folklore. They dissect all the ways that these stories might connect to Taylor Swift's personal life, and reflect on the queer innocence invoked in these songs. Referencing Taylor's 'hetsplanations' from her Folklore Long Pond Studio Sessions, they theorize how it may have been influenced by PR. Then, Madyson gives Katie a rundown on...
Published 12/12/21
After the whirlwind release of Red (Taylor's Version), Katie & Madyson unpack the deeper meaning of the All Too Well short film, the now infamous rhyme scheme of The Very First Night, the extremely gay music video for I Bet You Think About Me, and the astrology of the Red re-release. They share their personal thoughts on the newly released vault tracks, dissect a couple of the disturbing, heteronormative theories that Swifties have come up with and explain how these theories are colored...
Published 12/02/21
Katie & Madyson analyze the lyrics of The Archer from a queer perspective, the nature of Sagittarians, and deep dive into Taylor's public persona throughout her career. They reference moments from her documentary, Miss Americana, to emphasize how warped the general publics' perception of her truly is and unpack a few of The Archer's references to Dusty Springfield, The Little Mermaid, etc.
Published 11/21/21
Katie and Madyson introduce themselves and their inspiration for starting the podcast. The first official episode of The Archers will premiere at the beginning of Sagittarius season- November 21st! In the meantime, keep up with Katie (@seraphimfemme) and Madyson (@grouponmom) on Tik Tok for more updates and Gaylor antics!
Published 11/08/21