Studies in Taylor Swift

Thanks so much to those of you who have listened to and supported this podcast! I am so excited to announce that my book, Dear Reader: Taylor Swift and the Idea of English Literature, will be published by Hutchinson Heinemann in 2026. You can find the press release here: https://www.thebookseller.com/rights/hutchinson-heinemann-exclusively-pre-empts-academic-clio-doyles-celebration-of-taylor-swift-lyrics. Meanwhile, I'm coming across all sorts of interesting ideas, having some weird ideas of my own, and generally marinating in Swift content. Hence… the newsletter!I'm planning to round up my favorite Taylor-Swift-related (and some broader literature-related) reading and thinking every two weeks. You can expect: links to articles, including anything I publish, close readings of songs, updates on my teaching and book, reactions to Swift's new releases, and anything else I think might be of interest. So please do subscribe if you want to go on this journey with me! You can subscribe here: https://cliodoyle.substack.com/subscribe. Studies in Taylor Swift is produced and edited by Clio Doyle. Cover art is by Finley Doyle. Music is by Audionautix. You can send questions or comments to studiesintaylorswift@gmail.com.

*This is an episode from the first three seasons of Studies in Taylor Swift, which ran from 2021-22. Although the entire podcast is no longer available, selected episodes will be regularly reissued.*Clio and Meredith discuss sound studies and what it can tell us about the work of Taylor Swift. Studies in Taylor Swift is produced and edited by Clio Doyle. Cover art is by Finley Doyle. Music is by Audionautix. You can send questions or comments to studiesintaylorswift@gmail.com.

*This is an episode from the first three seasons of Studies in Taylor Swift, which ran from 2021-22. Although the entire podcast is no longer available, selected episodes will be regularly reissued.*Is Taylor Swift the new TS Eliot?Studies in Taylor Swift is produced and edited by Clio Doyle. Cover art is by Finley Doyle. Music is by Audionautix. You can send questions or comments to studiesintaylorswift@gmail.com.

*This is an episode from the first three seasons of Studies in Taylor Swift, which ran from 2021-22. Although the entire podcast is no longer available, selected episodes will be regularly reissued.*What does Stephen Sondheim have to do with Taylor Swift? Studies in Taylor Swift is produced and edited by Clio Doyle. Cover art is by Finley Doyle. Music is by Audionautix. You can send questions or comments to studiesintaylorswift@gmail.com.

*This is an episode from the first three seasons of Studies in Taylor Swift, which ran from 2021-22. Although the entire podcast is no longer available, selected episodes will be regularly reissued.*In this podcast's heart is a Christmas tree farm where the people would come and cite Kierkegaard. Studies in Taylor Swift is produced and edited by Clio Doyle. Cover art is by Finley Doyle. Music is by Audionautix. You can send questions or comments to studiesintaylorswift@gmail.com.

*This is an episode from the first three seasons of Studies in Taylor Swift, which ran from 2021-22. Although the entire podcast is no longer available, selected episodes will be regularly reissued.*Clio compares the short film of "All Too Well" to Citizen Kane, talks about the symbolism of hands, and makes some predictions about the year 2023. Studies in Taylor Swift is produced and edited by Clio Doyle. Cover art is by Finley Doyle. Music is by Audionautix. You can send questions or comments to studiesintaylorswift@gmail.com.

All that it takes to make this podcast end is to really want it to. Welcome to the final episode of season one! Yes, Clio and Mireille are incredibly old, and probably body-swapped, and almost certainly living in a dream world, but at least they can't read each other's minds. So nothing can stop them from discussing the pairing of Faith and Buffy from Buffy the Vampire Slayer.  The fan fiction discussed is End Racism in the OTW | Just A Counterfeit James Dean by impertinence. The podcast has a Twitter! And you can get in touch with questions, comments, or just to say hi at clio.slash.mireille@gmail.com.Or, if you prefer to play favorites, Mireille can be found on Twitter (https://twitter.com/pardon_mi) and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@pardon_mi). Clio's other podcast, Studies in Taylor Swift,  can be found wherever you get your podcasts.Clio/Mireille is produced by Clio Doyle and Mireille Pardon. Editing is by Clio Doyle. Cover art is by Mireille Pardon. Music is by Lesfm and SergeQuadrado.  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cliodoyle.substack.com

Mireille and Clio might turn evil if they ever experience a moment of perfect happiness. Thankfully the pairing of Buffy and Angel from Buffy the Vampire Slayer just makes them angry. (Despite their special guest, Meredith's, best attempts to win them over).  The fan fictions discussed are Culture Shock by Lofty Heights and Dancing with Death by Taaroko. The podcast has a Twitter! And you can get in touch with questions, comments, or just to say hi at clio.slash.mireille@gmail.com.Or, if you prefer to play favorites, Mireille can be found on Twitter (https://twitter.com/pardon_mi) and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@pardon_mi). Clio's other podcast, Studies in Taylor Swift,  can be found wherever you get your podcasts. Clio/Mireille is produced by Clio Doyle and Mireille Pardon. Editing is by Clio Doyle. Cover art is by Mireille Pardon. Music is by Lesfm and SergeQuadrado.  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cliodoyle.substack.com

Mireille and Clio round up the Scooby Gang (well, one friend from grad school) to put their stakes through the heart of the pairing of Buffy and Spike from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The fan fictions discussed are Spike's Demon vs. Pants by ChryshCn, When the Floods Roll Back by OffYourBird, and i will follow you into the dark by SummerFrost.The podcast has a Twitter! And you can get in touch with questions, comments, or just to say hi at clio.slash.mireille@gmail.com.Or, if you prefer to play favorites, Mireille can be found on Twitter (https://twitter.com/pardon_mi) and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@pardon_mi). Clio's other podcast, Studies in Taylor Swift,  can be found wherever you get your podcasts. Clara prefers to remain mysterious and untrackable.Clio/Mireille is produced by Clio Doyle and Mireille Pardon. Editing is by Clio Doyle. Cover art is by Mireille Pardon. Music is by Lesfm and SergeQuadrado.  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cliodoyle.substack.com

*This is an episode from the first three seasons of Studies in Taylor Swift, which ran from 2021-22. Although the entire podcast is no longer available, selected episodes will be regularly reissued.*Clio and Meredith discuss the page as matter and metaphor.  Studies in Taylor Swift is produced and edited by Clio Doyle. Cover art is by Finley Doyle. Music is by Audionautix. You can send questions or comments to studiesintaylorswift@gmail.com.

*This is an episode from the first three seasons of Studies in Taylor Swift, which ran from 2021-22. Although the entire podcast is no longer available, selected episodes will be regularly reissued.*Don't read the last page, but Clio discusses the refusal of endings in Taylor Swift's "New Year's Day."Studies in Taylor Swift is produced and edited by Clio Doyle. Cover art is by Finley Doyle. Music is by Audionautix. You can send questions or comments to studiesintaylorswift@gmail.com.

*This is an episode from the first three seasons of Studies in Taylor Swift, which ran from 2021-22. Although the entire podcast is no longer available, selected episodes will be regularly reissued.*Old episode, brand new phone. Clio talks about vintage clothing and millennial angst.   Studies in Taylor Swift is produced and edited by Clio Doyle. Cover art is by Finley Doyle. Music is by Audionautix. You can send questions or comments to studiesintaylorswift@gmail.com.

*This is an episode from the first three seasons of Studies in Taylor Swift, which ran from 2021-22. Although the entire podcast is no longer available, selected episodes will be regularly reissued.*Clio revises her opinion of "All Too Well," at length, with only one minor passing mention of John Milton's Paradise Lost.  Studies in Taylor Swift is produced and edited by Clio Doyle. Cover art is by Finley Doyle. Music is by Audionautix. You can send questions or comments to studiesintaylorswift@gmail.com.

In this episode on Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Clio and Mireille take on the pairing of Shuri and Namor of Talokan.  All Clio wants is eventual smut, preferably involving the ghost of Killmonger, and all Mireille wants is to understand the reproductive capabilities of immortal beings. It's a normal Thursday. The fan fiction discussed is From Eden by Tytue. The podcast has a Twitter! And you can get in touch with questions, comments, or just to say hi at clio.slash.mireille@gmail.com.Or, if you prefer to play favorites, Mireille can be found on Twitter (https://twitter.com/pardon_mi) and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@pardon_mi). Clio's other podcast, Studies in Taylor Swift,  can be found wherever you get your podcasts.Clio/Mireille is produced by Clio Doyle and Mireille Pardon. Editing is by Clio Doyle. Cover art is by Mireille Pardon. Music is by Lesfm and SergeQuadrado.  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cliodoyle.substack.com

This reissue of episode four of the podcast lingers like a tattoo kiss because it knew everything when it was young. Clio reads nostalgia in a whole lot of Taylor Swift's songs including "Haunted," "Style," "cardigan," "The Best Day," "seven," and "Wildest Dreams." Studies in Taylor Swift is produced and edited by Clio Doyle. Cover art is by Finley Doyle. Music is by Audionautix. 

This is a reissue of episode two of Studies in Taylor Swift, on Bakhtinian heteroglossia in Taylor Swift's "Love Story." Do you bite your thumb at us, sir? Baby, just say yes.  Studies in Taylor Swift is produced and edited by Clio Doyle. Cover art is by Finley Doyle. Music is by Audionautix. 

This is a reissue of a past episode. Clio goes back to the stone every day to talk about the ecofeminist reading of "ivy" - the song, the plant, and everything in between.  Studies in Taylor Swift is produced and edited by Clio Doyle. Cover art is by Finley Doyle. Music is by Audionautix. 

This is a reissue of a past episode. Did this podcast used to be about... Olivia Rodrigo? That's uncanny. I could have sworn it was about Taylor Swift. Just kidding, deep down it was always about Freud. Studies in Taylor Swift is produced and edited by Clio Doyle. Cover art is by Finley Doyle. Music is by Audionautix. 

This is a reissue of the final episode of season one of this podcast. Sometimes what you really need to do is take a hard look at the historical context of art. Clio walks down Cornelia Street (again) and talks about street closures and traffic in relation to Taylor Swift's 2019 album Lover and the covid pandemic.   Studies in Taylor Swift is produced and edited by Clio Doyle. Cover art is by Finley Doyle. Music is by Audionautix. 

Clio asks whether Taylor Swift has a style - and what is style - and should this podcast be renamed "Roland Barthes Reads Taylor Swift?" Instead of getting bogged down in all these questions, Clio runs Taylor Swift songs through the textual analysis tool Voyant. Studies in Taylor Swift is produced and edited by Clio Doyle. Cover art is by Finley Doyle. Music is by Audionautix. 

This is a reissue of the first ever episode of Studies in Taylor Swift, on the song "the lakes" from Swift's album folklore, read through the lens of (who else?) Roland Barthes.If you're a real fan you've already heard this episode. But hey, maybe you're nostalgic for the good old days of the podcast, or the good old days when you could go die by a lake without anyone taking your picture (like Wordsworth, lol). Or the good old days when you could  say that academics don't take Taylor Swift seriously? How young we all were. Studies in Taylor Swift is produced and edited by Clio Doyle. Cover art is by Finley Doyle. Music is by Audionautix. 

In this episode on the Marvel movie Black Panther, Clio quotes Virgil and Bourdieu. Mireille only stops talking about incest long enough to explain the Omegaverse. I think we can all agree that at least one of them deserves to be thrown off a waterfall. But WHICH ONE? And can they  set aside their enmity long enough to record a podcast episode? In this iteration of the time loop, for one brief shining moment, the answer is yes.  The fan fictions discussed are All the Stars (Are Closer) by joidianne4eva and The Definition of Insanity by MildSpinning.The podcast has a Twitter! And you can get in touch with questions, comments, or just to say hi at clio.slash.mireille@gmail.com.Or, if you prefer to play favorites, Mireille can be found on Twitter (https://twitter.com/pardon_mi) and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@pardon_mi). Clio's other podcast, Studies in Taylor Swift,  is no longer available but occasional bonus episodes can be found wherever you get your podcasts.Clio/Mireille is produced by Clio Doyle and Mireille Pardon. Editing is by Clio Doyle. Cover art is by Mireille Pardon. Music is by Lesfm and SergeQuadrado.  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cliodoyle.substack.com

In a brutal fight to the death between Clio and Mireille about the pairing of Ji-yeong and Sae-byeok in Netflix's Squid Game, only one can triumph - although both could fail.  Mireille is armed only with allegations that Clio will someday hallucinate a squid demon.  Clio is buffered by an irrational hatred of time loops. There are no real winners in this cruel game, but in the end (if it ever comes) you may be comforted by the thought that this podcast, like all children, is a demon of love.  The fan fictions discussed are The Monster You Created by uisceB, five times sae-byeok watched ji-yeong die (and the one time she didn't)  by Aleethebee, and Winners, Losers, Beggars, Choosers by rmwfbl. The podcast has a Twitter! And you can get in touch with questions, comments, or just to say hi at clio.slash.mireille@gmail.com.Or, if you prefer to play favorites, Mireille can be found on Twitter (https://twitter.com/pardon_mi) and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@pardon_mi). Clio's other podcast, Studies in Taylor Swift,  is no longer available but occasional bonus episodes can be found wherever you get your podcasts. Clio/Mireille is produced by Clio Doyle and Mireille Pardon. Editing is by Clio Doyle. Cover art is by Mireille Pardon. Music is by Lesfm and SergeQuadrado.  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cliodoyle.substack.com

In the second episode on the television show Succession,  Clio blames the quality of her fan fiction on two separate buses and capitalism.  Mireille questions the extent to which Clio is influenced by The Notebook.  Brunch menus are analyzed, the purpose of art is  determined to be to elicit horror and despair, and the pairing of Tom and Roman is repeatedly suggested. Clio says she's not into it, but her Freudian slips say otherwise.  Listen and weep - if all else fails, you can always wipe your tears on your cat.  The fan fiction discussed 'Cause it's All the Same to Me by JustLikeAPapercut.The podcast has a Twitter! And you can get in touch with questions, comments, or just to say hi at clio.slash.mireille@gmail.com.Or, if you prefer to play favorites, Mireille can be found on Twitter (https://twitter.com/pardon_mi) and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@pardon_mi). Clio's other podcast, Studies in Taylor Swift,  can be found wherever you get your podcasts.Clio/Mireille is produced by Clio Doyle and Mireille Pardon. Editing is by Clio Doyle. Cover art is by Mireille Pardon. Music is by Lesfm and SergeQuadrado.  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cliodoyle.substack.com

In the first of two episodes about the television show Succession, Clio and Mireille browbeat each other about  the pairing of Greg Hirsch and Tom Wambsgans. Mireille reveals at least one, if not two, embarrassing crushes. Clio tries to remember the themes of The Great Gatsby. They do all of this almost, but not quite, without talking about incest. We always knew this  would end in tears...  This is maybe not so much of a trigger warning as an obvious fact about this pairing, but the discussion touches on workplace sexual harassment. The fan fictions discussed are  Blue Light by jupitersprings and There Are Vibes by Scrunyuns.The podcast has a Twitter! And you can get in touch with questions, comments, or just to say hi at clio.slash.mireille@gmail.com.Or, if you prefer to play favorites, Mireille can be found on Twitter (https://twitter.com/pardon_mi) and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@pardon_mi). Clio's other podcast, Studies in Taylor Swift,  can be found wherever you get your podcasts.Clio/Mireille is produced by Clio Doyle and Mireille Pardon. Editing is by Clio Doyle. Cover art is by Mireille Pardon. Music is by Lesfm and SergeQuadrado.  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cliodoyle.substack.com

Clio and Mireille spit in the face of romance by discussing three gen fics (fictions that do not center around a romantic pairing), arguing with ChatGPT about the origins of their podcast, and mispronouncing "Batman." We live in a vale of tears, romance is dead, and ChatGPT is extremely rude, but don't blame Clio and Mireille; they are just the messengers.CW: this episode contains some discussion of incest. The fan fictions discussed are  Pawns Don't Go Back by psychomachia (Queen's Gambit), The Murdock Mystery by whitchry9 (House meets Daredevil), and Send to All by kerosceene (Batman). The podcast has a Twitter! And you can get in touch with questions, comments, or just to say hi at clio.slash.mireille@gmail.com.Or, if you prefer to play favorites, Mireille can be found on Twitter (https://twitter.com/pardon_mi) and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@pardon_mi). Clio's other podcast, Studies in Taylor Swift,  can be found wherever you get your podcasts.Clio/Mireille is produced by Clio Doyle and Mireille Pardon. Editing is by Clio Doyle. Cover art is by Mireille Pardon. Music is by Lesfm and SergeQuadrado.  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cliodoyle.substack.com

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be scheming to control the family media empire.  What is Greg? Why is Tom Darcy? Is Clio Kendall?  Who will bring clarity to all this? Not Clio and Mireille!  The fan fiction discussed is Darcy, The Greg and The Great Bog by visionsofyerface. The podcast has a Twitter! And you can get in touch with questions, comments, or just to say hi at clio.slash.mireille@gmail.com.Or, if you prefer to play favorites, Mireille can be found on Twitter (https://twitter.com/pardon_mi) and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@pardon_mi). Clio's other podcast, Studies in Taylor Swift,  can be found wherever you get your podcasts.Clio/Mireille is produced by Clio Doyle and Mireille Pardon. Editing is by Clio Doyle. Cover art is by Mireille Pardon. Music is by Lesfm and SergeQuadrado.  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cliodoyle.substack.com

Clio and Mireille return to the classic romantic pairing of Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy from Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. The fan fictions they discuss this week place these characters in the modern day, a setting that leads to some important  questions and a little soul-searching. Corporate lawyers, half-British people, the academic job market as marriage plot, and the value of the Humanities: come for the romance, stay for the existential dread.The fan fictions discussed are  Franchise by irislim and some say it makes the world go round, some say that's absurd by loversinfiniteness.The podcast has a Twitter! And you can get in touch with questions, comments, or just to say hi at clio.slash.mireille@gmail.com.Or, if you prefer to play favorites, Mireille can be found on Twitter (https://twitter.com/pardon_mi) and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@pardon_mi). Clio's other podcast, Studies in Taylor Swift,  can be found wherever you get your podcasts.Clio/Mireille is produced by Clio Doyle and Mireille Pardon. Editing is by Clio Doyle. Cover art is by Mireille Pardon. Music is by Lesfm and SergeQuadrado.  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cliodoyle.substack.com

Clio and Mireille take on a classic romantic pairing in the first of two episodes about fan fiction of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. Is Clio proud? Is Mr Darcy boring? Is Mrs Bennet much maligned? Listen to find out, then write in to complain. The fan fictions discussed are Fear and Fairy Tales by Drag0nst0rm, Thorough-bass and human nature by MildredMost, and In (not so silent) indignation by Rusakko.The podcast has a Twitter! And you can get in touch with questions, comments, or just to say hi at clio.slash.mireille@gmail.com.Or, if you prefer to play favorites, Mireille can be found on Twitter (https://twitter.com/pardon_mi) and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@pardon_mi). Clio's other podcast, Studies in Taylor Swift,  can be found wherever you get your podcasts.Clio/Mireille is produced by Clio Doyle and Mireille Pardon. Editing is by Clio Doyle. Cover art is by Mireille Pardon. Music is by Lesfm and SergeQuadrado.  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cliodoyle.substack.com

In this episode, the final episode of the podcast - for now! - Clio close-reads the song "Maroon" and its reflections on blood, wine, loneliness, haze, and talent. Please take a moment to fill in this short questionnaire to help measure the podcast's impact: https://forms.gle/Fx6J3KX7iTcaNCTw9. Clio has a PhD in English and uses it to interpret the songs of Taylor Swift. You can listen to her current podcast, Clio/Mireille: A Fan Fiction Podcast, wherever you get your podcasts. Music is by Audionautix. 

Clio and Mireille take on Christmas-inspired fan fiction: no need to worry (making up your mind) by scribespirare (House/Wilson), The Sound of Icicles Falling by Thamiris (Clex), and Now Is A Gift by senlinyu (Dramione). Topics include lying to your family, how great it is when someone is secretly Santa, and other staples of the holiday season. The podcast has a Twitter! And you can get in touch with questions, comments, or just to say hi at clio.slash.mireille@gmail.com.Or, if you prefer to play favorites, Mireille can be found on Twitter (https://twitter.com/pardon_mi) and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@pardon_mi). Clio's other podcast, Studies in Taylor Swift,  can be found wherever you get your podcasts. Clio/Mireille is produced by Clio Doyle and Mireille Pardon. Editing is by Clio Doyle. Cover art is by Mireille Pardon. Music is by Lesfm and SergeQuadrado.  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cliodoyle.substack.com

Clio and Mireille are joined by subject matter expert Sarah Ifft Decker, host of Media-eval, to discuss the pairing of Bilbo and Thorin in The Hobbit. Topics of discussion range from the sexiness of dwarfs to the sexiness of wet towels, with comprehensive attention paid to economic alternatives to arranged marriage.  The fan fiction discussed is A Most Sensible Idea by HildyJ. The podcast has a Twitter! And you can get in touch with questions, comments, or just to say hi at clio.slash.mireille@gmail.com. Or, if you prefer to play favorites, Mireille can be found on Twitter (https://twitter.com/pardon_mi) and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@pardon_mi). Clio's other podcast, Studies in Taylor Swift,  can be found wherever you get your podcasts.  Clio/Mireille is produced by Clio Doyle and Mireille Pardon. Editing is by Clio Doyle. Cover art is by Mireille Pardon. Music is by Lesfm and SergeQuadrado.  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cliodoyle.substack.com

Clio and Mireille and subject matter expert Sarah Ifft Decker, host of Media-eval,  just can't get enough of the pairing of Legolas and Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings, with the minor exception of Sarah and Mireille. They discuss how to produce or otherwise acquire an heir, the technical details of how exactly elves become mortal, and, in a slight digression, whether Grendel's mom is sexy. The fan fiction discussed is How to Save Your Marriage by eleveninches. The podcast has a Twitter! And you can get in touch with questions, comments, or just to say hi at clio.slash.mireille@gmail.com. Or, if you prefer to play favorites, Mireille can be found on Twitter (https://twitter.com/pardon_mi) and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@pardon_mi). Clio's other podcast, Studies in Taylor Swift,  can be found wherever you get your podcasts.Clio/Mireille is produced by Clio Doyle and Mireille Pardon. Editing is by Clio Doyle. Cover art is by Mireille Pardon. Music is by Lesfm and SergeQuadrado.  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cliodoyle.substack.com

Clio and Mireille are joined by subject matter expert Sarah Ifft Decker, host of Media-eval,  to discuss the pairing of Legolas and Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings as well as  elf incest, Soylent, and toxic relationships. Terrible secrets are revealed and allowed to fester.  What do Legolas and Aragorn talk about? Is it manipulative to die of love? And why is Clio so into this pairing? The fan fictions discussed are And after the war (he loved you more) by stereokem, in dreams i can hear your name by osamugiris, and This Mortal Joy by lightgetsin.  The podcast has a Twitter! And you can get in touch with questions, comments, or just to say hi at clio.slash.mireille@gmail.com.  Or, if you prefer to play favorites, Mireille can be found on Twitter (https://twitter.com/pardon_mi) and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@pardon_mi). Clio's other podcast, Studies in Taylor Swift,  can be found wherever you get your podcasts.Clio/Mireille is produced by Clio Doyle and Mireille Pardon. Editing is by Clio Doyle. Cover art is by Mireille Pardon. Music is by Lesfm and SergeQuadrado.  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cliodoyle.substack.com

Clio and Mireille are joined by subject matter expert Sarah Ifft Decker, host of Media-eval,  to discuss the pairing of Legolas and Gimli in The Lord of the Rings. They discuss accidental marriage, riddles, allegory, and the erotics of the battlefield. They also try to do math, unfortunately.  The fan fictions discussed are On the Cold Hill Side by marycrawford, Oh by sunday_morning, and Mithril in his Beard by determamfidd. The podcast has a Twitter! And you can get in touch with questions, comments, or just to say hi at clio.slash.mireille@gmail.com.Or, if you prefer to play favorites, Mireille can be found on Twitter (https://twitter.com/pardon_mi) and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@pardon_mi). Clio's other podcast, Studies in Taylor Swift,  can be found wherever you get your podcasts.Clio/Mireille is produced by Clio Doyle and Mireille Pardon. Editing is by Clio Doyle. Cover art is by Mireille Pardon. Music is by Lesfm and SergeQuadrado.  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cliodoyle.substack.com

In a short bonus episode marking the end of their discussion of the show House M.D., Mireille and Clio discuss an equally short fan fiction, Mars in Denim by sabinelagrande. The podcast has a Twitter! And you can get in touch with questions, comments, or just to say hi at clio.slash.mireille@gmail.com.Or, if you prefer to play favorites, Mireille can be found on Twitter (https://twitter.com/pardon_mi) and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@pardon_mi). Clio's other podcast, Studies in Taylor Swift,  can be found wherever you get your podcasts.Clio/Mireille is produced by Clio Doyle and Mireille Pardon. Editing is by Clio Doyle. Cover art is by Mireille Pardon. Music is by Lesfm and SergeQuadrado.  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cliodoyle.substack.com

Clio and Mireille take on the canonical pairing of Gregory House and Lisa Cuddy (and one pairing of  Wilson, House, and Cuddy) in the television show House, M.D.  In the process, Clio and Mireille discuss the value of raising children, the extent to which the podcast's rating system is governed by mathematical rules, and whether the content of one's purse can be seen as a guide to one's character.  The fan fictions discussed are One Time Thing by swatkat, Jigsaw by ashe frost, and Five times House wasn't Rachel's father, and one time he was by sunflowerscoffee.The podcast has a Twitter! And you can get in touch with questions, comments, or just to say hi at clio.slash.mireille@gmail.com.Or, if you prefer to play favorites, Mireille can be found on Twitter (https://twitter.com/pardon_mi) and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@pardon_mi). Clio's other podcast, Studies in Taylor Swift,  can be found wherever you get your podcasts.Clio/Mireille is produced by Clio Doyle and Mireille Pardon. Editing is by Clio Doyle. Cover art is by Mireille Pardon. Music is by Lesfm and SergeQuadrado.  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cliodoyle.substack.com

Clio and Mireille take on the pairing of Gregory House and James Wilson from the television show House, M.D.  What makes you not want two characters to get together? Is friendship better than romantic love? What would Carl Jung think of all this? Listen to find out! The fan fictions discussed are The Body Found by fourteencandles and Synchronicity by copperbadge. The podcast has a Twitter! And you can get in touch with questions, comments, or just to say hi at clio.slash.mireille@gmail.com. Or, if you prefer to play favorites, Mireille can be found on Twitter (https://twitter.com/pardon_mi) and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@pardon_mi). Clio's other podcast, Studies in Taylor Swift,  can be found wherever you get your podcasts. Clio/Mireille is produced by Clio Doyle and Mireille Pardon. Editing is by Clio Doyle. Cover art is by Mireille Pardon. Music is by Lesfm and SergeQuadrado.  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cliodoyle.substack.com

Mireille and Clio discuss the pairing of Clark Kent and Lex Luthor in Revenge by astolat, Golden Rule by rivkat, and Rich Man's Darling by LastScorpion. They also discuss the history of AO3.  The podcast has a Twitter! And you can get in touch with questions, comments, or just to say hi at clio.slash.mireille@gmail.com.Or, if you prefer to play favorites, Mireille can be found on Twitter (https://twitter.com/pardon_mi) and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@pardon_mi). Clio's other podcast, Studies in Taylor Swift,  can be found wherever you get your podcasts.Clio/Mireille is produced by Clio Doyle and Mireille Pardon. Editing is by Clio Doyle. Cover art is by Mireille Pardon. Music is by Lesfm and SergeQuadrado.  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cliodoyle.substack.com

Join Clio and Mireille for a bonus discussion of a piece of crackfic, i.e. a deliberately outlandish and comical fanfiction, pairing Clark Kent and Bruce Wayne. Discussed in this episode is Home by Smolsized. The podcast has a Twitter! And you can get in touch with questions, comments, or just to say hi at clio.slash.mireille@gmail.com.Or, if you prefer to play favorites, Mireille can be found on Twitter (https://twitter.com/pardon_mi) and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@pardon_mi). Clio's other podcast, Studies in Taylor Swift,  can be found wherever you get your podcasts.Clio/Mireille is produced by Clio Doyle and Mireille Pardon. Editing is by Clio Doyle. Cover art is by Mireille Pardon. Music is by Lesfm and SergeQuadrado.  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cliodoyle.substack.com

Meredith returns to the podcast to discuss Taylor Swift's private jet usage in relation to  Ernst Kantorowicz's The King's Two Bodies and parasocial relationships. We discuss a list of the most frequently flown private jets belonging to celebrities released by Yard based on data from the Twitter account CelebrityJets (in the episode, Clio wrongly states that CelebrityJets compiled the list). We also discuss upcoming release Midnights! Meredith has a PhD in Comparative Literature and works at a writing center. If you like cats, etymology, or both, find her on Instagram at @caedmon_the_catman.If you want to hear more from Meredith on this podcast, check out "Taylor Swift and Sound Studies" and "Taylor Swift and Folklore" from Season 1 and "Taylor Swift and the Page" from Season 2.Get in touch with comments, questions, or just to say hi at studiesintaylorswift@gmail.com.Music: "Happy Strummin" by Audionautix. Cover art by Finley Doyle. See more of Finley's work at https://tangelofin.wordpress.com/.

CW: Discussion of extremely dubious consent.  Join Clio and Mireille in the Genesis Chamber for the second part of their discussion of the fanfiction pairing of Clark Kent and Bruce Wayne. The fanfictions discussed in this episode are Build Me A Place (we'll call it home) by SpiritFlame and drunk with the great starry void by bonehandledknife.  The podcast has a Twitter! And you can get in touch with questions, comments, or just to say hi at clio.slash.mireille@gmail.com.Or, if you prefer to play favorites, Mireille can be found on Twitter (https://twitter.com/pardon_mi) and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@pardon_mi). Clio's other podcast, Studies in Taylor Swift,  can be found wherever you get your podcasts.Clio/Mireille is produced by Clio Doyle and Mireille Pardon. Editing is by Clio Doyle. Cover art is by Mireille Pardon. Music is by Lesfm and SergeQuadrado.  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cliodoyle.substack.com

Clio and Mireille discuss the pairing of Superman and Batman in I'm Not As Think As You Drunk I Am by Mardiaz 173, Dilectus Meus Mihi... by Mithen, and Make an Ass of U and Me by Huntress79 and Sevidri. The podcast has a Twitter! And you can get in touch with questions, comments, or just to say hi at clio.slash.mireille@gmail.com.Or, if you prefer to play favorites, Mireille can be found on Twitter (https://twitter.com/pardon_mi) and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@pardon_mi). Clio's other podcast, Studies in Taylor Swift,  can be found wherever you get your podcasts.Clio/Mireille is produced by Clio Doyle and Mireille Pardon. Editing is by Clio Doyle. Cover art is by Mireille Pardon. Music is by Lesfm and SergeQuadrado.  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cliodoyle.substack.com

After discussing the fanfiction pairing of Beth Harmon and Benny Watts from the television series The Queen's Gambit for two long episodes, Clio and Mireille dip briefly into the pairing of Beth Harmon with Vasily Borgov. They discuss a one-shot with a PLOT TWIST in its summary, The Infernal Dance by thesockhop. (This podcast too has a PLOT TWIST at the end of it - listen if you dare...)The podcast has a Twitter! And you can get in touch with questions, comments, or just to say hi at clio.slash.mireille@gmail.com. Or, if you prefer to play favorites, Mireille can be found on Twitter (https://twitter.com/pardon_mi) and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@pardon_mi). Clio's other podcast, Studies in Taylor Swift,  can be found wherever you get your podcasts.Clio/Mireille is produced by Clio Doyle and Mireille Pardon. Editing is by Clio Doyle. Cover art is by Mireille Pardon. Music is by Lesfm and SergeQuadrado.  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cliodoyle.substack.com

Clio and Mireille continue their discussion of the fanfiction pairing of Beth Harmon and Benny Watts from the television series The Queen's Gambit.  The (novel-length) fanfiction discussed in this podcast is you wait and you wonder who'll take on your odds  by paperclipbitch. The podcast has a Twitter! And you can get in touch with questions, comments, or just to say hi at clio.slash.mireille@gmail.com.Or, if you prefer to play favorites, Mireille can be found on Twitter (https://twitter.com/pardon_mi) and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@pardon_mi). Clio's other podcast, Studies in Taylor Swift,  can be found wherever you get your podcasts.Clio/Mireille is produced by Clio Doyle and Mireille Pardon. Editing is by Clio Doyle. Cover art is by Mireille Pardon. Music is by Lesfm and SergeQuadrado.  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cliodoyle.substack.com

Clio and Mireille discuss the fanfiction pairing of Beth Harmon and Benny Watts from the television series The Queen's Gambit.  The fanfictions discussed in this podcast are now i'm covered in the colors, pulled apart at the seams by thisismetrying and fianchetto by shootingstarcas.  The podcast has a Twitter! And you can get in touch with questions, comments, or just to say hi at clio.slash.mireille@gmail.com.Or, if you prefer to play favorites, Mireille can be found on Twitter (https://twitter.com/pardon_mi) and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@pardon_mi). Clio's other podcast, Studies in Taylor Swift,  can be found wherever you get your podcasts.Clio/Mireille is produced by Clio Doyle and Mireille Pardon. Editing is by Clio Doyle. Cover art is by Mireille Pardon. Music is by Lesfm and SergeQuadrado.  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cliodoyle.substack.com

Check out the trailer to my new podcast, Clio/Mireille: A Fanfiction Podcast, in which Mireille Pardon and I read and analyze fanfiction one pairing at a time! The first episode comes out on August 10th and can be found wherever (or at least most places) you get your podcasts.

Mireille and Clio discuss the fanfiction pairing of Karlie Kloss and Taylor Swift. This episode was originally recorded for the podcast Studies in Taylor Swift but we thought you might be interested in hearing where our conversations about fanfiction began! Also, we cover some important information about werewolves, womanhood, and peeing standing up.Most of the episode is us reading and analyzing "Wolves of Swift River" by waspabi but we also talk about the genre of songfic, specifically "Taylor Swift" by osprey_archer in which Steve and Bucky from the Marvel universe argue flirtatiously about Taylor Swift. Also mentioned is a Batman fanfiction, "Don't You Worry Your Pretty Little Mind" by timdrakewayne.Studies in Taylor Swift is produced and edited by Clio Doyle. The music is by Audionautix. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cliodoyle.substack.com

*CW:  discussion of sexual violence and dubious consent.*Mireille and Clio discuss the fanfiction pairing of Karlie Kloss and Taylor Swift. This episode was originally recorded for the podcast Studies in Taylor Swift but we thought you might be interested in seeing how our conversations about fanfiction began! In this episode,  we discuss the Omegaverse and how Taylor Swift fits into it! We read and analyze "Are We Out of the Woods?" by AlphaDork and talk about gender,  violence, and what happens to books after the nuclear apocalypse.Studies in Taylor Swift is produced and edited by Clio Doyle. The music is by Audionautix. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cliodoyle.substack.com

Mireille and Clio discuss the fanfiction pairing of Karlie Kloss and Taylor Swift. This episode was originally recorded for the podcast Studies in Taylor Swift but we thought you might be interested in hearing where our conversations about fanfiction began!  We discuss fan fiction tropes, real person fiction, and the depiction of Taylor Swift in "Daylight" by GetMeDietCoke and "Under the Sun" by today. Also discussed is the chapter "Intimate Intertextuality and Performative Fragments in Media Fanfiction" by Kristina Busse in Fandom, Second Edition, edited by Jonathan Gray, Cornel Sandvoss, and C. Lee Harrington and "Tis the Damn Season: Taylor Swift's evermore," a compilation of very short articles written by academics for Post45.Studies in Taylor Swift is produced and edited by Clio Doyle. The music is by Audionautix. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cliodoyle.substack.com

Clio and Mireille survived grad school together, but that was just the first step. The vast archive of fanfiction awaits and they must band together to read and analyze it, one pairing at a time. Clio's PhD in English and Mireille's history with AO3 should make them perfect partners. But can they overcome their differences? Or will this impossible task drive them further apart? They can talk about pairs - but can they make one? Find out on August  10th when our first episode comes out!The podcast has a Twitter! And you can get in touch with questions, comments, or just to say hi at clio.slash.mireille@gmail.com.Or, if you prefer to play favorites, Mireille can be found on Twitter (https://twitter.com/pardon_mi) and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@pardon_mi). Clio's other podcast, Studies in Taylor Swift,  can be found wherever you get your podcasts.Clio/Mireille is produced by Clio Doyle and Mireille Pardon. Editing is by Clio Doyle. Cover art is by Mireille Pardon. Music is by Lesfm and SergeQuadrado.  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cliodoyle.substack.com