“When you are young they assume you know nothing.” This week on AP Taylor Swift we deep dive into “cardigan” from folklore. We discuss the song’s nostalgia for teenage love and explore what it means to feel like an old cardigan–is that a good thing? We connect the song to last week’s Peter Pan discussion and the “teenage love trilogy” with august and betty. Is "Cardigan" simply a story of love lost and regained, or is it a meditation on self-discovery and growth? Find out when you listen to this week’s episode

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Mentioned in this episode:

Harry Potter

Lord of the Rings

Peter Pan

Hits Different

The Hills

Virginia Woolf

e.e. cummings

“My Cousin Vinny”

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Episode Highlights:

[02:43] The “teenage love triangle” trilogy

[05:51] “Vintage tee, brand new phone”

[13:00] “And when I felt like I was an old cardigan”

[18:49] “Heartbeat on The Highline”

[23:52] “Once in twenty lifetimes”

[31:23] “I knew you…”

[36:25] “Cause I knew everything when I was young”

[45:00] The purpose of the song

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