"Mr. Steal Your Girl, then make her cry." This summer, we’re bringing you Summer School! Each week, we’ll revisit a topic from this past season within the context of songs from Taylor Swift’s latest album, “The Tortured Poets Department.” This week we’re covering the topic of toxic relationships from Episode 5.

Mentioned in this episode:

Episode 5: Toxic Relationships (Apple | Spotify)

Mary Shelley and Percey Shelley’s Relationship tl;dr

Frankenstein, Mary Shelley

The Lottery, Shirley Jackson

Frozen

Wicked

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

Episode 25: Pride and Prejudice (Apple | Spotify)

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Episode Highlights:

[00:19] Welcome to Summer School

[02:45] “The Tortured Poets Department”

[08:46] “But Daddy I Love Him”

[13:52] “Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me”

[20:14] “I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)”

[23:45] “loml”

[26:46] “The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived”

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