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Blank Space

Blank Space

Written by: Adam and Best
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Grab your pen and our hands as Blank Space delves into the lyrical world of Taylor Swift. Hosted by a Swiftie (Best) and her Swift-curious friend (Adam), our podcast weaves Taylor's lyrics into our own life stories, covering everything from literary analysis to fandom lore.

Blank Space by Adam and Best 2025 Music Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Stay Beautiful

    Stay Beautiful
    May 11 2026

    A secret message reading "Shake and Bake" leads Adam and Best down a rabbit hole of teenage crushes and missed connections. Best opens up about a situationship that could have ended sweetly—if only they'd walked away sooner. What happens when you can't leave well enough alone?

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    30 mins
  • Tied Together with a Smile

    Tied Together with a Smile
    May 4 2026

    Adam admits he dated someone with an eating disorder, and Best reveals why “Tied Together with a Smile” is her emotional emergency button. The duo traces Liz Rose’s fingerprints all over the extended currency simile and debates whether the song’s country twang ages better than Taylor’s solo-written tracks. What happens when a song is too relatable to actually analyze?

    Listeners can send emails to blankspaceletters@gmail.com
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    23 mins
  • The Outside

    The Outside
    Apr 27 2026

    Could Taylor Swift's first song actually be about record labels, not lunch tables? Adam and Best unpack the twelve-year-old lyrics of "The Outside" and debate whether her outsider narrative was real or strategic. Did she choose to be an outcast so she could write about it?

    Listeners can send emails to blankspaceletters@gmail.com
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    31 mins
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