The Outside
Explicit
Blank Space by Adam and Best
S1 · E22
Apr 27, 2026
30:30
Episode notes
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?
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Keywords
Taylor Swift
Swiftie
Swift
Music