- 24
- Episodes
- 6
- Transcribed
- 815
- Ratings
- Monthly
- Cadence
- 2026
- First episode
About Swiftologist
Swiftologist is the official audio feed of pop culture commentator Zachary Hourihane. Known for incisive analysis of Taylor Swift, pop music, celebrity branding, and internet discourse, Swiftologist offers smart, funny, and unfiltered commentary on the artists and stories shaping contemporary culture. From album reviews and career retrospectives to media criticism and pop industry analysis, this is where fandom meets critical thinking.
- Publisher
- Swiftologist
- Category
- music · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 19 Mar 2026
- Latest episode
- 14 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
6 of 24 episodes have a transcript.
14 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
24: Swiftologist x Rebecca Black Interview: I Have Total Control And It Cost Everything
28 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT
23: Swiftologist x Lizzo Interview: Pop Is Broken And Nobody Wants To Admit It
9 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT
22: Journalist Reacts to Olivia Rodrigo's NYTimes Interview
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24: Swiftologist x Rebecca Black Interview: I Have Total Control And It Cost Everything
Published 14 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] It's like when the suits come in and start interfering, it's like you don't know. Things get a little crazy. They get a little strange. And I've just never had that. And I've gone 15 years of doing this without having that. And so having that as much as there would be a benefit, it definitely is like scary. […]
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- Rebecca Black
- Lizzo
- Anthony Fantano
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.0 / 5
- 135 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.1 / 5
- 680 ratings
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