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Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather are joined by Taylor Swift Correspondent Kristina M to overthink the newly-released music video for &#8220;Anti-Hero,&#8221; off of her recently-dropped LP Midnights. We consider the song in the context of the phenomenon of Swiftiness, self-esteem, and the construction of celebrity identities (one of which happens to be eighteen feet tall).


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<h2>Further Reading</h2>
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<li><a href="https://www.overthinkingit.com/tag/taylor-swift/page/3/">Taylor Swift on Overthinking It</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.overthinkingit.com/tag/taylor-swift/page/3/">&#8220;Anti-Hero&#8221; lyrics on Genius</a></li>
<li>Wikipedia: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antihero">Anti-Hero</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothic_double">Gothic Double</a></li>
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Episode 748: Everyone’s Mid on Middle Earth

Overthinking It subjects the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve.