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“Taylor Swift, the world, my daughter and I”: almost everything is said in the title of the latest podcast put online by France inter. What makes the series interesting (a father trying to understand his daughter’s infatuation with one of the biggest stars in the world and, through this prism, the society in which many young people evolve today) is at the same time its limit. . While we may be happy for a parent to take their child on a road trip, some of said child’s comments are unnecessarily exclusionary to most listeners.
That said, it would be a shame to deny him the pleasure. First of all, because, unless you are a “speedster”, the series allows you to catch up with someone who perhaps influenced the US elections by supporting Kamala Harris. Then because it has a lot of radio and it’s nice to hear what it really sounds like there.
In the first episode, former Radio France correspondent in the United States Xavier Yvon, now head of France Inter’s information service, talks about the reasons that prompted him to make this podcast, after having accompanied his daughter, Sasha, from 13 years old, at a concert by the singer during her last (and still ongoing) world tour. Upon learning that the star had triggered mini-earthquakes during her “Eras Tour,” that her Get it off has accumulated more than three billion listeners, who was chosen personality of the year 2023 by the magazine Times and modifies the economy of the country through which it passes, Xavier Yvon wanted to give answers to how and why “This pretty and calibrated blonde” fascinates so much.
Courses at Harvard
After an obligatory visit to Nashville, the capital of Tennessee and country music that will see Taylor Swift debut (episode 2), we detour to Harvard, where the first transgender professor, Stéphanie Burt, explains how she uses Taylor Swift’s songs to get her students to read more confidential poets, then via New York in episode 4, which remembers the singer’s fight for the remuneration of artists in the era of streaming platforms.
It is her fight against sexist and sexual violence that is then discussed before questioning, in the last episode, the singer’s influence in the presidential elections, a particularly explosive issue in Pennsylvania, her home state, known for being the most important of undecided states (States are likely to influence elections.)
But how to measure the real influence of his Instagram post on September 11 in which he supported the Democratic candidate? Let’s say that the publication of the link to the government site for registration on the electoral list will have made it possible to obtain 400,000 connections in twenty-four hours, compared to the usual 30,000. However, be careful. Star Bruce Springsteen’s support for Democratic candidate John Kerry in 2004 did not allow the latter to win the election, and some will remember that the support of Madonna, Lady Gaga, Beyoncé and Jay-Z was not enough for Hillary Clinton to be elected. Response on November 5.
“Taylor Swift, the world, my daughter and I”, series by Xavier Yvon directed by Anna Buy (Fr., 2024, 6 x 25 min). It is found on Franceinter.fr and on all the usual listening platforms.
