{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/35669120-6056-4c38-8f33-80df7112e8df/653bc793474d40001275fe68?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"How Taylor Swift became the voice of a generation","description":"<p>Friday was a big day for Taylor Swift. She released the reimagined version of her 2014 album <em>1989</em>, and was declared a billionaire by business news outlet Bloomberg. So this weekend we're listening back to our conversation with The Sunday Times' resident Swiftie, Charlotte Ivers. </p><p>What is it about the pop princess that has the power to influence an entire generation and their politics?</p><p><em>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: </em><a href=\"https://open.acast.com/shows/61ba0e441a8cbeb3393cf13c/episodes/thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes</em></a><em>.</em></p><p><strong>Guest: </strong>Charlotte Ivers, Sunday Times columnist and Times Radio political correspondent.</p><p><strong>Host: </strong>Manveen Rana.</p><p><strong>Clips: </strong>NBC, PBS, BBC, ABC, Billboard, Fox, ET, SVT, CNBC, TikTok.</p><p><strong>Music excerpts: </strong></p><p>Love Story/Better Than Revenge - Taylor Swift, Big Machine Records, LLC.&nbsp;</p><p>Blank Space/New Romantics - Max Martin, Taylor Swift, Shellback, Big Machine Records, LLC.&nbsp;</p><p>Outta the Woods - Jack Antonoff, Taylor Swift, Big Machine Records, LLC.&nbsp;</p><p>Betty/Delicate/Man/You Need to Calm Down/Only the Young - Taylor Swift, Universal Music Group.&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"The Times"}