The Gothic Tradition of The Black Dog

The Swiftie and The Scholar · Nov 20, 2025 · 1h 11m

In this episode, we dig into one of most requested songs of late, The Black Dog. Taylor Swift mentioned in an interview that no one really understood this song, so we got Uncle Jerry on the case. Tune in to hear his take!

Works Cited:

Roland Barthes – The Death of The Author

She Walks in Beauty – Lord Byron

The Hound of the Baskervilles – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle – Aff Link

The Malleus Maleficarum – Heinrich Kramer, James Sprenger – Aff Link

For The Love of London Pubs – Doug Harper, Vic Norman, Andie Lafrentz – Aff Link

The Pub: A Cultural Institution – Pete Brown – Aff Link

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