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Swiftologist · 24 episodes with transcripts

Swiftologist is the official audio feed of pop culture commentator Zachary Hourihane.

Spoken has transcripts of 24 Swiftologist episodes, with the speakers named. The newest listed here is from September 14, 2026.

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Swiftologist x Rebecca Black Interview: I Have Total Control And It Cost Everything

September 14, 2026

Zachary Hourihane (0:00)

Welcome back to Proto Pop, I am your host, Zachary, and today's episode is featuring the iconic Rebecca Black, who you may know from a very viral moment in 2011 Her song Friday made her notorious for making a bad song. Since then, she has lived 100 lives, she retreated into her bedroom in Anaheim, moved to LA and…

Rebecca Black, Swiftologist, welcome to Proto Pop. Thank you. I'm so excited to have you here.

Rebecca Black (1:36)

So excited to be here.

Zachary Hourihane (1:37)

It is an incredible moment. I have to get out my vocal stem before we continue our conversation.

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