Realm, the podcast-first digital media network, today announced that chart-topping, pop-culture podcast Decoding Taylor Swift has joined the Realm Network for distribution and multi-channel monetization.
The podcast has been a mainstay on the Apple Podcasts Top 200 chart since launching in July and has spent time at No. 1 on Apple Podcasts’ Music chart. Decoding Taylor Swift is hosted by Joe Romm, a storytelling expert, physicist, and Hamlet scholar, and his daughter Antonia Romm, a freshman at the University of Chicago and story-loving Swiftie.
Rolling Stone included both Joe Romm and Taylor Swift on its list of “100 People Who Are Changing America.” The podcast will reveal the deeper meaning of Taylor Swift’s new album The Life of a Showgirl—track by track—over the coming months. “Taylor boldly promised on Travis Kelce’s podcast that these 12 songs would be ‘fitting together like a perfect puzzle’,” said Dr. Romm, author of How to Go Viral and Reach Millions. “Antonia and I have already figured out the puzzle.
And we promise to decode the entire album this season, ending with an epic reveal in the final episode on song 12, ‘The Life of a Showgirl’.” Decoding Taylor Swift is produced and managed by Big IP Talent’s Scott Porch as part of Realm’s Big IP content vertical that launched in August 2025 and is focused on film, TV, tech, and pop-culture podcasts.
The Big IP vertical includes: Bros & Shows, Dan Murrell, John Campea Podcast, Raiders of the Lost Podcast, and Star Wars Explained. “Realm is finding voices in pop culture that have something unique and something valuable to add to the conversation,” said Mary Assadullahi, Vice President of Realm. “Decoding Taylor Swift takes a subject you think you already know and blows your mind by digging into these iconic songs.”
Listen to Season 2 of Decoding Taylor Swift starting October 6, 2025, wherever you get your podcasts.
About Realm:
Led by a powerful team from CAA, ESPN, Disney, Penguin Random House, Warner Brothers, and NBC Universal, Realm operates an ad-supported digital content network and the popular audio streaming service Pinna (pronounced ‘Pin-nah’), developed and curated exclusively for families with kids under 12.
Realm has a strong presence in Fandom & Entertainment, Family & Parenting, and a growing presence in Comedy, Sport, and Wellness/Self-Improvement. The company partners with top creators and hosts, as well as major IP holders for development & production, global distribution in all channels, 360 monetization and growth. The network’s focus is on categories that bring people together through fandom, storytelling, and shared experiences.
Shows include the top-charting DC High Volume: BATMAN ongoing scripted podcast; UNSPOOLED with hosts Paul Scheer and LA Times film critic Amy Nicholson; BUSINESS DAD hosted by Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian; the 2025 Webby Best Kids Podcast GRIMM, GRIMMER, GRIMMEST; #1 Spotify podcast HARLEY QUINN & THE JOKER: SOUND MIND starring Christina Ricci; IGN’s NINTENDO VOICE CHAT; Netflix’s POPCORN BRAINSTORM; family favorite STORY PIRATES; CRITICAL ROLE & SAGAS OF SUNDRY; LEGENDS OF THE OLD WEST; SOMETHING YOU SHOULD KNOW with broadcaster Mike Carruthers; and reality TV recappers BROS & SHOWS.
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