Evolution of a Snake: The Taylor Swift Fan Podcast

Evolution of a Snake: The Taylor Swift Fan Podcast

A podcast detailing the life and times of the world's most famous reptile: Taylor Swift. Hosted by two longtime fans unafraid to critique, Evolution of a Snake takes an analytical lens to the twists and turns of the most eventful pop legacy in recent memory. Diving into the minutiae of each era, the podcast unveils and pays homage to the evolution of a musically proficient cobra. Weekly bonus episodes on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/swiftologist For advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com We want to make the podcast even better, help us learn how we can: https://bit.ly/2EcYbu4 Privacy Policy: https://www.studio71.com/terms-and-conditions-use/#Privacy%20Policy

Episodes

Decoding The End of an Era: Episode 4

January 8, 2026 • 54 mins
GET TICKETS TO THE SNERAS TOUR IN AUSTRALIA: https://www.evolutionofasnake.com  Welcome back to our recap of the most important docuseries in history. In today’s dispatch, we revisit episode 4: where Taylor somehow finds the time—mid-tour—to create and record The Tortured Poets Department, turning exhaustion into fuel and isolation into art. It is short and sweet, but it was everything. She opens up about meeting Travis Kelce and ...
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Decoding The End of an Era: Episode 3

January 1, 2026 • 69 mins
GET TICKETS TO SNERAS AUSTRALIA: https://www.evolutionofasnake.com Welcome back to our recap of the most important docuseries in history. In today's dispatch, we revisit episode 3: where Taylor and her crew rest and recuperate after a whirlwind European tour, regrouping before the final stretch beginning in Miami. We learn about Jeslyn's breast cancer diagnosis, and Taylor shares about her rigorous workout routine & the many variab...
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Decoding The End of an Era: Episode 2

December 23, 2025 • 54 mins
In part two of our End of an Era recap, we dig into the backstage scramble to reinvent the Eras Tour, the way Taylor balances authority with warmth, and how the dancers—especially Cam—shape the heart of the show. We talk representation, body image in the industry, Florence Welch swooping in like a fever dream, and those crew bonuses that prove Taylor puts her money where her mouth is. JOIN US ON PATREON: ⁠https://www.patreon.com...
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Decoding The End of an Era: Episode 1

December 18, 2025 • 73 mins
GET TICKETS TO THE SNERAS TOUR AUSTRALIA: https://www.evolutionofasnake.comWelcome to the very first episode of our End of an Era RECAPs! Taylor Swift said, "Let me put my boots on and deliver the content," so we're doing the same. In these recaps, we cover, scene by scene, our thoughts on what transpired as veteran Swifties with plenty of opinions. In today's episode, Welcome to the Eras Tour, there is Ticketmaster, Vienna, London...
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Taylor Swift's 2025 Fashion Wrapped

December 11, 2025 • 55 mins
We're back doing what we love most: delivering unqualified opinions about Taylor Swift's various looks throughout the year. We broaden our lens beyond just pap walks and discuss the myriad diva summits of The Life Of A Showgirl album shoot and promo appearances as well. Join us on Patreon for our exclusive reactions to The End of an Era starting this weekend: https://www.patreon.com/swiftologist Use my code for 10% off your ne...
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Miss Americana Autopsy: Taylor Swift's Body Image, Politics, and Fame

December 4, 2025 • 121 mins
This week on Evolution of a Snake, we’re reopening Miss Americana and giving it the forensic rewatch it deserves before the End of an Era docuseries arrives to rewrite the narrative all over again. We dig into Lana Wilson’s direction, Taylor’s unusually heavy involvement in shaping the film, and the emotional architecture behind its most revealing moments—her struggles with body image and disordered eating, her anxieties about agei...
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Scientifically Ranking Taylor Swift’s Post–Big Machine Albums 🤓

November 20, 2025 • 65 mins
We’re finally doing it: ranking Taylor Swift’s post–Big Machine albums, from Lover through Showgirl, using a semi-serious “scientific” system we built to avoid pitting Old Taylor against New Taylor. In this episode, we break down cohesion, execution, longevity, and overall Snakeology to figure out which version of independent-era Taylor is truly operating at her peak. The addition of The Life of a Showgirl complicates everything in...
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☎️Phone a Snake: YOUR Unpopular Grammy Opinions

November 13, 2025 • 52 mins
Your favorite hotline is back with a pressing topic: the 2026 Grammy nominations. It’s a perplexing list of some divas, randoms, and sneaks. The Snake Nation sounded off powerfully about Katseye, Troye Sivan, Ariana Grande, Role Model, Alex Warren, and many more victims. Enjoy!  JOIN US ON PATREON FOR WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES: https://www.patreon.com/swiftologist Use our code for 10% off your next SeatGeek order*: ⁠https://seatg...
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Our Wildest Dreams for the Eras Tour Docuseries

November 6, 2025 • 57 mins
JOIN US ON PATREON FOR EXCLUSIVE ERAS REACTIONS: https://www.patreon.com/swiftologist Taylor’s tour of a lifetime is heading to the small screen, and we have thoughts — and a few delusions. We’re unpacking everything we want (and expect) from the Eras Tour docuseries: behind-the-scenes timelines, the emotional core, the Travis Kelce of it all, and whether we’ll finally get closure on her most mythologized moments. Learn more about ...
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Scientifically Ranking Taylor Swift’s Lead Singles

October 30, 2025 • 71 mins
JOIN US ON PATREON FOR WEEKLY CONTENT: https://www.patreon.com/swiftologist Today, we’re turning a critical gaze towards Taylor Swift’s dedicated album ambassadors. The first ladies of their albums, if you will. The evolution of Taylor’s lead single selection strategy has certainly been turbulent over the years. From the slam dunk of career-defining hits like Love Story and Shake It Off, to the never-ending torment and humiliation...
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Sister Songs: Ours, Daylight, and Opalite ✨

October 23, 2025 • 55 mins
GET MORE EOAS ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/swiftologist In this episode of Sister Songs, we trace Taylor Swift’s evolving relationship with love through three songs: Ours, Daylight, and Opalite. From the starry-eyed defiance of Speak Now to the self-conscious optimism of Lover and the quiet assurance of Showgirl, we explore how her writing moves from love as resistance to love as refuge. Enjoy! What sister songs should we d...
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Imagining Taylor Swift's Showgirl Vegas Residency

October 16, 2025 • 58 mins
What if Taylor Swift packed up her typewriter and took over the Vegas strip? In this episode, we design the ultimate Taylor Swift residency: equal parts camp, catharsis, and fringe. We talk setlist, stage design, lighting, costuming and how the theme of 'showgirl' can expand her discography in SO many directions. GET MORE EOAS: https://www.patreon.com/swiftologist Use our code for 10% off your next SeatGeek order*: https://sea...
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☎️ Phone a Snake: YOUR Unpopular Showgirl Opinions

October 9, 2025 • 52 mins
LAST DAY OF 20% OFF PATREON MEMBERSHIPS: https://www.patreon.com/swiftologist 'Tis the damn season. With a brand new Taylor Swift album, there are of course, brand new hot takes to share. The brave divas who put their hands into the snake den this week are saluted. On the docket: Taylor Swift's devolving girlboss journey, the continual disrespect of TTPD, ethical quandries about Actually Romantic, and the future of artistry in the...
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Showgirlology

October 5, 2025 • 112 mins
TAKE 20% OFF PATREON MEMBERSHIPS UNTIL OCTOBER 10: https://www.patreon.com/swiftologist We're back with a crucial, lengthy episode. The Life Of A Showgirl is here, and it's causing meltdowns left, right, and center. Here on Evolution of a Snake, we try to find the middle in the midst of the chaos. So, here are our unfiltered first impressions of Taylor Swift's 12th studio album. It's time to unpack it all: the Tayvising, Charli ha...
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Every Taylor Swift SHOWGIRL Moment You Missed 😱

September 25, 2025 • 54 mins
JOIN US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/swiftologist  Taylor Swift has always been a showgirl: the sequins, the chaos, the sheer commitment to keeping the curtain up even when it should probably come down. This week on Evolution of a Snake we’re counting down the moments that prove it, from chipped teeth on the Red Tour, ripped heels on the Eras stage, and powering through with a bloody hand, to the cursed Super Saturday Night...
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The Secret Soundtrack to Taylor’s SHOWGIRL Era 🤫 *PREDICTIONS*

September 18, 2025 • 53 mins
JOIN US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/swiftologist   What does a showgirl sound like? 🎤✨ In this episode, we build the secret soundtrack to Taylor Swift’s upcoming Life of a Showgirl era. From deep cuts in her own discography to songs by other pop stars, we map out the moods, references, and sonic breadcrumbs that could shape the album. Is it cabaret? Disco? Vegas camp? All of the above? Join us as we predict the drama, the...
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Why Taylor Swift Will NEVER Do Secret Sessions Again 😲

September 11, 2025 • 66 mins
JOIN US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/swiftologist Taylor Swift once invited fans into her actual homes to hear her albums before release — cookies baked by Taylor, Polaroids with her cats, holding her GRAMMYs. Secret Sessions were peak Swiftie lore. But after the chaos of Lover — leaks, drama, clogged toilets, and unhinged fan behavior — the sessions disappeared for good. In this episode, we revisit the rise and fall of Sec...
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BLEACHELLA: The Life Of The Original Showgirl

September 4, 2025 • 113 mins
JOIN US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/swiftologist What happens when Taylor Swift trades in the bow gowns and crop tops for chokers, combat boots, and a peroxide bob? You get Bleachella—the messy, chaotic, and unforgettable era where Taylor was less America’s sweetheart and more… the original showgirl. From Anna Wintour’s makeover experiment to Coachella antics, Calvin drama, Hiddleswift PDA, and a Met Gala look that had the...
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Taylor & Travis Are Engaged?! 💍 Plus Their Street Style Breakdown

August 28, 2025 • 89 mins
JOIN US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/swiftologist The engagement heard around the world: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are officially headed down the aisle (yes, we have thoughts 😭). We break down the proposal, the fan frenzy, and what this means for Taylor’s next era before switching gears to analyze the couple’s surprisingly coordinated street style. From Travis’ tunnel fits to Taylor’s New York chic, we’re asking the im...
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☎️ Phone a Snake: Your Unpopular Showgirl Opinions

August 21, 2025 • 58 mins
JOIN US ON PATREON FOR THE TAYVIS UNPOPULAR OPINIONS EP: https://www.patreon.com/swiftologist  The hotline is open and the Swifties are unhinged. This week on Phone a Snake, we react to your most unfiltered opinions about Life of a Showgirl: is the Sabrina collab just charity work? Did Taylor already set the bar too high? Does the album cover actually suck? Will “Wood” be the worst track on the record? And, most importantly, can t...
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