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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 that are unafraid to mock and critique, it 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 https://www.patreon.com/swiftologist
Episodes
- Evolution of a Snake: The Taylor Swift Fan Podcast
Taylor Swift Is Giving Us Everything Except What We Want
It's an exciting time to be a Swiftie. Taylor Swift has been out and about: performing The Fate of Ophelia for the first time at the Academy Gala, being the…
- Evolution of a Snake: The Taylor Swift Fan Podcast
20 Years Later, Taylor Swift's Debut Is Still the GOAT
20 years ago, the greatest debut album of all time was ever made: Taylor Swift’s, Taylor Swift, 2006. It was a historic first step in a new leap for womankind…
- Evolution of a Snake: The Taylor Swift Fan Podcast
Phone a Snake: The Encore Has Broken Your Brain
Welcome back to Phone a Snake, the world's greatest hotline, where you call in with your unpopular opinions and we roast them, agree, or debate. In today's…
- Evolution of a Snake: The Taylor Swift Fan Podcast
We Ranked Every Taylor Swift Deluxe Song Worst to Best
With the addition of Showgirl: The Encore, we now have four new deluxe tracks to add into the canon of Taylor Swift songs that didn't make it to the album, but…
- Evolution of a Snake: The Taylor Swift Fan Podcast
We Need to Talk About the 2026 VMAs
Here we are again...at the most culturally irrelevant pop culture awards show! This year's VMA was, unsurprisingly, a snooze fest. And yet it was the highest…
- Evolution of a Snake: The Taylor Swift Fan Podcast
Encoreology
GET EXCLUSIVE BONUS CONTENT ONLY ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/swiftologist Well, here we are again. Taylor Swift has released the deluxe version of The…
- Evolution of a Snake: The Taylor Swift Fan Podcast
Ranking EVERY Taylor's Version Vault Track With Brutal Honesty
WE WILL BE UPDATING IN REAL TIME ON SHOWGIRL: THE ENCORE ONLY ON PATREON! https://www.patreon.com/swiftologist The vault tracks have been one of the most…
- Evolution of a Snake: The Taylor Swift Fan Podcast
A Needlessly Thorough Recap Of Taylor Swift's VMA History
This week on Evolution of a Snake we're doing the FULL autopsy of The Diva at the VMAs. From baby yeehaw Taylor on correspondent duty in 2008 to Kanye grabbing…
- Evolution of a Snake: The Taylor Swift Fan Podcast
Every Time Taylor Swift 'Lost', She Actually Won
Every pop career looks inevitable in hindsight, and Taylor Swift's more than anyone's. Except almost none of it was. In this episode, we revisit Taylor Swift’s…
- Evolution of a Snake: The Taylor Swift Fan Podcast
What Everyone Missed in Taylor Swift's Grammy Interview
We’re putting our minds together to analyze every scrap of detail and information Taylor Swift has given in this ICONIC Grammy’s interview. After a week of…
- Evolution of a Snake: The Taylor Swift Fan Podcast
We Were Wrong About Lover. Here’s The Reckoning.
7 years ago, Taylor Swift released what we assumed was the low quality of her career: a sprawling, twinkly, bleep-blooping record with an expansive thesis…
- Evolution of a Snake: The Taylor Swift Fan Podcast
The Interview That Turned Taylor Swift Into a Girlboss
GET WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/swiftologist In 2014, TIME put Taylor Swift on the cover and asked her about feminism, business…
- Evolution of a Snake: The Taylor Swift Fan Podcast
Jake Gyllenhaal Ruined The Red Era For Taylor. We Have Receipts.
JOIN US FOR WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/swiftologist MANY years before All Too Well (10 Minute Version) broke the internet…
- Evolution of a Snake: The Taylor Swift Fan Podcast
Phone a Snake: Daughter From Music Fashion and Petal Hell
We opened the hotline for your most unpopular opinions on the new Gracie Abrams, Ariana Grande, and Charli XCX records, and you did not hold back. We're…
- Evolution of a Snake: The Taylor Swift Fan Podcast
SNEAK PEEK: The Showgirl Experience Live From Los Angeles
GO TO https://www.patreon.com/swiftologist FOR THE FULL SHOW! This is a full segment from our sold-out live show, where we unpack one of the most fascinating…
- Evolution of a Snake: The Taylor Swift Fan Podcast
Revisiting folklore: Is It Taylor's Best Work?
JOIN US ON PATREON FOR WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES: https://www.patreon.com/swiftologist Six years ago, Taylor Swift released folklore with no warning, no singles…
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🎪 TayRewind: This Interview Is Why Taylor Swift Stopped Doing Interviews
Welcome back to another episode of TayRewind where we dive into the lost lore of Taylor Swift’s past and recontextualize it today! In 2015, Taylor Swift sat…
- Evolution of a Snake: The Taylor Swift Fan Podcast
Everything You Need To Know About Taylor Swift's Wedding
Taylor Swift got married at Madison Square Garden and, somehow, the AMC CEO became our main correspondent for the “wedding of the century.” In this episode, we…
- Evolution of a Snake: The Taylor Swift Fan Podcast
Taylor Swift Is Getting Married And Her 2026 Fashion Makes Sense Now
Welcome back to another episode of fashion commentary from two unfashionistas. We're breaking down every major Taylor Swift look of the year so far: the gold…
- Evolution of a Snake: The Taylor Swift Fan Podcast
☎️ Phone a Snake: Your INSANE Olivia Rodrigo Opinions
You seem pretty insane for an audience so well fed. Welcome back to Phone a Snake, our monthly call-in segment where you get to torture us. Today's takes…
- Evolution of a Snake: The Taylor Swift Fan Podcast
What Taylor Swift's Hall of Fame Speech Reveals
Taylor Swift just gave the most revealing speech of her career. Naturally, we had to spend an hour talking about it. On June 11, 2026, Taylor became the…
- Evolution of a Snake: The Taylor Swift Fan Podcast
Is "I Knew It, I Knew You" Taylor Swift's Best Movie Song Yet?
Is “I Knew It, I Knew You” Taylor Swift’s best movie song yet… or are we all just Pixar‑brained right now? In this week’s Taylor Talk, we’re ranking Taylor’s…
- Evolution of a Snake: The Taylor Swift Fan Podcast
Your Most UNHINGED Pop Culture Opinions BROKE US
Every month, our patrons send in their most controversial pop culture takes, and we are legally obligated to react. This month’s voicemails broke us. Topics…
- Evolution of a Snake: The Taylor Swift Fan Podcast
Revisiting Lover Fest: The Tour Taylor Swift Was Forced to Cancel
FREE TOYS AND GIFT CARDS! Everyone who signs up to our giveaway with @bellesaco wins something! https://www.bboutique.co/vibe/swiftologist-podcast In 2020…
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BRUTALLY Ranking Every Taylor Swift Music Video From Lover to Showgirl
In this episode, we're back — and it gets worse. We're brutally ranking every Taylor Swift music video from the "new testament" era: Lover through The Life of…
- Evolution of a Snake: The Taylor Swift Fan Podcast
We Watched Taylor Swift's Cringiest Moments So You Don't Have To
GET TICKETS TO SEE US ON TOUR NOW: https://www.evolutionofasnake.com We watched every Taylor Swift cringe moment so you don't have to…and we have notes. Divas…
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Analyzing Taylor Swift's NYT 30 Greatest Songwriters Interview
WE’RE ON TOUR NOW, COME SEE US: https://www.evolutionofasnake.com Taylor Swift just gave the New York Times her most candid interview yet — and we watched…
- Evolution of a Snake: The Taylor Swift Fan Podcast
2019: Part 3
GET TICKETS TO SEE US ON TOUR NEXT WEEK: https://www.evolutionofasnake.com Welcome to 2019: Part 3, the latest installment of our in depth analysis of every…
- Evolution of a Snake: The Taylor Swift Fan Podcast
We Defended Your Worst Tortured Poets Takes So You Don’t Have To
The Tortured Poets Department is officially two years old...which means the recency bias excuse has LOGGED OFF. Today, we’re putting Taylor Swift’s most…
- Evolution of a Snake: The Taylor Swift Fan Podcast
We NEED To Talk About Coachella
GET TICKETS TO SEE US ON TOUR THIS SUMMER: https://www.evolutionofasnake.com In today’s episode, we delve into our findings from one of music’s biggest…
- Evolution of a Snake: The Taylor Swift Fan Podcast
🎪 TayRewind: The NYU Speech That Predicted Joe, Matty & Midnights
GET TICKETS TO SEE US ON TOUR THIS SUMMER: https://www.evolutionofasnake.com We’re rewinding to Taylor Swift's NYU Commencement Speech 2022 and reading it like…
- Evolution of a Snake: The Taylor Swift Fan Podcast
BRUTALLY Ranking Taylor Swift's Concert Tours
GET TICKETS TO SEE US LIVE THIS SUMMER: https://www.evolutionofasnake.com In this episode of Evolution of a Snake, we’re brutally ranking Taylor Swift’s…
- Evolution of a Snake: The Taylor Swift Fan Podcast
73 Questions with Taylor Swift, 10 Years Later
Before Bleachella, before 1989 won Album of the Year, before Snakegate, before the getaway car, before Reputation…there was merely the biggest pop star in the…
- Evolution of a Snake: The Taylor Swift Fan Podcast
☎️ Phone a Snake: The Showgirl State of the Union
GET TICKETS TO OUR NEW USA TOUR ON SALE NOW: https://www.evolutionofasnake.com We snakes have entered our showgirl era. In this week’s Phone a Snake, Snake…
- Evolution of a Snake: The Taylor Swift Fan Podcast
Explaining EOAS Lore to the General Public
In this week’s episode, we finally do what perhaps should have been done long ago: explain the bizarre, unholy, deeply unnecessary internal language of…
- Evolution of a Snake: The Taylor Swift Fan Podcast
BRUTALLY Ranking Taylor Swift’s Old Music Videos
JOIN US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/swiftologist In this episode of Evolution of a Snake, we’re brutally ranking Taylor Swift’s old music videos — from…
- Evolution of a Snake: The Taylor Swift Fan Podcast
Sister Songs: My Tears Ricochet, It's Time to Go, and Father Figure
GET TICKETS TO SEE US LIVE IN AUSTRALIA THIS WEEKEND: https://www.evolutionofasnake.com Taylor Swift's songs about Scott Borchetta reveal something far deeper…
- Evolution of a Snake: The Taylor Swift Fan Podcast
The Missing Chapter of Tortured Poets
GET TICKETS TO THE SNERAS TOUR AUSTRALIA: https://www.evolutionofasnake.com Taylor Swift’s Tortured Poets Department might be her most narratively complete…
- Evolution of a Snake: The Taylor Swift Fan Podcast
124: Taybachelorette Predictions
GET TICKETS TO THE SNERAS TOUR IN AUSTRALIA: https://www.evolutionofasnake.com Welcome back to Taylor Talk. As the whole world knows...Taylor Swift is engaged…
- Evolution of a Snake: The Taylor Swift Fan Podcast
123: 2026 GRAMMY'S REVIEW: Well, That Happened!
GET TIX TO SNERAS AUSTRALIA: https://www.evolutionofasnake.com Here we are again, reviewing music's biggest night. This was a year of middling fashions, great…
- Evolution of a Snake: The Taylor Swift Fan Podcast
122: ☎️ Phone a Snake: Your Unpopular End of an Era Opinions
In the latest and greatest episode of Phone a Snake, we open the lines to YOUR unpopular End of an Era opinions and promptly descend into chaos. We talk meth…
- Evolution of a Snake: The Taylor Swift Fan Podcast
121: Decoding the End of an Era: Episode 6
GET TICKETS TO THE SNERAS TOUR IN AUSTRALIA: https://www.evolutionofasnake.com In our final recap of The End of an Era docuseries, we’re with Taylor Swift on…
- Evolution of a Snake: The Taylor Swift Fan Podcast
120: Decoding the End of an Era: Episode 5
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…
- Evolution of a Snake: The Taylor Swift Fan Podcast
119: Decoding The End of an Era: Episode 4
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…
- Evolution of a Snake: The Taylor Swift Fan Podcast
118: Decoding The End of an Era: Episode 3
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…
- Evolution of a Snake: The Taylor Swift Fan Podcast
117: Decoding The End of an Era: Episode 2
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…
- Evolution of a Snake: The Taylor Swift Fan Podcast
116: Decoding The End of an Era: Episode 1
GET TICKETS TO THE SNERAS TOUR AUSTRALIA: https://www.evolutionofasnake.com Welcome to the very first episode of our End of an Era RECAPs! Taylor Swift said…
- Evolution of a Snake: The Taylor Swift Fan Podcast
115: Taylor Swift's 2025 Fashion Wrapped
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…
- Evolution of a Snake: The Taylor Swift Fan Podcast
114: Miss Americana Autopsy: Taylor Swift's Body Image, Politics, and Fame
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…
- Evolution of a Snake: The Taylor Swift Fan Podcast
113: Scientifically Ranking Taylor Swift’s Post–Big Machine Albums 🤓
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…
- Evolution of a Snake: The Taylor Swift Fan Podcast
112: ☎️Phone a Snake: YOUR Unpopular Grammy Opinions
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…
- Evolution of a Snake: The Taylor Swift Fan Podcast
111: Our Wildest Dreams for the Eras Tour Docuseries
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…
- Evolution of a Snake: The Taylor Swift Fan Podcast
110: Scientifically Ranking Taylor Swift’s Lead Singles
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…
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109: Sister Songs: Ours, Daylight, and Opalite ✨
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…
- Evolution of a Snake: The Taylor Swift Fan Podcast
108: Imagining Taylor Swift's Showgirl Vegas Residency
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…
- Evolution of a Snake: The Taylor Swift Fan Podcast
107: ☎️ Phone a Snake: YOUR Unpopular Showgirl Opinions
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…
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106: Showgirlology
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…
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108: Every Taylor Swift SHOWGIRL Moment You Missed 😱
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…
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107: The Secret Soundtrack to Taylor’s SHOWGIRL Era 🤫 *PREDICTIONS*
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…
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106: Why Taylor Swift Will NEVER Do Secret Sessions Again 😲
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…