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Evolution of a Snake: The Taylor Swift Podcast

ByThe Snakes & Studio71
94 episodes

Podcast Summary

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 [email protected]    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   

#1

☎️ Phone a Snake: Your Demonic Unpopular Pop Culture Opinions

WE'RE ON TOUR! GET TICKETS TO EOAS LIVE: What do you mean Addison Rae is Selena Gomez’s daughter? In this chaotic episode of Phone a Snake, we react to your weirdest and most unhinged unpopular opinions about pop girls. From calling for the death of the Met Gala to declaring Rihanna’s next album a guaranteed flop, nothing is off-limits. Enjoy! Get a bonus episode of Phone a Snake now at Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2025-05-29•53mins
#2

2019: Part 2

GET TICKETS TO EOAS LIVE: In Part 2 of our 2019 deep dive, we enter the chaos: the Scooter Braun betrayal, the fallout over Taylor’s masters, and the eerie silence from Karlie Kloss. We also dig into the Lover era in full—every track, every Instagram Live, every pastel misstep. From the disjointed rollout to the underwhelming commercial performance and shifting critical reception, we unpack how Lover aimed for lightness but landed in something much murkier. And yes… there’s still more. Part 3 coming soon. 💘 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2025-05-22•1hr 53mins
#3

Ranking Taylor Swift’s Albums: Our Extremely Personal, Very Correct List

GET TICKETS TO EOAS LIVE: We did it. We each ranked our top five Taylor Swift albums—and no, we didn’t agree on everything. In this episode, we get into how our relationships with certain albums have changed over time, why emotional depth and live performances matter, and what it means to grow up alongside Taylor’s music. There are some hot takes, some tender moments, and at least one surprise contender. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2025-05-15•1hr 13mins
#4

Sister Songs: Cheating Is Okay When Taylor Swift Does It

GET TIX TO THE SNERAS TOUR From Should’ve Said No to Illicit Affairs to Getaway Car, Taylor Swift’s stance on cheating has seriously shifted. We’re unpacking her evolution from calling out cheaters and “the other woman” to exploring infidelity’s grey zones—and sometimes diving right in. Growth? Hypocrisy? Maybe both. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2025-05-08•1hr 26mins
#5

Ellen DeTraumatizing Taylor Swift 💃🏻 TayRewind

GET TICKETS TO THE SNERAS TOUR / SHOP SNERAS MERCH: Before she was known as the host who got canceled, Ellen DeGeneres was the queen of daytime, and Taylor Swift was a frequent guest. This week on TayRewind, we're unpacking the cultural power of the Ellen Show, why it was both a blessing and a curse for Taylor and how it helped shape her media narrative from the Fearless era through to Lover. From awkward boy talk and surprise guests to the Joe Jonas moment and the now-infamous dating bell segment, we trace Taylor’s complicated relationship with Ellen and what it says about the pop machine of the 2000s and 2010s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2025-05-01•1hr 44mins
#6

☎️ Phone a Snake: Happy Birthday, Tortured Poets. Here’s a Tomato

One year later, The Tortured Poets Department is still driving The Snake Nation to the brink, and we love to see it. In this installment of Phone a Snake, you sent us your roses, your thorns,, and your most chaotic takes on Taylor’s messiest album. We discuss certified worm behavior, whether emotional cheating counts, the horror of thanK u aIMee and how TTPD turned casual fans into 1975 apologists. Plus: why Taylor might be an ethical cheater (but not an ethical billionaire), why Florida!!! smells like regret, and what happens when you stan a version of Taylor that never existed. GET A BONUS EPISODE OF EOAS RIGHT NOW: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2025-04-24•58mins
#7

Flop Or Cult Classic? Tortured Poets One Year Later

GET TICKETS TO EOAS LIVE: One year ago, Taylor Swift dropped her messiest, most divisive album yet: The Tortured Poets Department. Critics rolled their eyes. Fans fought in the comments. But what really happened? And why does this era still haunt us? In this episode, we review the rollout, the reviews, the backlash, and the brilliance. We unpack the most savage takedowns, the misunderstood lyrics, and the cultural moment Taylor tried to close the book on, only for it to linger louder than ever. Was it a flop? A cult classic? Or something even weirder: a misunderstood masterpiece hiding in plain sight? JOIN US ON PATREON FOR WEEKLY EPISODES: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2025-04-17•1hr 24mins
#8

4 Years of Taylor's Version: Vault Rankings & Future Eras

GET TICKETS TO EOAS LIVE: In today's episode, we're revisiting the wonderful world of Taylor's Version. From the somewhat unexpected release of Fearless (Taylor's Version), to the latest release of 1989 (Taylor's Version), we figured it was a good time to go back into the archives and revisit these special projects. We're discussing the difference between the stolen songs and the re-recordings, what this project meant to us as long-time swifties, how it's changed the music industry, and where Taylor Swift will go from here. Debutation, anyone? GET MORE EOAS WEEKLY: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2025-04-10•1hr 54mins

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#9

Sister Songs: All Of Me Changed Like The Bolter In A Getaway Car

GET TICKETS TO EOAS LIVE: Welcome back to Sister Songs, where we pull various numbers from Taylor Swift's discography and connect them by doing our very own meth math. Today, we're talking about romantic abandonment, commitment, and betrayal, and we ponder the question of whether Taylor Swift herself is indeed...The Bolter. JOIN US ON PATREON FOR WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2025-04-03•1hr 5mins
#10

☎️ Phone a Snake: Should Taylor Be Jailed For Skipping The iHeartRadio Awards?

Welcome back to Phone a Snake, your beloved hotline segment. This week we've returned to a favorite format: reacting to YOUR unpopular Taylor Swift opinions. Please be sure to get ready to be silenced. Should Taylor Swift go to jail for not attending the iHeartRadio awards? Was Tortured Poets a mistake? Is Debutation dead in the water? Tune in to find out! JOIN US ON PATREON FOR WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES: Use my code for 10% off your next SeatGeek order*: Sponsored by SeatGeek. *Restrictions apply. Max $25 discount Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2025-03-27•56mins
#11

Taylor Swift's 10 Greatest Feuds

GET TICKETS TO EOAS LIVE: Taylor Swift, HSIC (Head Snake In Charge), doesn’t just write songs; she writes Herstory, and some of that Herstory is written in blood. From publicly destroying Scooter Braun to obliterating Damon Albarn’s credibility in 280 characters, we’re ranking Taylor’s 10 greatest feuds and unpacking the power plays, petty drama, and career-shifting betrayals that defined them. Who deserves Tayvoodoo? Who was just collateral damage? And who got the last laugh? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2025-03-20•1hr 24mins
#12

Questions We Would Ask Taylor Swift Under Oath

GET TICKETS TO EOAS LIVE: What if we could finally get the truth straight from Taylor Swift—no PR, no calculated answers, just pure, unfiltered honesty? In this episode of Evolution of a Snake, we put on our investigative hats and dream up the most burning, controversial, and downright nosy questions we’d ask Taylor if she was strapped to a lie detector or under the influence of a truth serum. Get more EOAS weekly on Patreon: Use my code for 10% off your next SeatGeek order*: Sponsored by SeatGeek. *Restrictions apply. Max $25 discount Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2025-03-13•1hr 5mins
#13

Scientifically Ranking Taylor Swift's Friends & Frenemies

GET TICKETS TO EOAS LIVE: In this episode of Evolution of a Snake, THE Taylor Swift Podcast, we dive into the complex web of Taylor Swift’s friendships—ranking them methodically. From Abigail to the Girl Squad, we evaluate these connections based on their impact on her discography, the lore they’ve contributed to, and how they shaped Taylor’s perspective on friendship (as told through her songs). Yes, there is a subjective “iconic moments” category. If you’re craving more EOAS, you can find us weekly on Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2025-03-06•1hr 50mins
#14

☎️ Phone a Snake: The Definitive Taylor Swift Song & Album

GET TICKETS TO EOAS LIVE: It's time to poll the Snake Nation and settle a debate —what is THE Taylor Swift song and THE Taylor Swift album? We asked you to call in and tell us which track and record define her artistry, impact, and legacy. From the deep cuts to the biggest hits, from debut to The Tortured Poets Department, The Snakes make their case for the ultimate Taylor essentials. Tune in for heated opinions, unexpected picks, and the ultimate question: Can we ever agree on just one? JOIN US ON PATREON FOR WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2025-02-27•1hr 7mins
#15

Armlyricology: Decoding the Speak Now Tour's Hidden Messages

GET TICKETS TO EOAS LIVE: This week, we’re peeling back the Sharpie-stained layers of Speak Now Taylor, decoding the hidden messages of her emotional state, and tracking the timeline of her writing Red. The Speak Now Tour wasn’t just a showcase of ringlet curls and sparkly gowns—it was a live journal entry written in Sharpie on her arm, night after night. And girls, she was going through it. From post-Gyllenhaal devastation to delusional fairytale princess syndrome, the Arm Lyrics tell the real story of this era: Jagged Little Pill psychosis in Omaha, hopeless romantic breakdowns in Pittsburgh, Joni Mitchell existentialism in Perth. This insanity was brewing for years. We love to see it! JOIN US ON PATREON FOR WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2025-02-20•1hr 54mins
#16

Sister Songs: Can I Ask You A Question About This Down Bad Alchemy?

GET TICKETS TO EOAS LIVE: Your favorite format is back in action –– we've selected three songs from Taylor Swift's discography, love songs (in our opinion!) to analyze for Valentine's Day. This week's episode discovers a different kind of love...one that was momentary, legendary, some might even have called it unnecessary...we weren't intending to do more call the Tayvises and cut 'em from the team, but that's just what happened. Enjoy! Join us on Patreon for weekly bonus episodes: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2025-02-13•49mins
#17

2025 GRAMMYs Review: Please Be Seated For The Diva Parade

GET TICKETS TO THE SNERAS TOUR: Today's episode contains the Snake Nation's favorite cosmic occurrence: supreme diva behavior. From Chappell Roan, to Doechii, Sabrina Carpenter, Beyonce, Shakira, and Charli XCXThis year, the Grammy Awards were strangely action-packed and mostly heartwarming. We review and applaud our top divas of the evening, lament the awards we felt were misplaced (few!), and celebrate the unlikely and very likely wins. Plus, as always, there is some Taylor Talk. We will need a national moment of silence for the servitude of That Look. And nothing for the men whatsoever. Enjoy! JOIN US ON PATREON: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2025-02-06•1hr 23mins
#18

Snakes in the Recording Academy...Our Grammy Ballots!

GET TICKETS TO THE SNERAS TOUR: This week, we’re pretending we get a say in the Grammys and casting our votes for Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and all the categories that matter (and some that don’t). We laugh, we cheer, we boo, we beg the Recording Academy to do the right thing. Will Chappell Roan and Sabrina Carpenter get their flowers? Will Kendrick Lamar obliterate the competition? Will we blindly click “vote” when we see Beyoncé? Tune in as we make our picks, drag some questionable nominees, and manifest justice for the underdogs. JOIN US ON PATREON: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2025-01-30•56mins
#19

☎️ Phone a Snake: Is TTPD Really Grammy Worthy?

Listener discretion is advised because the TayTrier energy is off the charts....where are all the TayWarriors in 2025?! The Snake Nation weighs in on Taylor Swift's chances of winning Album of the Year for The Tortured Poets Department. We laugh, we cheer, we boo, we cry, your calls break us. For an exclusive weekly episode of Phone a Snake, find us on Patreon: and get tickets to The Sneras Tour at Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2025-01-23•56mins
#20

Snake Storytimes: Heartbreak Is The National Anthem by Rob Sheffield

GET TICKETS TO EOAS LIVE: This week, we’re taking on Rob Sheffield’s Heartbreak is the National Anthem—a book that claims to capture Taylor Swift’s impact on pop music but left us wondering… who was this even for? We dive into Sheffield’s overly personal (and often baffling) writing style, his lack of critical analysis, and the way his close access to Taylor might have muddied the waters of journalistic integrity. Along the way, we explore Taylor’s songwriting, the myths surrounding her high school days, her emotional connection with fans, and the cultural reset of 1989. From Easter eggs to gendered language and the nuances of her influence, we unpack what makes Taylor’s legacy so rich—and why this book doesn’t quite do it justice. Let’s just say we’ve got notes. JOIN THE PATREON FOR WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2025-01-16•2hr 24mins
#21

Creating The Third Folkmore Sister Album

GET TICKETS TO EOAS LIVE IN 2025: Imagine a world where we had a darker, angstier, spookier third child instead of two sister albums...a changeling if you will. That is today's exercise in magical thinking: we, The Snakes, have put our heads together and decided to imagine a world in which there is a triplet. We masterminded our ideal third album by choosing from Taylor Swift's existing discography (excluding all of folklore and evermore, but of course). Creating a narrative, honing the tracklist, and even designing Pinterest boards for the album art and overall vibe of the project. Here's what we came up with. JOIN THE PATREON FOR WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2025-01-09•47mins
#22

☎️ Phone a Snake: Reacting to YOUR Humiliating Swiftie Moments

GET TICKETS TO EOAS LIVE IN 2025: Welcome back to Phone a Snake! This week, we’re diving into the lighter (and sometimes more mortifying) side of being a Swiftie. We asked for your most embarrassing fan moments, and you didn’t hold back. From concert mishaps to social media blunders, we unpack the true horror that often comes with loving Taylor Swift a little too much. Along the way, we explore how fandom culture has evolved, the impact of social media on Swifties, and our moments of secondhand (and firsthand) embarrassment. Today’s kiki was a friendly reminder that being a fan is messy, humiliating, funny, and WORTH IT. JOIN THE PATREON FOR WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2025-01-02•55mins
#23

The Best Albums Of 2024 (Not By Taylor Swift)

GET TICKETS TO EVOLUTION OF A SNAKE LIVE IN 2025: In today's episode, The Snakes expand their swiftie palette to wax poetic about the albums of 2024 that rocked the world, NOT authored by Taylor Swift. This year has been stacked in terms of splashy, attention-grabbing releases. A few of these iconic moments are revisited, but there are also detours into less popular waters...albums you may not have encountered as a swiftie if you weren't a listener of Evolution of a Snake, perhaps. On the agenda: Mitski, Cece Natalie, Sunday (1994), Ariana Grande, Charli XCX, Flo, and more. JOIN THE PATREON FOR WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES: Stop putting off those doctor's appointments and go to to find and instantly book a top-rated doctor today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2024-12-19•1hr 18mins

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#24

Billboard’s Top 25 Pop Stars…Whatever That Means!

GET TICKETS TO EOAS LIVE IN THE USA 2025: The Snakes venture into familiar but undesirable territory in today's episode: the Billboard slums. We’re here today, to examine some claims they’ve made about who is (or isn’t) in the Great 21st Century Pop Star Canon with our encyclopedic knowledge of Taylor Swift and our…many opinions on everything else. Should Taylor have gotten that spot? Were there any egregious misses in the honorable mentions category? Should Justin Timberlake have rights? All this and more. JOIN THE PATREON FOR TOUR PRESALE AND WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2024-12-09•2hr 0mins
#25

End Of An Era(s): Love Letters To And From The Eras Tour

After 21 months, 149 shows, and roughly 10 million fans, Taylor Swift’s seemingly never-ending Eras Tour is closing in Vancouver this weekend. So, a retrospective is in order. The Snakes revisit their best memories from Singapore, Chicago, Seattle, London, and Dublin while also cataloging the many records this legendary outing has broken and how it has changed the music industry forever. Finally, love letters are read aloud and mused upon from the Snake Nation. Subscribe to our Patreon for an extra hour of Phone a Snake every week: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2024-12-05•1hr 24mins
#26

Midnights Declassified: Two Years of Revelations

The Snakes revisit Taylor Swift’s most amorphous and ambiguous record to date: her tenth studio album, Midnights. Has ambiguity persisted or ceased after two years of shocking revelations –– from the Joever of it all to the Matty Healy interlude? Diving deep into the lyrics on each track, pared with the luxury of hindsight, an answer to this Question…? is found. Subscribe to our Patreon for an extra hour of Phone a Snake every week: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2024-11-28•1hr 22mins
#27

☎️ Phone a Snake: Roasting Your Unpopular Takes On The Grammy Nominations

Welcome back to Phone a Snake. This week, we asked you to call in with your strangest and most outlandish takes on the 2025 Grammy nominations. And boy, y’all delivered! Up top is some discussion about the nature of the Grammy’s itself: how this year is different from others in terms of the stiff competition, Taylor Swift’s likely appearance (what she’ll wear/perform/win), how we would like to see the Grammy process change, and the need for artist’s to get their ass up and promote their work these days! Subscribe to our Patreon for an extra hour of Phone a Snake every week: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2024-11-21•1hr 2mins
#28

Reviewing The 2025 Grammy Nominations: This Year’s For The Girls

In today’s episode, The Snakes critically analyze the 2025 Grammy contenders. It’s been an incredible year of music, particularly for our muse, Taylor Swift, and all of our other favorite pop girls as well. Here, the devil’s advocate is played: each nominee for Album of the Year is presented with their greatest strengths and mortal weaknesses, seeking an objective assessment of who the front runners in this category are. The other ‘big four’ nominations & pop categories are deconstructed elsewhere. One thing is for sure: this year is stacked. From Chappell and Sabrina to Charli, Beyonce, Billie Eilish, and the HBIC, it’s sure to be a night to remember. For ad-free episodes & weekly bonus episodes visit: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2024-11-11•1hr 26mins
#29

☎️ Phone a Snake: Who is the REAL Taydaughter? Featuring Sabrina, Olivia, Gracie, and More....

Welcome back to a very special episode of Phone a Snake. This week, we asked you to call in with your unpopular opinions about the 'Taydaughters.' What exactly is a Taydaughter, and how do we spot one? That's something explored in this episode, along with a thorough analysis of Sabrina Carpenter, Gracie Abrams, Olivia Rodrigo, and more as potential proteges of the HBIC: Taylor Swift. Enjoy! Subscribe to our Patreon for a spicy bonus episode of Taydaughter Opinions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2024-10-28•51mins
#30

2019: Part 1

The year is 2019. 'Digital fur technology' is a term that has entered our lexicon. There is a suspicious amount of butterfly easter egging. Taylor Swift is cooking up her first record away from Big Machine, and she's drawing out the surprise. Like, a lot. Suddenly, there's a pair of wings in a Nashville parking lot. Then, the world goes dark. Welcome to what is probably the most 'negative' EOAS recap: Taylor Swift's disastrous first six months of her flop era. Reputation's baddie, idgaf, scorched earth queen has disappeared. Instead we have a 30 year old woman who attended cat school for 4 months and wrote SPELLING IS FUN! Enjoy GET MORE EOAS ON PATREON: SHOP MERCH: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2024-10-21•1hr 58mins
#31

☎️ Phone a Snake: Reacting to YOUR Unpopular TTPD Opinions

In today's episode of your favorite hotline segment, Phone a Snake, The Snakes contend with your unpopular opinions about Taylor Swift's 11th studio album, The Tortured Poets Department. Though your confessions are not as shocking as they once were in the past, there is plenty of delusion here that was smacked into oblivion. Guilty as Sin? Greatest song ever made, not taking further questions at this time. Enjoy! GET US WEEKLY ON PATREON: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2024-10-15•1hr 2mins
#32

Taylor Swift's Pre-Fame Vault Songs: A Guided Tour

This is an episode that is years in the making when you really think about it....in today's episode, The Snakes take you on a guided tour through a museum of their adolescence. That's right, digging into the best and worst of Taylor Swift's MASSIVE unreleased catalogue, all the way from 2003 right up until the release of Debut in 2006. I'd Lie....heard of it? Greatest song ever made. Didn't They....heard of it? You'll wish you hadn't. Enjoy! GET US TWICE A WEEK ON PATREON: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2024-10-07•1hr 0mins
#33

Live From New York, It's Saturday Night! 🗽 TayRewind

Welcome to TayRewind, a moment where The Snakes can zoom in on a canonical event, moment, or disaster from the Taylor Swift archives in excruciating detail. Sometimes, in the yearly episodes, there isn't enough space to Go Deep on absolutely everything. Here's your first taste of that: flashbacks to a simpler time, 2009. Picture this: Taylor Swift is hot off the heels of her first Pop Culture Moment, and she's here to have another one...by hosting and performing on Saturday Night Live. In this episode, her monologue is reviewed (to acclaim) and the skits that you forgot about are drudged up in all their horror. Enjoy! GET US WEEKLY ON PATREON: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2024-09-30•1hr 3mins
#34

☎️ Phone a Snake: Reacting to YOUR Unpopular Taylor Swift Opinions

GET EOAS WEEKLY ON PATREON: Welcome back to Phone a Snake, the monthly listener call in segment. In today’s episode there’s a new approach on the table: reacting to your most unhinged (and shocking) unpopular Taylor Swift opinions. Some of these calls are truly shocking. Swiftie cards will be checked at the door prior to entry! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2024-09-23•1hr 12mins
#35

Sister Songs: Dancing in the Afterglow of The Archer’s Peace

Get EOAS weekly on Patreon: Welcome back to Sister Songs, an Evolution of a Snake series that tackles the invisible strings woven through Taylor Swift's lengthy and convoluted discography. In today's episode, The Snakes trace a particular feeling of anxiety through one of her much-written-about relationships. By first deconstructing Peace from 2020's folklore, several tangents are discovered in Dancing With Our Hands Tied, Afterglow, and even The Archer. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2024-09-16•55mins
#36

TayVMAs? Less Likely Than You Think

Welcome back to Evolution of a Snake. In today's episode, The Snakes recount the many events that happened during MTV's lifeless carcass: the VMAs. It was, for once, a semi-exciting year with many gag-worthy performances. Taylor Swift's fashion choices are of course, dissected and cheered over, as are her interesting Tayvis Pilled speeches. Elsewhere: this year is declared as the SabMA's, thanks to Sabrina Carpenter's deeply referential and iconic medley. Chappell Roan gets her Joan of Arc flowers without an untimely fiery end, and Katy Perry is booed for being herself. Join the Patreon for Zack's full VMA Reaction and weekly bonus episodes! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2024-09-12•1hr 14mins
#37

Ranking The Unhinged European Eras Tour Surprise Song Mashups

GET WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES OF EOAS HERE: Welcome back to The Taylor Swift Podcast. In today's episode, we gaze at the mammoth, seismic, alluring, shocking, intimidating European leg of Eras. It's no secret that the HBIC has developed a fondness for gagging her audience, and gag us she did, with these high-level, occasionally terrible but frequently excellent pairings of various songs throughout her discography. We rank the best and worst nights and create our very best list of mashups we would've gagged for. There were wins. And there were losses. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2024-09-02•1hr 4mins
#38

☎️ Phone a Snake: Short n' Sweet, Taylor's Cultural Impact, and Sour vs Fearless

In today's episode, the Snakes take calls from the audience and cover some hot topics in the Taylorverse. We start with a direct example of Taylor's impact: Sabrina Carpenter's triumphant latest release, Short n' Sweet. The Shawnmila of it all is a telling and juicy preface to this 'Taydaughter's' debutante ball. Then it's onto another Taydaughter...Olivia Rodrigo, and whether Sour can be compared to Fearless and/or Debut. Finally, we muse on the evolution of Taylor Nation as a marketing tool. Get one more hour of this on Patreon each and every week! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2024-08-26•1hr 11mins
#39

Scientifically Ranking Taylor Swift's Ex-Boyfriends

In this episode of Evolution of a Snake, THE Taylor Swift Podcast, we do our best to rank the muses in Taylor Swift's catalog objectively. Though there is a subjective 'hotness' category, we strive to view these purses for their contributions to the discography and lore, and also by their impact on Taylor's relationship to love (as written through her songs) going forward. If you're craving more EOAS, you can find us weekly on Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2024-08-19•1hr 25mins
#40

☎️ Phone a Snake: Brat Summer is Over but Eras is Forever

Today's episode: Charli Xcx & Taylor Swift's reactions to Sympathy is a Knife, creating our dream Eras Tour setlists working with the confines of the existing show, and whether the Taylor's Version project will continue or not. All of this and much more in our monthly call-in segment 1800-Phone-A-Snake, where we turn to the congregation for questions. If you'd like to participate in the future and hear ONE MORE HOUR of this conversation, join us on Patreon: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2024-07-29•1hr 6mins
#41

Taylor Swift's Sister Songs: The Lucky One & Clara Bow

Welcome back to Evolution of a Snake. In this episode, we're introducing a new format: Sister Songs. This is a series where we draw parallels and themes between two (or more!) songs from different points in Taylor Swift's discography. On the menu today is an evergreen connective tissue: Taylor's musings on fame, being replaced, and ageing. Initially, we were inspired by the mashup she performed for Stevie Nicks in Dublin. But as we got into our in-depth lyrical analysis, it quickly became clear there are more than just two songs to pay attention to. We delve into Nothing New and Mirrorball to flesh out our analysis and better understand how Taylor's relationship to the public eye has evolved but also stayed the same over the years. As always, you can find more EOAS on our Patreon: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2024-07-15•1hr 13mins
#42

The One Where We Did A Live Show

Though we do not love a London Boy, the Snakes have had quite the time gallivanting around the big smoke. In today’s extra special Taylor Talk, we are together live and in-person (full video on Patreon) to discuss the highlight of our podcasting lives so far: Evolution of a Snake LIVE! in London (also available only on the Patreon.) We regale you with tales of pregnant ladies getting robbed, bed bugs in a ship container hotel, and the hostility we encountered from a children’s theatre director. Last, we give you our detailed review of the NEW Eras Tour set, including our first experience of Tortured Poets live and the greatest surprise song combos we could’ve dreamed of. This was recorded BEFORE we attended Sunday’s Eras show with Travis and Gracie Abrams, so that is not discussed here. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2024-06-26•1hr 16mins
#43

2018

Welcome back to the yearly format. 2018 was an awkward, in-between kind of phase for Taylor Swift and her fandom. It was uncharacteristically quiet for a year of an album cycle: there were some months where she wasn’t pictured at all, and her actual public appearances beyond the Reputation Stadium Tour were few and far between. Nevertheless, we found a lot to say about it. But of course, The Snakes cover the record-breaking tour, the setlist, guest appearances, and outfits. There are a few moments of hilarity: Katy Perry’s literal olive branch, the announcement of Taylor’s starring role as Bombalurina in Cats, and her first foray into activism. It was the year of TaydemoCAT. We end this transitional period with a stormy horizon: a new record deal with Republic and Universal. Enjoy! Subscribe to our Patreon for weekly episodes: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2024-06-03•2hr 11mins
#44

☎️ Phone a Snake: Unpacking Taylor Swift's Creative Process

Welcome back to Phone a Snake! In this episode, where we take your urgent calls, we explore the significance of track five songs on Taylor's albums and how they evoke strong emotions. Also on the menu: the criticism Taylor receives and her thoughtful responses, touching on the bloat in her recent albums and the need for more concise editing. We also examine the vulnerability in Taylor's songs and the delicate balance between being open and oversharing. Enjoy! Subscribe to our Patreon for the monthly bonus episode of Phone a Snake and sooo many more goodies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2024-05-20•46mins
#45

Erastourology (Tortured Poets Version)

Welcome back to TAYLOR TALK, our monthly segment discussing the latest and greatest news in la nacion de taylor. On the docket today: but of course, the revamp of The Eras Tour. Including all of the glaring omissions (RIP Long Live) and an appreciation of the gorgina TTPD set which has truly gagged us into another dimension. Elsewhere: Taylor Swift's insane first-week chart numbers, the disappearance and sudden reappearance of her catalogue on TikTok, how critics need to understand swifties in order to appraise Tortured Poets correctly, and the surprising restraint of merch this time around. Enjoy! Join the patreon for weekly episodes: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2024-05-13•1hr 14mins
#46

Torturedpoetology (Part 2)

A week later, here we are with our meditations and reflections on The Anthology, the second album or companion piece to the jaw-dropping Tortured Poets Department. In this episode, we dig into Taylor's prolific output: is it necessary to release this much? How much of these releases are 'valuable' output? And we dig into a few motifs and intriguing nuggets of insight that were suspiciously kept off the standard edition of the album. Enjoy! CHECK OUT OUR PATREON FOR WEEKLY EPISODES/UNEDITED REACTION VIDEOS: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2024-04-27•1hr 30mins
#47

Torturedpoetology (Part 1)

We're back with a very important and length episode: unpacking the juicy morsels of The Tortured Poets Department. Taylor Swift's 11th studio album is the culmination of years spent honing her craft. And, it's a significant departure from her previous Grammy award winning record, Midnights. Today, The Snakes unpack first thoughts from this mammoth of a record: interrogating the muses, the futility of trying to 'assign' a muse, and the evolution of Taylor's perspective on love through the years. Check out our Patreon for weekly episodes and unedited reaction videos! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2024-04-21•2hr 14mins
#48

The Tortured Playlist Delusions

Here’s an emergency episode available to all: Taylor Swift has categorized her prior works into the five stages of grief for an @applemusic playlist exclusive. But of course, The Snakes have a lot to say about it. With some of our own delusions confirmed and many others brought to the forefront, we take a long, hard look (yet again) at the Joever of it all in advance of TTPD in a mere fortnight. WEEKLY CONTENT: GET TICKETS TO EVOLUTION OF A SNAKE LIVE IN LONDON: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2024-04-06•1hr 26mins
#49

☎️ Phone a Snake: Tortured Poets Visuals, Lover as Daylight, & Taylor’s Rest Habits

GET TICKETS TO EVOLUTION OF A SNAKE LIVE IN LONDON JUNE 20: ⁠ Hello Snakes! We're back with our new FREE monthly episode of Phone a Snake. This is where we answer your burning questions and share our hot takes. In today's episode, we discuss Taylor Swift's secret Pinterest boards while speculating on the Tortured Poets visuals, what she does in her rest time between shows, and if we would like Lover better if it was called Daylight. Spoiler: no! Join the Patreon for an extra hour of this episode: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2024-03-25•52mins
#50

Tayloverload at The Eras Tour

The Snakes are back with Taylor Talk and we're here to share with you the ins and outs of Zack's six night residency at The Eras Tour: from the surprise song mashups to a kerfuffle with security. Then, we discuss the recent Disney+ acquisition of The Eras Tour (Taylor's Version), Scott Swift vs the paparazzi, the international Tayvis society, the mini geopolitical crisis caused by Singapore's exclusivity deal brokered by Austin Swift, and what we're expecting in this break between tour and The Tortured Poets Department. Enjoy! GET TICKETS TO OUR LIVE SHOW: PATRON PRE-SALE MARCH 15 10 AM GMT GENERAL SALE MARCH 18 10 AM GMT GET WEEKLY EPISODES: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2024-03-11•1hr 13mins

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