Evolution of a Snake: The Taylor Swift Podcast

Evolution of a Snake: The Taylor Swift 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

Flop Or Cult Classic? Tortured Poets One Year Later

April 17, 2025 • 85 mins
GET TICKETS TO EOAS LIVE: https://www.evolutionofasnake.com  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,...
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4 Years of Taylor's Version: Vault Rankings & Future Eras

April 10, 2025 • 111 mins
GET TICKETS TO EOAS LIVE: https://www.evolutionofasnake.com 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, wh...
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Sister Songs: All Of Me Changed Like The Bolter In A Getaway Car

April 3, 2025 • 63 mins
GET TICKETS TO EOAS LIVE: https://www.evolutionofasnake.com  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: https://www.patreon.com/sw...
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☎️ Phone a Snake: Should Taylor Be Jailed For Skipping The iHeartRadio Awards?

March 27, 2025 • 54 mins
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: https://www.patreon.com/swif...
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Taylor Swift's 10 Greatest Feuds

March 20, 2025 • 86 mins
GET TICKETS TO EOAS LIVE: https://www.evolutionofasnake.com 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. Wh...
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Questions We Would Ask Taylor Swift Under Oath

March 13, 2025 • 67 mins
GET TICKETS TO EOAS LIVE: https://www.evolutionofasnake.com 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...
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Scientifically Ranking Taylor Swift's Friends & Frenemies

March 6, 2025 • 113 mins
GET TICKETS TO EOAS LIVE: https://www.evolutionofasnake.com  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)....
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☎️ Phone a Snake: The Definitive Taylor Swift Song & Album

February 27, 2025 • 72 mins
GET TICKETS TO EOAS LIVE: https://www.evolutionofasnake.com 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 ...
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Armlyricology: Decoding the Speak Now Tour's Hidden Messages

February 20, 2025 • 116 mins
GET TICKETS TO EOAS LIVE: https://www.evolutionofasnake.com 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 ...
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Sister Songs: Can I Ask You A Question About This Down Bad Alchemy?

February 13, 2025 • 52 mins
GET TICKETS TO EOAS LIVE: https://www.evolutionofasnake.com 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...
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2025 GRAMMYs Review: Please Be Seated For The Diva Parade

February 6, 2025 • 85 mins
GET TICKETS TO THE SNERAS TOUR: https://www.evolutionofasnake.com  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 ce...
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Snakes in the Recording Academy...Our Grammy Ballots!

January 30, 2025 • 58 mins
GET TICKETS TO THE SNERAS TOUR: https://www,evolutionofasnake.com 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...
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☎️ Phone a Snake: Is TTPD Really Grammy Worthy?

January 23, 2025 • 56 mins
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: https://www.patreon.com/swiftologist and get tickets to The Sneras Tou...
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Snake Storytimes: Heartbreak Is The National Anthem by Rob Sheffield

January 16, 2025 • 147 mins
GET TICKETS TO EOAS LIVE: https://www.evolutionofasnake.com 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 journa...
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Creating The Third Folkmore Sister Album

January 9, 2025 • 51 mins
GET TICKETS TO EOAS LIVE IN 2025: https://www.evolutionofasnake.com  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 discograph...
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☎️ Phone a Snake: Reacting to YOUR Humiliating Swiftie Moments

January 2, 2025 • 59 mins
GET TICKETS TO EOAS LIVE IN 2025: https://www.evolutionofasnake.com 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 ho...
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The Best Albums Of 2024 (Not By Taylor Swift)

December 19, 2024 • 78 mins
GET TICKETS TO EVOLUTION OF A SNAKE LIVE IN 2025: https://evolutionofasnake.com/ 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 e...
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Billboard’s Top 25 Pop Stars…Whatever That Means!

December 9, 2024 • 123 mins
GET TICKETS TO EOAS LIVE IN THE USA 2025: https://www.evolutionofasnake.com 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 #1 spot? Were ther...
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End Of An Era(s): Love Letters To And From The Eras Tour

December 5, 2024 • 87 mins
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 mus...
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Midnights Declassified: Two Years of Revelations

November 28, 2024 • 84 mins
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 wee...
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