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The Snakes & Studio71

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
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Evolution of a Snake: The Taylor Swift Podcast

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. 

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Taylor Swift's 2025 Fashion Wrapped

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 ageing and motherhood in a pop-star machine that demands perpetual youth, and the shaky, newly forming political voice she lets us witness in real time. Five years later, the documentary feels even more confessional and strangely prophetic; it tells us exactly who she was becoming long before the rest of the world caught up. 

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Miss Americana Autopsy: Taylor Swift's Body Image, Politics, and Fame

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 ways we didn’t expect, and the final ranking surprised even us. 

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Scientifically Ranking Taylor Swift’s Post–Big Machine Albums 🤓

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! 

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☎️Phone a Snake: YOUR Unpopular Grammy Opinions

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.
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Our Wildest Dreams for the Eras Tour Docuseries

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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 of ME!...we’re drilling down to find the very best of some of the best. Enjoy! 
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Scientifically Ranking Taylor Swift’s Lead Singles

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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 do next?! 
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Sister Songs: Ours, Daylight, and Opalite ✨

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. 

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Imagining Taylor Swift's Showgirl Vegas Residency

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'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 TSCU. Enjoy! 
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☎️ Phone a Snake: YOUR Unpopular Showgirl Opinions

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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 hateration, bad bitch/savage of it all. 
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Showgirlology

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!
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Torturedpoetology (Part 2)

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