Evolution of a Snake: The Taylor Swift Podcast

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: https://www.patreon.com/swiftologist  https://bit.ly/evolutionofasnake Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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: https://www.patreon.com/swiftologist  https://bit.ly/evolutionofasnake Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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: https://www.patreon.com/swiftologist  https://bit.ly/evolutionofasnake Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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: https://www.patreon.com/swiftologist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices