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Jul 2025
57m 23s

☎️ Phone a Snake: TS12 Theories...Lover ...

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GET TICKETS TO THE SNERAS TOUR IN DUBLIN AND LONDON: https://www.evolutionofasnake.comIn this episode of Phone a Snake, we’re diving headfirst into the chaos of TS12. Is Taylor Swift about to unleash Lover Act II? Return to her country roots? Drop a glitter-soaked Travis Kelce concept album? Or burn it all down and start from scratch? We asked you, our belov ... Show More
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