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A countdown on Taylor Swift’s<\/a> website is leading fans to stay up until 12:12 a.m. ET on Aug. 12, and a clip from this week’s “New Heights” podcast dropped at 10 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n The countdown appeared<\/a> the evening of Aug. 11 with a dazzling orange background.<\/p>\n Swifties began speculating a new era was on the horizon after Taylor Nation<\/a>, the singer\u2019s in-house marketing team, posted to Instagram on the morning of August 11: “Thinking about when she said \u2018See you next era\u2026\u2019 \u2764\ufe0f\u200d\ud83d\udd25.” The 12-photo carousel featured her orange bodysuits and dresses from the Eras Tour, along with a shot of her and Sabrina Carpenter<\/a> during the surprise song set in New Orleans.<\/p>\n Not long before the Taylor Nation post, Travis Kelce’s<\/a> account and the “New Heights” podcast page jointly teased a “VERY special guest” for an episode on Aug. 13. Centered between the Kelce brothers was a silhouette resembling Swift, sending fans into a frenzy. The same glittery orange backdrop was behind the three figures.<\/p>\n In a “New Heights” podcast clip released at 10 p.m. Swift is seated next to Travis.<\/p>\n “Such a nice color on you,” Swift says.<\/p>\n “Yes, I know. It’s the color of your eyes, sweetie,” Travis responds. “It’s why we match so well.”<\/p>\n “We’re about to do a f***ing podcast,” Swift says.<\/p>\n Don’t miss any Taylor Swift<\/a> news; sign up for the\u00a0free, weekly newsletter This Swift Beat<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n Follow Bryan West, the USA TODAY Network’s Taylor Swift reporter, on\u00a0Instagram<\/a>,\u00a0TikTok<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0X as @BryanWestTV<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n