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LOS ANGELES - Taylor Swift isn’t letting August pass quietly. The superstar will appear on the Aug. 13 episode of "New Heights," the podcast hosted by her boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, and his brother Jason Kelce — and Swifties think it could be more than a casual guest spot.

Theories erupted after the podcast teased the episode with an orange backdrop instead of its usual yellow and a silhouetted guest image matching Swift’s profile from a past ‘Variety’ interview. Around the same time, Swift’s official marketing arm, Taylor Nation, posted a 12-slide carousel of red-orange outfits from her Eras Tour, captioned, "Thinking about when she said, ‘See you next era…’"

Adding fuel to the speculation, Swift’s website launched a glittery orange countdown to 1

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