Taylor Swift's counting down, appearing on podcasts. Here's what to know as album hints stack up

 Taylor Swift's counting down, appearing on podcasts. Here's what to know as album hints stack up

A countdown on Taylor Swift's 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.

The countdown appeared the evening of Aug. 11 with a dazzling orange background.

Swifties began speculating a new era was on the horizon after Taylor Nation, the singer’s in-house marketing team, posted to Instagram on the morning of August 11: "Thinking about when she said ‘See you next era…’ ❤️‍🔥." The 12-photo carousel featured her orange bodysuits and dresses from the Eras Tournament , along with a shot of her and Sabrina Carpenter during the surprise song set in New Orleans.