Taylor Swift's Chat with the Kelces on 'New Heights' Marks a Milestone Moment for Podcasts
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce discuss their relationship origins and the role of the Kansas City Eras Tour in connecting them on the New Heights podcast episode released today.
- On Wednesday, August 13, Taylor Swift made her first-ever podcast appearance on New Heights, joining Travis Kelce and Jason Kelce.
- Following his July 2023 comments, Kelce’s episode marked a full circle moment after he first tried to connect by offering Swift a friendship bracelet during her Kansas City Eras Tour show.
- Following Swift’s debut, New Heights’ YouTube subscribers rose from 2.85 million to 2.91 million after the episode, which garnered over 10 million views in 16 hours and reached number one on Apple’s Podcast Chart.
- Amid unprecedented demand, the feed briefly crashed, which Swift called “very entertaining to watch” as more than 1.3 million fans tuned in live on Wednesday.
- Looking ahead to Oct. 3, Swift previewed her forthcoming album The Life of a Showgirl during the interview.
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Taylor Swift’s chat with the Kelces on ‘New Heights’ marks a milestone moment for podcasts
Since nothing Taylor Swift ever does is small, her two-hour conversation with boyfriend Travis Kelce and his brother Jason Kelce on their “New Heights” podcast is a watershed moment for a media format that has already outlived the device it…

Taylor Swift's chat with the Kelces on 'New Heights' marks a milestone moment for podcasts
Taylor Swift's talk with her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, and his brother Jason Kelce on the “New Heights” podcast is a milestone moment for the two decade-old media format.
Taylor Swift Poked Fun At Travis Kelce’s “Wild” Grand Gesture
Patrick Smith/Getty Images Sport/Getty ImagesTwo years after Travis Kelce fumbled his attempt to meet Taylor Swift, her appearance on his New Heights podcast showed just how well he recovered afterward. The couple, joined by Kelce’s co-host and brother, Jason, revisited the “wild, romantic gesture” that brought them together. Swift playfully mocked her boyfriend as she shared her take on their now-famous meet-cute and early romance.Back To The B…
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