Since launching their \u201cNew Heights\u201d podcast in September 2022, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce have welcomed their fair share of prominent guests \u2014 Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and coach Andy Reid, actor Arnold Schwarzenegger and NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, to name a few. And Wednesday night, the brothers\u2019 show is sure to live up to its name when it adds singer\/songwriter Taylor Swift to that list.<\/p>\n
The Kelce-Swift podcast crossover has been a long time coming for those who follow the orbit of sports culture\u2019s favorite couple. In a 13-second (intentional) teaser clip Monday, \u201cNew Heights\u201d confirmed Swift as the week\u2019s special guest. Later, at 12:12 a.m. on Aug. 12 (also intentional), the account posted another video, announcing Swift\u2019s release of her 12th studio album, \u201cThe Life of a Showgirl.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nPosted at 12:12 on the 12th. \u2764\ufe0f\u200d\ud83d\udd25 Tay\u2019s 12th album is called\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n
pre pre-order now at https:\/\/t.co\/oGYV230otf<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/gUAIEEDZmm<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 New Heights (@newheightshow) August 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
The well-documented relationship between Swift and Travis Kelce is a testament to the overlap between sports and pop culture. While Swift has become a common presence at Chiefs games, Kelce has also dabbled in the entertainment industry, both with his growing podcast presence and in a cameo role as a waiter in Netflix\u2019s \u201cHappy Gilmore 2,\u201d which was released in July.<\/p>\n
Swift and Kelce were first linked when the NFL player attended her Eras Tour show at Arrowhead Stadium in July 2023 and said he wanted to give Swift a friendship bracelet with his phone number on it, a confession he made on his podcast, nonetheless. After a few months of speculation, Swift was spotted at her first Chiefs game in September of that year<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Since then, the two have seemed to embrace their shared notoriety more often. Kelce appeared onstage as a dancer at one of Swift\u2019s Eras Tour shows<\/a> in London; Swift gave a surprise performance during Kelce\u2019s \u201cTight End University\u201d event in June<\/a>; and, most recently, Kelce posted an offseason photo dump on Instagram, featuring\u00a0several pictures of his girlfriend.<\/p>\n
In The Athletic\u2019s anonymous player poll<\/a> last year, a comfortable majority of the 102 players who responded (72.5 percent) said Swift\u2019s presence at Chiefs games was positive for the NFL. Just 4.9 percent said her presence was negative, and the remaining 22.6 percent said neither.<\/p>\n
Soon after Swift\u2019s emergence onto the NFL scene, the league saw record-setting engagement, with triple-digit growth in consumption across various social media platforms in a continued effort to attract a younger and more diversified male\/female split audience, NFL senior vice president of social and influencer marketing Ian Trombetta said<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Aside from news swirling on his platform earlier this week, Kelce also opened up about football and his relationship with Swift in a September cover story with GQ<\/a>. In it, he detailed how the couple relates in their shared pressure of being under the public eye, his respect for Swift\u2019s work ethic and his girlfriend\u2019s newfound fandom.<\/p>\n
\u201cI sort of made her a football fan,\u201d Kelce said. \u201cShe is the most engulfed fan now. She knows what the injury reports look like. She understands what special situations are, third-and-short \u2014 all these things because she just naturally loves to hear about my job.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNew Heights\u201d released another teaser video on Wednesday morning, featuring Jason Kelce shouting out Swift\u2019s various career accolades. The video ended with a clever quip from Swift herself, with a winking self-awareness.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou know, you guys have a lot of male sports fans who listen to your podcast, and I think we all know that if there\u2019s one thing that male sports fans want to see in their spaces and on their screens\u2026 (pause) is more of me,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\nIT\u2019S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING<\/p>\n
TAYLOR SWIFT. TONIGHT. 7PM ET. pic.twitter.com\/RjjaFVaYy3<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 New Heights (@newheightshow) August 13, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
The \u201cNew Heights\u201d episode featuring Swift will release Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET. It\u2019s sure to be a first-of-its-kind, as Swift has steered mostly clear of podcast interviews in recent years. She last appeared on \u201cThe Zane Lowe Interview Series\u201d<\/a> in 2020 after winning Apple Music\u2019s Songwriter of the Year.<\/p>\n
(Photo: Emily Curiel \/ The Kansas City Star \/ Tribune News Service via Getty Images)<\/p>\n