What's Inside?
- Taylor Swift to appear on Travis and Jason Kelce’s New Heights podcast, sparking speculation about her highly anticipated 12th studio album.
- Playful teaser clip shows Swift complimenting Travis Kelce’s shirt color, creating a viral moment before the episode’s much-anticipated release.
- Swifties connect orange-themed teaser and timing to possible TS12 reveal, following clues after Eras Tour’s record-breaking global success.
For weeks, Swifties have been starved of big announcements, but Monday morning’s reveal from the New Heights podcast sent the fandom into overdrive. The Kelce brothers confirmed what many had already guessed — Taylor Swift will join Wednesday’s episode, marking her first-ever appearance on the show that unintentionally sparked her romance with Travis Kelce.
Taylor Swift Set to Make Long-Awaited Debut on Travis and Jason Kelce’s ‘New Heights’ Podcast
Fans of both football and pop culture know this story well. In July 2023, Travis Kelce admitted on New Heights that he had failed to give Swift a friendship bracelet with his phone number during her Kansas City Eras Tour stop. “This all started when Travis very adorably put me on blast on his podcast, which I thought was metal as hell,” Taylor Swift later told TIME. That candid confession led to private meetups, away from prying eyes, before the couple went public in September 2023.
Since then, the relationship has been anything but low-profile. Swift became a familiar face at Kansas City Chiefs games, cheering from VIP boxes alongside friends and family. Kelce, in turn, was spotted at multiple Eras Tour stops, bracelet-clad and happily singing along. In one of the most talked-about moments of 2024, he even joined Swift onstage in London during “I Can Do It With a Broken Heart,” proving their support for each other runs both ways.
Taylor’s about to do a f*cking podcast!
NEW EPISODE WEDS 7PM ET pic.twitter.com/CFpIjMNHF4
— New Heights (@newheightshow) August 12, 2025
After the Eras Tour wrapped in December 2024, the pair kept a quieter public presence until now. Monday’s teaser clip showed Swift complimenting Travis’ blue shirt, with him quipping, “It’s the color of your eyes, sweetie. It’s why we match so well.” Moments later, Swift grinned at the camera and exclaimed, “We’re about to do a f*cking podcast!”
A Tease That Has Swifties Reading Between the Lines
The announcement didn’t just thrill fans — it triggered a deep-dive investigation. Observers noticed the New Heights promotional thumbnail swapped its usual yellow background for orange, matching recent posts from Swift’s official fan account, Taylor Nation. That post, a 12-image carousel of Swift in orange Eras Tour outfits, carried the caption: “Thinking about when she said ‘See you next era…’” The number 12 quickly became the central clue, fueling speculation about her much-anticipated 12th studio album.
92%ers, we’re coming back early for a special episode with a VERY special guest
New episode Wednesday 7PM ET pic.twitter.com/dJW2KdDeFP
— New Heights (@newheightshow) August 11, 2025
Adding to the theory frenzy, the podcast’s August 12 teaser arrived exactly 12 minutes after Taylor Nation’s post. For some fans, the timing was too perfect to be coincidental. Could Swift be using the very podcast where her romance began to announce TS12? Whether she does or not, Wednesday’s episode promises a rare, intimate glimpse into her life post-tour — a year that has seen her reclaim ownership of her first six albums and close the curtain on a two-year, billion-dollar global trek.
Regardless of album news, Swift’s New Heights debut is already a symbolic milestone. It brings her journey with Travis back to the place it started — the casual, unfiltered podcast moment that unknowingly set their love story in motion. This time, she’s not the subject of the conversation; she’s part of it.
