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Ready for it? Taylor Swift could set a podcast record

Poynter · Tom Jones · last updated

Get ready for some New Heights, pun most definitely intended.

We might see the most consumed podcast of all time starting tonight. Pop star Taylor Swift is scheduled to appear on the “New Heights” podcast, which is hosted by her boyfriend, NFL star Travis Kelce, and his brother Jason, a former NFL star. It will be her first appearance on the podcast. Swift and Kelce have been dating for about two years.

Swifties and casual fans alike had their minds blown Monday over a social media clip that lasted just a few heartbeats.

On Monday night, the podcast put out a 13-second clip on social media that ended with Swift saying to Travis that they were about to record a podcast.

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