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Taylor Swift sends the internet into a meltdown with podcast appearance

Poynter · Tom Jones · last updated

At one point Wednesday night, about 1.3 million people were watching the livestream of Taylor Swift’s appearance on the “New Heights” podcast hosted by her boyfriend, NFL star Travis Kelce, and his brother (and former NFL star) Jason Kelce.

By Thursday afternoon, about 17 hours after the episode went live, it had more than 10 million views. That number shattered the “New Heights” record of 8.6 million. Interestingly, that record was set when Jason’s wife Kylie appeared on the show.

On her own podcast, Kylie weighed in, saying, “Officially no longer the record holder for the most watched episode of the other podcast. There’s no way it’s even close, and I love that for me.” She added, “It is very entertaining to watch the Internet break. It’s just crumbling apart, and I love it. I love it.”

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