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Travis Kelsey praises his fiancée Taylor Swift, calling her “so magical” while reporting on the recent success of his podcast.
On Wednesday, Nov. 19’s episode of Jason and Travis Kelce’s New Heights, the Kansas City Chiefs star, 36, and his brother Jason Kelce congratulated Apple for announcing that the Swift episode of their podcast was named one of the top episodes of 2025.
While Jason, 38, made an excited announcement, Travis praised Swift, 35, for being “so magical” and contributing to the increase in clicks.
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According to Apple’s report, Swift’s “New Heights” episode was the third-best episode of the year, behind Crime Junkie’s “The Feeney Family” episode and The Telepathic Tapes’ “Uncovering the Hidden World of Telepathic Communication in Silent Communities,” which was the top episode of the year.
Jason praised their show, saying other episodes “don’t come close” to Swift’s rare podcast appearance on Aug. 13.
“Jason is right,” one fan said on X, adding, “There’s no better podcast episode than the Taylor episode.”
Swift’s episode of “New Heights” became the most-watched episode in the show’s history, dethroning the episode featuring Jason’s wife Kylie Kelce. After the episode topped Kylie’s ratings, the “Not Gonna Lie” host said she didn’t mind being beaten by her future sister-in-law.
“Officially, I’m no longer the record holder for the most watched episode on any other podcast. There’s no way I’ll ever come close to that. I love that,” Kylie said.
“It’s so funny to watch the internet break,” Kylie added of Swift’s episode. “It’s just falling apart. I love it. I love it. I’m so happy that I know it’s going to lose its long reign as the most-watched episode the day before my interview on the other podcast goes live, and I’m all for it. Let’s get that motherfucker down.”
Throughout the record-breaking episode, Swift spoke candidly about a variety of topics on her Favorites podcast, including reclaiming her master, the beginning of her love story with Travis, her father’s recent heart surgery, and her life during and after the Ella tour.
Shortly after recording, Travis got down on one knee and proposed.
