The ‘New Heights’ Confessions: How Jason Kelce Exposed Brother Travis’s ‘Adorable Obsession’ with Taylor Swift, One Podcast at a Time

Article: In the beginning, it was just a sports podcast. “New Heights,” the weekly brotherly chat between Philadelphia Eagles legend Jason Kelce and Kansas City Chiefs superstar Travis Kelce, was a haven for football nerds, a beloved dive into the X’s and O’s of the game, peppered with hilarious family anecdotes. Then, a friendship bracelet and a flight from Tokyo happened, and this humble podcast transformed into the single most important, and most authentic, source of news for the biggest pop culture phenomenon on the planet: the relationship between Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift.

And it’s all thanks to Jason Kelce, the older brother who, with a mischievous grin, became the world’s most effective investigative journalist.

The “New Heights” confessions have become a weekly ritual, a breadcrumb trail of revelations that have allowed the world to watch the romance unfold, not through sterile PR statements, but through the genuine, often flustered, reactions of a man head-over-heels. Travis, for his part, has tried to maintain a boundary. “We’re not going to bring up Taylor Swift,” he’d declare, only for his brother to expertly dismantle that wall, moment by moment.

It all started with subtle, brotherly needling. Before the relationship was even public, Jason, noticing his brother’s mustache, couldn’t resist a sly poke. “Have you found out what Taylor Swift thinks of your mustache?”. The seed was planted. Jason knew. And he was signaling to his brother, and the world, that he was ready to talk about it, even if Travis wasn’t.

Then came the “hard launch.” After Swift “shocked” the world by “pulling up” to the Sept. 24 game at Arrowhead Stadium, Travis’s carefully constructed “private life” wall crumbled. On the next podcast, he was positively beaming. “Shout out to Taylor for pulling up, that was pretty ballsy,” he gushed. He wasn’t just happy; he was proud. “I just thought it was awesome how everybody in the suite had nothing but great things to say about her… she looked amazing,”. He described the night in cinematic terms, from “slow motion chest bumps” with his mom, Donna, to their iconic exit in his convertible, which he famously dubbed the “getaway car”, a direct nod to one of her songs.

With the floodgates open, Jason became the master of ceremonies for the “Tayvis” show. He seemed to understand that the public’s fascination was insatiable, and the only way to protect the relationship was to control the narrative. The best way to do that? Let Travis gush. And gush he did.

The podcast became the official record of their journey. We learned about their “roller coaster” weekend in New York City, which included a now-famous visit to “Saturday Night Live.” Travis was, in his own words, “electric”, and he openly praised the support they received, noting that he and Taylor “showed up at SNL… supporting Ice Spice”.

We were also given a front-row seat to the family’s reaction. In one of the most memorable podcast moments, the brothers broke down the footage of Taylor chatting with their dad, Ed Kelce. For anyone, meeting a partner’s father is daunting. For Taylor Swift, it was a public spectacle. Jason, in classic older-brother fashion, framed it perfectly. “If you were watching the game, you saw something momentous happen, which was Taylor Swift talking to Ed Kelce,” he joked. “You know Dad like I know Dad. This is a terrifying conversation”. The brothers laughed, agreeing that while their mom, Donna, is a “delightful” and easy chat, their dad is a lovable wild card. “Who knows where that conversation [is] going,” Jason deadpanned. It was a hilarious, humanizing moment that instantly grounded the global superstar in a relatable family dynamic.

But Jason’s greatest contribution was, perhaps, statistical. He didn’t just feel the “Taylor Effect”; he quantified it. In a late October episode, Jason came armed with data. “When T-Swift is at the game, you are averaging 99 yards,” he revealed. “And when you are left with only your friends and remaining family… you are at 46.5 yards a game”.

The numbers were staggering. Travis, “slightly bewildered,” couldn’t deny it. His performance was, statistically, more than twice as good when Swift was in the stands. This wasn’t just a romance; it was a performance enhancer. The “Taylor Effect” was real, and it had a stat line. Even Coach Andy Reid, “Big Red,” was on board. When asked about it, Reid famously said, “Kelsey keeps getting better with time. Taylor can stay around all she wants”. As Travis grinned, “When you’re getting Big Red’s approval and blessings, you know you’re doing something right”.

From there, the “adorable obsession” was on full display. We heard about Travis’s “eventful” trip to Argentina during his bye week to see her perform, where they had “cozy date nights” and he raved about the “good steak”. He even hilariously detailed his side mission: converting her father, Scott Swift, a “Philadelphia Eagles fan,” into a “devoted Kansas City Chief supporter”.

The podcast even followed them into the holiday season, with Jason cheekily prodding Travis about Valentine’s Day gifts during an ad read, with Travis admitting he’s “feeling the Valentine’s Day pressure” to find the “right gift.”

Most recently, Travis used the platform to express his awe at her. At the Patriots game in New England, the entire stadium—the home team’s fan base—erupted in cheers when she was shown on the Jumbotron wearing Chiefs colors. “You don’t see an entire home team fan base go insane for somebody wearing the opposite team’s colors,” Travis marveled. “Just shows you how amazing that girl is… I was trying to keep it cool”.

What started as a football show has become a global phenomenon, a weekly check-in on the world’s most-watched couple. Travis may have wanted to “keep my personal relationship personal,” but his “adorable obsession”—and his brother’s relentless, good-natured prodding—made that impossible. And in doing so, Jason Kelce did them both a favor. He bypassed the tabloids and gave them a platform to write their own story, one laugh, one gush, and one “ballsy” stadium appearance at a time.