Taylor Swift on 'New Heights': 5 Times Travis Kelce Discussed Relationship

Ever since Travis Kelce tried to float Taylor Swift a friendship bracelet at one of her concerts this summer, his relationship with the biggest pop star in the world has driven significant interest in his podcast, "New Heights," with his brother Jason.

On Wednesday's episode of the show, the brothers teased a special called the "Kelce Family Year-End Holiday Spectacular" featuring a number of family members. Travis said listeners would receive answers to some big questions on the show, and Swift fans started speculating on X that she might make an appearance.

Whether or not Swift makes an appearance Friday, she quickly became the biggest story in sports this season and fans scoured weekly "New Heights" drops over the last few months for any mention of her.

Here are five notable times when Swift was a topic of conversation on the podcast.

Taylor Swift on Kelce's Podcast:

The Initial Meeting

The biggest moment for Kelce and Swift on "New Heights" was, of course, the time the podcast launched their relationship.

That's not an exaggeration: In an interview with Time for the outlet's "Person of the Year" award, Swift said Kelce calling her out on the podcast and shooting his shot was how they initially began hanging out.

"I think some people think that they saw our first date at that game?" Swift said, referencing her first appearance at one of Kelce's games in September. "We would never be psychotic enough to hard launch a first date."

"South of the Equator"

Early in the Swift-Kelce relationship, "New Heights" served as something of a weekly press conference for Swifties to comb through for hints about their relationship. When the Chiefs' bye week coincided conveniently with the South American leg of Swift's Eras Tour, fans speculated that Kelce might visit her in Argentina.

Sure enough, when the brothers discussed Kelce's bye-week plans, he started dropping hints.

"I might just say f*** it and just go somewhere nice, I don't know," Kelce said. "My skin's getting real pale so I've got to go somewhere sunny."

"South of the equator?" Jason asked pointedly.

Sure enough, Kelce was in attendance at Swift's concert, which led to ...

Kelce Addresses Being "The Guy On the Chiefs"

With Kelce in attendance at one of her shows in Argentina, Swift changed the lyrics to her hit "Karma" from "Karma is the guy on the screen / coming straight home to me" to "Karma is the guy on the Chiefs / coming straight home to me."

"I might have had a little bit of a clue [that was coming], but definitely when I heard it come out of her mouth, it still shocked me, it blew me away. I was like, 'Oh, she really just said that!'" Kelce said.

Kelce also apologized to Swift's father Scott for leaving him hanging when he offered a high-five in the aftermath.

"I missed that," he admitted. "I never miss a high five too, big high five guy. It's the most electric thing you can do at an event. I'm sorry, Mr. Swift."

The SNL Cameos

In an early acknowledgment of their relationship, Kelce and Swift were spotted publicly in New York City holding hands on their way into a restaurant and later at the season premiere of Saturday Night Live, where they both made cameo appearances.

On "New Heights," Kelce said Swift wanted to support her friend Ice Spice, and he wanted to meet comedian Pete Davidson. In response to a viral video (and a jab by Jason), he insisted he didn't "push" Swift's security guard.

"I placed my hand on the gentleman's back to let him know I was behind him," Kelce said. "If I would've pushed him, he probably would've turned around and tased me."

The brothers also spent time on the episode laughing about their father, Ed, meeting Swift at a Chiefs game.

"You can see in this picture all he's doing is just pumping her up," Kelce said. "He's started listening to her music a little more."

Swift's Appearance in New England

And finally, on a recent episode following Swift's birthday and a trip to New England to watch Kelce take on the Patriots, he described seeing her on the big screen and the applause she received despite wearing Chiefs colors.

"It just shows you how amazing that girl is," Kelce said. "They went absolutely insane when they showed Taylor on the screen."

Swift also received boos from Patriots fans, Kelce attributed the boos to the "Brads and Chads," referencing Swift's Time profile.

"I was trying to keep it cool," he said. "'Don't show your cards, don't show your cards.' It was fun, man."