Mahomes, Reid talk Taylor Swift's 'New Heights' debut at Chiefs camp - ESPN

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Earlier this month, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was with his family when Brittany Mahomes, his wife, received a call from Taylor Swift, the girlfriend of tight end Travis Kelce.

The purpose of the call was for Kelce and Swift to inform one of their favorite couples of the upcoming event: Swift, the pop superstar singer, will make a special guest appearance on «New Heights,» the podcast Kelce hosts with his brother, Jason.

«It surprised me, too,» Mahomes said Wednesday when Swift decided to announce her new album, «The Life of a Showgirl,» on the podcast's upcoming episode, which will be released at 7 p.m. ET.

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Mahomes added of the call: «I was in the back of the FaceTime. I'm obviously super excited, just knowing Taylor and seeing the process from just a little bit closer of how she makes the albums. It's going to be amazing because of how much works she puts into [it]. What better place to announce it than the 'New Heights' podcast, where I feel she can be herself and showcase who she is.»

Before the podcast's announcement — which was done at 12:12 a.m. ET on Aug. 12 for Swift's 12th album — «New Heights» was already one of America's most popular sports podcasts. Wednesday's show is expected to be the most watched and most listened to episode in the podcast's history, which began in Sept. 2022. Since she began dating Kelce more than two years ago, Swift has not done an extensive interview about her courtship that has generated much attention and hoopla.

The Wednesday night «New Heights» episode will also be Swift's podcasting debut. Swift jokingly addressed the negative backlash she received from