Posted on 08/16/2025 7:06:53 AM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
It was quite possibly Taylor Swift’s most intimate and organic interview—and it all happened on a sports podcast.
Swift was the guest Aug. 13 on “New Heights,” hosted by Jason Kelce and his brother, Travis, who is, of course, Swift’s boyfriend.
Attracting 13 million YouTube views within a day and another 400 million views from social media clips, the episode marked a milestone for video podcasting and showed the platform has transcended its conventional space.
It was a power move from one of America’s most powerful celebrity couples. The rarely interviewed Swift broke major news about herself—from her upcoming album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” to insights about the pair’s relationship, along with reflections on her Eras Tour and how she felt regaining possession of her song catalogue...She also talked football, offering her views on coverage schemes, drafting tactics and player strengths…
The episode…proved that sports podcasts going beyond Xs and Os can become a mainstream cultural touchstone.
The Swift and podcast eras concurrently launched in the mid-2000s. Apple’s release of the iPod and the rising availability of RSS feeds opened the door for the delivery of high-quality MP3 files on demand to personal devices. Swift released her self-titled debut album in October 2006, around the same time ESPN began re-releasing radio shows like “Mike & Mike” and “The Dan Patrick Show” as downloadable, conversational episodes.
The show’s blend of sports, entertainment and personal storytelling isn’t just a winning formula for one episode on one night. Instead, it’s evidence of where sports podcasting is going.
If “New Heights” is any indication, the most successful shows moving forward will do more than break down players and games; they will redefine sports as part of a larger cultural and societal conversation.
(Excerpt) Read more at forbes.com ...
Point is, Katy Perry is about as much as yesterday's news as would be explaining to a Black Sabbath fan in 1972 that "At the Hop" by Danny & The Juniors is the music of the Devil!"
LOL 😂
Well just in case there are still some
here that didn’t know
Of course the recent Katy Perry thread
reinforced things quite a bit
As if there was any doubt
LOL!
I think Gen-X FReepers should announce themselves as such so we know where were all coming from.
Sometimes, I swear, half this forum voted Dewey against Truman and are proud to brag about it...
My 22 year old friend thinks you’re mistaken about high schoolers but I run into them at the gas station a lot
But hey...
Here is a sample of her er... singing and playing guitar.
Listen to the first minute as the rest of the video is the youtuber commenting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nixhj71AE5k
Just awful.
She is such a narcissist.
LoL at least she is singing live.
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