US EditionTaylor Swift Breaks ‘New Heights’ Podcast Episode Record With 9.26 Million Viewers And Counting
A technical glitch cut off the live stream during Taylor Swift's first podcast appearance, interrupting over 1.2 million viewers amid discussion of her new album.
- Taylor Swift made her first-ever podcast appearance on the New Heights show hosted by Travis and Jason Kelce on August 13, 2025, in a live YouTube stream.
- The episode was highly anticipated due to Swift announcing her new album, The Life of a Showgirl, set for release on October 3, 2025, but the live stream crashed abruptly about an hour and 45 minutes in.
- More than one million viewers were watching live when the YouTube stream unexpectedly cut to black amid Swift discussing the album, causing confusion and frustration on social media.
- The episode set a new record for the podcast with over 9.26 million views by Thursday morning and was gaining around 100,000 new views every 15 minutes, surpassing Kylie Kelce's previous record of 8.9 million viewers.
- This record-breaking appearance highlights New Heights' growing popularity and Swift's impact on streaming numbers, though the full episode remains unavailable on YouTube pending resolution of the technical glitch.
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Taylor Swift Breaks ‘New Heights’ Podcast Episode Record With 9.26 Million Viewers And Counting
Taylor Swift's appearance on Jason and Travis Kelce's "New Heights" podcast sets a record, surpassing the old mark of 8.9 million for Kylie Kelce's guest spot. And it's still rising.
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