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Jason Kelce did LeBron’s chalk toss intro for New Heights and got covered in baby powder

That’s how you end up looking like a ghost for your interview.

New Heights podcast co-hosts Jason and Travis Kelce have never been shy about hyping up their home state of Ohio, and the duo had another iconic Ohioan on as a guest this week. After about 16 months of waiting, schedules aligned and the one-and-only LeBron James joined the NFL brothers for the podcast.

James, an Akron native, got quite the introduction from Jason for his guest appearance. Kelce listed all of James’ accolades, ranging from his rings to his All-Star accolades to his three Olympic gold medals. The former Philadelphia Eagle finished off the epic intro with LeBron’s very own chalk toss, seemingly substituting baby powder.

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Here’s to Jason doing the interview looking like a Victorian ghost.

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Caitlin Clark is all for Patrick Mahomes bringing a WNBA team to Kansas City

The Rookie of the Year would love to see the league expand.

Jason and Travis Kelce covered a lot of topics with WNBA star Caitlin Clark on the latest New Heights podcast episode — everything from NBA viewership recommendations to Clark turning her mom into a Swiftie at the Eras Tour was discussed. The trio even dipped into potential WNBA expansion rumors.

Clark, who was the 2024 Rookie of the Year with the Indiana Fever, was fully on board with the idea of Travis Kelce’s Chiefs teammate, Patrick Mahomes, bringing a WNBA team to Kansas City. Mahomes and his wife Brittany are already active in supporting women’s sports as part of the ownership group of the NWSL team in Kansas City, the KC Current.

That ownership group is now looking at what it would take to expand the WNBA into their home town.

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New Heights teased their Caitlin Clark episode with a thrilling intro

New Heights’ most requested guest is making her debut.

The mystery didn’t last long — and a lot of savvy folks online predicted it — but New Heights confirmed who this week’s surprise guest would be. In a new social clip, the popular podcast hosted by Jason and Travis Kelce announced that former Iowa guard and current WNBA superstar Caitlin Clark would be joining the NFL duo.

Due to the New Year’s Day holiday, the episode will release on Thursday, a day later than usual. The matchup of Clark with the Kelces makes sense for a lot of reasons, one of which is the fact that the all-time NCAA points leader is a huge Taylor Swift fan. Clark went to see Swift’s Eras Tour twice in Indianapolis — where the WNBA Rookie of the Year plays for the Indiana Fever — and received a note from the 14-time Grammy winner inviting her to see a Chiefs game.

It should be a great episode, and the Kelces seemed thrilled to have her on the pod.

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Travis Kelce’s Taylor Swift tribute after the final Eras Tour was just the sweetest

Travis Kelce had nothing but kind words for the end of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour.

A new episode of the New Heights podcast dropped on Wednesday, and it was the first one since Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour came to an end. The concert was, of course, a topic of interest as New Heights co-host Travis Kelce has been dating the 14-time Grammy winner since last summer.

“The unbelievable Eras Tour has finally come to an end,” Travis said on the podcast. The Kansas City tight end impressively knew the number of shows — 149 in total — when asked by brother Jason, and he was effusive in his praise for everyone that worked on the popular concert tour.

“Shoutout to everybody that was a part of that show,” Travis continued. “It was the best tour in the world because of a lot of people, but mostly because of Taylor.”

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Travis Kelce gets teased about Taylor Swift ‘Tayvoodoo’ by Jason on latest New Heights

The brothers chatted about the mysterious phenomenon on this week’s podcast.

It’s Wednesday, which means it’s New Heights podcast day. The newest episode of the sports and pop culture pod hosted by brothers Jason and Travis Kelce dropped, and the duo finally addressed something that’s been pressing this football season: the “Tayvoodoo.”

“Tayvoodoo” is a term coined by the internet to attempt explain the unexplainable phenomenon around Taylor Swift and those that seem to slight the 14-time Grammy winning singer. Swift has been dating Travis Kelce for over a year now, Swifties have credited “Tayvoodoo” with helping the Chiefs get improbable wins. Usually, “Tayvoodoo” follows some unprompted hate, like Bills fans burning pictures of her while tailgating or the Ravens fan that bought then broke one of her records before the postseason game last year.

Now “Tayvoodoo” has made it into the discussion on New Heights as the brothers discussed the most recent close win for the Kansas City Chiefs

“There’s some unknown,” Jason said before trailing off with a laugh as little brother Travis interrupted with “Here you go with this [expletive] Tayvoodoo [expletive] again.”

The best part? Probably that Travis said “again,” meaning this discussion has happened before. Don’t play with the Tayvoodoo!

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Travis Kelce’s ex Kayla Nicole talks about Taylor Swift ‘situation’ on Angel Reese’s podcast

Kelce’s ex made an appearance on the WNBA star’s podcast this week.

Chicago Sky star Angel Reese’s new podcast episode dropped on Thursday night, with Kayla Nicole joining as a guest. The model and influencer dated Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce for five years, and their relationship reportedly ended in late 2022.

Reese has done six episodes of her Unapologetically Angel podcast, with previous guests including Dwyane Wade, Latto and Sheryl Swoopes. On this week’s episode, Reese and Nicole touched a variety of topics, including a lengthy discussion about her relationship with Kelce.

At one point, Reese asked if Nicole and Kelce were “cool” now that he has been dating pop star Taylor Swift for over a year. Nicole said they’d greet each other, but any sort of visible interactions or friendly behavior would be heavily scrutinized because of the 14-time Grammy winner.

“We’ve seen each other in public spaces, but I think that we’re both aware of the nature of his new situation,” Nicole told Reese. “There’s just no room really for us to communicate or acknowledge each other publicly without it being spun into something crazy so we just keep it moving.”

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While the classification of Kelce and Swift’s relationship as a “situation” was a little odd, Reese’s follow up statement of “I loved you guys together” felt even more out of place.

Nicole also denied on the rumors of Kelce being “cheap” in their relationship, and discussed the over-the-top behavior from some Swifties.

“I would be lying if I said that that level of hate and online chaos doesn’t impact me. It does, even to this day,” she said. “You can go to my most recent post and there will be people debating each other why I am worthless and I’ll never be a talented person and I have no career.”

The full episode is available on YouTube.

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Jason Kelce loves Taylor Swift making Travis Kelce less of a picky eater

The 14-time Grammy winner is introducing Travis to more foods.

Travis Kelce is a picky eater, something that has come up several times on his New Heights podcast with his big brother, Jason. This week, the topic came up again as Jason described his experience tailgating outside Arrowhead Stadium before the Chiefs hosted the New Orleans Saints on Monday night.

In a discussion on Travis’ aversion to jambalaya and curry, the Kansas City tight end said that girlfriend Taylor Swift has gotten him to expand his palate a little bit. This is something that clearly makes Jason happy as the former Eagle said, “My girl Tay is getting you opened up. She’s introducing new foods to you. One of the greatest things that I’m happy about.”

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Is Travis Kelce’s Grotesquerie character not real? Jason Kelce has theories on New Heights

Jason has THOUGHTS on Travis’ new role.

Last Wednesday, the new FX thriller drama Grotesquerie starring Niecy Nash premiered with its first two episodes dropping. Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce has a recurring role on the show, making it his first major television role.

On this week’s new episode of the New Heights podcast, Travis and brother Jason Kelce got into a discussion on the first episode of the Ryan Murphy drama. Travis plays an orderly, and Jason already has a lot of questions.

“I’m gonna need you to stop dodging. Did you boil a baby or not?” Jason asked, doubling down on his tweet from last week.

The former Eagles center continued, throwing out a theory that Travis’ character just isn’t real.

We learned Travis’s character’s name, though:

New episodes of Grotesquerie air on FX every Wednesday.

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Travis Kelce loved a joke on how he might’ve told Taylor Swift about his 11 softball HRs

Hey, dingers are important, too!

Travis Kelce had a big weekend. The three-time Super Bowl winner participated in David Njoku’s Celebrity Softball Game in Ohio, hitting dinger after dinger in highlight reel fashion. Kelce got a shoutout from the GoJo and Golic show on Monday morning as Mike Golic Sr. praised his home run derby performance.

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Mike Golic Jr., while impressed, pointed out what a rough time it must be now to stand out at home. “The only thing I can come back to with all this is how difficult it is to register on the Richter scale in the house that he’s now a part of,” GoJo said in reference to Kelce’s relationship with 14-time Grammy winner Taylor Swift.

He continues with a joke about Swift’s Eras Tour and, you know, just stimulating the global economy.

Kelce, however, took it all in stride and responded with a tweet loaded with the crying laughing emojis. “Love listening to these guys! ‘Feeling pretty good about it, babe.'”

The Kansas City tight end is always a good sport, no matter what he’s competing in.

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Tributes pour in for Scott Wampler after death of beloved Kingcast co-host and film writer

Beloved film writer and Kingcast co-host Scott Wampler has died.

Scott Wampler, a veteran film writer, co-host of the popular Stephen King podcast The Kingcast and one of the singularly hysterical voices on social media, has died.

His Kingcast co-host Eric Vespe shared the news of Wampler’s death on Friday evening, hailing his collaborator and friend as “hilarious, infuriating, singular.”

Wampler wrote for publications like the former Birth.Movies.Death.,  Fangoria and Collider. He became better known on Twitter (X) for his gregarious persona and gut-busting commentary on pop culture as well as his devoted affinity for all things horror and King in particular.

The Kingcast, a Fangoria production, quickly turned into one of the preeminent pop culture podcasts in the space, one the legendary author himself appeared on as a guest.

Fangoria‘s Phil Noble Jr. lamented Wampler with news of his death.

“We’re devastated to report that Fango contributor and podcast co-host Scott Wampler has died,” Noble wrote in a statement. “Details are scarce at present but, from what we understand, he passed suddenly and without any suffering, which is giving us some small measure of comfort right now. The loss is immeasurable, and tonight we mourn with Scott’s family and friends.”

Tributes poured in for Wampler and his unforgettable impact, including one from King and some from various great directors in the horror space who recognized how much the writer and podcaster impacted the medium.

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