It was another Wednesday, and the New Heights podcast studio was humming with the usual energy as Travis and Jason Kelce settled in for their next round of "Taylor Swift Album Listening." This week, the brothers were diving into Red (Taylor's Version)—an album with even more emotional highs and lows than Speak Now. They both knew this one was going to be a trip.
Out in the living room, Taylor Swift and Abigail Anderson were already curled up on the couch with blankets, their phones ready for trolling. They could barely contain their excitement for the inevitable chaos Red would bring. The two of them had been planning their antics all week, giddy with the thought of how the Kelce brothers would react to All Too Well (10-Minute Version) and other heavy hitters on the album.
Travis Kelce: "Alright, guys, you know what time it is. We're going through another Taylor album today—this time, it's Red (Taylor's Version). Now, before we start, I gotta say, this album's loaded with songs about heartbreak. I'm prepping myself emotionally, man."
Jason Kelce: "Yeah, we're gonna need tissues. I've heard the Swifties say that Red is where she really started going deep into those heartbreak trenches. Apparently, there's this 10-minute version of a song called All Too Well that we gotta be ready for."
Travis: "Ten minutes? What is she trying to do, make us cry live on the podcast? Jeez."
Jason: "We'll see, man. Let's get into it."
They clicked play on the first song, State of Grace, and the album unfolded in front of them. Travis leaned back in his chair, nodding along to the drumbeats as the song filled the room.
State of Grace:
Travis: "Man, this song feels like an arena anthem. I could see her opening a concert with this. The drums, the guitars—yeah, I'm into it."
Jason: "It's got that big, 'this is the beginning of something epic' kind of vibe. I can see why she put it first."
They moved through the first few songs, vibing to Red and Treacherous, enjoying the rollercoaster of emotions Taylor packed into each track. But then came I Knew You Were Trouble, and Jason couldn't help but laugh.
I Knew You Were Trouble:
Jason: "Oh man, the drop in this song is legendary. This is the one that had all the goats screaming on TikTok, right?"
Travis: "Yup, that meme was everywhere. And honestly, the drop is still fire. You can't help but get hyped when that beat kicks in."
They sang along (badly) to the chorus, laughing their way through the song's iconic trouble, trouble, trouble moment. But as they moved deeper into the album, the mood began to shift. By the time they reached All Too Well (10-Minute Version), both brothers sat up straighter, knowing they were about to experience something... intense.
All Too Well (10-Minute Version):
Travis: "Alright, bro, here it is. The ten-minute saga. Swifties have been waiting for this one all week. Let's see what all the hype is about."
As the song started, the studio grew quiet. Jason and Travis were completely immersed as Taylor's voice echoed through the speakers. By the time the bridge hit—"Maybe we got lost in translation, maybe I asked for too much..."—the brothers were stunned.
Jason: "Whoa. That line, 'you call me up again just to break me like a promise,' that hit hard. She's really putting it all out there."
Travis: "Man, this song is a whole experience. I can't believe it's ten minutes and there's still more to go. This is like a movie."
As the song neared its climax, they hit the devastating lyric, "You kept me like a secret, but I kept you like an oath."
Jason: "Dude, that's brutal. Who hurt her this bad? This is next-level heartbreak."
Travis: "I need to know who this song is about. I need to know what went down because this is intense. You feel every bit of that betrayal."
