Why Fans Think Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s Podcast Announcement Hints at Her Next Era

THE RUNDOWN:

• Taylor Swift seems to be ushering in a new era soon.
• On August 11, Swift confirmed that that she’ll appear on boyfriend Travis Kelce’s podcast on Wednesday.
• More rumors began to swirl when the pop star’s official fan page, Taylor Nation, posted a photo carousel with the caption, “Thinking about when she said ‘See you next era…’ ❤️‍🔥.”

A new Taylor Swift era may be imminent.

On August 11, Swift’s boyfriend, Travis Kelce, teased that he was going to have a “VERY special guest” on his podcast New Heights, which he co-hosts with his brother, Jason Kelce. In an Instagram post promoting the episode, Travis and Jason are shown seated in front of an orange background next to a black-out image of the surprise guest. The episode is set to drop this Wednesday at 7 P.M. ET.

The caption read, “92%ers, we’re coming back early for a special episode with a VERY special guest.”

Later that day, they confirmed that the guest in question is indeed Swift. The New Heights account shared a short clip from the episode, showing Swift complimenting Kelce’s blue sweater. “It’s the color of your eyes, sweetie,” Kelce tells her. “That’s why we match so well.” To that, Swift responds with enthusiasm, “We’re about to do a fucking podcast!”

Swifties quickly lit up the comments of the first post. One fan wrote, “And you KNOW they wouldn’t Taybait 🧡 OMG ITS HAPPENING!!!!” Another added, “That’s 110% mother. I can spot that outline from anywhere.” And one pointed out that the episode drops on the 13th, famously Swift’s favorite number, and that Jason is wearing some Swift merch: “Episode on the 13th, Jason’s Eras shirt, same orange background as Taylor Nation’s post….”

Which brings us to the second clue. Shortly after Kelce’s first teaser post, the pop star’s official fan page, Taylor Nation, posted a photo carousel with the caption, “Thinking about when she said ‘See you next era…’ ❤️‍🔥.” In every photo, Swift is wearing orange, the same shade as the podcast teaser background.

We’ll stay tuned to see what other surprises Swift has in store on the podcast.

This story has been updated.