Travis and Jason Kelsey
Cooper Neal/Getty ImagesJason Kelsey He believes the secret to his hit podcast, “New Heights,” is his “loving relationship” with his brother. Travis Kelce.
The retired NFL star and his brother recently inked a deal to bring their podcast to Wonderly for a reported nine-figure sum, and Jason, 36, attributes the show’s massive success over the past two years to the brotherly bond he shares with Travis, 34.
“I think on the podcast, first of all, you get the natural loving relationship between two brothers. We’re honest with each other, and that comes through,” Jason said during ESPN’s media day on Wednesday, August 28. people“And I think we have good personalities that audiences in general appreciate and want to see and hear. I don’t know if I agree with that completely, but they’re there.”
Jason and Travis launched “New Heights,” which returned for a third season on Wednesdays in 2022. Since then, the brothers have enjoyed crossover success, with Jason appearing on ESPN’s Monday Night Countdown Travis has landed a variety of film and television roles.
Stars from Hollywood, sports, comedy, and more have reaped enormous financial success by telling stories behind the microphone, and with more and more pop culture consumers around the world streaming podcasts as voraciously as they do music, TV, and movies, companies like Spotify, SiriusXM, and Amazon are willing to pay big bucks to secure top-tier podcasts. […]
“I think we’re just naturally very open people, we share a lot, and we obviously live exciting lives that people want to follow,” Jason says, “and all of that helps, because the more viewers we have, the more money advertisers can spend.”
Jason and Travis’ new deal with Amazon-owned podcast studio Wonderly was announced on Monday, August 26th, and includes global distribution rights to the popular podcast, ad sales representation, rights to past episodes, and the rights to launch international versions of the podcast.
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Mike Ehrman/Getty Images“We couldn’t be more excited to team up with Wonderly for the next phase of ‘New Heights,'” the siblings said in a statement. “We love this show and the fanbase that has grown with us over the past two seasons. Wonderly understands our shared vision and will bring a wealth of experience and resources to help take us to ‘New Heights.’ Through this partnership, we will create groundbreaking moments together. We are excited for Season 3 to begin, and we’ll see you soon, 92%ers!”
Jason and Travis Kelce have an enviable brotherly bond filled with support, laughter, and of course, football. While the brothers have enjoyed success in the NFL, they’ve also given glimpses into their relationship off the field. Their family even inspired Travis’ first monologue on Saturday Night Live. […]
The Brothers Podcast is with Travis and Taylor SwiftHe talks about this a lot on his podcast.
In fact, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end first revealed on “New Heights” in July 2023 that he wanted to give Swift a friendship bracelet with his phone number on it. Eras Tour The pair began dating shortly after the concert at a show held at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, and went public in September 2023.
