🎙️ Podcast Title: The Week That Was Episode 24
Hosts: JR, Launa & Kevin
Episode Theme: From Taylor Swift’s first podcast to Florida’s hottest snake catcher and a back-to-school game show twist!
- Introduction and The Week That Was (00:00 – 4:00)
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- Taylor Swift’s first-ever podcast appearance
- Unexpected viral snake hunter
- Back-to-School “Know the Show” trivia
- Crazy Walmart quitting moment
- Big hair, pep rallies, and our high school flashbacks
- Florida Python Challenge & Viral Snake Catcher (04:00 - 07:00)
- 294 snakes removed in the 2025 challenge
- Spotlight: Taylor Stanberry catches 60 snakes and wins $10,000
- The surprising part? She's a glamorous snake hunter
- Launa’s refusal to participate—even for $1 million
- Kevin and JR’s hypothetical snake-handling debates
- Observations about her Instagram following and viral appeal
- Back-to-School: “Know the Show” Edition (07:00 - 12:00)
- Game format: Listeners guess which host matches a fun high school fact
- Highlight questions:
- Who was voted most rowdy?
- Who was Spirit & Rally Commissioner and lip-synced to Backstreet Boys?
- Who was on the bowling team?
- Funny listener guesses and reactions
- Launa’s headbanging pep rally moment (YouTube-quality flashback!)
- JR’s lip sync Backstreet Boys performance legacy
- Kevin’s quiet high school profile and bowling club days
- Taylor Swift’s Podcast Debut (12:00 – 18:00)
- Taylor appears on New Heights with Travis & Jason Kelce
- Record-breaking stats:
- 1.3M live viewers
- 14M+ views within 48 hours
- Takeaways from the episode:
- Taylor's self-awareness and humility
- Her views on being in the NFL spotlight
- Behind-the-scenes of her life and travel
- Relationship insights with Travis Kelsey
- Comparing to past New Heights episodes (e.g., Kylie Kelce, Adam Sandler)
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