29 episodes
On the Bleachers Sarah Enni and Zan Romanoff
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4.7 • 10 Ratings
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A podcast about where pop culture and sports culture collide… inspired by the relationship between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. Every week, culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni break down some of the biggest stories in sports/pop culture.
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Tortured Patreon Department
Taylor launched an album and we're launching a Patreon! A podcast about where pop culture and sports culture collide… inspired by the relationship between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni are in Florida!!! down bad crying at the gym!
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Our Patreon!! (Patreon)
OJ Simpson: Made In America (Hulu)
Women’s Handball Players Are Fined for Rejecting Bikini Uniforms (New York Times)
Cries of Sexism Greet a Nike Olympic Reveal (New York Times)
Ryan Gosling monologue (YouTube)
Where to Stream Barb and Star Go to Vista del Mar (Decider)
Weekend Update: Caitlin Clark on the WNBA Draft (YouTube)
Wait, Caitlin Clark Is Only Getting Paid $76,000? (Wall Street Journal)
Ticketmaster news (Twitter)
Patrick Mahomes Is Already Thinking About His Next Super Bowl Win (Time)
New Heights hat (New Heights)
Taylor’s Coachella skirt details (Instagram)
Taylor Swift Poses for Photo with Teresa Giudice at Coachella — Taken by Reality Star's Husband Luis Ruelas! (People)
Taylor poses with a Swastika (Reddit)
Taylor reacting to an unexpected Cruel Summer remix (Twitter)
Taylor Swift and a dog (Facebook)
Fan Fiction: A Satire (Mirrorball.org)
Taylor Swift Throws It Back, Dropping ‘Tortured Poets Department’ Easter Eggs in Song Liners (Us Weekly)
Inside Taylor Swift’s Tortured Poets Spotify Pop-Up Library (Elle)
Taylor Swift Chicago QR code mural drawing crowds in anticipation of 'Tortured Poets' release (Chicago Sun Times)
Ending a Friendship Over Taylor Swift (The Cut) -
I Can See Your Halo (Amanda Montell's Version)
We would also like to announce our retirement and start living our best life. A pop music fan and a football fan discuss the relationship between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. What happens when a billion-dollar corporate sports league meets a billion dollar person... and all of media explodes? Culture critic Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers producer Sarah Enni discuss the latest on the Shohei scandal, Barney’s Beanery (lol), March Madness Women’s Bracket record-breaking ratings, Taylor’s voice notes and relationship retconning, and Amanda Montell talks about Taylor Swift and the Halo Effect.
Liner Notes:
June 17, 1994 (ESPN)
Here’s how investigators allege Ippei Mizuhara stole $16 million from Shohei Ohtani (AP)
2024 WNBA Draft (WNBA)
Taylor Swift’s Music Returns to TikTok Ahead of New Album (New York Times)
TAYLOR SWIFT POPS UP IN L.A. BAR FOR BDAY PARTY… No Sign of Travis Kelce (TMZ)
Jason Kelce at Wrestlemania (TikTok)
The Video That Changed the N.C.A.A. (New York Times)
Taylor’s Apple Music playlists (TikTok)
The Age of Magical Overthinking (Bookshop.org) -
Oozing Life... and Taxpayer Dollars
We’re NOT the happiest we’ve ever been. Baseball pants are bad, prop bets are messing with athletes’ lives, and we haven’t even heard a single off of Tortured Poets Department yet. A pop music fan and a football fan discuss the relationship between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. What happens when a billion-dollar corporate sports league meets a billion dollar person... and all of media explodes? Culture critic Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers producer Sarah Enni discuss how a decline in cable subscriptions led to a rise in sports gambling endorsement deals and break down the Shohei Ohtani betting scandal. Plus, we wrap with a story about butts.
Liner Notes:
If you want to see the swoosh on Adolis Garcia’s briefs… (Twitter)
Andy Reid throws first pitch (TikTok)
Travis Kelce’s First Pitch Redemption (SB Nation)
Watch Jason Kelce and Fletcher Cox throw out first pitch (YouTube)
Travis Kelce Says He's the 'Happiest I've Ever Been' After the Last Few Months: 'I'm Oozing Life' (Exclusive) (People)
Sports, Jobs, & Taxes: Are New Stadiums Worth the Cost? (The Brookings Institute)
How the NFL Makes Money (Investopedia)
The sky is not the limit: Professional sports teams’ runaway selling prices (Sports Business Journal)
How Cable’s Slow Decline Led to a New Era of Gambling Scandal (Front Office Sports)
Gambling has made ends of games miserable for college basketball benchwarmers (The Athletic)
NBA Investigating Raptors Center Jontay Porter Over Suspicious Prop Bets (Front Office Sports)
Shohei Ohtani, his interpreter and wire transfers: A timeline (ESPN)
Shohei Ohtani says he never bet on sports, interpreter Ippei Mizuhara stole money, told lies (AP)
A ‘high butt factor’ might be an NFL Draft prospect’s most prized asset (The Athletic)
The struggle is real: Why hockey butts, jeans don't mix (ESPN) -
Show Me the Money
We give all billionaires an F-. A pop music fan and a football fan discuss the relationship between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. What happens when a billion-dollar corporate sports league meets a billion dollar person... and all of media explodes? Culture critic Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers producer Sarah Enni discuss whether and how Travis and Taylor watch Love is Blind, Caitlin Clark and the burden of excellence, and we do a deep dive into how NFL teams make money and explain the salary cap.
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Paddy Pimblett: “I’d Rather Be Fat and Happy” (YouTube)
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s Workout Date Didn’t Force Gym Members Wait Outside for Hours (Us Weekly)
The Strength of Taylor Swift (She’s a Beast)
Caitlin Clark and Iowa find peace in the process (ESPN)
ESPN pursuing Jason Kelce in latest ‘Monday Night Football’ pregame shake-up: Sources (The Athletic)
Braves post revenue of over $600 million for first time (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Packers’ Huge Profit Fed by $12 Billion in National Revenue (Sport Illustrated)
How the NFL Makes Money (Investopedia)
The Billionaire Playbook: How Sports Owners Use Their Teams to Avoid Millions in Taxes (ProPublica)
Salary Caps and Competitive Balance in Professional Sports Leagues (ResearchGate) -
Switched on T Drop (Charlie Harding's Version)
We are also available for stunt VP casting! A pop music fan and a football fan discuss the relationship between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. What happens when a billion-dollar corporate sports league meets a billion dollar person... and all of media explodes? Culture critic Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers producer Sarah Enni discuss invasive vacation pictures, the latest in Aaron Rogers nonsense, uniforms for womens' sports, and an interview with Switched on Pop's Charlie Harding.
Trying Out for Madden (ESPN)
How Static Noise from Taylor Swift's New Album is No. 1 on iTunes (E! News)
Travis Kelce records latest New Heights episode at 6am Saturday morning in Los Angeles - amid reports he is now in the Bahamas with Taylor Swift on romantic getaway (The Daily Mail)
It’s Not Just Sandy Hook. Aaron Rodgers Has Some Very Strange Thoughts About…Buildings (Mother Jones)
ESPN’s Holly Rowe assigned as Caitlin Clark beat reporter during women’s NCAA Tournament (The Athletic)
See My Name Molson ad (YouTube)
So Long, White Shorts: Here’s Why the NWSL’s Uniform Pivot Matters (Front Office Sports)
Switched on Pop (Vox Media)
Dream of Antonoffication | Pop Music’s Blandest Prophet (The Drift)
The Things They Carried (Bookshop.org)
Is It Over Now x Out of the Woods (TikTok)
Fifteen x You're On Your Own Kid (TikTok)
Peace x New Year's Day (TikTok) -
We Refuse to Chair the Department (Stephanie Burt's Version)
We are aspirationally untethered from the earth’s gravity. A pop music fan and a football fan discuss the relationship between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. What happens when a billion-dollar corporate sports league meets a billion dollar person... and all of media explodes? Culture critic Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers producer Sarah Enni discuss what T+T eat on their long flights together, coastal grandmother vibes, collective action in college sports, and an interview with Harvard professor and poet Stephanie Burt.
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Aaron Rodgers and Jesse Ventura Top R.F.K. Jr.’s List for Running Mate (The New York Times)
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Reportedly Had a Date Night at Madonna’s 2024 Oscars Party (Us Weekly)
Cardigan (Travis’ Version) (Instagram)
Sketch of Taylor at The Party (Instagram)
Caitlin Clark record tracker (ESPN)
What we know: South Carolina's SEC tourney ends with fight, multiple ejections (ESPN)
NAACP Urges Student Athletes to Reconsider PWI Universities in Florida Amidst Dismantling of DEI (NAACP.org)
‘We Want to Be Paid’: Inside Dartmouth Men’s Basketball’s Historic Union Effort (Front Office Sports)
Dartmouth basketball unionization explained: How we got here and what’s next (The Athletic)
College athletes are getting closer to becoming employees. What would happen next? (The Athletic)
Former football coach Nick Saban laments the current landscape of college sports (CNN)
Stephanie Burt’s books (Bookshop.org)
“Bedsit Disco Queen: How I Grew Up and Tried to be a Pop Star” by Tracey Thorn (Bookshop.org)
Matinees by James Merrill
The Ring Cycle by James Merrill2
“L”Albatross” by Charles Baudelaire
Customer Reviews
smart and FUN
despite approx one trillion words already written about the couple, hosts Sarah and Zan find new and insightful ways to talk about Taylor and Travis and their worlds. I got worried the podcast might end if they break up but it’s grown to tackle (heh) the intersection of sports and fan culture more broadly. They do a great job adding context if you’re not as deep as they are on, say, the backstory behind a random coach or a niche fan conspiracy. I will follow these two down any rabbit hole.
Requests include: more on effect of sports betting on fandom, the whole celebrity NBA courtside thing, rise of media training / decline of journalistic access in sports and pop culture
The best.
I can’t get enough of this podcast. The combination of football and Taylor Swift content is perfection and my new favorite guilty pleasure. I want more.
super fun even if you’re not in these fandoms
the fact that i binged all 6 eps in two days defies rational explanation, when i’m not a swiftie and have never watched a whole football game. i am inexplicably invested and compelled! but aren’t we all, and isn’t that the point.