Call Her Daddy

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Call Her Daddy
Call Her Daddy Podcast Cover.jpg
2021 cover art
Presentation
Hosted by
Genre
Created by
  • Alex Cooper
  • Sofia Franklyn
LanguageEnglish
UpdatesNew episodes on Wednesdays and Sundays
Length30-60 minutes
Country of originUnited States
Production
ProductionUnwell
No. of episodes254 (as of March 31, 2023)
Publication
Original releaseOctober 3, 2018 (2018-10-3)
Provider
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Website callherdaddy.com

Call Her Daddy is an advice and comedy podcast created by Alexandra Cooper and Sofia Franklyn in 2018. The podcast was formerly owned and distributed by Barstool Sports until June 2021, when it was announced that Cooper had signed an exclusive deal with Spotify worth $60 million. [1] [2] In the late spring of 2020, Cooper and Franklyn were engaged in a publicized dispute with Barstool founder David Portnoy, which resulted in Franklyn leaving the show. Cooper reached an agreement with Barstool and continued hosting the podcast on her own. In August 2024, Cooper signed a deal with Sirius XM to replace Spotify as her distribution and advertising partner. [3]

Contents

History

The podcast was launched in 2018 by Sofia Franklyn and Alexandra Cooper who were roommates at the time. The podcast rapidly increased in popularity, with downloads rising from 12,000 to 2 million in two months. [4] According to Barstool Sports founder David Portnoy, the company signed a three-year contract with the co-hosts in 2018. This contract provided a base salary of $75,000, supplemented with bonuses for podcast performance and a portion of merchandise sales. The contract ceded all intellectual property to Barstool Sports. [5]

Break with Barstool

Following an episode titled "Kesha... The End" released on April 8, 2020, new episodes stopped being released. Explanations for the break were not communicated to fans, with the co-hosts releasing a statement on Instagram noting that they "legally can't speak out yet." [4] Amidst the lack of communication, significant gossip developed among tabloids and fan forums. On May 17, an episode was released to the podcast feed featuring Portnoy discussing the hiatus from the perspective of Barstool. The 30-minute episode described financial and contractual details. Portnoy claimed that Barstool had offered a base salary of $500,000 to the co-hosts and noted that Barstool was losing $100,000 per missed episode of the podcast. [4] He said Cooper had settled on new terms, but Franklyn remained unwilling to agree to a new contract, ultimately leading to her exit from the show. [4]

At the time, Franklyn was involved in a relationship with Peter Nelson (dubbed "Suit Man" in previous episodes of Call Her Daddy), who was working as an executive for HBO Sports. Portnoy accused Nelson of advising Franklyn to refuse Barstool's contract offer. [4] Nelson also allegedly shopped the program around to other podcast distributors, further fraying the relationship between Franklyn and Barstool. [6]

Solo hosting by Cooper

Alexandra Cooper began releasing the podcast alone following the break, stating in late May 2020 that she would be pushing forward without Franklyn. She told listeners that a new co-host would be chosen soon. [7] Miley Cyrus joined Cooper on the re-launched podcast in August 2020, discussing her breakup from Liam Hemsworth. [8] Franklyn eventually began her own individual podcast titled Sofia with an F. [9]

Distribution by Spotify and Sirius XM

In June 2021, Cooper signed a deal worth $60 million to exclusively present the podcast on Spotify. [1] Barstool continued to handle the show's merchandising. [2] In August 2024, Cooper signed a $125 million deal with Sirius XM to replace Spotify as her distribution and advertising partner. The podcast is set to remain available on Spotify. [10]

Content

While owned by Barstool Sports, the podcast focused on discussing sexuality and dating, and was known for being explicit. After moving to Spotify, the show focused more on mental health, having clinical psychologists and psychotherapists as guests, though the show continues to have raunchy elements. Cooper has said that the show is edited to make every moment saturated with content to avoid losing the audience's attention. [11]

In October 2024, Cooper conducted an interview with Vice President Kamala Harris to explore various pressing issues in the United States as the country approached the 2024 presidential election. [12] [13]

According to the August 2024 SiriusXM Press Release, [3] extensive exclusive content will debut on SiriusXM in 2025.

Audience

Cooper calls the show's audience the "Daddy Gang". [14] [15] In 2020, Call Her Daddy was the fifth most popular podcast on Spotify. [16] [17] In 2021 and 2022, Call Her Daddy was ranked as the second most popular podcast on Spotify, finishing behind The Joe Rogan Experience in both years. [18] [19]

References

  1. 1 2 Spangler, Todd (June 15, 2021). "Spotify Clinches $60M-Plus Deal With Alex Cooper for 'Call Her Daddy' Podcast, Yanking It Away From Barstool". Variety . Archived from the original on June 18, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  2. 1 2 Dockterman, Eliana (July 21, 2021). "Call Her Daddy's Alexandra Cooper on Her Evolution and Plans for Spotify". Time . Archived from the original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  3. 1 2 "SiriusXM Inks New Multi-Year Agreement with Alex Cooper, the World's Leading Female Podcaster; "Call Her Daddy" Finds a New Home". Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (Press release). August 20, 2024. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Lorenz, Taylor (May 19, 2020). "The 'Call Her Daddy' Feud: What Happened?". The New York Times . Archived from the original on October 18, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  5. ↑ Dylan, Krasinski (May 29, 2020). "Barstool, "Call Her Daddy", and "Suit Man": A Legal Analysis on The Feud Heard 'round the World". Khan Media Law. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  6. ↑ "'Call Her Daddy': "Suit Man" Is Reportedly at the Center of Drama in Ongoing Feud". Distractify. May 19, 2020. Archived from the original on March 6, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  7. ↑ Belfiore, Emily (May 27, 2020). "Call Her Daddy's Alexandra Cooper reveals where she stands With Former Co-Host Sofia Franklyn". E! Online. Archived from the original on October 16, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  8. ↑ Petter, Olivia (August 14, 2020). "Miley Cyrus says she was 'villainised' after split from Liam Hemsworth". The Independent . Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  9. ↑ Roundtree, Cheyenne (May 26, 2021). "Podcaster Sofia Franklyn Loses Advertisers After Foul-Mouthed Attack on Disney Star Who Didn't Answer Her DM". The Daily Beast . Archived from the original on May 27, 2022. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  10. ↑ Maruf, Ramishah; Wagmeister, Elizabeth (August 20, 2024). "Alex Cooper's 'Call Her Daddy' podcast signs deal with SiriusXM for $125 million". CNN. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  11. ↑ Marchese, David (May 20, 2022). "Alex Cooper Is Coming for Joe Rogan's Spot". The New York Times Magazine . Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  12. ↑ Reinstein, Julia (October 7, 2024). "Kamala Harris slams Sarah Huckabee Sanders comments on 'Call Her Daddy' podcast: 'This is not the 1950s'". ABC News. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
  13. ↑ Davis, Ebony; Forrest, Jack (October 7, 2024). "Harris says it's 'not the 1950s anymore' in dismissing criticism over not having biological children | CNN Politics". CNN. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
  14. ↑ Schwedel, Heather (October 7, 2024). "What Was Kamala Harris Doing on Call Her Daddy?". Slate. Fans of the podcast, hosted by Alex Cooper, are known as the Daddy Gang, and Harris wants their votes. "I urge all the Daddy Gang, don't hear 'no,' just don't hear it," Harris said at one point during the episode
  15. ↑ Hazelhurst, Beatrice (June 9, 2022). "How Alexandra Cooper turned 'Call Her Daddy' into a multimillion-dollar baby". Los Angeles Times.
  16. ↑ Pesce, Nicole Lyn (December 3, 2020). "These were the Spotify playlists and podcasts that got us through 2020". MarketWatch . Archived from the original on July 19, 2022.
  17. ↑ Garvey, Marianne (December 2, 2020). "Bad Bunny tops Spotify's most-streamed list of 2020". CNN . Archived from the original on July 19, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  18. ↑ Spangler, Todd (December 1, 2021). "Joe Rogan Had the No. 1 Podcast in 2021 on Spotify (Podcast News Roundup)". Variety . Retrieved December 19, 2022.
  19. ↑ Spangler, Todd (November 30, 2022). "Joe Rogan Had the Most Popular Podcast on Spotify in 2022". Variety . Retrieved December 19, 2022.

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