Call Her Daddy

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Call Her Daddy
File:Call Her Daddy Podcast Cover.jpg
Presentation
Hosted by
  • Sofia Franklyn (2018–2020)
  • Alexandra Cooper
Genre
Created by
  • Alex Cooper
LanguageEnglish
Production
No. of episodes115 (list of episodes)
Publication
Original releaseOctober 3, 2018 (2018-10-03) – present
ProviderSpotify
WebsiteOfficial website

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] Barstool is still involved in the podcast's merchandising.[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. Cooper reached an agreement with Barstool and continued hosting the show on her own.

Content

As of the end of November 2018, the podcast content includes a "blend of advice, whether you are in a relationship or not, hilarious stories and content from their listeners"; as the Case Western Reserve student newspaper more fully described it then,[better source needed]

Much of their content is not simply advice but sometimes just outright hysterical stories. Most... is about sex. The majority of the embarrassing moments... some might consider taboo, but all the stories are framed in a hilarious context that makes them more approachable.[3]

History

Alexandra Cooper started the podcast in 2018 with co-host and roommate Sofia Franklyn. The podcast rapidly increased in popularity, with downloads rising from 12,000 to 2 million in two months.[4]

According to Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy, the company signed a three-year contract with the co-hosts in 2018. This contract provided a base salary of $75,000 that was to be supplemented with bonuses by podcast performance and a portion of merchandise sales. The contract ceded all intellectual property to Barstool Sports.

2020 break and dispute with Barstool Sports

Following an episode titled "Kesha... The End" released 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." Amidst the lack of communication, significant gossip developed among tabloids and fan forums. An episode released to the podcast feed by Dave Portnoy, Barstool Sports founder and president, on Sunday May 17 discussed events from the perspective of Barstool. The 30-minute episode described financial and contractual details. He said that Barstool had offered a base salary of $500,000 to the co-hosts in a rooftop deal, and noted that Barstool was losing $100,000 per episode. He said that Cooper had settled on new terms, but that Franklyn remained unwilling to accept the new terms which ultimately led to her exit from the podcast.

The New York Times notes that this effort by the co-hosts to re-negotiate terms comes out of a trend of fissures between creative talent and corporate platforms.[4]

"Suit man"

Meanwhile, Franklyn was also involved in a relationship with Peter Nelson (called "Suit Man" by Portnoy), an executive at the time for HBO Sports, who was allegedly actively convincing Franklyn to undermine the podcast's success and ask for more money and merchandising money. Nelson was also allegedly shopping the program around to other distributors for her.[5]

Return

Alexandra Cooper was releasing the podcast alone following the break, and said in late May that she would be pushing forward without Franklyn for the future. She told listeners that a new co-host would be chosen soon.[6] Miley Cyrus joined Cooper on the re-started podcast in August 2020. Along with Cooper, she discussed her breakup from Liam Hemsworth.[7]

Franklyn began her own individual podcast titled Sofia with an F.[8]

Acquisition by Spotify

In June 2021, Cooper signed a deal with Spotify for $60 million. The podcast was to continue until July 21, 2021, after the new Spotify deal, would take place – with the podcast exclusively on the streaming service.[1] However, Barstool sports still handles the show's merchandising.[2]

Popularity and reception

In 2020, Call Her Daddy continues its success as the fifth most popular podcast on the streaming service Spotify.[9][10] In 2021, Call Her Daddy became the second most popular podcast on Spotify and third most popular overall with average listeners of 3 million per episode.[11] In 2022, Call Her Daddy is ranked as the number one, most popular podcast on Spotify, followed by The Joe Rogan Experience and Huberman Lab. [12]

References

  1. ^ a b 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. ^ a b 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. ^ Rossy, Aura (November 30, 2018). "How "Call Her Daddy" is Empowering Women". The Observer. Archived from the original on September 28, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  4. ^ a b 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. ^ "'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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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 6, 2022.
  10. ^ Garvey, Marianne (December 2, 2020). "Bad Bunny tops Spotify's most-streamed list of 2020". CNN. Archived from the original on July 6, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  11. ^ "Top 10 Most Popular Podcasts". All Top Everything. Archived from the original on July 6, 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  12. ^ "The Podcast Charts". Spotify. Spotify. Retrieved October 3, 2022.

Further reading

* Marchese, David (May 20, 2022). "Alex Cooper Is Coming for Joe Rogan's Spot". The New York Times. Retrieved May 23, 2022.

External links

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