The podcast landscape wasn't quite so inundated in 2018 when Alex Cooper and Sofia Franklyn pitched "Call Her Daddy" to Barstool Sports. In fact, Cooper wasn't even sure what a podcast was. At the time, she was living off unemployment checks and trying to make it as a YouTube Vlogger. She had graduated from Boston University the year before with a film degree, a Division 1 soccer career, and plenty of Premiere Pro experience. "My friend [Sofia Franklyn] who had just started at a start-up reached out to me and was like 'Hey Alex, do you want to do a podcast?'" Cooper recounted in a YouTube tell-all. According to Cooper, it wasn't long before she was putting in (a lot) more hours than Franklyn, spending days on end editing episodes and promoting their brand on social media.
After disagreements surrounding the future of their podcast, Cooper and Franklyn broke off their partnership and their friendship. The former signed a $60 million three-year contract with Spotify, launching the version of "Call Her Daddy" we know and love today. Spotify has even praised Cooper for being one of their most "hands-on" hosts, per Time. She's also one of their top-earning personalities.
These days, the internet's self-proclaimed "father" has well over 2 million Instagram followers, two very fluffy dogs, and a fiancé.
