Call Her Daddy
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The most-listened to podcast by women, Alex Cooper’s Call Her Daddy has been creating conversation since 2018. From deep, honest discussions to laugh-out-loud moments, Cooper cuts through the BS with exciting guests and bold topics. New episodes drop every Wednesday, with throwback episodes every Friday. Want more? Join the Daddy Gang @callherdaddy.
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Aly & AJ: Disney & Dating Disasters (FBF)
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Key Takeaways
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Parental boundaries kept them grounded where other child stars unraveled. They credit staying normal to their mom being on set and never letting work make them "the boss of the household" — explicitly contrasting themselves with peers who got treated as cash cows and were left on set without real parental figures.
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The sister bond is the real throughline. They frame it as deeper than friendship — closer to an extension of the self — and it shapes everything: passing on auditions to each other, AJ literally holding Aly's hand through a phone breakup, and AJ sobbing at Aly's engagement out of fear she'd lose her sister to marriage.
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Blunt dating wisdom. The recurring lesson: when someone shows they don't want you, believe them and leave — and a partner who won't accept a breakup is a red flag, not devotion. Aly also leaned on genuinely platonic guy friends for perspective after blindsiding breakups.
Still Unanswered
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The role she turned down. Aly was offered Hannah Montana — the part that launched Miley Cyrus — but passed because she felt it would be confusing alongside her own music and she'd already done what she wanted on the channel. Worth probing: protecting your artistic identity vs. taking the bigger swing.
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How much of a hit is true? "Potential Breakup Song" wasn't about anyone — they invented the whole scenario as teenagers imagining what a terrible boyfriend would be like. Opens up the autobiography-vs-fiction question in songwriting.
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The dating-dilemma rapid fire. Alex ran them through scenarios — whether to tell a woman you were unknowingly the other woman, whether to warn a friend her partner is cheating, and whether to end a fading friendship with a conversation or let it die out. These work well as standalone debate prompts.
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