Ask A Genius 1424: Call Me Alex Documentary: How Alex Cooper’s “Call Her Daddy” Revolutionized Podcasting
Author(s): Rick Rosner and Scott Douglas Jacobsen
Publication (Outlet/Website): Ask A Genius
Publication Date (yyyy/mm/dd): 2025/06/13
Rick Rosner is an accomplished television writer with credits on shows like Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Crank Yankers, and The Man Show. Over his career, he has earned multiple Writers Guild Award nominations—winning one—and an Emmy nomination. Rosner holds a broad academic background, graduating with the equivalent of eight majors. Based in Los Angeles, he continues to write and develop ideas while spending time with his wife, daughter, and two dogs.
Scott Douglas Jacobsen is the publisher of In-Sight Publishing (ISBN: 978-1-0692343) and Editor-in-Chief of In-Sight: Interviews (ISSN: 2369-6885). He writes for The Good Men Project, International Policy Digest (ISSN: 2332–9416), The Humanist (Print: ISSN 0018-7399; Online: ISSN 2163-3576), Basic Income Earth Network (UK Registered Charity 1177066), A Further Inquiry, and other media. He is a member in good standing of numerous media organizations.
This snippet from explores the rise of Call Her Daddy co-creator Alex Cooper, whose explicit, humor-driven approach and “Gluck Gluck 9000” technique propelled her podcast past Joe Rogan’s. It details her evolution from sex-focused content to empathetic interviews, highlighting media framing, attractiveness, personal discipline and resilience.
Scott Douglas Jacobsen: What is the documentary called, Call Me Alex?
Rick Rosner: It’s about one of the creators of the podcast Call Her Daddy, which—believe it or not—overtook Joe Rogan’s show as the most popular podcast in the world. It started as a kind of explicit, sex-focused show from a female point of view. Early on, she and her co-host talked openly about sex, including what they marketed as a “can’t-fail” technique called the Gluck Gluck 9000.
Jacobsen: [Laughing] Sounds intense.
Rosner: Yes, the premise was that it had to be super wet and enthusiastic—that the key was making it seem like you’re just absolutely into it. That combination—shock value, relatability, and humour—catapulted it to the top of the charts.
Since then, the host evolved. She opened up about struggling with depression during COVID-19 and shifted from sex to wellness. it turns out she’s a solid interviewer. It probably helped that she’s conventionally attractive. She even admitted that when they first launched the show, their strategy was to look like blow-up dolls—to play into the visual appeal while flipping the script on who gets to talk about sex that way.
So now, she’s like a Gen Z Oprah. Her success path is wild, but honestly, it’s also instructive. Because she’s now getting people to listen to these interviews—honest, emotional conversations about everything. yeah, it all started with the world’s most perfect blowjob.
When I talk to you about everything—including sex—and I talk to Lance about everything, including, some of my habits, Lance gets a little uncomfortable. He hates that we talk about stuff like masturbation.
Jacobsen: You’re not wrong. I’ll say this: You and I talk. You and Lance—more often, you argue.
Rosner: True. Though we should argue less. Maybe I should say, “Look, we’re going to talk about this stuff, and you’re going to be with it.” My main problem? I’m not super hot. I know I had surgery, but no one’s lining up to see this body. Maybe I had some hotness at various times. But, like information, you need the correct container to be seen that way. I’d need a media structure to frame me as attractive.
People Magazine is a media structure that defines hotness for Americans. They run a beauty issue every year—”Hottest Women”—and they try to be inclusive. Then there’s “Sexiest Man Alive,” the same deal. They even run features like “Hot at Any Age.”
If I were even a little famous, maybe I could qualify as “Hot at 65.” But I have no media structure. So I’m just out here—no filter, no framing, just me. Meanwhile, Alex—the woman from Call Her Daddy—yeah, I’m jealous of her.
She was also a college athlete—a competitive soccer player. That helps in the “hotness” department. But more than that, it gave her a framework for discipline. Sports taught her structure and effort, and she’s channelled that into her career.
Join us next time for another episode of Scott and Rick. Thanks, everyone.
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