Kamala Harris is continuing her tour of podcasts with a surprise appearance on Call Her Daddy slated to air next week.
The vice president, who has been subject to intense criticism for her lack of interviews, follows up her appearance on the NBA-themed All The Smoke with an appearance on Alex Cooper’s wildly-popular chat show.
Harris’ spokesperson says the interview, which will be released next week, was recorded with Cooper on Tuesday and delves into the vice president’s stance on abortion rights.
The campaign added that Harris will talk to the ‘cultural phenomenon’ – which landed Cooper a $125 million SiriusXM deal – about other issues important to women leading up to the election.
The interview is the latest in a series of less traditional media appearances by the vice president as she mounts her bid for the White House.
Kamala Harris is continuing her tour of podcasts with a surprise appearance on Call Her Daddy slated to air next week
Harris’ spokesperson says the interview, which will be released next week, was recorded with Cooper (pictured) on Tuesday and delves into the vice president’s abortion rights agenda
The vice president sat down with former basketball players Stephen Jackson and Matt Barnes for a special episode of their ‘All the Smoke’ podcast in a wide-ranging interview that lasted roughly 45 minutes.
The podcast hosts use their platform to discuss the latest news both on and off the basketball court.
During the episode released Monday, the three discussed Harris’ loyalty to the Golden State Warriors but also branched off to address a series of other topics from policies to her family and racial identity.
It comes as Harris is faced criticism for largely avoiding tough interviews with reporters who would grill her on the issues while opting instead to appear on friendlier platforms as she works to reach voters across the country.
The vice president has now gone more than seventy days without doing a solo press conference since becoming first the presumptive and then the official Democratic presidential nominee.
Even as the New York Times editorial board endorsed Harris for president on Monday, it blasted her approach to the media and what appeared to be an effort to avoid unforced errors.
However, Call Her Daddy has become a hot spot for some of the world’s most famous women (and men) to share their stories.
Cooper, who grew up in Newtown, Pennsylvania, launched Call Her Daddy in 2018 with her roommate, Sofia Franklyn, after she graduated from the College of Communication.
Call Her Daddy has become a hot spot for some of the world’s most famous women (and men) to share their stories
Vice President Kamala Harris appearing on the ‘All the Smoke’ podcast with hosts and former NBA players Stephen Jackson and Matt Barnes where they discussed basketball as well as her family, racial identity and some policies in a friendly interview setting
Immediately, thanks to her contagious personality and fearless ability to ask hard-hitting questions, the show became a massive success.
Within two months, it had two million listeners and it was quickly acquired by Barstool Sports.
She and Sofia parted ways in 2020, and one year later, she landed the $60 million deal with Spotify.
Since then, the podcast has become the most-listened to podcast by women on Spotify.
In addition, Cooper has since become a massive star in her own right, gaining more than 3.2 million followers on Instagram.
She has interviewed a slew of A-listers on the podcast, including Simone Biles, Miley Cyrus, Megan Fox, Revel Wilson, Emily Ratajkowski, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Hailey Bieber.
Last year, the podcast host launched her own platform called Unwell Network, which has since signed TikTok sensation Alix Earle.
