Alexandra "Alex" Cooper (born August 21, 1994) is an American podcaster who is the creator and host of the weekly ''

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'' comedy and advice podcast on

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. In 2021, ''

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'' called her "arguably the most successful woman in

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ing" after she signed a three-year exclusive deal with

worth $60 million. Making $20 million per year made her Spotify's highest earning female

er and the second highest paid podcaster, behind only

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. The show was also the second most popular podcast globally on Spotify for 2022 behind Rogan. ''

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'' labeled her "

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’s

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" for frequently enlisting high-profile

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talent and influential individuals in American

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to be guests on her podcast. In 2023, Cooper was named to th
Time 100 Next
list.

Early life and education

Cooper was born in Newtown, Pennsylvania and is the youngest of three siblings. Her father was a TV sports producer and her mother was a psychologist. She attended

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and matriculated at

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to study film and television in 2013 while playing on the school's D1

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. She graduated in 2017 from the College of Communication.

Career

Barstool Sports (2017–2021)

After college, she moved to

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and worked in advertising sales. In 2018, Cooper and her roommate, Sofia Franklyn, created the ''

'' podcast. One month after its first episode, it was acquired by

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. The podcast rapidly increased in popularity, with downloads rising from 12,000 to 2 million in two months.

Spotify (2021–present)

In 2021, she signed a three-year exclusive deal with

worth $60 million. Beatriz Serrano writes "without Sofia, Alexandra decided to go for a ''Call Her Daddy'' where the second voice was always provided by her guests." Since signing with the music streaming service, she "has steadily grown in stature," according to '' Vanity Fair''.
Dan Adler
writes that " her show san increasingly common forum for celebrity interviews and the leading archetype in a large ecosystem of podcasts centered on relationships and advice." In 2023,

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, noted Cooper's podcast is driving engagement of younger women with the service, helping to drive its recent surge in year-over-year

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and revenue by 27% and 11% respectively.

's data show that guest appearances on Cooper's podcast's led to dramatic spikes in musician's streaming numbers. Anitta’s streams rose 155%, Madison Beer’s climbed 130%, John Legend's 200%, and

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's 350%. Her guests have included: In September 2023, she started The Unwell Network, a

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to partner with

’s enterprise platform, Megaphone, for the hosting and distribution of popular podcasts, signing Alix Earle and Madeline Argy for 'Hot Mess with Alix Earle' and 'Pretty Lonesome with Madeline Argy.' On Sept 21, 2023, Earle debuted her first episode, landing 1st on The Podcast Charts, with Cooper in 2nd. On, October 2, 2023, Argy debuted her first episode, reaching the top 5 on The Podcast Charts within the week.

Personal life

In 2023, Cooper became engaged to producer

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References

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