Kamala Harris continues her podcast tour with a surprise appearance on Call Her Daddy, airing next week.
The vice president, who has been subject to intense criticism for her lack of interviews, is following up her appearance on the NBA-themed All The Smoke with an appearance on Alex Cooper’s wildly popular chat show.
Harris’ spokesman says the interview, which will be released next week, was recorded with Cooper on Tuesday and addresses the vice president’s position on abortion rights.
The campaign added that Harris will talk about other issues important to women ahead of the election with the “cultural phenomenon” — which landed Cooper a $125 million SiriusXM deal.
The interview is the latest in a series of less traditional media appearances by the vice president as she makes her bid for the White House.
Kamala Harris continues her podcast tour with a surprise appearance on Call Her Daddy, airing next week
Harris’ spokesperson says the interview, to be released next week, was recorded on Tuesday with Cooper (pictured) and addresses the vice president’s abortion rights agenda.
The vice president spoke 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 about 45 minutes.
The podcast hosts use their platform to discuss the latest news both on and off the basketball court.
During the episode released on Monday, the three went discussed Harris’ loyalty to the Golden State Warriors, but also left to discuss a range of other topics, from policy to her family and racial identity.
It comes as Harris has faced criticism for largely avoiding tough interviews with reporters who would grill her on the issues, opting to appear on friendlier platforms as she works to reach voters across the country.
The vice president has now gone more than 70 days without holding 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, her approach to the media and what appeared to be an effort to avoid unforced errors came under fire.
However, Call Her Daddy has become a hotspot 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 with her roommate Sofia Franklin in 2018 after graduating from the College of Communication.
Call Her Daddy has become a hotspot for some of the world’s most famous women (and men) to share their stories
Vice President Kamala Harris appears on the ‘All the Smoke’ podcast with hosts and former NBA players Stephen Jackson and Matt Barnes, where they discussed basketball and her family, racial identity and certain policies in a friendly interview environment
Thanks to her infectious personality and fearless ability to ask tough questions, the show became an instant success.
Within two months it had two million listeners and was quickly acquired by Barstool Sports.
She and Sofia split in 2020 and a year later she closed the $60 million deal with Spotify.
Since then, the podcast has become the most listened to by women on Spotify.
Furthermore, Cooper has since become a huge star in his own right, with over 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.