Call Her Daddy, a podcast for young women hosted by Alex Cooper, has found itself caught in the crosshairs of Evie magazine. The “conservative Cosmo” posted on X yesterday, “Alex Cooper of Call Her Daddy is one of the worst women in America in terms of negative impact on women. Trash advice that if followed has a high chance of ruining your life.”
Back when Call Her Daddy was owned by Barstool Sports, Cockburn’s then-colleague Amber Duke critiqued the podcast for being “incredibly explicit and smutty,” with the hosts doling out “terrible relationship advice to the young, impressionable women who inexplicably view them as role models.”
But Cockburn’s nieces, who are in the know on this sort of thing, were quick to point out that Call Her Daddy and Evie have quite a bit in common with each other, despite the handwringing. With her loud mouth, blonde hair and a husband who looks fresh out of a frat house, Alex Cooper would code MAGA were it not for the fact that she had Kamala Harris on her show during the 2024 election campaign. Both Evie and Call Her Daddy:
- Appeal to women who went to Big 10 schools
- Have a dated, millennial visual style, but want to market themselves to Gen Z
- Put a premium on the version of hotness that involves lip filler, blowouts and spray tans
- Utilize the trashy, ‘mean old sister’ voice of women’s magazines
- Are obsessed with what it takes to catch a man
- Give bad advice that would ruin your life
Maybe instead of pointing the finger, the two outlets should consider a merger.
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STRAIT TALK “IRAN HAS JUST ANNOUNCED THAT THE STRAIT OF IRAN IS FULLY OPEN AND READY FOR FULL PASSAGE. THANK YOU!” President Trump wrote on Truth Social this morning. He also claimed, “Iran has agreed to never close the Strait of Hormuz again.”
POD HELP US Trump also unleashed another torrent of abuse on former allies Megyn Kelly, Tucker Carlson (“Low IQ person”), Alex Jones (“Bankrupt”) and Candace Owens (“Really Dumb and mentally ill!”).
CAN’T HOST Grindr’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner party in Georgetown next Friday is at capacity.
By George
The British are coming! Congresswoman Lauren Boebert held a series of press gaggles on the steps of the Capitol yesterday afternoon, where she faced questions about the British royals’ visit at the end of the month.
“Do you think it’s appropriate for King George to meet with members when they come up here as they pursue the Epstein investigation of his brother?” asked Fox News’s chief congressional correspondent Chad Pergram. “I wouldn’t meet with him,” Boebert responded. “Why not?” asked Pergram. “1776,” replied Boebert. “I have nothing to do with King George or the royal family. I am America First and I have no need to meet with him.”
One slight hitch: Britain has not had a King George since 1952. The present monarch of Britain, Charles III, is George VI’s grandson – and Britain isn’t due another King George until Charles and his son William shuffle off their mortal coils. Pergram misspoke, but Boebert didn’t catch it. Oops!
“Will you attend the speech?” asked Pergram. “I don’t know,” said Boebert. “You guys are in there, sometimes you get great photos.”
Boebert was dressed in a scrumptious LBD in the scorching DC heat – which ironically could answer a question she raised in her other gaggle: “Go to church, find Jesus. Like, why’s everyone so horny here?” Perhaps because the Beetlejuice musical is still touring and comes to DC this summer?
“The amount of spiritual warfare that takes place on Capitol Hill is unfathomable,” posted her former colleague Madison Cawthorn in response to the clip. He would know…
Somewhat flagging
Cockburn dusted off his tux and headed down to the National Portrait Gallery’s Kogod Courtyard for the Semafor Gala, an event to cap off the online outlet’s World Economy Summit. Floppy-haired co-founder Justin Smith was holding court close to the entrance. The clientele largely consisted of glamorously dressed young women, and male journalists who were putting the “optional” in “black-tie optional.” Your correspondent made his way to the bar, where the specialty cocktails included a passion fruit Moscow Mule and a mezcal-based Paper Plane. It was an ambient evening: a mixed soundtrack of afrobeats and reggae played as guests helped themselves to buffet-style steak and crab cakes. A welcome warm-up for the White House Correspondents’ Dinner chaos ahead next week.
Spotted: Josh Dawsey, Robb Harleston, John Hudson, Representative Kevin Kiley, Brett McGurk, Aidan McLaughlin, Jason Miller, Andrea Mitchell, Norah O’Donnell, Alexandra Preate, Chloe Ross, Alex Thompson – and Semafor’s Ben Smith, Justin Smith, Shelby Talcott, Maxwell Tani and Dave Weigel.
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