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‘Call Her Alex’ Trailer Reveals Trauma That Fueled Alex Cooper’s Podcasting Rise

The trailer probes a college trauma that propelled Cooper from athlete to podcast host, offering rare personal footage and glimpses of her emerging media empire.

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Overview

  • Hulu released the trailer for the two-part docuseries 'Call Her Alex' on June 3, with both episodes scheduled to drop on June 10.
  • The preview features Cooper recalling a life-altering event during her Division I soccer career that she has described as “extremely painful” and which inspired her turn to podcasting.
  • The series promises an intimate, behind-the-scenes look at the 30-year-old’s journey from launching her female-driven podcast in 2018 to building a media empire by age 30.
  • Rare personal moments appear, including childhood videos and footage from Cooper’s April 2024 wedding to Matt Kaplan.
  • The docuseries highlights Cooper’s high-profile interviews with figures such as Simone Biles, Post Malone, Vice President Kamala Harris and Jane Fonda, who praised her interviewing skills.