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I just walked out of two of the buzziest documentaries around, You Can See Everything (Elizabeth Holmes, co-directed by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim) and the Musk documentary, and I can't stop thinking about them. Is it required to blur the lines of reality and fiction to be a successful innovator? This one has spoilers, so use the timestamps below to skip ahead. IN THIS EPISODE • Why a comedian known for blurring reality and fiction was the surprising choice to film Elizabeth Holmes • The Theranos story and the 2% funding gap for female founders • "It's not fraud. It failed. All inventors fail." Where that argument holds and where it breaks • Why we love the "crazy until it works" hero, from Holmes to Musk • The Amanda Seyfried twist and why this film may change what a documentary is • My verdict: 100% worth the hype   *SPOILER GUIDE* Light spoilers throughout. Bigger ones at 11:15 (Musk), 22:26, 23:25, 26:33 and 30:52.   MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE You Can See Everything (Nathan Fielder, Lance Oppenheim) · the Musk documentary · Theranos · The Dropout (Amanda Seyfried) · Nathan for You · Don't Look Up (Adam McKay) · Jerrod Carmichael's Rothaniel · Bo Burnham's Inside · Abbott and Costello's "Who's on First" · Bell Labs · Bryan Johnson  PULL QUOTES "Is it required to blur the lines of reality and fiction in order to be a successful innovator?" (0:00) "You're crazy until it works." (4:05) "It's not fraud. It failed. All inventors fail." (14:39)  WORK WITH ME I'm a podcast and brand strategist. If you want to use your voice as a force for good, book a free podcast clarity call with me: https://AllisonHare.com/freecall TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Do inventors have to be delusional? 0:30 Welcome to Culture Changers (and the Elizabeth Holmes turtleneck) 1:14 You Can See Everything: Nathan Fielder's genre-bending documentary 2:20 Pushing the genre: Don't Look Up, Jerrod Carmichael, Bo Burnham 3:20 Elizabeth Holmes vs. Elon Musk: "crazy until it works" 4:13 The Theranos story: the pinprick test, the fraud, the 11 years 5:44 A 19-year-old founder and the 2% funding gap 7:03 Holmes asks Nathan Fielder to film her last 34 days 7:27 Why Nathan Fielder? From Nathan for You to this 9:09 Will the Musk documentary even come out? (it's four hours) 9:49 Elon's bravado and the sleight of hand 10:39 Why we love the "crazy until it works" hero 11:15 Musk's self-driving promise and its cost (spoiler) 12:30 "I didn't do anything wrong": Holmes vs. Fielder 13:44 Why I left sympathetic: "It's not fraud, it failed" 14:51 Nathan Fielder as our stand-in (and Who's on First) 16:00 Smoke and mirrors: why investors bought in 16:39 Locking eyes: Holmes on love, truth and "nothing to hide" 17:43 Her parents, Billy Evans and Sunny Balwani: where did it go wrong? 20:31 Billy Evans, two years later: who controls the narrative? 22:26 The twist: Amanda Seyfried joins the documentary (spoilers) 23:25 Who profits from Holmes's story? (major spoilers) 26:33 Amanda Seyfried as the audience's stand-in (spoilers) 27:53 Watching it with a theater full of Nathan Fielder fans 28:29 Am I rooting for her because I'm a feminist? 29:09 Does a "different brain" get a pass? Holmes, Musk, Bryan Johnson 30:24 Will this change documentaries? Truth vs. bias 30:52 My verdict: 100% worth the hype (ending twist: spoiler) 31:43 Oscar buzz and final thoughts 32:34 Work with Allison: free podcast clarity call Be sure to rate, review, and follow this podcast on your player and also, connect with me IRL for more goodness and life-changing stuff. Schedule a FREE podcast clarity call with me - Your future audience is out there. Talk to them!Sign up for the free weekly emailAllisonHare.comFollow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube.DOWNLOAD the free podcast equipment guide- No guesswork, no google rabbit holes, start recording todayReb3l Dance Fitness - Try it at home! Free month with this link.Feedback and Contact:: [email protected]

Eric Jorgenson wrote The Book of Elon, built entirely from Elon Musk’s own words. Allison asks the question everyone argues about: is Elon the greatest entrepreneur who ever lived? Eric thinks so, with an asterisk. They get into risk, speed, fear, the “boss from hell” question, and why Eric believes 99.9% of organizations err on the side of too slow or too soft. They also cover Elon’s politics and critics, what people get wrong about him, and why Eric gives the book away for free. Key takeaways Eric’s biggest surprise was how much risk Elon takes. Elon rarely covers his downside and usually swings for the fences.Eric reframes the “boss from hell” label as empathy at the level of the mission, not the individual.Elon treats time as the one true currency. Moving a milestone up compounds for years.Elon reads military history and biographies, not business books. Eric says he operates like a field general.On fear, Elon says he feels it. He does it anyway if the mission is important enough.Eric says the odds of Tesla and SpaceX succeeding were each under 10%. Together that’s about 1%, and Elon put in everything he had to save both.Elon attacks the biggest problem first. He meets on it daily and cancels the meeting once it’s solved.Go to the problem in person. Eric calls it “much easier to ignore somebody on the phone than in person.”Politics has made Elon a lightning rod. Eric says it’s hard to find solid factual ground to stand on and invites people to look past the headline level.Quotes “If the mission is important enough, you feel the fear and you do it anyway.” (Eric, quoting Elon)“SpaceX specializes in turning the impossible into the merely late.” (Eric, quoting Elon)“It’s empathy at the level of the mission or the organization, not empathy at the level of the individual.” (Eric)“I’m grateful to live in America through the age of Elon.” (Eric)Mentioned in this episode The Book of Elon by Eric Jorgenson: free digital copy at https://elonmuskbook.orgEric’s site and podcast: ejorgenson.comConnect: Eric on X at @ericjorgenson.  Allison’s free call: https://www.allisonhare.com/freecall   Be sure to rate, review, and follow this podcast on your player and also, connect with me IRL for more goodness and life-changing stuff. Schedule a FREE podcast clarity call with me - Your future audience is out there. Talk to them!Sign up for the free weekly emailAllisonHare.comFollow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube.DOWNLOAD the free podcast equipment guide- No guesswork, no google rabbit holes, start recording todayReb3l Dance Fitness - Try it at home! Free month with this link.Feedback and Contact:: [email protected]

Political midterms are fun, aren't they? You can’t escape the TV ads that dominate your favorite streaming shows on Hulu and Max. Your FB looks like your old high school buddies are in a keyboard war with each other. And your nervous system is 100% fried eggs. I mean, do these ads work? What is it like to work in politics when the entire world seems to be on fire and shouting for attention from every angle? Michelle Coyle told me those ads are the single most effective tool a campaign has. Michelle runs the Political Business Institute, coaching the consultants who build the campaigns flooding your feed right now, and she's spent years inside both parties. We get into why negative ads actually move votes, how influencer marketing became a bigger campaign weapon than a TV ad buy, why corporate money in politics is messier than either side wants to admit, and how an AI can legally put words in a candidate's mouth they never said in a tone they never used. Seven weeks out from the midterms, send this to your group chat. Notable timestamps:02:44 Meet Michelle Coyle05:58 Why negative ads work, and why the industry calls them "contrast"07:07 Where campaign ad money is actually moving09:47 What a political consultant does, and who hires Michelle11:06 Seven weeks to Election Day, then everything stops cold21:37 The loudest people online don't represent how people actually vote23:11 Is Elon Musk buying the midterms26:33 Never discount a pissed off populace39:57 AI can legally put words in a candidate's mouth45:12 What Republicans really say about Trump behind closed doors Links and resources:  Website: www.politicalbusinessinstitute.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/michelletoscale Delusional! podcast | YouTube Delusional! Movement community: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1dbLBtVS39/?mibextid=wwXIfr Be sure to rate, review, and follow this podcast on your player and also, connect with me IRL for more goodness and life-changing stuff. Schedule a FREE podcast clarity call with me - Your future audience is out there. Talk to them!Sign up for the free weekly emailAllisonHare.comFollow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube.DOWNLOAD the free podcast equipment guide- No guesswork, no google rabbit holes, start recording todayReb3l Dance Fitness - Try it at home! Free month with this link.Feedback and Contact:: [email protected]

Mica Miller told her friends that if she died by suicide, it wasn't her. It was JP. Netflix gave Death of the Pastor's Wife three episodes, and my repeat guest Jennie Gage watched her own marriage play out on screen. She spent 24 years as the wife of a Mormon church leader, survived her own suicide attempt, and has a theory about what really happened to Mica. This one is harrowing. Trigger warnings on this one: suicide, abuse, and religious coercion. If you're struggling, call or text 988 (US). Notable timestamps 00:00 "He makes JP Miller look kind of mild"03:44 Born Mormon in 1974: the wifey immersion program11:27 "Why can't she just be Mica?"13:05 Trained to be a pet, and the second earring17:54 "He picked me"23:22 Spiritual warfare: when abuse gets blamed on Satan27:47 Trauma bonded to Jesus35:19 The timeline of Mica's final day39:37 Was it suicide? "Yes and no"54:43 What Jennie would have said to MicaRather watch this on YouTube? https://youtu.be/rhndF2WJkps Jennie Gage: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lifetaketwo7662Substack: https://lifetaketwo.substack.comJennie's first Culture Changers episode: https://youtu.be/y7Hz_ui5Kx0Allison Free 90-Second Podcast Audit: https://allisonhare.com/pod90Free Podcast Clarity Call: https://allisonhare.com/freecallInstagram: https://instagram.com/allison__hareLinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/allisonhare Be sure to rate, review, and follow this podcast on your player and also, connect with me IRL for more goodness and life-changing stuff. Schedule a FREE podcast clarity call with me - Your future audience is out there. Talk to them!Sign up for the free weekly emailAllisonHare.comFollow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube.DOWNLOAD the free podcast equipment guide- No guesswork, no google rabbit holes, start recording todayReb3l Dance Fitness - Try it at home! Free month with this link.Feedback and Contact:: [email protected]

Julianna Glasse was a chart topping Christian pop star who sang at Donald Trump's 2017 National Prayer Breakfast and taught tens of thousands of women that their closeness to God ran straight through their husbands. Then her husband found the books she was hiding, threw one on the floor, and told her "this is what happens when you read." She turned his sentence into the title of her new book, lost her marriage, her tours, and her book deal, survived death threats and sexual violence threats from fellow Christians, and became the first single woman ever partnered with Oxford's Saïd Business School. What religion actually teaches women about their own worth, and what it costs to walk away from it. Notable timestamps: [02:48] Meeting Julianna Glasse, and the cheeky title of her new book[04:01] The doctrine of depravity, taught to her at age four[09:04] Singing at Trump's 2017 National Prayer Breakfast, and what she was taught about women[12:39] Meeting her gay neighbors in 2015, and the first crack in her belief system[15:11] Public shaming, death threats, and sexual violence threats after her divorce[21:18] The night her husband threw her books on the floor[27:16] Losing everything, then applying to Oxford's Saïd Business School[33:53] Sexual exploration, non-monogamy, and reclaiming her body[45:44] Launching This Is What Happens When Women Read, and reaching 4 million women in 67 countries[51:18] Her relationship to God and a higher power todayPrefer to watch on YouTube? https://youtu.be/VdzeTBUVgaU Julianna Glasse: Book (Amazon): https://link.amazon/B058uJc4nWebsite: https://www.juliannaglasse.com/This Is What Happens When Women Read (nonprofit): https://www.thisiswhathappenswhenwomenread.org/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/juliannaglasse/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliannaglasse/Allison: Follow me on Instagram: https://instagram.com/allison__hareLet's connect on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/allisonhareFree Podcast Clarity Call: https://allisonhare.com/freecallWeekly email, Thursdays: https://allisonhare.com/email  Be sure to rate, review, and follow this podcast on your player and also, connect with me IRL for more goodness and life-changing stuff. Schedule a FREE podcast clarity call with me - Your future audience is out there. Talk to them!Sign up for the free weekly emailAllisonHare.comFollow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube.DOWNLOAD the free podcast equipment guide- No guesswork, no google rabbit holes, start recording todayReb3l Dance Fitness - Try it at home! Free month with this link.Feedback and Contact:: [email protected]

Matt Grace grew up with a chef, a housekeeper, and a father who paid for his first prostitute, and by 29 he'd spent a hundred and fifty thousand dollars on sex workers and burned through every drug you can name. Matt spent his career as an interventionist for some of the wealthiest addicts in the country and just released his book, God Doesn't Relapse. We get into the therapist who diagnosed him with an Oedipus complex at nine, the house that became the neighborhood's drug den, the mother who finally changed the locks on him, and a moment where Matt and I go head to head over what actually counts as an addiction. This one's unflinching and important. Notable timestamps: 02:06 "Holy f**k" is exactly the right way to open this one04:11 Expelled from two preschools, flagged as a future sociopath at six06:31 The therapist who diagnosed a nine-year-old's Oedipus complex and let him attack him for years08:13 The Bloomfield Hills mansion and the house that became a teenage drug den15:35 His father pays for his first prostitute, leading to $150K spent on sex workers26:27 Suicidal with a rifle, and choosing God over a bullet28:24 His mother's ultimatum: "Get out, I'm changing the locks"41:35 "That's not recovery, it's weakness": Matt on being triggered44:44 Matt and Allison clash over body dysmorphia versus addiction51:02 The dream car he bought after his father died, and sold eight months laterGuest links: Book, God Doesn't Relapse: https://link.amazon/B03ZboAOzMatt's website: https://mattgrace.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mattsavinggrace/National Sobriety Tour: https://mattgrace.com/national-sobriety-tour/ Allison's links: Instagram: https://instagram.com/allison__hareLinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/allisonhareFree Podcast Clarity Call: https://allisonhare.com/freecallWeekly email, Thursdays: https://allisonhare.com/email Be sure to rate, review, and follow this podcast on your player and also, connect with me IRL for more goodness and life-changing stuff. Schedule a FREE podcast clarity call with me - Your future audience is out there. Talk to them!Sign up for the free weekly emailAllisonHare.comFollow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube.DOWNLOAD the free podcast equipment guide- No guesswork, no google rabbit holes, start recording todayReb3l Dance Fitness - Try it at home! Free month with this link.Feedback and Contact:: [email protected]

JP Miller preached a full sermon less than 24 hours after his wife died - allegedly by suicide - without taking a single question about it. Netflix gave "Death of the Pastor's Wife" three episodes but still left out a lot: the earlier conviction, the first wife whose stories echoed Mica's experience, the third wife already leading worship beside him. I watched the whole thing, went deep into the rabbit hole - and am reporting back here as I noticed some notable patterns that are showing up right now in trad wife culture too. This is a harrowing story whose theological foundations permeate our society across many angles. Trigger warnings on this one. Rather watch on YouTube? Watch here. Notable timestamps: 00:00 The documentary, the trigger warning, and why this one couldn't wait03:10 Who Mica Miller was, and how grooming looked like devotion at 1311:20 Christian patriarchy 101: the umbrella, submission, and Bill Gothard's IBLP15:40 JP's 1999 conviction, the pardon, and the pattern nobody flagged23:15 The sermon the morning after Mica's death, and the room that stayed silent29:00 What Netflix actually left out33:30 The data: how common this is inside churches, and how few pastors are trained for it36:45 Savanna Stone, trad wives, and why there are no old trad wives41:10 Allison's mom, her dad's advice, and what she wants for her own marriage47:30 Mica's Law: where it stands, and how to actually helpEpisode resources: National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-SAFE (7233), or text START to 88788"Death of the Pastor's Wife" updates, Netflix Tudum: https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/death-of-the-pastors-wife-john-paul-miller-updatesWhat Netflix left out, Ladbible: https://www.ladbible.com/entertainment/tv/jp-miller-netflix-left-out-documentary-criminal-record-527761-20260902Mica's Law update, WBTW: https://www.wbtw.com/news/grand-strand/horry-county/shes-the-reason-second-micas-law-bill-sparks-statewide-push-for-stronger-domestic-violence-protections/Savanna Stone documentary: https://youtu.be/Xvy0yOVtUqw?si=a6IUhRM5k3DTKB9QAllison's links: Follow me on Instagram: https://instagram.com/allison__hareLet's connect on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/allisonhareWatch on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@culturechangerspodFree Podcast Clarity Call: https://allisonhare.com/freecallWeekly email, Thursdays: https://allisonhare.com/email Be sure to rate, review, and follow this podcast on your player and also, connect with me IRL for more goodness and life-changing stuff. Schedule a FREE podcast clarity call with me - Your future audience is out there. Talk to them!Sign up for the free weekly emailAllisonHare.comFollow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube.DOWNLOAD the free podcast equipment guide- No guesswork, no google rabbit holes, start recording todayReb3l Dance Fitness - Try it at home! Free month with this link.Feedback and Contact:: [email protected]

Are you as obsessed as I am with the dumbest headlines of the week? Well, you're in luck! I've got comedian and pop culture whisperer Rachel LaForce on to break down what Spencer Pratt's mayoral run, the $250 Trump bill, and trad wife content filmed at Home Goods actually say about the rest of us. Rachel got sober by accident, spent decades masking her neurodivergence, and built her whole show around one idea: comedy gets you to the truth faster than seriousness does. This is a fast, sharp, occasionally unhinged hour that somehow keeps landing on self-belief. Notable timestamps: 03:57 – The UFC fight on the White House lawn, and how "healing is hilarious" started as Rachel's own recovery philosophy 12:08 – How she got sober "on accident" during a breakup, and never went back 16:57 – The push-yourself-out-of-the-pool metaphor for knowing you're actually ready for change 20:02 – Spencer Pratt's mayoral run and the self-belief lesson hiding inside it 23:38 – Why she thinks billionaires are boring, and her case for an abundance mindset 27:54 – MacKenzie Scott, Jeff Bezos, and the gender dynamics of wealth 31:45 – Her actual rule for what's fair game to joke about, and why trad wife content makes her sad instead of snarky 37:36 – Cortisol dressing, dopamine dressing, and how marketing invents things to sell women 43:36 – Where to find Rachel and what's next for Healing is Hilarious Rachel LaForce, resources and links: Healing is Hilarious podcast: https://www.rachellaforce.com/podcast Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6jliDvkqHQFXyfx9Qh0lr4 Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-rachel-laforce-show/id1600838616 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@therachellaforce Rachel's website: https://www.rachellaforce.com/ Follow Rachel on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rachellaforce/ Follow Healing is Hilarious on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/healingishilarious/ Skewed Orbit Studios: https://www.skewedorbitstudios.com/ Be sure to rate, review, and follow this podcast on your player and also, connect with me IRL for more goodness and life-changing stuff. Schedule a FREE podcast clarity call with me - Your future audience is out there. Talk to them!Sign up for the free weekly emailAllisonHare.comFollow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube.DOWNLOAD the free podcast equipment guide- No guesswork, no google rabbit holes, start recording todayReb3l Dance Fitness - Try it at home! Free month with this link.Feedback and Contact:: [email protected]

I grew up thinking if I did everything right, negotiated hard enough, leaned in enough, the outcome would eventually match the effort. Y'all, that was a big old fat lie. Stefanie O'Connell spent years digging into the research for her new book, The Ambition Penalty, and the data is downright shocking. We get into girlboss culture and tradwife culture, and why they're actually selling the same lie in different outfits. We talk about what happens to women who out earn their male partners, and I promise, you're going to be picking your jaw up off the floor. Fair warning, there's some rage in this one. Mine included. Notable timestamps: 01:55 – Stefanie explains the title and the reckoning behind the book 06:07 – The truth about whether women actually negotiate less than men 10:29 – Was Lean In a net positive or a net negative 15:55 – Girlboss and tradwife culture are selling the exact same lie 20:03 – Midroll 26:34 – The data on breadwinning moms and abuse in the home 36:43 – Why men only read 20% of bestselling books by women 45:03 – Where to actually start when the problem feels too big 50:10 – Why Stefanie refuses to buy into mom guilt 56:27 – What utopia actually looks like, ten years out Stefanie's links: The Ambition Penalty (book):https://amzn.to/4gbQlSY Website: https://tooambitious.com/ Too Ambitious newsletter: https://tooambitious.substack.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stefanieoconnell/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@stefaniemoconnell Allison's links: Free Podcast Clarity Call: https://allisonhare.com/freecall Instagram: https://instagram.com/allison__hare LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/allisonhare Be sure to rate, review, and follow this podcast on your player and also, connect with me IRL for more goodness and life-changing stuff. Schedule a FREE podcast clarity call with me - Your future audience is out there. Talk to them!Sign up for the free weekly emailAllisonHare.comFollow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube.DOWNLOAD the free podcast equipment guide- No guesswork, no google rabbit holes, start recording todayReb3l Dance Fitness - Try it at home! Free month with this link.Feedback and Contact:: [email protected]

The women who built Lilith Fair were called "angry," "hysterical," "emotional," and dismissed as "a bunch of lesbians" back in the 90s. Turns out Sarah McLachlan and her all-female lineup were way ahead of their time, running the highest grossing tour of 1997. Now the concept is back, and leading the charge is Olivia Rodrigo, using her platform to advocate for women's rights. This is a fun, fascinating, and timely look at how right those women were, and why the fight just picked up way more steam. Notable timestamps (estimated): 00:00 Daisy Chain Fields, and why it couldn't have come faster 02:20 The Alanis Morissette clip that stopped Allison cold 05:00 The real history of Lilith Fair: why radio wouldn't play two women back to back 08:10 The Indigo Girls, internalized homophobia, and breaking through anyway 18:45 Allison's mom, "never rely on a man to make money," and what it cost her 27:20 Olivia Rodrigo's parents: "you can't be a real artist unless you speak up" 32:00 The Daisy Chain Fields lineup and how fast it sold out 34:00 The gestalt therapy session with a bat, and learning to let anger out 38:40 Why the internet is already criticizing what Olivia Rodrigo wears Rather watch on YouTube? Watch here. Episode resources: Daisy Chain Fields: https://www.daisychainfields.com Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery (2025 documentary) Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso, the Alanis Morissette episode: https://talkeasypod.com/alanis-morissette/ Be sure to rate, review, and follow this podcast on your player and also, connect with me IRL for more goodness and life-changing stuff. Schedule a FREE podcast clarity call with me - Your future audience is out there. Talk to them!Sign up for the free weekly emailAllisonHare.comFollow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube.DOWNLOAD the free podcast equipment guide- No guesswork, no google rabbit holes, start recording todayReb3l Dance Fitness - Try it at home! Free month with this link.Feedback and Contact:: [email protected]

Are you as obsessed as I am about how we are being manipulated by social media, ads, propaganda, politics, and what's real and what's not? Well, you're in luck! I've got ad sleuth Emily Rask from the hit show Lies We Bought podcast on to break it down for us! This is a fun and fascinating exploration into the sinister truth of advertising. Notable timestamps: 03:05 What Lies We Bought actually is 10:29 The Kellogg brothers and the breakfast myth 11:38 Listerine invented a disease called halitosis 15:18 Growing up Mormon in Utah 22:33 The LDS Church's $30 billion SEC settlement 31:20 Why she turns down supplement company sponsors 38:03 Lie or Legit: rapid-fire mythbusting 42:35 Edward Bernays, the father of propaganda Guest links: Emily Rask's Lies We Bought: https://www.lieswebought.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@liesweboughtpodcast Patreon: patreon.com/c/lieswebought IG: https://www.instagram.com/lieswebought/ Allison's links: Instagram: https://instagram.com/allison__hare LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/allisonhare Free Podcast Clarity Call: https://allisonhare.com/freecall No Country for Mothers screening, Atlanta, Aug 24: https://allisonhare.com/mothers Be sure to rate, review, and follow this podcast on your player and also, connect with me IRL for more goodness and life-changing stuff. Schedule a FREE podcast clarity call with me - Your future audience is out there. Talk to them!Sign up for the free weekly emailAllisonHare.comFollow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube.DOWNLOAD the free podcast equipment guide- No guesswork, no google rabbit holes, start recording todayReb3l Dance Fitness - Try it at home! Free month with this link.Feedback and Contact:: [email protected]

My father died last week. He was 97. What a gangster, making it that far. Milad Rizk survived World War Two as a kid in Lebanon, immigrated to America with nothing but a Lebanese passport and a plan, raised six kids across two marriages, and spent his whole career as an auditor jumping from Iraq to Saudi Arabia to Chicago to New York. He had dementia for the last several years of his life. Toward the end he couldn't really talk to us anymore. Then I remembered something. Fifteen years ago, before I had a podcast, before I even knew what a podcast was, I used to run a music blog and interview artists with a little handheld recorder. One day I pointed it at my dad instead and asked him to tell me his whole life story. I hadn't listened to it since. I wasn't even sure the file still existed. So last week I dug an old recorder out of a closet, popped in the SD card, and the very first file I opened was him. I think about how close I came to never finding this. And I think about how many of us have a parent sitting right there, willing to talk, and we just haven't asked yet. This is Milad Youssef Rizk. Born December 20th, 1928 in Tripoli, Lebanon. Died July 30th of this year. He spoke five languages, picked up hitchhikers with all six of his kids in the car (#superdad), and told stories so freaking captivating. In this interview he talks about growing up poor during the war, what it was like starting over in America in his late twenties, and near the end, whether he thinks he was a good father. His answer surprised me (he said no). If you still have a parent (or loved one) who would sit down and talk to you, record it. You can thank me later! Be sure to rate, review, and follow this podcast on your player and also, connect with me IRL for more goodness and life-changing stuff. Schedule a FREE podcast clarity call with me - Your future audience is out there. Talk to them!Sign up for the free weekly emailAllisonHare.comFollow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube.DOWNLOAD the free podcast equipment guide- No guesswork, no google rabbit holes, start recording todayReb3l Dance Fitness - Try it at home! Free month with this link.Feedback and Contact:: [email protected]

As a woman who deeply cares about women's rights, I am obsessed with a show that is totally problematic. America's Sweethearts Season 3 just dropped on Netflix. I grabbed fellow DCC-obsessed Mara Davis, an Atlanta radio legend who has been watching the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders since the 1970s, sat through all 17 seasons on CMT, and has opinions about every single cheerleader, judge, and PR move in that building. We get into Reece's early retirement and the trad wife speculation swirling on Reddit, Faith's breakout season and the ponytail situation, whether the coordinated cheerleader solidarity online is real or engineered, what Kelli's exit meeting with Faith reveals about leadership under serious pressure, and why two feminists who probably shouldn't love this show absolutely cannot stop watching it.  Timestamps: 00:00 Why Allison is obsessed with a show she admits is totally problematic 02:35 Mara's DCC origin story: 17 seasons of CMT and what changed when Netflix arrived 05:10 The arc of all three seasons: severely underpaid athletes, pay equity fight, social media scrutiny 06:45 Mara's feminist paradox: "It doesn't make sense that I love this show so much" 08:36 Reece: the darling who appeared in all three seasons and why her early exit is more complicated than an injury 11:13 Reece's husband, the trad wife speculation, and what Reddit has been saying 14:44 Faith as the Season 3 breakout: "You cannot take your eyes off that girl" 15:31 The moment that made Mara fully Team Kelli: the exit meeting and what Kelli said to Faith 16:43 Kelli's "re-earn my trust," Victoria from Season 1, and whether the cheerleader solidarity online is coordinated 21:53 "It's Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders. It's not Victoria. It's just not." 23:00 Kelli watches back every season and critiques her own leadership 23:18 Mara: "I want her to run the country." 26:13 What Season 3 may have hidden about body image and why seven episodes isn't enough 33:13 Mara used to judge Atlanta Falcons cheerleader auditions 35:31 Why the DCC sisterhood is actually one of the most feminist things on television 37:20 Who would replace Kelli and Judy if they ever retired? 38:37 Glow-ups, ageism, and how people talk about women over 60 online 40:28 Season 4 is confirmed and we already know who's back at training camp 43:09 Dayton and Dayton's mom 44:32 Judy Trammell choreographed Thunderstruck and the music licensing conversation Resources and Links Mentioned Mara Davis on Instagram: https://instagram.com/maradavis2000 "Be There in Five" podcast by Kate Kennedy (Victoria's appearance on this episode is discussed): https://open.spotify.com/episode/2brpAlYGUffbYekHU1PqMR?si=f3d45a467f444032 Book a free podcast strategy call: allisonhare.com/freecall Be sure to rate, review, and follow this podcast on your player and also, connect with me IRL for more goodness and life-changing stuff. Schedule a FREE podcast clarity call with me - Your future audience is out there. Talk to them!Sign up for the free weekly emailAllisonHare.comFollow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube.DOWNLOAD the free podcast equipment guide- No guesswork, no google rabbit holes, start recording todayReb3l Dance Fitness - Try it at home! Free month with this link.Feedback and Contact:: [email protected]

Kevin Calhoun spent years doing HR and DEI work from inside some of the biggest corporations in the world. He watched those programs get built. Then he watched them get dismantled — and found himself displaced in the process. In this conversation, recorded in honor of Juneteenth, Kevin introduces the concept of James Crow: Jim Crow's more dangerous, more invisible cousin. The one with a hiring algorithm instead of a shotgun. Notable Timestamps (verify against final audio before publishing) 03:03 — Kevin reads from his article "James Crow and Visa, Everywhere You Want to Be" — the line that stopped Allison cold 04:37 — How corporate culture shifted from servant leadership to "we're going in a different direction" 07:40 — The grief nobody talks about: losing your corporate identity in a 30-minute meeting 09:05 — The stats: DEI fell 98% in Fortune 100 communications; Black unemployment now twice white unemployment 11:47 — Performative DEI vs. real DEI — how to tell the difference 13:49 — Costco held the line against 19 attorney generals. Why some companies stay and others fold. 15:15 — What Kevin learned about not seeking validation from your organization 17:15 — The pendulum: why organizations that hold their values win long-term 20:38 — Jim Crow vs. James Crow — Kevin defines the difference 28:15 — Code switching, agency, and choosing when to show up fully as yourself 33:24 — How to find your way forward when the system has failed you 36:56 — "No company loves you." What Kevin knows that he wishes more people understood 38:58 — If you know the rules of the game before you start playing, you can't be mad if you don't win Rather watch on YouTube? https://youtu.be/ixqV4X5EqJ8 Resources & Links Mentioned Kevin's article: "James Crow and Visa, Everywhere You Want to Be" - available on Substack and Medium Kevin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-calhoun-0808882/ Kevin's email: [email protected] Book a free podcast clarity call with Allison: allisonhare.com/freecall Be sure to rate, review, and follow this podcast on your player and also, connect with me IRL for more goodness and life-changing stuff. Schedule a FREE podcast clarity call with me - Your future audience is out there. Talk to them!Sign up for the free weekly emailAllisonHare.comFollow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube.DOWNLOAD the free podcast equipment guide- No guesswork, no google rabbit holes, start recording todayReb3l Dance Fitness - Try it at home! Free month with this link.Feedback and Contact:: [email protected]

My mother died on June 11th, five years ago. This is the episode I recorded right after she passed. It's episode 300, and it's dedicated to her. What I didn't expect was what her last six months would teach me. About the matriarchy. About worthiness. About the hypermasculine drive that so many of us — myself very much included — run on until we can't anymore. And about what happens when you finally let yourself receive love instead of earn it. If you still have your mother here, you will want to call her after this one. In this episode: The real history of the matriarchy — and why it matters that it existed before the patriarchy How watching a parent die dismantles the story you've been living What hypermasculine burnout actually looks like from the inside What her last six months looked like — and why she was happier than she'd been in decades What "being enough" feels like when someone you love shows you it's true Timestamps: 00:00 — Dedication and why this episode exists 02:44 — The matriarchy: history, power, and what we lost 05:05 — Who my mother was 09:53 — What her life became my cautionary tale 12:16 — The hypermasculine drive and the burnout 14:37 — Her last six months and the miracle in them 17:05 — The room where she died 20:36 — What the matriarchy is asking of us now Links and Resources: Episode 3 with Kelly Knight on the Age of Aquarius: [link to episode 3] Free podcast strategy call: https://allisonhare.com/freecall Be sure to rate, review, and follow this podcast on your player and also, connect with me IRL for more goodness and life-changing stuff. Schedule a FREE podcast clarity call with me - Your future audience is out there. Talk to them!Sign up for the free weekly emailAllisonHare.comFollow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube.DOWNLOAD the free podcast equipment guide- No guesswork, no google rabbit holes, start recording todayReb3l Dance Fitness - Try it at home! Free month with this link.Feedback and Contact:: [email protected]