Franklyn Releases Memoir Daddy Issues
Former Call Her Daddy co-host Sofia Franklyn publishes her memoir, Daddy Issues, and says figures named in it are working to discredit her account.
Updated on Nov. 10, 2026 in Sex Life
Sofia Franklyn, 34, co-creator and former co-host of the Call Her Daddy podcast, has released her memoir, Daddy Issues. During an episode of The Bossticks podcast, she said some main characters in the book are working to discredit the story.
Why it matters
Franklyn's account revisits her time on one of the most listened-to podcasts in the country and her 2020 exit amid a contract dispute. Her claim that named figures are trying to discredit her raises questions about how the memoir will be received.
Franklyn's claim rests on her own account in a podcast interview, with no independent confirmation of the people she says are working to discredit her. The $60 million figure refers to Alex Cooper's deal with Spotify, not to any payment to Franklyn.
The players
Sofia Franklyn
Sofia Franklyn is a 34-year-old podcaster and co-creator of Call Her Daddy who left the show in 2020 and is now publishing a memoir.
Alex Cooper
Alex Cooper is a podcaster who co-hosted Call Her Daddy with Franklyn and later became its sole host before moving the show to Spotify under a $60 million deal.
The details
Franklyn said people have been reaching out to her college roommates and former colleagues to ask about her, and that the people discrediting her may attempt to flip the narrative. She argued it will be harder to discredit her because people online have become more aware of media, PR and headlines.
Timeline
2018: Call Her Daddy began with Franklyn and Alex Cooper co-hosting.
2020: Franklyn left the podcast amid a contract dispute, and Cooper became sole host.
November 10, 2026: Daddy Issues is released.
Industry Dynamics
Franklyn's memoir arrives as Call Her Daddy's move to Spotify under Alex Cooper's $60 million deal marks a shift in how independent podcast hosts are paid and platformed. Her account adds a former co-host's perspective to the commercial history of one of the medium's most prominent shows.
Readers can obtain Daddy Issues starting the week of November 10, 2026. The memoir is a book, so access is through bookstores and book retailers rather than the podcast platform.
The takeaway
Former co-hosts often hold different accounts of shared commercial success than the public sees. Readers weighing a memoir's claims should note which assertions are the author's own and which have been independently verified.
Further reading
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