Culture Changers with Allison Hare

Allison Hare
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Culture Changers is where we pour gasoline on fiery topics like power, politics, religion, and relationships (thoughtfully) and find a better way through. I've interviewed people like Seth Godin, Mariel Hemingway, and Jesse Itzler among other notable world-changers. And of course, we are talking cults, trad wives, microtrends, money, faith, and what it actually means to be human right now. Listen, it's time to get up and do something. We've got a world to change!

  1. 3d ago

    Death of the Pastor's Wife: What Netflix Left Out

    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:: allison@allisonhare.com

    Death of the Pastor's Wife: What Netflix Left Out

  2. Sep 3

    Healing is Hilarious: Pop culture and comedians with Rachel LaForce

    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:: allison@allisonhare.com

    Healing is Hilarious: Pop culture and comedians with Rachel LaForce

  3. Aug 27

    The Ambition Penalty with Stefanie O'Connell

    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:: allison@allisonhare.com

    The Ambition Penalty with Stefanie O'Connell

  4. Aug 20

    Gen X, there's a new Lilith Fair rising

    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:: allison@allisonhare.com

    Gen X, there's a new Lilith Fair rising

  5. Aug 13

    Fascinating lies behind our favorite ads

    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:: allison@allisonhare.com

    Fascinating lies behind our favorite ads

  6. Aug 6

    I Found My Dad's Lost Story

    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:: allison@allisonhare.com

    I Found My Dad's Lost Story

  7. Jun 25

    Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders Season 3: We can't stop! w/ Mara Davis

    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:: allison@allisonhare.com

    Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders Season 3: We can't stop! w/ Mara Davis

  8. Jun 18

    DEI Is Gone. Now What? With HR Insider Kevin Calhoun

    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: jkevin.calhoun@gmail.com 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:: allison@allisonhare.com

    DEI Is Gone. Now What? With HR Insider Kevin Calhoun
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Culture Changers is where we pour gasoline on fiery topics like power, politics, religion, and relationships (thoughtfully) and find a better way through. I've interviewed people like Seth Godin, Mariel Hemingway, and Jesse Itzler among other notable world-changers. And of course, we are talking cults, trad wives, microtrends, money, faith, and what it actually means to be human right now. Listen, it's time to get up and do something. We've got a world to change!

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