Bobbi Althoff ends ‘Really Good Podcast’ with surprise final episode
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Bobbi Althoff ends ‘Really Good Podcast’ with surprise final episode
Bobbi Althoff has said goodbye to “The Really Good Podcast” The Los Angeles native said the decision to pull the plug was entirely hers. Her most popular interview was with rapper Drake on her bed that garnered over 1 billion views and 300 million likes before it was ultimately removed on all platforms. The 28-year-old social media influencer said she is proud of the success she’s received. “It has been a dream, every second of it,” she said.
After over two years, the 28-year-old social media influencer has bid farewell to her podcast known for viral awkward celebrity interviews with stars from Drake and Scarlett Johansson to Mark Cuban.
“Rest in peace, ‘The Really Good Podcast.’ It was a fun run,” Althoff wrote on a Thursday, July 31 Instagram post that featured a snippet of the final episode. It opened with her singing Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah.”
The Los Angeles native said the decision to pull the plug was entirely hers and not influenced by external factors. She explained that while she thought the podcast’s lifespan would last longer, she is proud of the success she’s received.
“I don’t think there’s any really good way to say this, but this is the last episode,” Althoff said in Thursday’s episode, in which she wore a black dress. “So, today, we’re gonna put on a little funeral for it.”
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She then reflected on some of her popular deadpan interviews, including with Charlie Puth, Jason DeRulo, Shaq, Maluma, Jessica Alba, Michael Cera and Mark Maron.
‘It has been a dream, every second of it’
Althoff said the podcast has far exceeded her expectations.
“This podcast started off with just a girl with a dream to make more money,” she quipped. “I’m proud of the accomplishments I’ve had.”
Debuting in June 2023, “The Really Good Podcast” has frequently generated viral moments on social media, topped podcast charts and even landed Althoff an iHeart Podcast Award last year in the Best Emerging Podcast category.
Arguably, her most popular interview was with rapper Drake on her bed that garnered over 1 billion views and 300 million likes before it was ultimately removed on all platforms, according to Deadline.
Althoff seamlessly entered a field of beloved celebrity interview shows known for unconventional charm. They include Sean Evans’s spicy wing themed “Hot Ones” to Amelia Dimoldenberg’s flirtatious “Chicken Shop Date” series.