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Bobbi Althoff Recalls ‘Super Awkward’ Encounter With Lil Yachty Before Their Interview

Bobbi Althoff has opened up about the awkward encounter she had when meeting Lil Yachty prior to their recent interview.

The Really Good Podcast host joined Barstool Sports’ BFFs  podcast last week where she went into detail about the exchange when first walking into Yachty’s mansion.

“I walked into his house and I felt so awkward,” she began. “When I walked into his house I was so uncomfortable because it was super awkward. Because he’s really kind of awkward and I heard that going into it.

“I walked into his house and he didn’t really even say hi to me. I was like, ‘Let’s go to the bathroom.’ We go to the bathroom then we get out and he’s sitting there with his two assistants and he’s not even acknowledging that I’m in the room.”

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Althoff texted her friend and was close to calling off the interview because of the cold encounter but she ended up leaning into it as part of her sit-down with Yachty as they went back-and-forth on what actually took place.

Boat downplayed the awkwardness of the situation around the 45-minute mark: “The second my assistant said they were here, I came out!”

“You gave us the most awkward hug I’ve ever had in my whole life,” Althoff replied. “I didn’t want you to think that I was your type so I wore a blazer because I know how men get about shoulders out. I didn’t want to give you too much of a hug.”

Some believe Bobbi taking shots at Yachty on BFFs could be the reason behind her apparent falling out with Drake as the two unfollowed each other on Instagram in recent days .

Althoff’s full interview with the 6 God has also been scrubbed from her podcast’s YouTube page.

Although, she pulled up to Drake’s It’s All A Blur Tour in Los Angeles at the Kia Forum over the weekend and she posted a clip looking annoyed while everyone sang along to “SICKO MODE.”

“Really in my element here @ this guys concert,” she captioned the post to Instagram.

The mother of two has parlayed connecting with the 6 God into more rap interviews, as she’s had Tyga on her podcast with an Offset interview in the pipeline as well.

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Lil Yachty Opens Up to Bobbi Althoff About Friendship With Drake, Who Interrupts Hilarious Interview

The TikTok star's viral Drake interview is followed by an equally hilarious podcast episode featuring his close friend and collaborator Lil Yachty.

Bobbi Althoff has followed up her headlines-generating Drake interview with a new episode of The Really Good Podcast featuring the 6 god's friend and frequent collaborator, Lil Yachty .

The resulting hour-long interview was shot after Drake's recently released episode, which itself was mentioned in Bobbi and Boat's extended back-and-forth. Close to 14 minutes into the discussion, Althoff asked Yachty about his "best friend." Specifically, she asked him to reveal how "deep" their conversations typically go.

"Very deep, like center of the Earth," Yachty, wearing an I Love Scene Hoes t-shirt, said. As for whether Drake is his best friend “in the world,” he had this to say: “I wouldn’t say 'in the world' but he’s definitely, like, top three.”

Deeper into the conversation, the topic of Drake’s wealth was broached when the host noted that he had paid for her flight in connection with their interview. Apparently, Yachty did not do the same for his Really Good Podcast appearance.

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“He has fucking 50 times more money than me. What are you talking about?” Yachty said around 24 minutes in. “I tell him that all the time. He buys my planet tickets.”

Drake, Yachty noted, is indeed “fucking filthy rich.” But Yachty is hoping for similar success for himself as he continues his own career.

“I hope so. I plan on it,” he said when asked if he thinks he’ll ever be “as rich” as Drake. “I’m manifesting it. He’s also been doing music for, like, 14 years longer than me.”

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Toward the end of Bobbi and Boat’s chat, the latter received a well-timed (albeit interview-interrupting) call from Drake.

The interview also saw Yachty opening up about his favorite film Interstellar (he’s seen it “over 100 times”), his speeding arrest from a few years ago, the mental benefits of hookah, his proven skills when it comes to staring contests, his family, and more.

In September, Yachty will kick off his global tour in support of his acclaimed Let’s Start Here album with a show in Washington D.C. See here for a full list of dates .

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Lil Yachty Claims He's Carrying The Conversation In New Bobbi Althoff Interview

Bobbi Althoff is taking her newfound stardom to bigger and bigger heights, one renowned hip-hop celebrity interview at a time. Moreover, the social media sensation recently sat down with Lil Yachty at one of his homes for an enlightening, slightly awkward, but nonetheless entertaining conversation. While it may seem that way on the surface, it's clear that this style of interview is just part of Bobbi's brand and sense of humor and connection. Still, it didn't stop the Atlanta rapper from remarking that he carried their conversation forward, for reasons that you'll have to see the full interview to find out. Regardless, they spoke on their children, Yachty's name, and a whole lot more with even some special guests popping up.

Furthermore, you might remember that Bobbi Althoff nabbed a sit-down with Drake before having this convo with Lil Yachty. During that talk, they also reciprocated that dry and humorous energy and launched The Really Good podcast to new heights of notoriety and attention. In one particularly funny exchange, the 6 God scolds Althoff for missing her daughter's first birthday just to get this interview done . As with everything else within her deadpan demeanor and humor, it's unclear how much of this is a joke and how much is serious.

Read More: Drake Gets Shut Down By TikToker Bobbi Althoff In Awkward Interview Clip

Bobbi Althoff's Full Interview With Lil Yachty: Watch

However, this conversation with Lil Yachty is unsurprising given his stronger-than-ever relationship with Drake. That probably connected him to Bobbi Althoff, although they both opened up many more doors for each other throughout their careers. Recently, Yachty called Drizzy one of the few people that he looks up to , which is by no means an unreasonable sentiment. With both of their massive successes and career moves, it would be hard to not admire how far they've come.

Meanwhile, people are already theorizing and making suggestions as to what Bobbi Althoff's next rap interview should be. Maybe she will be the new Nardwuar, making hip-hop press clips go viral for their off-the-wall and chronically online energy. Whatever the case, we're sure that this won't be the apex of her career; rather, it's just a strong statement as its major mainstream beginnings. For more news and the latest updates on Drake, Bobbi Althoff, and Lil Yachty, keep checking in with HNHH .

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Who is Bobbi Althoff? The TikToker who seemingly went from obscurity to having to shut down rumors she hooked up with rapper Drake

• Bobbi Althoff has taken over TikTok — and social media at-large — with her alluringly awkward podcast clips.
• She has only produced a handful of episodes, but they include big names like Drake and Lil Yachty.
• Before making her comedic podcast, "The Really Good Podcast," she found fame as a mom influencer.

25-year-old Bobbi Althoff is quickly becoming one of the biggest and most polarizing podcasters of the year.

Althoff first became known as a mom influencer on TikTok (or a MomToker) before privatizing her account and reemerging with comedic content. Clips from her podcast "The Really Good Podcast" have amassed tens of millions of views on the app. Since launching the podcast in 2021, she's managed to score A-list interviews with Drake and Lil Yachty, among others, in a shockingly short amount of time. 

The quick rise in success has also led some to accuse the influencer and host of being an industry plant .

Along with her star-studded guests, Althoff herself has become famous (or infamous, rather) for a deliberately deadpan persona. Her interviews aren't in the traditional Q&A format; they're dry and intentionally awkward, like episodes of Nathan Fielder's surreal comedy "Nathan For You." The influencer talks slowly and quietly, almost as if performing ASMR, and often instigates or leaves deliberate pauses to create discomfort. The humor of her videos is less about punch lines and more about seeing the baffled and unexpected reactions from the celebrities she interviews. Her podcast clips are often in video format, so the facial expressions of her and her guests play a crucial role. 

As people are feverishly asking and googling who Bobbi Althoff is , here is what you need to know about the woman who some people feel "popped up out of thin air." 

Althoff first found some success as a MomTok influencer.

Althoff first found internet fame as a mom influencer, according to TODAY . Her original account, @bobbialthon, has over 1.2 million followers but has been set to private. In the comments of a video published to her new channel, @bobbialthoff , in early 2022, she said she was turning the first account into a spam account and will be focusing full-time on comedy.

In videos that are still available to view from her old channel because of other people stitching them, she appeared to once offer sarcastic parenting advice: In one clip, she said she doesn't believe in allowing babies to crawl ; in another, she proudly said she named her daughter "Richard."

@griffinlouise61 #stitch with @bobbialthoff #crawlingisanaturalpartofdevelopement #babiesdevelopement #walkingisprobalymoredangerousthancrawling #personalopinion ♬ original sound - louise

Her new channel, which has almost 5 million followers, also features videos about being a mom, with many of them documenting her pregnancy in 2021 and 2022. Similar to how she jokingly called her daughter "Richard," she said she named her second child "Concrete."

Althoff stopped posting personal life content on TikTok around April of this year, which is also when she began uploading her podcast clips.

Althoff launched her podcast in early 2023.

"The Really Good Podcast" has only had a handful of guests to date.

In an ironic twist of fate, her first guest was YouTuber Colleen Ballinger, who has faced serious  backlash this year after multiple former fans accused her of having an inappropriate relationship with them when they were underage. While Ballinger's fanbase continues to dwindle, Althoff's has grown immensely. 

In one clip of the episode uploaded to her Instagram in April, Althoff and Ballinger jokingly argued about whether Althoff invited her on the podcast or if she requested to be on it. The description of the post says that the full podcast is available on Althoff's YouTube channel, but the episode appears to have since been taken down.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Bobbi Althoff (@bobbialthoff)

Her next guest was Rick Glassman, a comedian and actor known for his role in the NBC sitcom "Undateable." She's posted excerpts from the podcast to her TikTok and Instagram with deliberately combative captions like, "This d-list actor tried to get me canceled on my own podcast… "

Viewers said they actually enjoyed how stressful it is to watch her interviews, with some saying they like the idea of a host and guest fighting to make each other uncomfortable.

Althoff began to gain traction with other influencer comedians. Then Drake's appearance shocked everyone.

After Glassman, Althoff interviewed the comedian Deric Cahill and the TikToker Morgan Presley , but the podcasts appear to have been taken down except for a few stray clips.

Althoff and her podcast started going viral after featuring clips with Funny Marco, an internet-famous comedian with millions of followers on TikTok and Instagram. She uploaded nine excerpts from her video podcast with Funny Marco, which have been viewed a cumulative 70 million times. Her biggest Marco clip featured him ambiguously asking her if she "was easy," and she intentionally misinterpreted the question (as in easy to get along with). 

@bobbialthoff I will be posting the rest of my interview with Drake to YouTube soon… ♬ original sound - Bobbi

She then skyrocketed in searches and popularity after releasing a long interview with Drake earlier this month. In the clips that have individually gone viral, she and the rapper are sitting under blankets in a bed, but she appears stern and indifferent towards him the entire time. In the most viewed clip of the episode, the two jokingly spar after Althoff calls Drake out for referencing his own song at one point.

Althoff's next guest will be Lil Yachty.

This week, Althoff posted a video teasing that rapper Lil Yachty would be her next guest. The teaser clip, which already has over 7 million views, features the two squabbling after Yachty imagines a future scenario where he meets her at a Pizza Hut.

"I would love to see you at a Pizza Hut takeout one day in like five years, as you're getting in your fucking Bentley, with your Chanel shades on," the rapper joked.

The podcast episode is set to premiere on Thursday.

@bobbialthoff My interview with @lilyachty ♬ original sound - Bobbi

Comments under Althoff's videos have begun to fill up with fans requesting interviews with other stars, like Tyler, the Creator, Post Malone, and Kevin Gates. Replying to a comment requesting she interview the comedian Theo Von, Althoff said, "Soon."

Amid her success, Althoff has been accused of being an "industry plant."

Althoff's sudden rise to ubiquity on social media has startled some internet users, who are now accusing her of being an industry plant, a term for people who quickly rise to fame because it's suspected they have the secret backing of industry professionals.

People are demanding to know how she quickly locked collaborations with massive celebrities like Drake and Yachty on her show. And how a white woman grew a platform to interview Black celebrities: "Does her father own Drake's masters? I'm trying to figure out how this industry plant is interviewing Drake when respected Black journalists can't even get a nod from him," one person tweeted .

Others have accused her of stealing Funny Marco's style of comedy since he has a similarly surrealist and deadpan approach.

Insider has reached out to Althoff for comment.

While she has not addressed these criticisms or allegations publicly, before her recent surge in virality, she had a sizable fanbase on TikTok for years.

After the Drake video mysteriously disappeared from Althoff's YouTube channel, rumors sparked about their friendship.

@bobbialthoff Really in my element here @ this guys concert ♬ original sound - Bobbi

On August 13, Althoff posted a video to her TikTok account which showed her standing, arms crossed, looking unimpressed at a concert while Drake could be heard performing in the background. 

"Really in my element here @ this guys concert," the caption of the video read, which received over 25.7 million views. 

As of a day later, the interview featuring Drake had been removed from both YouTube and Spotify, and clips featuring the same interview were deleted from Althoff's TikTok account, and fans noticed the two had also unfollowed each other on Instagram, prompting speculation they'd had a rift, Insider previously reported . 

Althoff shut down rumors that she 'hooked up' with Drake, according to Instagram DMs she leaked to set the record straight.

Althoff appeared on Dave Portnoy's podcast "BFFS" on August 11 where she discussed the Drake interview.

It appears a short video was uploaded to tease the episode, which was edited to make it look as though Portnoy was about to reveal Althoff told him there had been a sexual relationship between her and Drake.

In Response, Althoff publicly revealed screenshots of what appeared to be Instagram DMs between her and Portnoy in which he had written, "My girlfriend says you hooked up with Drake and got divorced. I am saying that is not true."

Althoff responded, "I am not commenting publicly but off the record, you're right that is not true."

In a video posted to TikTok on August 17, which received 2.6 million views, Portnoy apologized for a section of his podcast where he had spoken about the private messages and wrote the clip had been edited by his social media team "to make it seem juicy which is bullshit."

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In a very short amount of time, Bobbi Althoff has become one of the most talked about content creators on the internet. Her interviews with Hip Hop stars Drake and Lil Yachty generated headlines.

In particular, Bobbi Althoff’s recent sitdown with Lil Yachty is making the rounds online again. That episode of The Really Good Podcast amassed more than 5.3 million YouTube views since premiering on July 23.

Althoff spoke to the BFFs with Dave Portnoy, Josh Richards, and Brianna Chickenfry podcast about her encounter with Yachty. According to the TikTok personality, the initial meeting with the Atlanta rapper made her feel uneasy.

“When I walked into his house, I was so uncomfortable. It was so awkward,” said Bobbi Althoff about the meet-up with Yachty. “I walked into his house and it was super awkward because he’s really kind of awkward and I heard that going into it.”

She added, “I walked into his house and he didn’t really even say hi to me. I was like, ‘Let’s go to the bathroom.’ We go to the bathroom then we get out and he’s just sitting there with his two assistants and he’s not even acknowledging that I’m in the room.”

Bobbi Althoff went on to say a friend suggested she address the perceived awkwardness during the interview with Lil Yachty. The Really Good Podcast conversation did include Althoff and Yachty discussing the situation on camera.

In addition, Bobbi Althoff’s viral interview with Drake also generated conversation over the last several days. According to reports , Althoff and Drake unfollowed each other on Instagram. Plus, the podcast episode with the Canadian rap star has been taken down.

The satire, ironic boredom, and Drake-fueled mystery of podcaster Bobbi Althoff, explained

The celebrity interviewer is really good at selling disinterest.

by Alex Abad-Santos

Bobbi Althoff doesn’t want you to take her seriously.

Althoff hosts The Really Good Podcast . The phrase “really good” isn’t an earnest declaration of quality, but rather the summation of Althoff’s brand of perpetually detached, flat-affect daring: Go ahead and tell her it’s not “really good.” She would never claim the talk show is rigorous, researched, or anything but awkward. The podcast, like the character Althoff is playing on it, is supposed to be ironically pleasant enough.

But, like, only if you get it.

The Really Good Podcast ’s subscriber numbers and Althoff’s profile rose over the past few months after the 26-year-old TikToker, once known for mom content , switched mediums and landed an interview with the press-averse Drake in July 2023. Adding to the lore was the fact that Althoff scored the life-changing conversation via a series of Instagram DMs. While the interview did happen, the episode was ultimately deleted in August with no further official explanation from Althoff or the rapper as to why.

Since then, Althoff has parlayed that interview and her style — unfazed, dry, bored in an ironic way — into more episodes featuring guests like Mark Cuban, Maluma, Lil Yachty, and Shaq to the tune of hundreds of thousands of views. She asks her interview subjects what they wear, how they live, and what they like to eat, but doesn’t seem that interested in what they have to say. She meets most of them with deadpan sarcasm and silence, making her guests live in the discomfort of whatever they just revealed.

But it’s Althoff’s recent interview with rapper Offset that has brought her back into the mainstream conversation. Unlike previous guests, Offset took charge of the conversation, flipping the tables on Althoff and dragging her mercilessly, at one point comparing her to unsalted chicken meat.

It raised the question of just why Althoff is so popular and why she’s been so successful. It calls into question Althoff’s persona and what exactly people are laughing at. In many ways, it was a really good podcast, but perhaps not in the way Althoff intended.

What Bobbi Althoff’s whole deal is

If you look through Althoff’s videos on YouTube and dig into the comments section — the place for people who have the strongest opinions and the most time on their hands — the replies have a common theme. Her biggest fans like these videos because they believe Althoff is providing something more irreverent than regular celebrity interviews. To her followers, Althoff’s interviews upend what these conversations are supposed to be, and in turn unsettle the famous people who know exactly how they are supposed to act — generally.

Most celebrity interviews and profiles — on talk shows or in entertainment magazines — just serve as publicity for whatever an actor or musician is working on next. There’s a slew of expected questions and pre-prepped answers that don’t really tell an audience anything except when a new movie is coming out or how to preorder an album. Look at any press tour and you’ll see answers repeated over and over in competing publications.

Althoff doesn’t really allow for that.

Watching and listening to her feels like someone brought to life Olivia Mossbacher — the mean white teenage girl played by Sydney Sweeney on the first season of HBO’ s White Lotus — or as my editor insists, like NBC figured out how to combine Parks and Recreation ’s April Ludgate (Aubrey Plaza) with The Office ’s Pam Beesly (Jenna Fischer). She doesn’t like to make eye contact. Her arms are seemingly always crossed. Whether she’s saying something cutting, something hilarious, or something to indicate genuine interest, there’s no emotion in her crispy, deep-fried voice. It all conjures up a vibe that she’d rather be anywhere else than interviewing this extremely famous person.

When this works, it leads to some fun.

In the episode with singer Jason Derulo , Althoff uses her deliberate awkwardness as an avenue through which to ask Derulo about the shirt he’s wearing. They’re both dressed casually. Derulo is wearing a tangerine cutoff tank and a pair of shorts but can’t name the designer.

“Do you not buy your clothes?” she asks. She looks like she’s about to pounce, as much as Althoff can look like someone who would actually pounce. “I was just wondering if you have someone who’s like, ‘Here’s your shirt for today .’”

“A lot of days, like, I get a lot of different options laid out,” Derulo replies. “But then, you know, I’ll like pick an option.”

“Okay, just hard work,” Althoff smirks, eliciting an awkward sighing laugh from Derulo.

Derulo looks like he’s going to the gym, and this interview appears as casual as can be. But the truth is that there’s someone else in charge of going to the store and buying Derulo’s casual clothes. That person, or someone else on the payroll, then picked out a series of clothes to suit this interview, and Derulo chose from that assortment. Apparently, according to Derulo, this happens on a lot of days of his existence. That means when we see Derulo in his media appearances, out and about in paparazzi photos, or even the days when we don’t see Derulo and he’s just living, there’s likely someone who picked out his outfits.

This revelation is a small detail and came from gentle ribbing, but it brings into focus how constructed Derulo’s image is. Whether it’s asking Charlie Puth about whether his team prepared him for a hurricane, interrogating Shaq about how he couldn’t travel with his private chef, or grilling Lil Yachty about his $90,000 veneers, Althoff has a way of bringing into focus how starkly different the way celebrities live life — and think about money — is from regular humans.

Despite the many assurances that they are just like us, celebrities aren’t. The fun of Althoff’s show is having these very rich and famous people acknowledge that themselves and, often, laugh at the gulf between our lives and theirs.

Bobbi Althoff didn’t invent the deadpan interview (and hasn’t really improved it)

Althoff’s success isn’t a total surprise. The type of purposefully uncomfortable style she’s implementing has been done and critically lauded before. Althoff has drawn comparisons to Zach Galifianakis on Between Two Ferns , Diana Morgan as Philomena Cunk on Cunk on Earth , and Amelia Dimoldenberg on Chicken Shop Date , but with less charm and skill.

Another particularly potent comparison is comedian Ziwe. The writer and talk show host rose to fame by asking controversial, semi-famous white women like Caroline Calloway , Alison Roman , and Rose McGowan impossibly uncomfortable questions about race, like if white people should get cookies for being allies, and if they could name five Asian people in all of history.

Ziwe landed a satirical talk show on Showtime, where she continued to roast her guests while also calling into question broader issues of how beauty, race, and money operate in the world.

“Can you tell us how white boy summer is different from the past 400 summers in American history?” Ziwe asks Chet Haze, a white rapper who sometimes has a Jamaican accent and is also Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson’s son.

“I guess not. I don’t know. I think it started with me getting a fresh-ass haircut and I was feeling myself,” Haze replies, likely failing to recognize Ziwe’s barb about oppression, or possibly fully understanding the joke and proceeding to talk about his haircut anyway.

The tension and humor that Ziwe — who is also playing a satirical version of herself — is able to create in that interview with Haze works because she’s done her work and seems genuinely interested in what Haze has to say, even if it’s extreme.

The comedy of asking Haze about oppression and white boy summer works because it comes partly at Ziwe’s expense. She’s earnestly asking Haze — someone who has never claimed to be a spokesperson for race and inequality nor is revered as one — an absurd question. The same goes for Galifianakis asking Justin Bieber about why he thinks Anne Frank is a Belieber, or Morgan as Cunk asking historians whose renaissance is better: Beyoncé’s or the European artistic movement of the 15th and 16th centuries.

Satire works because there’s an awareness of the absurdity. It’s sharp and considered, with something larger to say about celebrity, history, money, race, or whatever the satirist has taken aim at.

Each episode, Ziwe’s, Morgan’s, and Galifianakis’s characters are, for the sake of the bit, genuinely engaged in their guests but also find a way to stay true to the satire. They’re hitting the beats we expect but adapting it to the situation.

In its weakest moments, Althoff’s sardonic boredom has no deeper level to it, nothing beyond its vapidity. Althoff said herself that she is unprepared and doesn’t research , which doesn’t make for the hardest-hitting interviews. It raises the question of exactly how long she can keep this all going (Althoff has live shows scheduled later in theaters this year). If all she has to offer is general disinterest, what’s the difference if Althoff is interviewing Offset or Drake or Maluma or Charlie Puth? At some point, all these interviews bleed into one another, making them harder to distinguish and more similar to the same-same celebrity interviews her fans loathe.

How Offset changed Bobbi Althoff’s show

While Althoff’s interviews have gotten hundreds of thousands of views, it was her interview with rapper Offset that aimed a mainstream spotlight on the podcaster. On the September 28 episode , Althoff employed a riff on Offset’s clothes — asking him why he chose his outfit (boots, shorts, and a leather jacket) — not unlike she did with Derulo. Offset had a different response.

“Because you’re not gonna do it,” Offset replies to her. “I dress the way that you won’t dress because you don’t get it, you don’t get the language, you don’t get it.”

A few seconds later, Althoff replies: “I feel like you maybe are insecure about that question. because you answered very defensively. I was trying to understand; you don’t have to be so mean.”

He then explains to her that people who dress like Althoff — whose style Offset describes as 36-year-old mom — don’t get the idea of personal style. He turns the tables on Althoff, asking her, essentially, if she picked out her outfit and why she put it together that way for an interview with him. “Why would you go 2000s tank with the open button-up?” he says. “You put that together. It’s just not all the way together.”

Among other barbs exchanged — Offset not knowing who she is, Offset telling Althoff not to make fun of his finances, Offset telling Althoff her legs and ankles are ashy, Offset telling Althoff that she is like an unseasoned piece of chicken — Offset roasts Althoff’s interview style.

“Hell nah,” he tells her when asked if he would recommend going on the podcast to his friends. He then goes in on Althoff’s deadpan voice and lack of enthusiasm. “You should be Siri. Deadass. No playing shit. You should hit Apple and be like, ‘Yo, it’s 2023. It’s time for the new Siri voice.’ You could apply for that shit and they’re gonna give it to you. And that’s gonna be more money . ”

“You should go write new music,” she volleys back.

“Steve Jobs. ‘Hey Steve ,’” Offset continues his joke.

Althoff’s episode with Offset has over 2.2 million views on YouTube, significantly more than her recent videos with Maluma , Derulo, J. Balvin , Shaq, and Puth (her video views peaked after the Drake interview in July ). Since the episode aired, Offset has maintained that there’s no hard feelings between the two, that it was a positive experience, and talked about how it was all in jest.

While it might have been fun for both parties, Althoff’s lack of playfulness and quickness in that Offset installment brought attention to her podcast style. It even had some questioning her fame.

Critics called her mediocre and a bad host , and said her schtick was tired . Others compared her to the aforementioned hosts, noting how she was passing off a poorer version of that style of interview. Some critics pointed out that the Offset interview highlighted that Althoff’s humor tends to play on the fact that she’s a white woman who’s uncomfortable in Black spaces and purposely uninterested around Black people and people of color:

That critique raises the question of what people find so funny about Althoff and who exactly finds it funny. Is Althoff asking these very famous celebrities questions about their very expensive, out-of-touch lives inherently funny? Or is the comedy in the implicit notion of how uncomfortable Black culture makes this white woman? Do her interviews with Charlie Puth and Mark Cuban get as many clicks as Shaq or Offset? (They do not.)

Althoff has maintained that the person she is on her podcast is a character, that the Bobbi Althoff on the air is not who the real Bobbi Althoff is, and that her biggest critics don’t fully understand her.

“I’m very insecure, and the character that I’ve created is made up of my biggest insecurities. I’ve just made her into someone who’s proud of who she is,” Althoff told Cosmopolitan in an interview this summer. She also explained that the celebrities she has on know that they’re interacting with that character Althoff has created.

“I’ve always been so embarrassed about being socially awkward. Now, I’ve exaggerated that and made it even worse for this character. It’s a fun way to take control of this thing that’s been horrible for me my whole life,” Althoff continued.

Perhaps Althoff is really committed to this bit, which includes ironic displeasure at talking to people of color, Black rappers especially. Maybe her biggest critics just don’t get that Althoff is making a joke about white women’s self-importance, if that’s her intention.

But she’s not made a convincing argument that she’s skillfully executing that satire. Her jokes, especially in the Offset interview, float on one level — that this specific Caucasian woman is rude and disinterested — never threatening to be anything more substantial. Althoff’s failure isn’t that she’s rude or disinterested, but that she’s incapable of challenging her audience beyond that.

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Drake Interrupts Lil Yachty's "The Really Good Podcast" Interview With Bobbi Althoff

In the latest episode of “The Really Good Podcast,” host Bobbi Althoff turned her focus on hip hop heavyweight Lil Yachty today (July 27). Following her headline-grabbing interview with Drake, the TikTok star’s latest one-on-one gifted listeners with another riveting hour of candid dialogue.

Early in their exchange, she broached the depth of Yachty’s relationship with the Toronto superstar. With Yachty comfortably dressed in an “I Love Scene H**s” t-shirt, he offered a refreshingly candid response. The artist suggested that their rapport runs as deep as “the center of the Earth.” Although he stopped short of declaring Drizzy his best friend worldwide, the Atlanta native admitted he is certainly in his “Top 3.”

Toward the end of their conversation, Drake fittingly interrupted the interview. In a snippet shared alongside the episode’s debut, Althoff stated, “Don’t say nothing crazy.”

The “God’s Plan” hitmaker revealed, “It ain’t easy. It’s a tough one to power through, I’m not going to lie to you. God bless her heart, though.” Yachty responded, “Brother, I’m the one holding this conversation alive. I’ll tell you that much.”

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Elsewhere in the conversation, Yachty spoke to the TikToker about his latest venture, “A Safe Place Podcast.” He explained, “I did it for my best friend… I did it because I wanted to make him rich.” When asked whether it was working, the musician replied, “Not yet. Well, I don’t know. We got our first sponsor. We got a pretty good signing deal. He’s not rich, but he has more money than he started with.”

Moreover, Althoff’s sit-down with Drake not only paved the way for her exchange with Yachty but also bolstered her show’s reputation. The Toronto native’s scolding of the host for missing her daughter’s first birthday for their interview sparked amusement and debate among fans.

Evident in this interview, the special camaraderie between Drake and Yachty highlighted the mutual respect they share. Yachty’s acknowledgment of the rapper as a role model echoed the sentiments of many others in the industry, including 21 Savage and Ice Spice.

Watch the full “The Really Good Podcast” episode with Lil Yachty below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBTNj06FFPc&t=732s&pp=ygURbGlsIHlhY3R5IHBvZGNhc3Q%3D

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Bobbi Althoff Reveals How She Landed Her Drake Interview: 'I Decided to Just Go For It and Shoot My Shot'

The 26-year-old influencer said "I needed to make it happen fast" after Drizzy said he was down with the idea

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Bobbi Althoff is finally letting the cat out of the bag on how she landed her coveted Drake interview last month.

During an interview with Cosmopolitan published Wednesday, the 26-year-old influencer revealed how her podcast, The Really Good Podcast , blew up after only launching in April. 

The mom of two recalled making a TikTok video saying she would give $300 to any person who could connect her with celebrities. Althoff’s first celebrity guest was actor Rick Glassman after someone tagged him in her post. Then, she interviewed comedian Funny Marco. Althoff noticed that Drizzy, 36, liked clips of her interview with Marco, and also followed her on Instagram. She then decided to go big or go home.

“I decided to just go for it and shoot my shot. I DMed Drake and asked if he wanted to be on my podcast, and he said yes,” Althoff recalled. “He sent me his touring schedule, and I knew that I needed to make it happen fast, so my friend and I flew to Memphis two days after the original DM was sent to record the episode.”

Althoff’s interview with Drake currently has over 10 million views on YouTube. Since its upload, she has been praised for her deadpan humor. Prior to her podcast debut, the influencer posted videos on TikTok stemming from 2021, with content focused on her children and pregnancy experiences. 

“There’s no prep, and that’s the fun of it,” she explained when asked about her preparation for interviews. “I think that’s why celebrities are down to do it. They know it’s a character, and we just wing it. It’s not a real interview. I’m not trying to get hard-hitting information about you — I’m not trying to uncover anything. It’s just a conversation. It’s really a parody of a good interview.”

She added, “I would definitely say I’m more of an entertainer and comedian. I’m the worst journalist, and I don’t claim to be one. The podcast is supposed to be entertaining. It’s fun for fans to see my guests in a way that they don’t normally see them.

In addition to the Certified Lover Boy rapper, Althoff has also interviewed businessman Mark Cuban , Lil Yachty , and more. Recently, Althoff has been the subject of "industry plant" accusations claiming she has money and familial connections to the entertainment world following her recent success. However, she said that couldn’t be further from the truth.

“I am not. I think that’s the funniest thing and it’s really fun to lean into,” she explained.

While Althoff has secured an impressive roster of interviews, she has dreams of interviewing another rapper on The Really Good Podcast in the future.

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“I love Post Malone ,” she revealed. “I would love to interview him. I saw him in a Buffalo Wild Wings back in the day. He just walked in with his entourage and I remember thinking, ‘Oh my God, he’s so normal. Why is he walking to Buffalo Wild Wings?’ I just love him. And then Tyler Hoechlin from Teen Wolf . He went to the same high school as me.”

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Podcaster Bobbi Althoff and Husband Cory Finalize Divorce

Bobbi Althoff and Cory Althoff ‘s divorce has been finalized after four years of marriage.

Per the couple's Thursday, August 15, settlement agreement obtained by People , the "Really Good Podcast" host, 27, and her ex, 34, will not pay spousal support or child support to each other, and they will keep their respective debts and assets separate.

They also agreed to joint legal custody of their two daughters, Isla, 2, and Luca, 4. Bobbi will have primary physical custody of the children, while Cory will have them Saturday to Monday each weekend, plus one overnight weeknight visitation.

Back in February, Cory sparked headlines by filing for divorce . The pair had been separated since July 4, 2023, according to court documents obtained by Us Weekly . Cory cited irreconcilable differences as his reason for the split.

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"Our girls are so lucky to have him as a father," Bobbi wrote at the time of the divorce filing, "and I am so lucky to be able to coparent with such an incredible father and person."

Last month, Bobbi took to social media in order to shut down rumors that she's been intimately involved with her interview subjects.

"I am really sick of seeing [this comment]. Anyone who says stuff like this is so f-king ignorant," she wrote via Instagram Story on July 16, referring to a follower's comment about being "passed around" by different men.

"You don't know why my marriage ended, that we are both so much happier apart than we ever were together. That now our kids get to see two happy parents instead of zero," she added.

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Bobbi also denied claims that she hooked up with a guest of her podcast, on which she has interviewed the likes of Drake , Lil Yachty , Jimmy Kimmel , Jessica Alba and more.

"I have never slept with someone I interview. I don't sleep around and I rarely ever go out," she said. "But you guys can't f-king believe that a woman can be around men without sleeping with them. It's so frustrating that I can't post a single thing [with]out comments that I'm being passed around. Go live the lives you deserve and shut the f-k up."

She also had strong words for those who criticize her for being a single parent. "Like do you really believe that it was my dream in life to be a divorced mom of 2 kids by 25?" she wrote at the time. "Obviously not. I'm obviously insecure about it & wish things played out differently in my life. But that's life, things don't always end up how we expect them to."

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Bobbi Althoff and her ex-husband Cory are wrapping up their divorce -- they just inked a settlement on all matters, including their assets and, most importantly, their kids.

TMZ obtained new court docs filed Thursday showing Bobbi and Cory agreed to waive spousal support, and will share custody of their 2 kids.

When it comes to dividing their property, it looks pretty standard. They’ve split up a bunch of different bank accounts, and Bobbi is keeping her leased BMW X7 and Honda CRV.

Cory filed for divorce back in February, citing irreconcilable differences ... and they announced they'd reached a settlement just a few weeks after the news broke of their split.

It's unclear why it took another 6 months for them to file these settlement docs, but now they just need a judge's signature to officially wrap things up.

Sources told us Bobbi’s rising fame clashed with Cory’s preference for a more normal, low-key life. We were also told the split had nothing to do with the cheating rumors that surfaced after Bobbi’s viral interview with Drake in bed.

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