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Culture Changers with Allison Hare

Culture Changers with Allison Hare

Written by: 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!© 2026 Culture Changers Podcast Economics Management Management & Leadership Philosophy Science Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders Season 3: We can't stop! w/ Mara Davis

    Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders Season 3: We can't stop! w/ Mara Davis
    Jun 25 2026
    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 problematic02:35 Mara's DCC origin story: 17 seasons of CMT and what changed when Netflix arrived05:10 The arc of all three seasons: severely underpaid athletes, pay equity fight, social media scrutiny06:45 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 injury11:13 Reece's husband, the trad wife speculation, and what Reddit has been saying14:44 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 Faith16:43 Kelli's "re-earn my trust," Victoria from Season 1, and whether the cheerleader solidarity online is coordinated21:53 "It's Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders. It's not Victoria. It's just not."23:00 Kelli watches back every season and critiques her own leadership23:18 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 enough33:13 Mara used to judge Atlanta Falcons cheerleader auditions35:31 Why the DCC sisterhood is actually one of the most feminist things on television37:20 Who would replace Kelli and Judy if they ever retired?38:37 Glow-ups, ageism, and how people talk about women over 60 online40:28 Season 4 is confirmed and we already know who's back at training camp43:09 Dayton and Dayton's mom44:32 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
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    51 mins
  • DEI Is Gone. Now What? With HR Insider Kevin Calhoun

    DEI Is Gone. Now What? With HR Insider Kevin Calhoun
    Jun 18 2026

    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 email
    • AllisonHare.com
    • Follow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube.
    • DOWNLOAD the free podcast equipment guide- No guesswork, no google rabbit holes, start recording today
    • Reb3l Dance Fitness - Try it at home! Free month with this link.
    • Feedback and Contact:: allison@allisonhare.com
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    42 mins
  • The Matriarchy

    The Matriarchy
    Jun 11 2026

    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 email
    • AllisonHare.com
    • Follow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube.
    • DOWNLOAD the free podcast equipment guide- No guesswork, no google rabbit holes, start recording today
    • Reb3l Dance Fitness - Try it at home! Free month with this link.
    • Feedback and Contact:: allison@allisonhare.com
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    24 mins
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