It was announced today that Stassi Schroeder Clark's chart-topping, weekly lifestyle podcast for nine years, Straight Up With Stassi, will be part of an influential multi-platform media company and brand incubator. , Dear Media, and its diverse roster of more than 80 shows. A top talent will serve as host.
Starting today, the long-successful podcast will be renamed Stassi, launching a refreshed content format and all-new visual branding across all podcast distribution platforms. New episodes continue to premiere on Wednesdays, combining Schroeder's superficial pop culture commentary with her honest, relatable conversations about real-life topics. The podcast will continue to offer listeners an intimate glimpse into the world of Clark and Schroeder as she navigates the ups and downs of her life along with her closest friends.
“Stassi has built such a vibrant and engaged audience on her podcast, and we are honored to bring her funny and recognizable voice to even more listeners around the world. ,” said Paige Port, president of Dear Media. “'Stassi' is a perfect fit with Dear Media's lineup of pop culture programming and loyal audience. She is a great addition to the Dear Media family.”
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Schroeder Clark aims to take the podcast back to its early roots and focus on the authenticity of her daily life, candid and witty opinions. “We're stripping away the structure and making the show a little more chaotic…but life is chaotic and it is,” Schroeder Clark said. “The podcasting space has grown and evolved so much that it's become more formal than it was in 2015 when I first started. I want to bring back that informality and break it down a little bit. I'm thinking: I want to get back to stream of consciousness rants, connect with my listeners even more, and enjoy spending more time with them each week. Dear Media is like the girl among girls podcast network. We love their support for this vision.”
Schroeder Clark is a New York Times bestselling author, media personality, and mother of two with a combined readership of more than 4 million avid readers. A clear leader in the podcast field since launching her show in March 2015, Schroeder-Clark was one of the first to turn her podcast into a live show, touring three times and performing shows across the United States. sold out and became a pioneer in the audio-only field. . Her most recent “Mommy Dearest” tour in 2023 sold out in 11 markets including Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Boston and Philadelphia. Her latest book, Off With My Head: The Definitive Basic B*tch Handbook to Survive Rock Bottom, released in 2022, quickly became a New York Times bestseller and ranked #1 in multiple categories on Amazon charts. did.
Dear Media is a platform for amplifying women's voices with original and creative programming. Since its launch in 2018, Dear Media has rapidly grown to include more than 80 titles, including “Pretty Basic” with Alisha Marie and Remi Cruz, “Not Skinny But Not Fat” with Amanda Hirsch, and “The Toast” with Jackie and Claudia Oshry. It has grown to include all programs.
Schroeder Clark is repped by WME and Milokunai Weiner.
