Soccer legend, activist, and entrepreneur Megan Rapinoe and Vox Media today announced the launch of a new weekly interview show, Why Are You Like This?, hosted by Rapinoe. The show will highlight artists, athletes, activists, and architects of culture who share Rapinoe’s curiosity and refusal to accept the status quo: people who looked at the way things were and decided to build something different. Rapinoe, who’s famed for her game-changing impact on and off the field, will lead conversations that move between the personal and the professional, the origin story and the long game, the private cost, and the public legacy.
Why Are You Like This? will debut on Thursday, August 6, with new episodes dropping weekly.
“Since I was a kid I have always been curious about what makes people tick…the zigging left when everyone is zagging right and all the little choices that people make along the way,” said Rapinoe. “Why Are You Like This?” is a deep dive into this question with some of the world’s most interesting people.”
Two-time World Cup Champion and Olympic Gold Medalist, Megan Rapinoe is a fan favorite and soccer legend. A vocal leader in every aspect of her life, Rapinoe helped lead the USWNT to the 2019 Women’s World Cup Championship, scoring some of the biggest goals of the tournament. She took home the tournament’s two top honors – the Golden Boot for top scorer, and the Golden Ball for the best player in the tournament. She is a New York Times’ best-selling author, one of Time100’s Most Influential People, and Presidential Medal of Freedom award recipient. She previously co-hosted the women’s sports podcast A Touch More with Vox Media, under the A Touch More production company, which is operated by TOGETHXR.
“We’re thrilled to be continuing our partnership with Megan, an iconoclast who’s as admired for her fearless voice as for her accomplishments in sports,” said Nishat Kurwa, SVP & executive producer at Vox Media. “Why Are You Like This? is an exciting opportunity to leverage her range and authority to reveal the layered backstories of her fellow trailblazers.”
One of the largest U.S. podcast publishers according to leading industry tracker Podtrac, the Vox Media Podcast Network is home to some of the most influential talent across categories, including journalist Kara Swisher and entrepreneur Scott Galloway (hosts of Pivot), tennis champion Maria Sharapova (host of Pretty Tough), former Manhattan U.S. attorney Preet Bharara (host of Stay Tuned), research professor Brené Brown and organizational psychologist Adam Grant (hosts of The Curiosity Shop), creator and comedian Tefi Pessoa (host of Tefi Talks), journalists Sean Rameswaram and Noel King (hosts of Today, Explained), and more. Vox Media will oversee production, sales, marketing, and distribution for Why Are You Like This?, which joins a dynamic slate of shows that shape conversations across business, culture, and beyond.
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About the Vox Media Podcast Network
The Vox Media Podcast Network is one of the largest U.S. podcast publishers and home to some of the most popular and influential shows. Reaching a monthly audience of tens of millions across audio, video, and social platforms, its podcasts spark conversations, frame issues, and define the popular zeitgeist across politics, technology, business, sports, entertainment, and more. Learn more at podcasts.voxmedia.com.
