Thick southern drawl, casual usage of foul language and a tidbit of real-life advice make up Talk Tuah — the recently released podcast from the TikTok famous “Hawk Tuah” girl, Haliey Welch.
Hailey was a minimum wage worker at a Spring factory in Belfast, Tennessee when she caught the world’s attention with a viral clip of her street interview.
She signed with an agency, moved to L.A. and has started a career of business ventures inspired by her street interview-turned-meme. One of such ventures is Tawk Tuah.
Tawk Tuah is a podcast-meets-talk-show with Haliey, Chelsea Bradford, her friend who was with her during the street interview, and her agent, Jamie. Each episode releases weekly, starring the usual crew with a “special guest” which appears to be chosen at random.
From former Bachelorettes to acclaimed Country Singers, you’d think the episodes would provide a “behind the scenes” point of view on the experiences of the special guests. Instead, every episode begins with a retelling of the street interview story and a whirlwind of affirmations from the guest to Haliey on how she’s “handled being famous.”
This redundancy has caused listeners, including myself, to question the purpose of having a podcast in the first place.
Each episode did have its share of what some would consider “useful information.” After a uselessly in-depth conversation over botox in episode one, Haliey and Guest-Star Whitney Cummings concluded that “wrinkles convey information” causing Haliey to state she’s now “looking forward to getting older.”
Aside from the triangle of retorts between Haliey, her agent and Whitney, they delved deeper into more heavy topics such as how Haliey’s talking without thinking gave her fame by being authentically herself or “Ghetto Dolly Parton” as Whitney described her.
And while she’s become philanthropic through her organization, Paws Across America, people still wonder how a thirty-second video on the corner of 3rd Avenue and Broadway in downtown Nashville can make a 21-year-old overnight sensation.
Despite this question, the guest stars seem to think otherwise.
On episode three, guest star Kaitlyn Bristowe acknowledges that those like Haliey who go through life “winging it” enjoy life more and appear more authentic than those around them.
Another subject, which is bluntly reiterated into the ears of listeners, is how personality conveyed in the original video is the real Haliey Welch.
In episode two, Haliey and her friends try to convince the audience that Hawk Tuah Girl Haliey, is the same Haliey that has been a part of their friend group since eighth grade.
Throughout Tawk Tuah, Haliey and her crew try to convince audience’s and investors alike that Haliey’s “Hawk Tuah Girl Personality” is more than a soon to be irrelevant meme, but the podcast proved otherwise.