How Alex Cooper's $125 million podcast deal with SiriusXM actually works

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• Alex Cooper signed a three-year deal with SiriusXM that's reportedly valued at up to $125 million.
• The deal surpasses her previous $60 million Spotify contract and SmartLess's $100 million deal.
• Insiders laid out the targets and goals she'll likely have to meet to hit that lofty number.

Star podcaster Alex Cooper grabbed headlines last week when the news came out that she'd reached a three-year...