Mueller, She Wrote is a political podcast hosted by Allison Gill, a military veteran who worked at the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. It mixes comedy, legal commentary and political analysis, from a liberal perspective, and centers on the Mueller investigation. The original co-hosts were San Diego comedians Jordan Coburn and Jaleesa Johnson; the latter has since left the show due to a pay dispute.[2][failed verification][3]
| Mueller, She Wrote | |
|---|---|
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| Presentation | |
| Starring | Allison Gill |
| Genre | Politics, comedy |
| Format | Roundtable discussion Interview |
| Language | English |
| Length | Variable 45–90 minute episodes[1] |
| Production | |
| Opening theme | "From Russia, With Love" (instrumental) with audio excerpts from Donald Trump, Paul Manafort, Jeff Sessions and the movie Clue |
| Composed by | Matt Munro |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 97 free 224 exclusive episodes for Patreon subscribers |
| Publication | |
| Original release | 2017 |
| Related | |
| Website | www |
People
editThe three hosts of the show at its inception were Allison Gill (pseudonymously referred to as "A.G."), Jaleesa Johnson, and Jordan Coburn. Gill's identity was kept confidential, since her participation was a potential violation of the Hatch Act, due to the political nature of the podcast, as Gill was an employee of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.[4]
Jaleesa Johnson left the podcast in late 2019, while Amanda Reeder and Jordan Coburn both moved on to other projects in 2021. They were replaced by comedian Dana Goldberg and actress Aimee Carrero.[citation needed]
Format
editThe podcast features multiple recurring segments. These include "Just the Facts", in which Gill recaps and discusses news related to the Special Counsel inquiry and Trump-Russia relations;[2][5] "Hot Notes", in which Johnson and Coburn do research about Trump and present for discussion their findings;[5] and "Fantasy Indictment League", in which the hosts and listeners speculate about the people who may be indicted in the investigation.[2][6] The show includes a free podcast and a daily spin-off show for paid subscribers.[7]
Reception
editSeth Abramson, in an opinion piece for The Guardian, has described Mueller, She Wrote as "an indispensable source of curatorial journalism for many Trump-Russia watchers".[8] Brian Feldman, in his Intelligencer column, described the podcast and Abramson as "Mueller stans". Feldman said that after Robert Mueller returned his report to Attorney General William Barr, the show's "hosts, and many others in the Mueller extended universe, have pivoted to calling for the report's release, using the logic that not releasing it indicates obscene guiltiness".[9] Gill said that after Barr had provided his summary, the show received abuse: "We got a lot of responses, tweets and messages [laughing and saying] mud on your face? Or don't you feel stupid for having this podcast for a year and a half that's dedicated to this farce witch hunt hoax?" Since then, the show became even more popular.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Katherine Miller (December 2, 2018). "The Best TV Show Donald Trump Will Ever Create". BuzzFeed. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ^ a b c Stoeffel, Kat (August 6, 2018). "The Trump Administration's Funniest Mole". ELLE. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
- ^ "About Your Hosts". Mueller, She Wrote & The Daily Beans. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
- ^ Bertrand, Natasha (June 28, 2020). "How a veteran's secret podcast put her in the Trump administration's crosshairs". Politico. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
- ^ a b Dio, Ombretta Di (September 19, 2018). "The making of a political podcast". San Diego CityBeat.
- ^ Wells, Peter (January 30, 2019). "Podcast Mueller, She Wrote captures the minutiae of Trump's Russia probe". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
- ^ a b Wells, Peter (May 29, 2019). "Despite Trump's 'exoneration', podcast Mueller She Wrote is on a rise". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Abramson, Seth (November 22, 2018). "Trump-Russia is too complex to report. We must turn to curatorial journalism". The Guardian.
- ^ Feldman, Brian (March 28, 2019). "For the Theorists of Resistance Twitter, Mueller Time Hasn't Ended (and Never Will)". New York.