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Edith! is a historical fiction podcast written and created by Gonzalo Cordova and Travis Helwig, produced by QCode and Crooked Media starring Rosamund Pike about Edith Wilson. It was directed by Maureen Bharoocha.

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Background

The podcast is a collaboration between QCode and Crooked Media. [1] The podcast takes places soon after the Treaty of Versailles and the Spanish flu when Woodrow Wilson fell ill while working to establish the League of Nations. [2] The podcast follows Edith Wilson who took over much of her husband's responsibilities while he was struggling with his health. [3] Rosamund Pike stars as Edith Wilson in the podcast. [4] Other voice actors included Clark Gregg, Adam Conover, Esther Povitsky, Brandon Scott Jones, Chris Mulkey, Diedrich Bader, Tom Amandes, and Stephen Root. [5] The story is based on historical events, but the show is a dramatization of the events and does not aim for historical accuracy which is evident by the subtitle—"The Untold True-ish Story of America's Secret First Female President". [6] [7] The podcast was an eight episode series. [8]

Reception

Nicholas Quah wrote in Vulture that the podcast is "too eagerly and cavalierly clever for its own good". [9] Ammar Kalia wrote in The Guardian that the podcast "is a wry take on the historical machinations of power." [10] Podcast Review, a channel of Los Angeles Review of Books , called the podcast "Quirky, stylish, and probably historically inaccurate". [11] Patricia Nicol praised Pike's acting in The Times saying that she "is superb as the snarky, steely, manoeuvring Edith, always two steps ahead of the men" [12]

Awards

AwardDateCategoryResultRef.
Adweek Awards 2021Best Storytelling PodcastWon [13]
Ambies 2022Best Performer in Audio FictionWon [14] [15]
Webby Awards 2022Scripted Fiction PodcastsHonoree [16]

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References

  1. ↑ "Crooked Media Partners With QCode for Its First Venture Into Fiction Podcasts". Inside Radio. June 11, 2021. Archived from the original on December 9, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  2. ↑ Marks, Andrea (June 10, 2021). "Historical Fiction Podcast 'Edith!' Stars Rosamund Pike as Former First Lady: New Series Offers a Satirical, Irreverent Take on the Story of First Lady Edith Wilson Following President Woodrow Wilson's Stroke". Rolling Stone . Penske Media Corporation. ISSN   0035-791X. Archived from the original on September 11, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Who Run the World?: 'Edith!' Tells the Story of the First Unofficial Female President". Podsauce. Audacy. August 7, 2021. Archived from the original on December 8, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  4. ↑ Jarvey, Natalie (March 11, 2021). "Rosamund Pike to Star as Former First Lady in Podcast From QCode, Crooked Media (Exclusive): 'Edith!' is a Limited Series About Former First Lady Edith Wilson From Writers Gonzalo Cordova and Travis Helwig". The Hollywood Reporter . Eldridge Industries. Archived from the original on December 8, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  5. ↑ Fenwick, George (August 14, 2021). "Edith! Rosamund Pike Podcast Brings US' Unofficial First Female President to Life". Stuff . Stuff Limited. Archived from the original on December 8, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  6. ↑ Sturges, Fiona (June 28, 2021). "Rosamund Pike Stars as a Formidable First Lady in Podcast Edith!: New Series Tells the Story of Edith Wilson, Described by Historians as 'The First Female US President'". Financial Times . Nikkei, Inc. Archived from the original on December 12, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  7. ↑ "The Week's Pick of the Best Podcasts to Listen to in July 2021. Featuring Coming in From the Cold, Edith! Starring Rosamund Pike, and Revisionist History". The Week . Future plc. July 9, 2021. ISSN   1533-8304. Archived from the original on December 9, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  8. ↑ Clayton-Lea, Tony (July 10, 2021). "Edith Wilson... the First Lady Who 'Ruled America': Podcast of the Week. Rosamund Pike, Star of Gone Girl and I Care a Lot, Plays Edith Wilson in a Scripted Series Which Looks at How the First Lady Filled the Role of Her Ailing Husband". Irish Independent . Mediahuis. Archived from the original on December 9, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
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  10. ↑ Kalia, Ammar (April 7, 2022). "Best Podcasts of the Week: The Writers of HBO's Insecure Add Some Joy to the 'Dumpster Fire' That is Modern Life". The Guardian . Archived from the original on December 9, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
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  12. ↑ Nicol, Patricia (June 27, 2021). "Song of the Reed: Swallowtail Review — Drama to Go Wild For". The Times . ISSN   0140-0460. Archived from the original on December 9, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  13. ↑ Collins, Kennyatta (December 13, 2021). "Podcasts of the Year: Here Are Adweek's 2021 Winners". Adweek . Shamrock Holdings. ISSN   0199-2864. Archived from the original on December 9, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  14. ↑ Poelker, Kelly (April 2022). Olsher, Steve (ed.). "The Ambies: The Podcast Academy Second Annual Award Winners" (PDF). Podcast Magazine. Vol. 3, no. 3. San Diego, CA. pp. 84–86. ISSN   2690-4608. OCLC   1140254648. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 1, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  15. ↑ "2022 Winners and Nominees: Best Performer in Audio Fiction (Sponsored by Audible)". Ambies . 2022. Archived from the original on December 13, 2022. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  16. ↑ "Honoree: Edith!". Webby Awards . 2022. Archived from the original on January 19, 2023. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
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