Edith! Explained

Edith!

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.

Background

The podcast is a collaboration between QCode and Crooked Media.[1] The podcast takes place 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 Awards2021Best Storytelling Podcast[13]
Ambies2022Best Performer in Audio Fiction[14] [15]
Webby Awards2022Scripted Fiction Podcasts[16]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: June 11, 2021 . Crooked Media Partners With QCode for Its First Venture Into Fiction Podcasts. . live . December 9, 2022 . Inside Radio . en-US . December 9, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221209190207/https://www.insideradio.com/podcastnewsdaily/crooked-media-partners-with-qcode-for-its-first-venture-into-fiction-podcasts/article_cd6b2df0-cad2-11eb-95ab-c78e60f77187.html .
  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 . live . December 8, 2022 . . . en-US . 0035-791X . September 11, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210911213952/https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/historical-fiction-podcast-rosamund-pike-first-lady-edith-wilson-satire-1181708/ .
  3. Web site: August 7, 2021 . Who Run the World?: 'Edith!' Tells the Story of the First Unofficial Female President . live . December 8, 2022 . Podsauce . . en-US . December 8, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221208232124/https://podsauce.com/articles/listen-to-edith/ .
  4. Web site: 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. . live . December 8, 2022 . . . en-US . December 8, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221208232127/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/rosamund-pike-to-star-as-former-first-lady-in-podcast-from-qcode-crooked-media-exclusive-4147261/ .
  5. Web site: Fenwick . George . August 14, 2021 . Edith! Rosamund Pike Podcast Brings US' Unofficial First Female President to Life . live . December 8, 2022 . . . en-NZ . December 8, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221208232129/https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/300372802/edith-rosamund-pike-podcast-brings-us-unofficial-first-female-president-to-life .
  6. News: 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' . en-GB . . . live . 2022-12-12 . December 12, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221212165922/https://www.ft.com/content/eff41815-73b9-4d4d-8fc5-f39cdb5dbaa0 .
  7. Web site: July 9, 2021 . 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 . live . December 9, 2022 . . . en-GB . 1533-8304 . December 9, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221209190208/https://www.theweek.co.uk/arts-life/culture/music/953442/podcasts-of-the-week-from-racism-in-football-to-self-driving-cars .
  8. Web site: 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 . live . December 9, 2022 . . . en-IE . December 9, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221209190210/https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/edith-wilson-the-first-lady-who-ruled-america-40629563.html .
  9. Web site: Quah . Nicholas . Nicholas Quah . July 28, 2021 . Rosamund Pike is First Lady Edith Wilson (And Three More Podcasts Worth Trying) . live . December 8, 2022 . . . en-US . September 11, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210911214233/https://www.vulture.com/2021/07/edith-rosamund-pike-best-new-podcasts.html .
  10. Web site: 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 . live . December 9, 2022 . . en-GB . December 9, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221209190208/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/apr/07/hear-here-the-antidote-podcast .
  11. Web site: July 7, 2021 . Three Podcasts to Listen to in July . live . December 9, 2022 . Podcast Review . . en-US . December 9, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221209190209/https://podcastreview.org/list/july-2021-podcasts/ .
  12. News: Nicol . Patricia . June 27, 2021 . Song of the Reed: Swallowtail Review — Drama to Go Wild For . en-GB . . live . December 9, 2022 . 0140-0460 . December 9, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221209203221/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/song-of-the-reed-swallowtail-review-drama-to-go-wild-for-bk922nr6z .
  13. Web site: Collins . Kennyatta . December 13, 2021 . Podcasts of the Year: Here Are Adweek's 2021 Winners . live . December 9, 2022 . . . en-US . 0199-2864 . December 9, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221209190208/https://www.adweek.com/convergent-tv/here-are-2021s-adweek-podcast-of-the-year-winners/ .
  14. Poelker . Kelly . April 2022 . Olsher . Steve . The Ambies: The Podcast Academy Second Annual Award Winners . live . Podcast Magazine . en-US . San Diego, CA . 3 . 3 . 84–86 . 2690-4608 . 1140254648 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220401233003/https://podcastmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/PodcastMagazine_April2022_FINAL_condensed.pdf . April 1, 2022 . December 9, 2022.
  15. Web site: 2022 . 2022 Winners and Nominees: Best Performer in Audio Fiction (Sponsored by Audible) . live . December 13, 2022 . . en-US . December 13, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221213185650/https://www.ambies.com/2022-winnersandnoms#BestPerformerinAudioFiction .
  16. Web site: 2022 . Honoree: Edith! . live . December 9, 2022 . . en-US . January 19, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230119182433/https://winners.webbyawards.com/2022/podcasts/limited-series-specials/scripted-fiction/205740/edith .

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