Katie Miller, a podcaster and the wife of new White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, as part of her husband’s recusals reportedly ended a planned podcast deal with Paramount, according to a report in The Atlantic.
Katie Miller on Sunday announced she would be ending new episodes of her existing podcast, “The Katie Miller Show,” to focus on her priorities as a mother to three children. The Atlantic also reported that Miller had ended a separate contract with Paramount over a planned podcast deal. Miller additionally ended her employment with Elon Musk’s SpaceX and sold her stock in the company as part of the recusals needed for her husband’s new role in the Trump White House.
It’s unclear for which division of Paramount and parent company Skydance the deal was meant to be with. However, in May, Business Insider reported that Paramount was looking to add podcasts to Paramount+ as part of a larger content push to further compete with Netflix, YouTube, and other streamers. Business Insider at the time reported that Katie Miller’s podcast was among the ones with which Paramount was reportedly in talks.
Paramount did not return IndieWire’s request for comment. A White House Official told IndieWire, “Stephen Miller is no longer subject to any recusals and may fully participate in all meetings and policy matters.”
Miller’s podcast, sometimes referred to as the “Conservative Mom Podcast,” featured interviews with people such as Cheryl Hines, JD Vance, Nicki Minaj, and Tristan Thompson and focused on issues relevant to conservative women and mothers.
Stephen Miller, an architect of the Trump administration’s deportation policy, was promoted to Chief of Staff following the midterm elections, taking over from now-former Chief of Staff Susie Wiles.
Miller plans to still release two previously recorded episodes of her show.
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