11 numbered points inspired by Starlee-gate

Far & wide, the hot topic on everyone’s mind is (yes, first of all Trump & the insidious racism/sexism of our society, yes, but other than that monumental catastrophe): late last week, Starlee Kine announced that Gimlet let go of Mystery Show. Then Gimlet officially confirmed. Then social media got mad at Gimlet. And then online news outlets actually picked up a breaking story from the podcast industry.

This was podcasting’s first-ever(?) gate moment: Starlee-gate.

The following are 11 numbered points on ‘Starlee-gate’ that this community — and all you amazing/surprisingly dedicated listeners WOW HELLO THANK YOU — should not forget.

1. You may feel like the people you hear on podcasts are some of your best friends (same same same same me too omg podcasts are my therapy yes wow #savedbypodcasts yes actually) but

2. even when someone says ‘hi I’m so & so and this is my podcast’ they ARE SPEAKING AS A CHARACTER

3. and you don’t know them

4. like you don’t really know Alex Blumberg —

5. remember how you don’t know everything about your rabbi, either?

6. or your dentist

7. or whoever is nicest to you on Twitter

8. or these QUEENS

10. yea even ~Ira~

11. or Starlee Kine.

Mystery Show changed my life. Starlee Kine as a character on Mystery Show changed my life.

May we continue to be inspired by this groundbreaking, heart-expanding, amazing podcast — and all the people who helped make it!