Welcome to The Deposition, a dramatic reading of the public record transcript of Elon Musk’s deposition in full. We promise: this is really real, a real thing that happened in a real lawsuit that exists in real life, word for word – with the addition of some actor editorialization.

In this episode, we hear Bankston try to get into the mind of Musk, Spiro try some different riffs on objecting to form, and Musk say that a donut is not a bagel. ALLEGEDLY!

Find the full official court transcript here, courtesy of HuffPo: https://the-deposition.captivate.fm/ty-huffpo

Find the transcript for this episode here: https://the-deposition.captivate.fm/ep2-transcript

This episode is brought to you by the fantastic podcast Everyone Knows That: The Search for Ulterior Motives. Find more and listen here: https://the-deposition.captivate.fm/everyone-knows-that

The Deposition is made by Hug House Productions. You can find our work at Hug House dot Productions. Our showrunner, director, and editor is Wil Williams, who also plays the Court Reporter, and also is me. Mark Bankston is played by Elena Fernández Collins. Alex Spiro is played by Anne Baird. Elon Musk is played by Josh Rubino. The videographer is played by C. N. Josephs. Mr. Grant is played by Zach Orsulak. Music by Blue Dot Sessions. Justice for Ben Brody.

Welcome to The Deposition, a dramatic reading of the public record transcript of Elon Musk’s deposition in full. We promise: this is really real, a real thing that happened in a real lawsuit that exists in real life, word for word – with the addition of some actor editorialization.

In this episode, we enter the virtual Zoom court of law, hear Elon Musk learn what this lawsuit is about, and hear Alex Spiro get educated on how to use objections in Texas. ALLEGEDLY!

Find the full official court transcript here, courtesy of HuffPo: https://the-deposition.captivate.fm/ty-huffpo

Find the transcript for this episode here: https://the-deposition.captivate.fm/ep1-transcript

This episode is brought to you by the fantastic podcast This Is Propaganda. Find more and listen here: https://the-deposition.captivate.fm/this-is-propaganda

The Deposition is made by Hug House Productions. You can find our work at Hug House dot Productions. Our showrunner, director, and editor is Wil Williams, who also plays the Court Reporter, and also is me. Mark Bankston is played by Elena Fernández Collins. Alex Spiro is played by Anne Baird. Elon Musk is played by Josh Rubino. The videographer is played by C. N. Josephs. Mr. Grant is played by Zach Orsulak. Music by Blue Dot Sessions. Justice for Ben Brody.

Coming July 4th, 2024: A dramatic reading of the entire Elon Musk deposition, in full, for real.

On March 27th, 2024, Elon Musk was deposed in a defamation lawsuit filed by Ben Brody, who Musk twote about speculating Brody was a disguised federal agent in a “false flag” situation (he was not, obviously). Musk and his lawyer, Alex Spiro, attempted to retroactively make the deposition confidential. It was not.

It is, though, extremely funny. The Deposition, a new podcast by Hug House Productions, uses the transcript of the deposition in full as its script. Part reenactment, part reaction, the direction given to the actors is simple: Play your parts as seriously as you can until you absolutely cannot. The Deposition keeps in all of the character breaks, laughs, and incredulity the actors experience while reading – while also making sure the audience knows what this case is about and what was actually said.

Welcome to The Deposition, a dramatic reading of the public record transcript of Elon Musk’s deposition in full. We promise: this is really real, a real thing that happened in a real lawsuit that exists in real life, word for word – with the addition of some actor editorialization.

In this episode, things get worse and worse as Musk compares tweets to Niagara Falls, references Gladiator, and will truly just not shut up about what he thinks "free speech means," surprise surprise. ALLEGEDLY!

Find the full official court transcript here, courtesy of HuffPo: https://the-deposition.captivate.fm/ty-huffpo

Find the transcript for this episode here: https://the-deposition.captivate.fm/ep3-transcript

This episode is brought to you by the fantastic podcast World Gone Wrong. Find more and listen here: https://the-deposition.captivate.fm/world-gone-wrong

The Deposition is made by Hug House Productions. You can find our work at Hug House dot Productions. Our showrunner, director, and editor is Wil Williams, who also plays the Court Reporter, and also is me. Sam Bankston is played by Elena Fernández Collins. Alex Spiro is played by Anne Baird. Elon Musk is played by Josh Rubino. The videographer is played by C. N. Josephs. Mr. Grant is played by Zach Orsulak. Music by Blue Dot Sessions. Justice for Ben Brody.