Coming July 4th: The Deposition

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.