The White House · Report · File No. 261109-245
Katie Miller stops recording podcast as husband Stephen Miller becomes chief of staff
The conservative podcaster says she will stop making new episodes as her husband takes over as White House chief of staff. Her guests have included Cabinet officials, so the question is where the line sits between the administration and friendly media.
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Katie Miller, a conservative influencer, said Sunday that she will stop recording new episodes of her podcast. Her husband, Stephen Miller, became White House chief of staff on Monday, Nov. 9 1.
She announced the decision in a post on X, the social media platform. She wrote that she makes "every decision based on what’s best for my children and our family" 1. She also wrote that "the time commitment is too great and now is the time to step away" 1.
I’ll be cheering President Trump and his team on from outside the administration.
Miller said she will still air two episodes she has already taped. The most recent episode came out Oct. 27 1.
A podcast with administration guests
The Katie Miller Podcast launched in 2025. Guests have included Elon Musk and Secretary of State Marco Rubio 1. The Daily Beast also lists Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and FBI Director Kash Patel among them 2.
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The Daily Beast reports that Miller worked as press secretary for former Vice President Mike Pence and as a spokesperson for Musk when he led the Department of Government Efficiency 2. That outlet describes the podcast as having largely failed to gain traction. It says an interview with Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr drew about 6,300 YouTube views, while the Musk interview drew about 1.1 million 2.
How Stephen Miller got the job
President Trump announced Friday that Susie Wiles was leaving the chief of staff post. Stephen Miller, who had been deputy chief of staff, would replace her 1. Trump wrote on Truth Social that Miller is "one of my most trusted advisors" 1.
The Hill reports that Wiles "will be moving over to the Trump Political Operation" 1. The shake-up followed what The Hill called a "shellacking" for Republicans on Election Day, when Democrats won both the House and the Senate 1.
What happens next
Katie Miller did not say she is leaving politics. She wrote that she will be "cheering President Trump and his team on from outside the administration" 1. Neither source says whether the show could return.
The Daily Beast says a possible distribution deal with Paramount, which Axios reported was under consideration in May, now appears to be off. It adds that it is unclear whether the deal ever materialized 2.
That matters because the podcast gave cabinet-level officials a friendly platform hosted by the spouse of a top presidential aide. Pausing it removes a visible overlap. It does not answer the broader question of how closely the White House and its allies in partisan media work together.
Neither source reports any ethics review or complaint about the podcast. Katie Miller gave family reasons for stepping away, and nothing in the reporting contradicts that.
The Record
- The Katie Miller Podcast launched in 2025, with guests including Elon Musk and Marco Rubio 1.
- The most recent episode of the podcast was released 1.
- Trump announced that Susie Wiles was leaving as chief of staff and that Stephen Miller would take over 1.
- Katie Miller said on X that she would stop recording new episodes 1.
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Sources
- The Hill, “Katie Miller pauses podcast after husband named White House chief of staff” (2026-11-08). thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/6207095-katie-miller-pauses-po
- The Daily Beast, “Katie Miller Bails on Struggling Podcast” (2026-11-08). thedailybeast.com/katie-miller-bails-on-struggling-podcast
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