Hot Mics with Billy Bush

The legal battle over Amy Griffin’s bestselling memoir The Tell is escalating, and the latest discovery fight could force some of the book’s biggest unanswered questions into the open.
Billy Bush breaks down the dueling lawsuits involving Griffin and Jolene Altum, formerly known publicly as Jane Doe, who alleges that elements of the childhood trauma described in The Tell originated with her own experiences.
Now Altum’s attorneys are seeking a significant amount of material from Griffin — including the identity of “Real Claudia,” the mysterious postcard described in the book, manuscript drafts and revisions, communications with ghostwriter Sam Lansky, investigative materials, the original book proposal, MDMA therapy-related records, financial information involving psychedelic-therapy companies, and potential NDAs involving people connected to Griffin’s story.
Griffin, meanwhile, is pursuing discovery of her own and seeking depositions from several people connected to Altum’s claims, including New York Times journalists who investigated the story.
Billy also examines Griffin’s request for ex parte protective relief and the growing fight over what information should remain confidential, what should be disclosed, and which identities should remain protected.
At the heart of it all is a question we’ve been following from the beginning: Who is the real Claudia — and why has her identity become such a fiercely contested part of this case?
With major discovery hearings approaching and settlement appearing increasingly unlikely, the battle over The Tell may be moving closer to the documents, witnesses and evidence that could finally test the competing versions of this extraordinary story.
Hot Mics with Billy Bush continues its investigation into Amy Griffin, Jolene Altum and The Tell.
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Attorney and legal analyst Melanie Little joins Billy Bush as the jury deliberates in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial — and she believes defense attorney Kevin Reddington has successfully established reasonable doubt.
Melanie breaks down the central question now facing the jury: Did the Commonwealth prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Lindsay Clancy was criminally responsible when she killed her three children?
Billy and Melanie examine the evidence surrounding postpartum psychosis and mental illness, Clancy’s extensive psychiatric treatment, her repeated attempts to get help, the role of telehealth, and whether doctors and the mental-health system failed to recognize the seriousness of her condition.
They also revisit some of the trial’s lingering questions, including the untested powder found in a drink container, prescription bottles, Patrick Clancy’s role, and investigative decisions Melanie believes left important questions unanswered.
Then Melanie raises one of her biggest questions about the prosecution’s case: Lindsay Clancy’s interviews with the Commonwealth’s psychiatric experts were videotaped and ultimately made available to the jury — so why did prosecutors apparently never play any of those recordings in open court?
Could seeing Lindsay speak for herself during those evaluations affect how jurors assess her credibility and mental state?
Melanie also takes Billy inside the colorful career and courtroom style of Kevin Reddington, whose closing argument and aggressive cross-examinations became defining moments of the trial.
With the case now in the jury’s hands, Melanie makes her prediction and explains why she believes a finding of not criminally responsible remains possible — but a deeply divided jury could also produce a hung jury.
The arguments are over. Now 12 jurors decide the fate of Lindsay Clancy.
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As the jury deliberates in the Lindsay Clancy trial, Boston Globe health and science reporter Sarah Rahal joins Billy Bush to examine one of the biggest issues to emerge from the case: Lindsay Clancy’s extraordinary psychiatric treatment and medication history.
Rahal breaks down the timeline showing approximately 30 prescriptions involving 13 different medications in roughly four months, spread across multiple doctors and treatment settings. Who was coordinating Lindsay’s care? What role did telehealth and fragmented medical records play? And after repeated attempts to get help, were warning signs missed?
Billy and Sarah also examine what the jury appears to be focusing on during deliberations, evidence the jury has seen that the public has not, and whether the case ends with a murder conviction, a finding that Lindsay was not criminally responsible — or a hung jury.
Then Billy turns to Netflix’s The Death of the Pastor’s Wife and the disturbing story of Mica Miller and her husband, Pastor J.P. Miller. Billy reacts to the allegations explored in the series, Miller’s controversial announcement of Mica’s death to his congregation, the questions that continue to surround the case, and the federal charges J.P. Miller now faces.
Plus, new insight into how certain antidepressants could potentially affect someone with bipolar disorder, and why the Lindsay Clancy case could have consequences for the way postpartum mental-health crises are recognized and treated.
Hot Mics with Billy Bush continues to follow the Lindsay Clancy verdict and the biggest legal, true-crime and cultural stories making headlines.
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Alan Jackson joins Billy Bush as the Lindsay Clancy case goes to the jury.
Moments after closing arguments concluded, the famed Karen Read defense attorney breaks down the prosecution and defense cases — and explains why he believes the Commonwealth has not met its burden of proof.
Jackson analyzes Kevin Reddington’s emotional closing argument, Jennifer Sprague’s case for premeditation, the battle between the psychiatric experts, and the central issue the jury must now decide: whether Lindsay Clancy was legally responsible for killing her three children or was in the grip of a psychotic break.
Jackson also explains how experienced trial lawyers speak directly to individual jurors during closing arguments, why Reddington’s courtroom style may have connected so effectively, and why the failures of the mental-health system became part of the case whether prosecutors wanted them to or not.
Billy and Alan also discuss Reddington’s connection to the Karen Read case, problems Jackson sees with Massachusetts investigations, Karen Read’s continuing legal battles, and Jackson’s upcoming defense of Fraser Bohm.
Now the arguments are over.
The jury is deliberating — and Alan Jackson makes his call.
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With closing arguments underway in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, Billy asks Dr. Drew the question now facing the jury: Was Lindsay criminally responsible for killing her three children, or was she experiencing a temporary psychotic episode that left her unable to understand the wrongfulness of what she was doing?
Dr. Drew draws on more than 30 years working in a psychiatric hospital and says the postpartum psychosis cases he encountered were among the most severely psychotic patients he ever treated. He explains the phenomenon of “altruistic filicide,” the critical difference between medical and legal definitions of insanity, and why Lindsay’s reported 18-to-20-minute window of psychosis strikes him as unusual.
The conversation then turns to Lindsay’s treatment.
Dr. Drew examines her complicated medication history, the role of telehealth, the possibility of medication-related symptoms and what he sees as a fundamental problem with American medicine: the disappearance of a primary-care “quarterback” capable of coordinating a patient’s treatment across multiple doctors, hospitals and prescriptions.
Billy and Dr. Drew also debate what justice should look like for Lindsay and whether this case could become a catalyst for a much larger examination of postpartum psychosis, maternal mental health and psychiatric care in America.
Then, the conversation turns to the sudden death of Hayden Panettiere at 36.
Billy, who knew and interviewed Hayden throughout his years in entertainment television, asks Dr. Drew to examine her history through the lens of addiction: postpartum depression, alcohol and substance abuse, treatment and relapse, the loss of custody of her daughter, and her tumultuous relationship with Brian Hickerson.
Dr. Drew explains why medical treatment and relationships can become two enormous relapse risks for someone in recovery and discusses why addiction requires sustained treatment rather than a short-term trip to rehab.
The discussion expands to two other famous men and their very different experiences with sobriety: Charlie Sheen, now eight years sober, and Brad Pitt, who has recently spoken publicly about drinking again. Dr. Drew explains why he considers addiction a progressive disease and why someone who has achieved years of sobriety may still face enormous risk by attempting to drink again.
Finally, Billy asks Dr. Drew what parents should be watching for in their own children — from pornography and social-media addiction to increasingly potent marijuana products and the mental-health consequences he says physicians are seeing.
A candid, provocative conversation about mental illness, addiction, responsibility, recovery and the medical system with one of the most recognizable addiction specialists in America.
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