Irene McGee (b. 1976) is a podcaster who created and hosted No One's
Listening, a podcast about the mass media.She came to public attention
in 1998 as a cast member of the MTV reality television series, The
Real World: Seattle. McGee left the show during filming due to ethical
objections of the production. In late 2013, she wrote an article for
Vulture explaining her early departure titled "Slaps, Lies and Video
Tape". McGee has since performed a stand-up routine explaining her
life since the show's filming.She came to public attention in 1998 as
a cast member of the MTV reality television series, The Real World:
Seattle. McGee left the show during filming due to ethical objections
of the production. In late 2013, she wrote an article for Vulture
explaining her early departure titled "Slaps, Lies and Video Tape".
McGee has since performed a stand-up routine explaining her life since
the show's filming.McGee is originally from Pleasant Valley, New York.
She graduated from Georgetown University with a degree in English and
went on to receive her master's degree in broadcast electronic
communication arts from San Francisco State University.McGee appeared
on the show's seventh season, The Real World: Seattle, in 1998, during
which she was described by The Seattle Times as "the cynical girl from
New York state". During filming, she appeared sick and was suffering
from headaches, and during the 14th episode, she told the others that
she had Lyme disease, then left during the next episode. As she was
leaving, a heated exchange with another housemate, Stephen Williams,
ended with him opening the passenger door of her car and slapping her.
The producers gave the cast the decision as to whether to evict
Williams, and they decided to let him stay if he would attend
anger-management therapy. Activist Jello Biafra discussed the event: Irene McGee Top Movies & Young Movies