<p>Normal Gossip delivers juicy, strange, funny, and utterly banal gossip about people you’ll never know and never meet. Host Kelsey McKinney discusses reader-submitted comedic gossip with guests, diving into the lives and decisions of complete strangers. The second-hand truth really is stranger than fiction. Produced by Alex Sujong Laughlin. Show art by Tara Jacoby. <a href="https://linktr.ee/normalgossip" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://linktr.ee/normalgossip</a></p>

Normal Gossip

Sally Tamarkin and Caroline Moss get extremely triggered in this episode about a chill bride and her blissfully oblivious wedding weekend.

PSA: This is the ninth of ten episodes this season! Get ready babes!!!!

Follow Sally on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/sallyt" target="_blank">@sallyt</a> and follow Caroline on IG <a href="https://www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpod/" target="_blank">@geethanksjustboughtitpod</a>

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Episode transcript <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/12IXzUV-4eU2waPGc0Nji18qF0TPldfJzk0oxFDRVH2I/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">here</a>.

Follow the show on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/normalgossip/" target="_blank">@normalgossip</a>, and if you have gossip, email us at <a href="mailto:normalgossip@defector.com" target="_blank">normalgossip@defector.com</a> or leave us a voicemail at 26-79-GOSSIP.

Normal Gossip is hosted by Kelsey McKinney (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/mckinneykelsey/" target="_blank">@mckinneykelsey</a>) and produced by Alex Sujong Laughlin (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/alexlaughs/" target="_blank">@alexlaughs</a>).

Diana Moskovitz is our story editor. Justin Ellis is Defector's projects editor. Jae Towle Vieira is our production assistant. Show art by Tara Jacoby.

Normal Gossip is a proud member of <a href="https://www.radiotopia.fm/" target="_blank">Radiotopia</a>.

Credits recorded by Crystal Mendoza.

'Til Deb Do Us Part with Caroline Moss and Sally Tamarkin

Mariah Smith joins us for a true crime adventure.

PSA: This is the EIGHTH of ten episodes this season!

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Follow Mariah on IG <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mariahmariahmariah/" target="_blank">@mariahmariahmariah</a>

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Episode transcript <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EgH0l9bxXO5Bui3gxmfM2xYNDNmb1SF5b5GHZPG6JcE/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">here</a>.

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Normal Gossip is hosted by Kelsey McKinney (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/mckinneykelsey/" target="_blank">@mckinneykelsey</a>) and produced by Alex Sujong Laughlin (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/alexlaughs/" target="_blank">@alexlaughs</a>).

Diana Moskovitz is our story editor. Justin Ellis is Defector's projects editor. Jae Towle Vieira is our production assistant. Show art by Tara Jacoby.

Normal Gossip is a proud member of <a href="https://www.radiotopia.fm/" target="_blank">Radiotopia</a>.

Credits recorded by Sarah King.

Murder Binders and Unthinkable Burgers with Mariah Smith

The esteemed Hannah Giorgis returns for a tale about what happens when your cousin is too rich for your own good.

Many of you will remember Hannah from our D.C. live shows last winter! Follow Hannah on IG <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hannahgiorgis/" target="_blank">@hannahgiorgis</a>

PSA: This is the SEVENTH of ten episodes this season!

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Episode transcript <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/169Phcj8CbwZtg149q9JUB2jvsyGVCnE6zacy3q-PAUk/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">here</a>.

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Diana Moskovitz is our story editor. Justin Ellis is Defector's projects editor. Jae Towle Vieira is our production assistant. Show art by Tara Jacoby.

Normal Gossip is a proud member of <a href="https://www.radiotopia.fm/" target="_blank">Radiotopia</a>.

Credits recorded by Lex Rountree.

The CHAIR SAGA with Hannah Giorgis

Jasmine Guillory joins us for a tough lesson in bro friendships.

PSA: This is the sixth of ten episodes this season!

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Follow Jasmine on IG <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jasminepics/" target="_blank">@jasminepics</a>

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Episode transcript <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NKEaRYGh1djHN99uxUQHHlWXUeL_BeyaIotPeywt-qM/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">here</a>.

Follow the show on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/normalgossip/" target="_blank">@normalgossip</a>, and if you have gossip, email us at <a href="mailto:normalgossip@defector.com" target="_blank">normalgossip@defector.com</a> or leave us a voicemail at 26-79-GOSSIP.

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Diana Moskovitz is our story editor. Justin Ellis is Defector's projects editor. Jae Towle Vieira is our production assistant. Show art by Tara Jacoby.

Normal Gossip is a proud member of <a href="https://www.radiotopia.fm/" target="_blank">Radiotopia</a>.

Credits recorded by Rebecca Vitkus.

Vigilante Renovation with Jasmine Guillory

B.A. Parker takes a trip back in time to a community pool in the South that has some major logistical issues.

Parker is a freelance writer and the host of <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/code-switch/id1112190608" target="_blank">NPR's Code Switch</a> podcast! Follow Parker on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/aparkusfarce" target="_blank">@aparkusfarce</a>.

PSA: This is the FIFTH of ten episodes this season! We're halfway, baby!

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Episode transcript <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mioh_tmJh2vQNd3wvKSLxpB3KUpNOLQFqIL48brOWhQ/edit" target="_blank">here</a>.

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Diana Moskovitz is our story editor. Justin Ellis is Defector's projects editor. Jae Towle Vieira is our production assistant. Show art by Tara Jacoby.

Normal Gossip is a proud member of <a href="https://www.radiotopia.fm/" target="_blank">Radiotopia</a>.

Credits recorded by Olivia Beres.

Processing Our Michael Phelps Trauma with B.A. Parker

Liv Albert joins us to ponder the age-old question: follow your dreams, or follow the money?

Liv is the host of the podcast <a href="https://www.mythsbaby.com/" target="_blank">Let's Talk About Myths, Baby!</a> and the author of the books <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/greek-mythology-the-gods-goddesses-and-heroes-handbook-from-aphrodite-to-zeus-a-profile-of-who-s-who-in-greek-mythology-liv-albert/14875759?ean=9781507215494" target="_blank">Greek Mythology</a> and <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/nectar-of-the-gods-from-hera-s-hurricane-to-the-appletini-of-discord-75-mythical-cocktails-to-drink-like-a-deity-thea-engst/17542623?ean=9781507217993" target="_blank">Nectar of the Gods</a>.

PSA: This is the fourth of ten episodes this season!

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Follow Liv on IG <a href="https://www.instagram.com/livalbert/" target="_blank">@livalbert</a>.

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Episode transcript <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WQLsmO1oxDhUjkBeea7BqhUFchuWPiNi1effdc_b07w/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">here</a>.

Follow the show on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/normalgossip/" target="_blank">@normalgossip</a>, and if you have gossip, email us at <a href="mailto:normalgossip@defector.com" target="_blank">normalgossip@defector.com</a> or leave us a voicemail at 26-79-GOSSIP.

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Diana Moskovitz is our story editor. Justin Ellis is Defector's projects editor. Jae Towle Vieira is our production assistant. Show art by Tara Jacoby.

Normal Gossip is a proud member of <a href="https://www.radiotopia.fm/" target="_blank">Radiotopia</a>.

Credits recorded by Czarina de la Torre

Is Mythology Just Gossip? With Liv Albert

One of you monsters made Dr. Eve L. Ewing cry by sending us a curséd PowerPoint presentation from a dog Facebook group.

PSA: This is the third of ten episodes this season!

Get your tickets to the Normal Gossip live tour <a href="https://www.normalgossiplive.com/" target="_blank">here</a>.

Follow Eve on IG <a href="https://www.instagram.com/eve.ewing/" target="_blank">@eve.ewing</a>. <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/03/13/agnes-callard-profile-marriage-philosophy" target="_blank">This is the New Yorker article we talked about by Rachel Aviv.</a>

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<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Xcb9EVpgeIYxV4wUvwgmz5KNxgB1x2fCRxu72A5sPd0/edit" target="_blank">Episode transcript here.</a>

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Diana Moskovitz is our story editor. Justin Ellis is Defector's projects editor. Jae Towle Vieira is our production assistant. Show art by Tara Jacoby.

Normal Gossip is a proud member of <a href="https://www.radiotopia.fm/" target="_blank">Radiotopia</a>.

Credits recorded by Steven Sandberg.

I Love All Corgis with Dr. Eve L. Ewing

Blythe Roberson joins us for a story about how wrong a group text can go at Disney World.

Blythe's new book <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/america-the-beautiful-one-woman-in-a-borrowed-prius-on-the-road-most-traveled-blythe-roberson/19021848?gclid=CjwKCAjw586hBhBrEiwAQYEnHeFOVAoJJtT544sGzPr3-0Ik1lXJMVbyQVq-lGD8wMOmclOJAv0NOxoCAuoQAvD_BwE" target="_blank">America the Beautiful?</a> is out next week!

This is the second of ten episodes this season, which will release every Wednesday for the next nine weeks!

Follow Blythe on IG <a href="https://www.instagram.com/blythelikehappy/" target="_blank">@blythelikehappy</a>.

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<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MWn38Y54UnWEZ8e5K6fRPEJ2hOERzCWZZbJkCx0lFUE/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Episode transcript here.</a>

Follow the show on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/normalgossip/" target="_blank">@normalgossip</a>, and if you have gossip, email us at <a href="mailto:normalgossip@defector.com" target="_blank">normalgossip@defector.com</a> or leave us a voicemail at 26-79-GOSSIP.

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Diana Moskovitz is our story editor. Justin Ellis is Defector's projects editor. Jae Towle Vieira is our production assistant. Show art by Tara Jacoby.

Normal Gossip is a proud member of <a href="https://www.radiotopia.fm/" target="_blank">Radiotopia</a>.

Credits recorded by Taylor Soucy.

The Only Single Girl at Disney with Blythe Roberson

We are back for season 4! Samin Nosrat (author of <a href="https://www.saltfatacidheat.com/buy-book" target="_blank">Salt Fat Acid Heat</a> and host of <a href="https://homecooking.show/" target="_blank">Home Cooking</a>) joins us for a tale about fruit, #vanlife, and forbidden love.

This is the first of ten episodes this season, which will release every Wednesday for the next nine weeks!

Follow Samin on IG <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ciaosamin/" target="_blank">@ciaosamin</a>.

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<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YNT3nX7SDJ8iFazVBJmkIIQ3_qyd75Hl0D--Z26oAmU/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Episode transcript here.</a>

Follow the show on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/normalgossip/" target="_blank">@normalgossip</a>, and if you have gossip, email us at <a href="mailto:normalgossip@defector.com" target="_blank">normalgossip@defector.com</a> or leave us a voicemail at 26-79-GOSSIP.

Normal Gossip is hosted by Kelsey McKinney (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/mckinneykelsey/" target="_blank">@mckinneykelsey</a>) and produced by Alex Sujong Laughlin (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/alexlaughs/" target="_blank">@alexlaughs</a>).

Diana Moskovitz is our story editor. Justin Ellis is Defector's projects editor. Jae Towle Vieira is our production assistant. Show art by Tara Jacoby.

Normal Gossip is a proud member of <a href="https://www.radiotopia.fm/" target="_blank">Radiotopia</a>.

Credits recorded by Marielle Cabe.

Every Peach is a Miracle with Samin Nosrat

We're back with some big announcements and answers to your questions, like: 


Where have you been?
Who is your new partner?
What does it mean that you have a new partner? 
What will change about the podcast?
Will you please have a live show in my city pleasseee?
WHEN ARE YOU COMING BACK


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Episode transcript <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/12jab3--SCoIclZNJlREJePY3_P4LTgfi87z1Vgefaic/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">here</a>. 

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Normal Gossip is hosted by Kelsey McKinney (@mckinneykelsey) and produced by Alex Sujong Laughlin (@alexlaughs).

S3 Ep9: Big Business Announcement Episode (new partner and new season!!!)

<a href="https://www.genderpodcast.com/" target="_blank">Gender Reveal</a> host and producer Tuck Woodstock joins us for an epic love story from another time .... the early aughts.   

Follow Tuck on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/tuckwoodstock" target="_blank">@tuckwoodstock</a>.  

Get your tickets to our <a href="https://www.sixthandi.org/event/normal-gossip/" target="_blank">live show in D.C. at Sixth &amp; I here</a>!   

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Episode transcript <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DvS3K2iH8j7Ekk5UYWUHf-gFm5Tyx9DP4Oge0TN_LLo/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">here</a>.   

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Normal Gossip is hosted by Kelsey McKinney (@mckinneykelsey) and produced by Alex Sujong Laughlin (@alexlaughs).  

Credits recorded by Theodore Sidell.

S3 Ep8: Steampunk-Ass Murder Mystery with Tuck Woodstock

Dr. Eshin Jolly joins us this week to teach us about the science of gossiping!!! Eshin is a post-doctoral researcher in the Computational Social Affective Neuroscience Laboratory at Dartmouth College.   

Follow Eshin on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/Eshjolly" target="_blank">@Eshjolly</a>.   

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<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1byFYsWRtb7CLaIvYpU9km6BgfNgVgflWXP_ij-g-m_0/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Episode transcript here.</a>  

Follow the show on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/normalgossip/" target="_blank">@normalgossip</a>, and if you have gossip, email us at <a href="mailto:normalgossip@defector.com" target="_blank">normalgossip@defector.com</a> or leave us a voicemail at 26-79-GOSSIP.  

Normal Gossip is hosted by Kelsey McKinney (@mckinneykelsey) and produced by Alex Sujong Laughlin (@alexlaughs).  

Credits recorded by Ben Sattinger.

S3 Ep7: The Science Behind Gossip with Eshin Jolly

Comedian and host of <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/feeling-asian/id1481891689" target="_blank">Feeling Asian</a> and <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hairy-butthole/id1614969992" target="_blank">Hairy Butthole</a> Youngmi Mayer joins us to get to the bottom of a decades-old crime haunting one family: WHO flushed the hot dog down the toilet?   

Follow Youngmi on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ymmayer/" target="_blank">@ymmayer</a>.  

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<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1P_8tCNx6tRi8Z1Deawg1UK9sekTuiIjI9pcVZ2Ifyy4/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Episode transcript here.</a>  

Follow the show on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/normalgossip/" target="_blank">@normalgossip</a>, and if you have gossip, email us at <a href="mailto:normalgossip@defector.com" target="_blank">normalgossip@defector.com</a> or leave us a voicemail at 26-79-GOSSIP.  

Normal Gossip is hosted by Kelsey McKinney (@mckinneykelsey) and produced by Alex Sujong Laughlin (@alexlaughs).  

Law &amp; Order sound effect created by Mike Post.  

Credits read by Jessie Xiao.

S3 Ep6: In Defense of Children with Youngmi Mayer

Comedian, writer, and host of <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unhappy-hour-with-matt-bellassai/id1253622346" target="_blank">Unhappy Hour</a> Matt Bellassai joins us for sojourn into the messy world of queer kickball leagues!   

Follow Matt on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mattbellassai/" target="_blank">@mattbellassai</a>.   

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Normal Gossip is hosted by Kelsey McKinney (@mckinneykelsey) and produced by Alex Sujong Laughlin (@alexlaughs).  

Thanks to Georgie Du for reading the credits.

S3 Ep5: You Can't Fight with Heiress Tongue with Matt Bellassai

We're thrilled to welcome everyone’s favorite guide to infectious diseases, Laurel Bristow. She's the program director for Emory’s TB Research Advancement Center and she's the first Laurel to be on the show!   

Follow Laurel on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/laurel__bristow/" target="_blank">@laurel__bristow</a>.  

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<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MlVNMxwrIOzCvRqDGHP9zs4Y3Cs9AR_iDQzRhGONfkA/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Episode transcript here.
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Normal Gossip is hosted by Kelsey McKinney (@mckinneykelsey) and produced by Alex Sujong Laughlin (@alexlaughs).  

Credits recorded by Jenn Pritchard.

S3 Ep4: Christmas is Cancelled with Laurel Bristow

Defector staff writer and creature correspondent Sabrina Imbler joins us for a story about the lives we lead on the other sides of extremely thin apartment walls.   

Follow Sabrina on Twitter @aznfusion and <a href="https://www.littlebrown.com/titles/sabrina-imbler/how-far-the-light-reaches/9780316540513/" target="_blank">pre-order their book, How Far the Light Reaches! 
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<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_EuOhjxkTnNjnrW5PqnSaLAEBMhm1koyLIWXZGE6l7s/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Episode transcript here.</a>  

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Normal Gossip is hosted by Kelsey McKinney (@mckinneykelsey) and produced by Alex Sujong Laughlin (@alexlaughs).  

Credits recorded by Emma Waldner.

S3 Ep3: Loud Cats and Thin Walls with Sabrina Imbler

Writer Jessica Goodman joins us for a tale of a One Direction concert weekend gone wrong.   

Follow Jessica on Instagram @jessicagoodman and buy her books!   

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Normal Gossip is hosted by Kelsey McKinney (@mckinneykelsey) and produced by Alex Sujong Laughlin (@alexlaughs).  

Credits by Shira Belén Buchsbaum.

S3 Ep2: The Adventures of Flat Margaret with Jessica Goodman

Welcome to season 3! We're kicking it off with writer and comedian Samantha Irby for a story about a misguided move to the South and a rogue HOA president.   

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<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GLzQosXjCpydyZ00XdvawAm66ZktOtmJNXS6h0PZqEU/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Episode transcript here</a>.  

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Normal Gossip is hosted by Kelsey McKinney (@mckinneykelsey) and produced by Alex Sujong Laughlin (@alexlaughs).

S3 Ep1: Righteous Lesbian Energy with Samantha Irby

We've been waiting for your niche gossip all season, and you delivered! Five stories of clubs, communities, and small towns, just for you.   

Content warning: We always say that no animals are harmed in our stories, but Alex was tired when she picked these and didn't realize that there are actually two harmed animals in these stories -- one dog who dies (off-screen) and one cat who dies. Please forgive, we will learn from our mistakes. We love animals!   

<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yWIsesgTD4_uibwElwW0udyJgP8XygZEqH476i-kfr8/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Episode transcript here.</a>  

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Normal Gossip is hosted by Kelsey McKinney (@mckinneykelsey) and produced by Alex Sujong Laughlin (@alexlaughs).

S2 Ep10: Poledancing, book clubs, and gay men's chorus: Your niche gossip

Alex and Justin spent season 2 playing a little game of telephone with the guests....and kept Kelsey out of the loop. Join us to hear how much one gossip story can change from person to person.   

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<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DU4kW0XoqAbJT2xxRQAxAWEztGMG92xznd1hwT_C6oI/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Episode transcript here.</a>  

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Normal Gossip is hosted by Kelsey McKinney (@mckinneykelsey) and produced by Alex Sujong Laughlin (@alexlaughs).

S2 Ep9: Telephone Game with Alex and Justin

Julia Furlan joins us for a pandemic wedding saga.   

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<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ym0PAAQRW3L0kv3u9IuFQ3z9hjhdNCWAv1RbPC0Hmeg/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Episode transcript here.</a>  

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Normal Gossip is hosted by Kelsey McKinney (@mckinneykelsey) and produced by Alex Sujong Laughlin (@alexlaughs).

S2 Ep8: Conflict Archaeology with Julia Furlan

Comedian, writer, and host of <a href="https://www.npr.org/2022/02/18/1081659546/everyone-their-mom" target="_blank">NPR's Everyone &amp; Their Mom</a>, Emma Eun-joo Choi, joins us for a story about teenage love that went on way, way too long.   

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<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/11HeGd6lhz1HeQCeqzg0AAlOSH4gNFhd2ktirxxpHtRQ/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Episode transcript here.</a>  

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Normal Gossip is hosted by Kelsey McKinney (@mckinneykelsey) and produced by Alex Sujong Laughlin (@alexlaughs).

S2 Ep7: Dishing in the Confessional with Emma Eun-joo Choi

Comedian and host of <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/feeling-asian/id1481891689" target="_blank">Feeling Asian</a> Brian Park makes the case for just sending that risky DM already.   

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Normal Gossip is hosted by Kelsey McKinney (@mckinneykelsey) and produced by Alex Sujong Laughlin (@alexlaughs).

S2 Ep6: Podcast Famous with Brian Park

Tobin Low (Nancy, This American Life, Radiolab) joins us for a romantic (?) tale about hourly work and spilled milk.   

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Normal Gossip is hosted by Kelsey McKinney (@mckinneykelsey) and produced by Alex Sujong Laughlin (@alexlaughs).

S2 Ep5: Personality of a Tan Wall with Tobin Low

Who Weekly's Lindsey Weber and Bobby Finger join us for a story about a dad's mid-life crisis and the friends he meets along the way. 

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Episode transcript <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rKCPZIr956dgOTQ5zGTuDYazt3XuDKGIOG8HQkj_ses/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">here</a>.

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Normal Gossip is hosted by Kelsey McKinney (@mckinneykelsey) and produced by Alex Sujong Laughlin (@alexlaughs).

S2 Ep4: Short King of East Texas with Lindsey Weber and Bobby Finger

Tracy Clayton joins us this week to affirm her hatred of squirrels, and also to judge who is truly the villain in a group of busybody preschool parents.   

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Episode transcript <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/14zmg4Hdn5vzxNJM3h5imWI82pePiZYbfORzLrYRDi4Q/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">here</a>.  

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Normal Gossip is hosted by Kelsey McKinney (@mckinneykelsey) and produced by Alex Sujong Laughlin (@alexlaughs).

S2 Ep3: Squirrel Enthusiast with Tracy Clayton

Defector’s Kalyn Kahler decides whether this week’s story is about a benevolent business owner with boundary issues — or a cult.  

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<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cnwizv7PE5gtT1eaP2mrHP4GueSd9huMSetVHel1heI/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Episode transcript here.</a>  

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S2 Ep2: The Not-Quite-Magicians with Kalyn Kahler

Welcome to season 2! This week, Danielle Henderson joins us for a prime piece of vintage gossip that will knock your wayfarers off.  

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Normal Gossip is hosted by Kelsey McKinney (@mckinneykelsey) and produced by Alex Sujong Laughlin (@alexlaughs).

S2 Ep1: Grandma's 'Best Friend' Dot with Danielle Henderson

Kelsey and Alex answer your most burning questions: How do we make the show? Why did we take a break? WHEN IS SEASON 2 STARTING?   

Plus, some big announcements!   

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Normal Gossip is hosted by Kelsey McKinney (@mckinneykelsey) and produced by Alex Sujong Laughlin (@alexlaughs).

S1 Ep10: Bonus #2: Your FAQ + Some BIG Announcements!

We’re back with a special gossip treat for you! Kelsey is joined by Normal Gossip producer Alex Sujong Laughlin to react to YOUR family gossip stories.  

<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dUBKh3VFhRakXM-rT25RPJxPBd8KuczxF2Z4cTCFBzk/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Episode transcript here.</a>  

Follow the show on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/normalgossip/" target="_blank">@normalgossip</a>, and if you have gossip, email us at <a href="mailto:normalgossip@defector.com" target="_blank">normalgossip@defector.com</a> or leave us a voicemail at 26-79-GOSSIP.  

Normal Gossip is hosted by Kelsey McKinney (<a href="https://twitter.com/mckinneykelsey" target="_blank">@mckinneykelsey</a>) and produced by Alex Sujong Laughlin (<a href="https://twitter.com/alexlaughs" target="_blank">@alexlaughs</a>).

S1 Ep9: Season 1 BONUS: Your Family Gossip

Claire Fallon and Emma Gray join us for our season 1 finale to hear about a girls trip gone horribly wrong.   

Follow Claire on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/ClaireEFallon" target="_blank">@ClaireEFallon</a> and follow Emma <a href="https://twitter.com/emmaladyrose" target="_blank">@emmaladyrose</a>.  

<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CLOSMDUztX-CEWVJBdZndqp1QGqCVKi5ifykQErGjWU/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Episode transcript here.</a>  

Follow the show on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/normalgossip/" target="_blank">@normalgossip</a>, and if you have gossip, email us at <a href="mailto:normalgossip@defector.com" target="_blank">normalgossip@defector.com</a> or leave us a voicemail at 26-79-GOSSIP. And don't forget to send us your FAMILY GOSSIP for our special between-season bonus episode.   

Normal Gossip is hosted by Kelsey McKinney (<a href="https://twitter.com/mckinneykelsey" target="_blank">@mckinneykelsey</a>) and produced by Alex Sujong Laughlin (<a href="https://twitter.com/alexlaughs" target="_blank">@alexlaughs</a>).  

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S1 Ep8: Spot the Scammer with Claire Fallon and Emma Gray

This week, comedian Josh Gondelman loves the gossip story we told him so much he compared it to O. Henry and Poe.  

Follow Josh on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/joshgondelman" target="_blank">@joshgondelman</a>.  

<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AoQbgq04xrtkMxT8eHcRRlunYmVaMHaP4sz6sSLQtxs/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Episode transcript here.</a>  

Follow the show on Instagram @<a href="https://www.instagram.com/normalgossip/" target="_blank">normalgossip</a>, and if you have gossip, email us at <a href="mailto:normalgossip@defector.com" target="_blank">normalgossip@defector.com</a> or leave us a voicemail at 26-79-GOSSIP.  

Normal Gossip is hosted by Kelsey McKinney (@<a href="https://twitter.com/mckinneykelsey" target="_blank">mckinneykelsey</a>) and produced by Alex Sujong Laughlin (@<a href="https://twitter.com/alexlaughs" target="_blank">alexlaughs</a>).  

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S1 Ep7: No One Tells Josh Gondelman the Good Gossip

Senior Vanity Fair correspondent Delia Cai joins us to break down some real John Tucker Must Die shit.   

Follow Delia on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/delia_cai" target="_blank">@delia_cai</a>.  

<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/19gT73yjUNyTo1gvEV6meSS0oNEvEf4ZhL3eXy5gmv4I/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Episode transcript here</a>.  

Follow the show on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/normalgossip/" target="_blank">@normalgossip</a>, and if you have gossip, email us at <a href="mailto:normalgossip@defector.com" target="_blank">normalgossip@defector.com</a> or leave us a voicemail at 26-79-GOSSIP.  

Normal Gossip is hosted by Kelsey McKinney (<a href="https://twitter.com/mckinneykelsey" target="_blank">@mckinneykelsey</a>) and produced by Alex Sujong Laughlin (<a href="https://twitter.com/alexlaughs" target="_blank">@alexlaughs</a>).  

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S1 Ep6: Nemesis by Proxy, with Delia Cai

THE Scam Goddess, Laci Mosley, joins us in an adventure to the South where a group of sorority sisters teach us the first rule of Gossip Fight Club: never text your mess.   

Follow Laci on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/DivaLaci" target="_blank">@DivaLaci</a> and subscribe to <a href="https://www.earwolf.com/show/scam-goddess/?_branch_match_id=969250988845936328&amp;_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAA8soKSkottLXT00sKs%2FPSdNLLCjQy8nMy9YvTk7MBQBmxvQpHQAAAA%3D%3D" target="_blank">Scam Goddess</a>!   

<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1p8N95uM3iw0wgO-f3bw-1Ta4jmQ8Zfhd0hpH1plXcI0/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Episode transcript available here.</a>  

Follow the show on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/normalgossip/" target="_blank">@normalgossip</a>, and if you have gossip, email us at <a href="mailto:normalgossip@defector.com" target="_blank">normalgossip@defector.com</a> or leave us a voicemail at 26-79-GOSSIP.  

Normal Gossip is hosted by Kelsey McKinney (<a href="https://twitter.com/mckinneykelsey" target="_blank">@mckinneykelsey</a>) and produced by Alex Sujong Laughlin (<a href="https://twitter.com/alexlaughs" target="_blank">@alexlaughs</a>).  

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S1 Ep5: Leave ‘em a Little Bit Broke, a Little Bit Mad with Laci Mosley

Megan Greenwell dishes some upstate woods gossip and we tell her about a mysterious, entrepreneurial neighbor.

Follow Megan on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/megreenwell" target="_blank">@megreenwell</a>

<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IfQh9jUDdinfoGKQVNVMDSiluvxJs2B_8SvJYQ75-GA/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Episode transcript available here.</a>

Follow the show on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/normalgossip/" target="_blank">@normalgossip</a>, and if you have gossip, email us at <a href="mailto:normalgossip@defector.com" target="_blank">normalgossip@defector.com</a> or leave us a voicemail at 26-79-GOSSIP.

Normal Gossip is hosted by Kelsey McKinney (<a href="https://twitter.com/mckinneykelsey" target="_blank">@mckinneykelsey</a>) and produced by Alex Sujong Laughlin (<a href="https://twitter.com/alexlaughs" target="_blank">@alexlaughs</a>).

Subscribe to Defector Media and get your first month for 99 cents at <a href="https://pico.link/defector/offer?id=CheckoutWizard_defector&amp;short_code=wax3wm52" target="_blank">defector.com/normalgossip</a>.

S1 Ep4: Always Google Your Neighbors with Megan Greenwell

Rachelle Hampton, host of Slate’s ICYMI podcast, joins us to unravel the scandal brewing in a neighborhood knitting circle!  

<a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/icymi" target="_blank">Listen to ICYMI</a> and follow Rachelle on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/heyydnae" target="_blank">@heyydnae</a>.  

<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1j31rUNLV8YufSE_abe2WEnKlbZP5MuWhCLZIAaNhRyU/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Episode transcript available here.</a>  

Follow the show on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/normalgossip/" target="_blank">@normalgossip</a>, and if you have gossip, email us at <a href="mailto:normalgossip@defector.com" target="_blank">normalgossip@defector.com</a> or leave us a voicemail at 26-79-GOSSIP.  

Normal Gossip is hosted by Kelsey McKinney (@mckinneykelsey) and produced by Alex Sujong Laughlin (@alexlaughs).  

Subscribe to Defector Media and get your first month for 99 cents at <a href="http://defector.com/normalgossip" target="_blank">defector.com/normalgossip</a>.

S1 Ep3: Can I Say Something Bitchy? With Rachelle Hampton

Sam Sanders, Correspondent and host of NPR's "It's Been a Minute," joins us for our second episode! Join us as we hear a story good enough that it forced Sam to reveal that, "the first rule of fight club is never date a tall, cute bartender."   

Check out<a href="https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510317/its-been-a-minute-with-sam-sanders" target="_blank">Sam Sanders' "It's Been a Minute" here</a>, and follow him on social media <a href="https://twitter.com/samsanders" target="_blank">@samsanders</a>.  

<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1p56SumUQ3s9Z3sBeosE3p1uRzeMBfmbiRladK4EeOCA/edit" target="_blank">Episode transcript available here.</a>  

Follow the show on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/normalgossip/" target="_blank">@normalgossip</a>, and if you have gossip, email us at <a href="mailto:normalgossip@defector.com" target="_blank">normalgossip@defector.com</a> or leave us a voicemail at 26-79-GOSSIP.  

Normal Gossip is hosted by Kelsey McKinney (@mckinneykelsey) and produced by Alex Sujong Laughlin (@alexlaughs).  

Subscribe to Defector Media and get your first month for 99 cents at <a href="http://defector.com/normalgossip" target="_blank">defector.com/normalgossip</a>.

S1 Ep2: Dickmatized with Sam Sanders

Author, activist, and podcast host Virgie Tovar joins us for our first ever gossip story! Join us as we revel in a messy grad school cohort and go on a camping trip with a dog named Pancake.   

Check out Virgie’s podcast <a href="https://www.rebeleatersclub.com/" target="_blank">Rebel Eater’s Club</a> and pre-order her new book, <a href="https://www.chroniclebooks.com/products/the-body-positive-journal" target="_blank">The Body Positive Journal</a>.   

<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EQ0OlcW8UeLHH_58gStL6VsAojhZVhkWanCHd25JcXE/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Episode transcript available here</a>.   

Follow the show on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/normalgossip/" target="_blank">@normalgossip</a>, and if you have gossip, email us at <a href="mailto:normalgossip@defector.com" target="_blank">normalgossip@defector.com</a> or leave us a voicemail at 26-79-GOSSIP.  

Normal Gossip is hosted by Kelsey McKinney (@mckinneykelsey) and produced by Alex Sujong Laughlin (@alexlaughs).   

Subscribe to Defector Media and get your first month for 99 cents at <a href="http://defector.com/normalgossip" target="_blank">defector.com/normalgossip</a>

S1 Ep1: Gossiptonin with Virgie Tovar

After two years where gossip has been hard to find, we decided it was finally time to create a space for the silly, strange, banal gossip we all know and love. This is Normal Gossip, a podcast from Defector Media. Check back here January 5, 2022 for episode 1.

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