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Normal Gossip

Normal Gossip

Normal Gossip

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. https://normalgossip.komi.io/

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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Normal Gossip episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Normal Gossip for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Normal Gossip episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Normal Gossip - S1 Ep1: Gossiptonin with Virgie Tovar
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01/05/22 • 33 min

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 Rebel Eater’s Club and pre-order her new book, The Body Positive Journal.

Episode transcript available here.

Follow the show on Instagram @normalgossip, and if you have gossip, email us at [email protected] 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 defector.com/normalgossip

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Normal Gossip - S1 Ep2: Dickmatized with Sam Sanders
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01/12/22 • 39 min

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 outSam Sanders' "It's Been a Minute" here, and follow him on social media @samsanders.

Episode transcript available here.

Follow the show on Instagram @normalgossip, and if you have gossip, email us at [email protected] 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 defector.com/normalgossip.

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

Follow Megan on Twitter at @megreenwell

Episode transcript available here.

Follow the show on Instagram @normalgossip, and if you have gossip, email us at [email protected] 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 defector.com/normalgossip.

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Normal Gossip - S1: You didn't hear this from me
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11/17/21 • 3 min

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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Gender Reveal host and producer Tuck Woodstock joins us for an epic love story from another time .... the early aughts.

Follow Tuck on Twitter @tuckwoodstock.

Get your tickets to our live show in D.C. at Sixth & I here!

You can support Normal Gossip directly bybuying merch or becoming a Friend or a Friend-of-Friend at supportnormalgossip.com.

Episode transcript here.

Follow the show on Instagram @normalgossip, and if you have gossip, email us at [email protected] 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 Theodore Sidell.

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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.

You can support Normal Gossip directly bybuying merch or becoming a Friend or a Friend-of-Friend at supportnormalgossip.com.

Episode transcript here.

Follow the show on Instagram @normalgossip, and if you have gossip, email us at [email protected] or leave us a voicemail at 26-79-GOSSIP.

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

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

Listen to ICYMI and follow Rachelle on Twitter at @heyydnae.

Episode transcript available here.

Follow the show on Instagram @normalgossip, and if you have gossip, email us at [email protected] 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 defector.com/normalgossip.

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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.

You can support Normal Gossip directly bybuying merch or becoming a Friend or a Friend-of-Friend at supportnormalgossip.com.

Episode transcript here.

Follow the show on Instagram @normalgossip, and if you have gossip, email us at [email protected] or leave us a voicemail at 26-79-GOSSIP.

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

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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 @DivaLaci and subscribe to Scam Goddess!

Episode transcript available here.

Follow the show on Instagram @normalgossip, and if you have gossip, email us at [email protected] 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 defector.com/normalgossip.

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Normal Gossip - S1 Ep9: Season 1 BONUS: Your Family Gossip
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04/20/22 • 54 min

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.

Episode transcript here.

Follow the show on Instagram @normalgossip, and if you have gossip, email us at [email protected] or leave us a voicemail at 26-79-GOSSIP.

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

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FAQ

How many episodes does Normal Gossip have?

Normal Gossip currently has 71 episodes available.

What topics does Normal Gossip cover?

The podcast is about Comedy and Podcasts.

What is the most popular episode on Normal Gossip?

The episode title 'S1 Ep1: Gossiptonin with Virgie Tovar' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Normal Gossip?

The average episode length on Normal Gossip is 60 minutes.

How often are episodes of Normal Gossip released?

Episodes of Normal Gossip are typically released every 7 days.

When was the first episode of Normal Gossip?

The first episode of Normal Gossip was released on Nov 17, 2021.

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