Normal Gossip

We're releasing an episode from our secret feed vault to give you a taste of what you can get each month as a Friend or Friend-of-a-Friend subscriber. Our guest, Brydie Lee-Kennedy, is a Friend-level subscriber who joined Kelsey on the secret feed last November to tell a harrowing story about a game of sexy hide-and-seek gone wrong. If you loved Brydie's story, make sure to check out her novel, Go...

Happy summer! We’re popping in with a little summer surprise: the recording from our December 2022 live show in Washington, D.C., with Brittany Luse ! This is a different story than the one we’re telling on our tour this summer. If you want to get tickets to the tour, there are still seats available ! You can support Normal Gossip directly by buying merch or becoming a Friend or a Friend-of-Friend...

Friend of the show and fellow Defector comrade Patrick Redford is on the public feed for the first time! This week, we're talking about ~intentional living communities and their alternative sources of protein. Follow Patrick on IG @patrickredford PSA: This is the season four FINALE! We're going to take a quick break to tour around the country (see you there?!) and then we'll be back for season 5....

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 @sallyt and follow Caroline on IG @geethanksjustboughtitpod You can support Normal Gossip directly by buying merch or becoming a Friend or a Friend-of-Friend at supp...

Mariah Smith joins us for a true crime adventure. PSA: This is the EIGHTH of ten episodes this season! Get your tickets to the Normal Gossip live tour here . Follow Mariah on IG @mariahmariahmariah You can support Normal Gossip directly by buying merch or becoming a Friend or a Friend-of-Friend at supportnormalgossip.com . Our merch shop is run by Dan McQuade. You can also find all kinds of info a...

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 @hannahgiorgis PSA: This is the SEVENTH of ten episodes this season! You can support Normal Gossip directly by buying merch or becoming a Friend or a Friend-of-Friend at supportnormalgossip.com ....

Jasmine Guillory joins us for a tough lesson in bro friendships. PSA: This is the sixth of ten episodes this season! Get your tickets to the Normal Gossip live tour here . Follow Jasmine on IG @jasminepics You can support Normal Gossip directly by buying merch or becoming a Friend or a Friend-of-Friend at supportnormalgossip.com . Our merch shop is run by Dan McQuade. You can also find all kinds o...

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 NPR's Code Switch podcast! Follow Parker on Twitter @aparkusfarce . PSA: This is the FIFTH of ten episodes this season! We're halfway, baby! Get your tickets to the Normal Gossip live tour here . You can support Normal Gossip directly by buying...

Liv Albert joins us to ponder the age-old question: follow your dreams, or follow the money? Liv is the host of the podcast Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! and the author of the books Greek Mythology and Nectar of the Gods . PSA: This is the fourth of ten episodes this season! Get your tickets to the Normal Gossip live tour here . Follow Liv on IG @livalbert . You can support Normal Gossip directly...

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 here . Follow Eve on IG @eve.ewing . This is the New Yorker article we talked about by Rachel Aviv. You can support Normal Gossip directly by buying merch or becoming a Friend or a...

Blythe Roberson joins us for a story about how wrong a group text can go at Disney World. Blythe's new book America the Beautiful? 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 @blythelikehappy . Get your tickets to the Normal Gossip live tour here . You can support Normal Gossip directly by buying...

We are back for season 4! Samin Nosrat (author of Salt Fat Acid Heat and host of Home Cooking ) 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 @ciaosamin . You can support Normal Gossip directly by buying merch or becoming a Friend or a Friend-of-Friend at s...

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 You can support Normal Gossip directly by buying merch or becoming a Friend or a Friend-of-Friend at supportnorma...

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 by buying merch or becoming a Friend or a Friend-of-Friend at supportnormalgossip.com . Episode transcript here .  Follow the show on...

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 @Eshjolly .  You can support Normal Gossip directly by buying merch or becoming a Friend or a Friend-of-Friend at supportnormalgossip.com . Episode transcript here. Follow th...

Comedian and host of Feeling Asian and Hairy Butthole 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 @ymmayer . You can support Normal Gossip directly by buying merch or becoming a Friend or a Friend-of-Friend at supportnormalgossip.com . Episode transcript here. Follow the show on Instag...

Comedian, writer, and host of Unhappy Hour Matt Bellassai joins us for sojourn into the messy world of queer kickball leagues!  Follow Matt on Instagram @mattbellassai .  You can support Normal Gossip directly by buying 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...

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 @laurel__bristow . You can support Normal Gossip directly by buying merch or becoming a Friend or a Friend-of-Friend at supportnormalgossip.com . Episode transcript...

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 pre-order their book, How Far the Light Reaches!  You can support Normal Gossip directly by buying merch or becoming a Friend or a Friend-of-Friend at supportnormalgossip.com . Episode transcript...

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!  You can support Normal Gossip directly by buying 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 normalgossip...

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 by buying 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 normalgos...

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 forgi...

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. You can support Normal Gossip directly by buying merch or becoming a Friend or a Friend-of-Friend at supportnormalgossip.com . Episode transcript here. Follow the show on Instagram @normalgossip , and if yo...

Julia Furlan joins us for a pandemic wedding saga. You can support Normal Gossip directly by buying 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 normalgossip@defector.com or leave us a voicemail at 26-79-GOSSIP. Normal Gossip is hosted by Kelsey McKinney (@mcki...

Comedian, writer, and host of NPR's Everyone & Their Mom , Emma Eun-joo Choi, joins us for a story about teenage love that went on way, way too long.  You can support Normal Gossip directly by buying 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 normalgossip...