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/
Episodes
This week's episode features daddy issues, rollerblades, and comedian Marlena Rodriguez! Some of you will remember her from our Los Angeles live show. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram.
You can support Normal Gossip directly by buying merch or becoming a Friend or a Friend-of-Friend at supportnormalgossip.com.
We are back and pettier than ever with season 6! We're joined by our Radiotopia colleague and host of Weight for It Ronald Young Jr. for a story about the ridiculous things we do when we fall in love with familiar strangers.
Follow Ronald on all social media at @ohitsbigron (Instagram, Twitter, Threads, TikTok)
One thing to clarify from episode 1 of season 6: CMV does not cause mono, herpes or chickenpox, but is in the same...
Alex and Jae spent the last month trying to find the source of a tale we first heard back in season two. Is the poop story gossip? An urban legend? Guerilla marketing perpetrated on us all by Big Toilet? All of the above?
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Popping into your feeds for a cute lil announcement — we are going on a mini tour this spring! Come see us in Dallas, Atlanta, Durham, and D.C.
Get your tickets: https://www.normalgossiplive.com/
If you want us to come to your city, fill out our zip code survey!
And we'll see you for our new season in April!
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Defector editor David Roth joins us for our SEASON FINALE! We're about to dive into the stupidest election drama you've ever heard.
If you love Roth, check out his podcast, The Distraction!
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Survivor 41 winner Erika Casupanan joins us this week for a story about the perils of gossiping at work.
Listen to Erika's podcast, Happy to See Me!
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Support Radiotopia's fall fundraiser!
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 al...
Hayes Brown joins us to learn just how deranged the world of upscale dog grooming can be.
Follow Hayes on Twitter @HayesBrown.
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Support Radiotopia's fall fundraiser!
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 about ...
Our Defector colleague Maitreyi Anantharaman joins us for a story about private school moms taking a theater performance — and "urban dance" classes — too seriously.
Follow Maitreyi on Twitter @maitreyiaa.
Support Radiotopia's fall fundraiser!
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This week, our pal Zakiya Gibbons joins us for a story about a Thanksgiving home rental gone horribly, horribly wrong.
Zakiya is the host and editor of Hang Up, a new reality dating podcast from Radiotopia! We are obsessed. Check it out!
Speaking of Radiotopia....support Radiotopia's fall fundraiser!
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We're going abroad for a long-awaited au pair adventure with writer and podcast host Amanda Montell!
Follow Amanda on Instagram @amanda_montell and make sure to pre-order her book, The Age of Magical Overthinking.
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 about us ...
TV writer and showrunner Sarah-Violet Bliss joins us for an evening of moral quandaries and infinite amounts of ceviche.
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 about us and how to submit gossip on our Komi page: https://normalgossip.komi.io/
Episode transcript h...
Comedian Jasmine Ellis joins us for a tale about an absurdly large bachelorette party involving sardines, adult jocks, and an empathetic queen.
Follow Jasmine on Instagram at @jasmineelliscomedy.
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 about us and how to submit ...
What happens when you send a manic pixie dream girl to CSI summer camp? Journalist, writer, law school graduate, and podcast host Josie Duffy Rice joins us to find out 👀
Check out Josie's podcast: Unreformed: the Story of the Alabama Industrial School for Negro Children.
You can support Normal Gossip directly by buying merch or becoming a Friend or a Friend-of-Friend at supportnormalgossip.com.
We are BACK for our fifth season! Get ready for 10 episodes of drama, scandal, and pettiness. This week, sports journalist Katie Barnes joins us for a story that brings us back to our high school days.
Buy Katie's book, Fair Play: How Sports Shape the Gender Debates, and follow them on Twitter @katie_barnes3.
You can support Normal Gossip directly by buying merch or becoming a Friend or a Friend-of-Friend at supportnorma...
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 Lightly!
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 at supportnormalgossip....
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 supportnormalgossip.com. Ou...
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 about us and how to submi...
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. Our merch shop is run b...
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