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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  • Sexy Mushrooms with Avery Trufelman

    Avery Trufelman of Articles of Interest joins us for a story about mushroom foraging, cultbrain, and greige athleisure. This is the mushroom video. Click at your own risk.  PRE-ORDER KELSEY'S BOOK, YOU DIDN'T HEAR THIS FROM...

  • Ready to be Bunco-ified with Lindy West and Meagan Hatcher-Mays

    Lindy West and Meagan Hatcher-Mays join us for a story where the protagonists find themselves, in the words of our submitter, "stuck in an inescapable Samuel Beckett style loop of scandal gossip, rumor and orthotic shoes." Listen to...

  • The Joy of Being a Hater with Justin Ellis

    The editor becomes the edited this week because our editor Justin Ellis is joining us for a story about indoor children's playgrounds and the Facebook groups that bind them. PRE-ORDER KELSEY'S BOOK, YOU DIDN'T HEAR THIS FROM...

  • All the World is Rollerblades with Marlena Rodriguez

    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 . Subscribe to our new newsletter for writing...

  • A Beautiful Blood Celebrity with Ronald Young Jr.

    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...

  • Normal Gossip Investigates: The Poop Story

    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? You can...

  • A little announcement 🐥

    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,...

  • Splitting the Dog Vote with David Roth

    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 ! Sign up to hear Normal Gossip's next secret...

  • Getting Frisky at the Black Rose with Erika Casupanan

    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 ! Sign up to hear Normal Gossip's next secret here . Support Radiotopia's fall...

  • Dog Salon Divas with Hayes Brown

    Hayes Brown joins us to learn just how deranged the world of upscale dog grooming can be. Follow Hayes on Twitter @HayesBrown . Sign up to hear Normal Gossip's next secret here . Support Radiotopia's fall fundraiser ! You can...

  • Rich Mom Razzle Dazzle with Maitreyi Anantharaman

    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...

  • Weedsgiving with Zakiya Gibbons

    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...