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Season 8, Episode 9

Sizes

A peek into the life of a fit model: one of the stranger jobs in fashion. For images, details, and more head to articlesofinterest.substack.com Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

S8, E9

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29 min
10 Jun

Paul McCartney - Ripples in a Pond

Paul McCartney is a singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer whose career spans more than six decades. As a member of The Beatles and later Wings and then with his own solo albums, he’s simply one of the most influential artists of all time. He has more accolades than I have time to list in this intro. But if you’re listening to this, you already know all that. In May 2026, he released his twentieth solo album, The Boys of Dungeon Lane. He co-produced it with Andrew Watt, who won the 2021 Grammy for Producer of the Year, and whose credits include working with Lady Gaga, The Rolling Stones, Justin Bieber, and Elton John. For this episode, I spoke to Paul McCartney about how he wrote and recorded his song "Ripples in a Pond." For more info, visit songexploder.net/paul-mccartney.

10 Jun

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24 min
20 May

Hot Chip - Boy From School

Hot Chip is a band from London made up of Alexis Taylor, Joe Goddard, Al Doyle, Owen Clarke, and Felix Martin. Their second album, The Warning, came out in 2006. It was nominated for a Mercury Prize, and named one of the best albums of the year by NME and Pitchfork. And later, NME would include it in their list of best albums of all time. For this episode, I talked to them about one of the songs from The Warning called “Boy From School.” You might have heard it in the second season of the show Beef on Netflix—the band’s also in the show—or you might have heard it on The Simpsons. You could have also heard the song in my car all the time in 2006. So I was very excited to talk to Alexis and Joe from Hot Chip about how “Boy from School” was made. For more info, visit songexploder.net/hot-chip.

20 May

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26 min
5 days ago

A White Horse

This episode was originally released in 2016 in the days after the shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando. It is re-released every year on the anniversary of the incident. Order The Memory Palace book now, dear listener. On Bookshop.org, on Amazon.com, on Barnes & Noble, or directly from Random House. Or order the audiobook at places like Libro.fm. The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Radiotopia is a collective of independently owned and operated podcasts that’s a part of PRX, a not-for-profit public media company. If you’d like to directly support this show, you can make a donation at Radiotopia.fm/donate. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

5 days ago

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13 min
Season 8, Episode 8

High Heels

High heels are no longer as high as they were twelve years ago. What happened? An analysis of a trend. For images and links, head to articlesofinterest.substack.com Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

S8, E8

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27 min
10 Jun

Episode 245: The Self-Believer, or Hasting by Musket and Sextant

Order The Memory Palace book now, dear listener. On Bookshop.org, on Amazon.com, on Barnes & Noble, or directly from Random House. Or order the audiobook at places like Libro.fm. The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Radiotopia is a collective of independently owned and operated podcasts that’s a part of PRX, a not-for-profit public media company. If you’d like to directly support this show, you can make a donation at Radiotopia.fm/donate. Music The Barr Brothers play Static Orphans Resavoir plays Facets We hear Le mort de l'enfant from Hikaru Hayashi's score to The Naked Island. South Seas by David Pike Trust in Me from Sould Flutes Flowering Jasmine from Gidon Kremer Tesko Mi Je Zabrovit Tebe from Branko Mataja. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

10 Jun

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15 min
25 Mar

Bonus Episode: Shout Out to the Divas with Jonquilyn Hill

Here's another treat from our secret feed vault to tide you over while we wait for season 10! We got Jonquilyn Hill to come back for a round of morsels. Warning: there will be divas and hot peppers. Subscribe to our newsletter for writing from Rachelle, Se'era, Jae, Alex, and Kelsey, plus blog recommendations and secrets! You can support Normal Gossip directly by buying merch or becoming a Friend or a Friend-of-Friend at supportnormalgossip.com. 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 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 Rachelle Hampton (@heyydnae) and produced by Se'era Spragley Ricks (@seera_sharae) and Jae Towle Vieira (@jaetowlevieira). Alex Sujong Laughlin (@alexlaughs) is our Supervising Producer. Justin Ellis is Defector's projects editor. Show art by Tara Jacoby. Normal Gossip is a proud member of Radiotopia. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

25 Mar

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42 min
Season 8, Episode 1

Made in USA

This is one of the best pieces of fashion reporting I have ever heard: it's a reworked version of a story that originally aired on the NPR podcast Planet Money. And to get my recommendations of well made, relatively ethically produced t- shirts, head to articlesofinterest.substack.com Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

S8, E1

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35 min
Season 8, Episode 7

Taxes and Tariffs

I promise, this has to do with clothes. As ever, resources and links at articlesofinterest.substack.com Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

S8, E7

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34 min
Season 8, Episode 6

Betty & Veronica

The Archie comic book characters became serious fashion icons, but it all happened through a series of accidents. For images, links, and the recording of the full live show, head to articlesofinterest.substack.com Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

S8, E6

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37 min

Song Exploder is a podcast where musicians take apart their songs, and piece by piece, tell the story of how they were made. Each episode features an artist discussing a song of theirs, breaking down the sounds and ideas that went into the writing and recording. Hosted and produced by Hrishikesh Hirway.

4.8 (693)

Music
Articles of Interest is a show about what we wear. Produced and Hosted by Avery Trufelman

4.9 (264)

Fashion & Beauty
An episode-by-episode discussion of The West Wing, one of television’s most beloved shows, co-hosted by one of its stars, Joshua Malina, along with Hrishikesh Hirway of Song Exploder.

4.9 (1923)

TV & Film
Normal Gossip delivers juicy, strange, funny, and utterly banal gossip about people you’ll never know and never meet. Host Rachelle Hampton 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 Se'era Spragley Ricks and Jae Towle Vieira. Created by Kelsey McKinney and Alex Sujong Laughlin. Show art by Tara Jacoby. https://normalgossip.komi.io/

4.8 (185)

Comedy
the memory palace

4.9 (404)

History
Proxy investigates the weird, specific feelings that run our lives — sometimes by finding someone who gets it, sometimes by reporting from the emotions beat. Hosted by Yowei Shaw, former co-host and producer of Invisibilia. Proxy is back with new cases every other Tuesday. Follow the show so you don’t miss the next one. Follow us on Instagram: @proxypodcast @yoweishaw Get in touch at proxythepod@gmail.com If you’re new, try: Bisexual Wife Guy, Yowei Can't Speak Bro, or Nicole Can't Stop Being Aggro.

4.8 (16)

Personal Journals

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Paul McCartney - Ripples in a Pond

Hot Chip - Boy From School

A White Horse

High Heels

Episode 245: The Self-Believer, or Hasting by Musket and Sextant

Bonus Episode: Shout Out to the Divas with Jonquilyn Hill

Made in USA

Taxes and Tariffs

Betty & Veronica

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