
30 episodes

Normal Gossip Radiotopia
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- Comedy
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4.8 • 2.9K Ratings
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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://linktr.ee/normalgossip
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Big Business Announcement Episode (new partner and new season!!!)
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 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 (@mckinneykelsey) and produced by Alex Sujong Laughlin (@alexlaughs). -
Steampunk-Ass Murder Mystery with Tuck Woodstock
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 normalgossip@defector.com 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. -
The Science Behind Gossip with Eshin Jolly
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 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 normalgossip@defector.com 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 Ben Sattinger. -
In Defense of Children with Youngmi Mayer
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 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 normalgossip@defector.com or leave us a voicemail at 26-79-GOSSIP.
Normal Gossip is hosted by Kelsey McKinney (@mckinneykelsey) and produced by Alex Sujong Laughlin (@alexlaughs).
Law & Order sound effect created by Mike Post.
Credits read by Jessie Xiao. -
You Can't Fight with Heiress Tongue with Matt Bellassai
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 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 normalgossip@defector.com or leave us a voicemail at 26-79-GOSSIP.
Normal Gossip is hosted by Kelsey McKinney (@mckinneykelsey) and produced by Alex Sujong Laughlin (@alexlaughs).
Thanks to Georgie Du for reading the credits. -
Christmas is Cancelled with Laurel Bristow
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 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 normalgossip@defector.com 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 Jenn Pritchard.
Customer Reviews
Obsessed
This is THE best podcast. I have been recommending it to everyone I know. The storytelling is so good, and the guests are so fun. Kelsey’s voice is amazing, and I had to subscribe as a “Friend” so I could get more content!
Excited for y’all to come back!!
Love this podcast
Local drama at it’s finest
This is such a great podcast, I love all the gossip and the bonus episodes! I always look forward to the new episodes and respect the time and work going into each episode. If you like gossip this is the king of gossip.