Normal Gossip delivers juicy, strange, funny, and utterly banal gossip about people you’ll never know and never meet. Host Kelsey McKinney discusses... more
This week's episode features daddy issues, rollerblades, and comedian Marlena Rodriguez! Some of you will remember her from our Los... more
We are back and pettier than ever with season 6! We're joined by our Radiotopia colleague and host of Weight... more
Alex and Jae spent the last month trying to find the source of a tale we first heard back in... more
Popping into your feeds for a cute lil announcement — we are going on a mini tour this spring! Come... more
Defector editor David Roth joins us for our SEASON FINALE! We're about to dive into the stupidest election drama you've... more
Survivor 41 winner Erika Casupanan joins us this week for a story about the perils of gossiping at work. Listen to... more
Hayes Brown joins us to learn just how deranged the world of upscale dog grooming can be. Follow Hayes on Twitter... more
Our Defector colleague Maitreyi Anantharaman joins us for a story about private school moms taking a theater performance — and... more
This week, our pal Zakiya Gibbons joins us for a story about a Thanksgiving home rental gone horribly, horribly wrong. Zakiya... more
We're going abroad for a long-awaited au pair adventure with writer and podcast host Amanda Montell! Follow Amanda on Instagram @amanda_montell... more
TV writer and showrunner Sarah-Violet Bliss joins us for an evening of moral quandaries and infinite amounts of ceviche. You can... more
Comedian Jasmine Ellis joins us for a tale about an absurdly large bachelorette party involving sardines, adult jocks, and an... more
What happens when you send a manic pixie dream girl to CSI summer camp? Journalist, writer, law school graduate, and... more
We are BACK for our fifth season! Get ready for 10 episodes of drama, scandal, and pettiness. This week, sports... more
We're releasing an episode from our secret feed vault to give you a taste of what you can get each... more
Happy summer! We’re popping in with a little summer surprise: the recording from our December 2022 live show in Washington,... more
Friend of the show and fellow Defector comrade Patrick Redford is on the public feed for the first time! This... more
Sally Tamarkin and Caroline Moss get extremely triggered in this episode about a chill bride and her blissfully oblivious wedding... more
Mariah Smith joins us for a true crime adventure. PSA: This is the EIGHTH of ten episodes this season! Get your tickets... more
The esteemed Hannah Giorgis returns for a tale about what happens when your cousin is too rich for your own... more
Jasmine Guillory joins us for a tough lesson in bro friendships. PSA: This is the sixth of ten episodes this season! Get... more
B.A. Parker takes a trip back in time to a community pool in the South that has some major logistical... more
Liv Albert joins us to ponder the age-old question: follow your dreams, or follow the money? Liv is the host of... more
One of you monsters made Dr. Eve L. Ewing cry by sending us a curséd PowerPoint presentation from a dog... more
Blythe Roberson joins us for a story about how wrong a group text can go at Disney World. Blythe's new book... more
We are back for season 4! Samin Nosrat (author of Salt Fat Acid Heat and host of Home Cooking) joins... more
We're back with some big announcements and answers to your questions, like: Where have you been? Who is your new partner? What does... more
Gender Reveal host and producer Tuck Woodstock joins us for an epic love story from another time .... the early... more
Dr. Eshin Jolly joins us this week to teach us about the science of gossiping!!! Eshin is a post-doctoral researcher... more
Comedian and host of Feeling Asian and Hairy Butthole Youngmi Mayer joins us to get to the bottom of a... more
Comedian, writer, and host of Unhappy Hour Matt Bellassai joins us for sojourn into the messy world of queer kickball... more
We're thrilled to welcome everyone’s favorite guide to infectious diseases, Laurel Bristow. She's the program director for Emory’s TB Research... more
Defector staff writer and creature correspondent Sabrina Imbler joins us for a story about the lives we lead on the... more
Writer Jessica Goodman joins us for a tale of a One Direction concert weekend gone wrong. Follow Jessica on... more
Welcome to season 3! We're kicking it off with writer and comedian Samantha Irby for a story about a misguided... more
We've been waiting for your niche gossip all season, and you delivered! Five stories of clubs, communities, and small towns,... more
Alex and Justin spent season 2 playing a little game of telephone with the guests....and kept Kelsey out of the... more
Julia Furlan joins us for a pandemic wedding saga. You can support Normal Gossip directly bybuying merch or... more
Comedian, writer, and host of NPR's Everyone & Their Mom, Emma Eun-joo Choi, joins us for a story about teenage... more
Comedian and host of Feeling Asian Brian Park makes the case for just sending that risky DM already. You... more
Comedian and host of Feeling Asian Brian Park makes the case for just sending that risky DM already. You can support... more