Normal Gossip

It is the season 8 FINALE and we've got the iconic Shea Couleé here with us for a tale of love and ambition amongst polyamorous bee farmers. Watch Shea in IRONHEART on June 24th and follow her on Instagram here [https://www.instagram.com/sheacoulee/?hl=en].  Get your tickets for the Normal Gossip Live tour here [https://www.normalgossiplive.com/]! Subscribe to our newsletter for writing from Rachelle, Se'era, Jae, Alex, and Kelsey, plus blog recommendations and secrets! [https://cdn.forms-content.sg-form.com/8b2832e4-8d63-11ee-a318-ba05e8f402f5] You can support Normal Gossip directly by buying merch [https://defectorstore.com/collections/normal-gossip] or becoming a Friend or a Friend-of-Friend at supportnormalgossip.com [https://defector.com/products/normalgossip]. 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/ [https://normalgossip.komi.io/] Episode transcript here [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RNme1Sesauo9Eqj1M2VpN4WKJbE0VeH5IJG4ty7BaPw/edit?usp=sharing]. Order Kelsey's book, You Didn’t Hear This From Me, here! [https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/kelsey-mckinney/you-didnt-hear-this-from-me/9781538757406/?lens=grand-central-publishing] Follow the show on Instagram @normalgossip [https://www.instagram.com/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 [https://www.instagram.com/heyydnae/?hl=en]) and produced by Se'era Spragley Ricks (@seera_sharae [https://www.instagram.com/seera_sharae/?hl=en]) and Jae Towle Vieira (@jaetowlevieira [https://instagram.com/jaetowlevieira?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==]). Alex Sujong Laughlin (@alexlaughs [https://www.instagram.com/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 [https://www.radiotopia.fm/]. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices [https://dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices]

Our editor Brandy Jensen joins us for a good old fashioned neighborly feud.  Read Brandy's essay, which she wrote for the Yale Review, called the Polycrisis here [https://yalereview.org/article/brandy-jensen-polycrisis]. Get your tickets for the Normal Gossip Live tour here [https://www.normalgossiplive.com/]! Subscribe to our newsletter for writing from Rachelle, Se'era, Jae, Alex, and Kelsey, plus blog recommendations and secrets! [https://cdn.forms-content.sg-form.com/8b2832e4-8d63-11ee-a318-ba05e8f402f5] You can support Normal Gossip directly by buying merch [https://defectorstore.com/collections/normal-gossip] or becoming a Friend or a Friend-of-Friend at supportnormalgossip.com [https://defector.com/products/normalgossip]. 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/ [https://normalgossip.komi.io/] Episode transcript here [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eB2WVrl4Y70cNdiPifhb23oluGIpgi-y5fBXY_qaHJo/edit?usp=sharing]. Order Kelsey's book, You Didn’t Hear This From Me, here! [https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/kelsey-mckinney/you-didnt-hear-this-from-me/9781538757406/?lens=grand-central-publishing] Follow the show on Instagram @normalgossip [https://www.instagram.com/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 [https://www.instagram.com/heyydnae/?hl=en]) and produced by Se'era Spragley Ricks (@seera_sharae [https://www.instagram.com/seera_sharae/?hl=en]) and Jae Towle Vieira (@jaetowlevieira [https://instagram.com/jaetowlevieira?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==]). Alex Sujong Laughlin (@alexlaughs [https://www.instagram.com/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 [https://www.radiotopia.fm/]. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices [https://dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices]

Vinson Cunningham accompanies us to a fancy private school where the parents tend to get a little too involved in the yearly fundraiser. Follow Vinson on Instagram here [https://www.instagram.com/vinsoncunningham/?hl=en].  Get your tickets for the Normal Gossip Live tour here [https://www.normalgossiplive.com/]! Subscribe to our newsletter for writing from Rachelle, Se'era, Jae, Alex, and Kelsey, plus blog recommendations and secrets! [https://cdn.forms-content.sg-form.com/8b2832e4-8d63-11ee-a318-ba05e8f402f5] You can support Normal Gossip directly by buying merch [https://defectorstore.com/collections/normal-gossip] or becoming a Friend or a Friend-of-Friend at supportnormalgossip.com [https://defector.com/products/normalgossip]. 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/ [https://normalgossip.komi.io/] Episode transcript here [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hyCBjtgVNQn6FSGhHODCeHUFKIir238Bj47RFPoB-dw/edit?usp=sharing].  Order Kelsey's book, You Didn’t Hear This From Me, here! [https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/kelsey-mckinney/you-didnt-hear-this-from-me/9781538757406/?lens=grand-central-publishing] Follow the show on Instagram @normalgossip [https://www.instagram.com/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 [https://www.instagram.com/heyydnae/?hl=en]) and produced by Se'era Spragley Ricks (@seera_sharae [https://www.instagram.com/seera_sharae/?hl=en]) and Jae Towle Vieira (@jaetowlevieira [https://instagram.com/jaetowlevieira?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==]). Alex Sujong Laughlin (@alexlaughs [https://www.instagram.com/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 [https://www.radiotopia.fm/]. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices [https://dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices]

Sam Sanders returns for some gossip about a case of "accidental" love-bombing in a hostel. Follow Sam on Instagram here [https://www.instagram.com/samsanders/?hl=en] and check out The Sam Sanders Show for more hot takes on entertainment and culture. We recommend you start here [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sam-sanders-show/id1771084688?i=1000706947798]. Get your tickets for the Normal Gossip Live tour here [https://www.normalgossiplive.com/]! Subscribe to our newsletter for writing from Rachelle, Se'era, Jae, Alex, and Kelsey, plus blog recommendations and secrets! [https://cdn.forms-content.sg-form.com/8b2832e4-8d63-11ee-a318-ba05e8f402f5] You can support Normal Gossip directly by buying merch [https://defectorstore.com/collections/normal-gossip] or becoming a Friend or a Friend-of-Friend at supportnormalgossip.com [https://defector.com/products/normalgossip]. 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/ [https://normalgossip.komi.io/] Episode transcript here [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qRoZlDQYgH7aabTMd-29_VwAGxADlseQesOyj5OjLUs/edit?usp=sharing]. Order Kelsey's book, You Didn’t Hear This From Me, here! [https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/kelsey-mckinney/you-didnt-hear-this-from-me/9781538757406/?lens=grand-central-publishing] Follow the show on Instagram @normalgossip [https://www.instagram.com/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 [https://www.instagram.com/heyydnae/?hl=en]) and produced by Se'era Spragley Ricks (@seera_sharae [https://www.instagram.com/seera_sharae/?hl=en]) and Jae Towle Vieira (@jaetowlevieira [https://instagram.com/jaetowlevieira?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==]). Alex Sujong Laughlin (@alexlaughs [https://www.instagram.com/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 [https://www.radiotopia.fm/]. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices [https://dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices]

Nadira Goffe comes with us to a shared rental house simmering with tension over roaches, cats, and a very special stew. Follow Nadira on Instagram here [https://www.instagram.com/calllmenadira/].  Get your tickets for the Normal Gossip Live tour here [https://www.normalgossiplive.com/]! Subscribe to our newsletter for writing from Rachelle, Se'era, Jae, Alex, and Kelsey, plus blog recommendations and secrets! [https://cdn.forms-content.sg-form.com/8b2832e4-8d63-11ee-a318-ba05e8f402f5] You can support Normal Gossip directly by buying merch [https://defectorstore.com/collections/normal-gossip] or becoming a Friend or a Friend-of-Friend at supportnormalgossip.com [https://defector.com/products/normalgossip]. 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/ [https://normalgossip.komi.io/] Episode transcript here [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WqbsMYmTGK7_3ugT9L8PQ07scGj6OVFDd8BA3KBU6SI/edit?usp=sharing]. Order Kelsey's book, You Didn’t Hear This From Me, here! [https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/kelsey-mckinney/you-didnt-hear-this-from-me/9781538757406/?lens=grand-central-publishing] Follow the show on Instagram @normalgossip [https://www.instagram.com/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 [https://www.instagram.com/heyydnae/?hl=en]) and produced by Se'era Spragley Ricks (@seera_sharae [https://www.instagram.com/seera_sharae/?hl=en]) and Jae Towle Vieira (@jaetowlevieira [https://instagram.com/jaetowlevieira?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==]). Alex Sujong Laughlin (@alexlaughs [https://www.instagram.com/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 [https://www.radiotopia.fm/]. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices [https://dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices]