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Why Normal Gossip’s Creators Are Stepping Away


Big changes are coming to the hit indie podcast, including a new team.

Normal Gossip debuted in early 2022 as part of Defector Media, the creator-owned indie publishing operation, and swiftly became a purely organic hit — something that’s practically unheard of in the podcast world these days. To commemorate the big change, Vulture convened McKinney, Laughlin, Hampton, and Ricks to talk about the transition, what they’ve learned about human nature’s relationship with gossip, and their favorite episodes from the original era. I can tell you the content of, say, the Civil War and make it sound like gossip, because part of what we’ve learned from the show is that there’s a very specific tone and cadence that exists within gossip.— Kelsey McKinney Hampton: That’s an interesting question.

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