{"podcast":{"title":"Normal Gossip","slug":"normal-gossip-4531128","podcast_index_feed_id":4531128,"rss_url":"https://publicfeeds.net/f/3492/feed-rss.xml","website_url":"http://defector.com","image_url":"https://f.prxu.org/3492/images/534a2935-3bd7-4bc3-ad26-dcf167d661dc/2025_NormalGossip_Logo_RT1__2__copy.jpg","author":"Normal Gossip (info@defector.com)","episode_count":107,"summary":"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/","last_synced_at":"2026-07-15T16:17:31.975551+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/normal-gossip-4531128"},"episode":{"title":"Anne Rice's Email With A Vampire with Mike Rugnetta","slug":"anne-rice-s-email-with-a-vampire-with-mike-rugnetta","published_at":"2025-11-19T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/normal-gossip-4531128/anne-rice-s-email-with-a-vampire-with-mike-rugnetta","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/normal-gossip-4531128","url":"https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_3492_eb9736be-0d10-414d-8fa9-be7030c309bb&uf=https%3A%2F%2Fpublicfeeds.net%2Ff%2F3492%2Ffeed-rss.xml","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/3492/eb9736be-0d10-414d-8fa9-be7030c309bb/09D_Mike_Rugnetta_SSRV1_SGMIX1.mp3","summary":"Mike Rugnetta graciously accepted our invitation to a vampire ball in New Orleans. Follow Mike on Instagram here . Listen to his podcast Never Post here . And here's that collab with ICYMI . 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 . 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/ 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 . Support Radiotopia's fall fundraiser here . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices","meta_description":"Mike Rugnetta graciously accepted our invitation to a vampire ball in New Orleans. Follow Mike on Instagram here . Listen to his podcast Never Post here .…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3129,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/normal-gossip-4531128/episodes/anne-rice-s-email-with-a-vampire-with-mike-rugnetta/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/normal-gossip-4531128/anne-rice-s-email-with-a-vampire-with-mike-rugnetta.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}