{"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":"Bonus Episode: A Beautiful Gossip Ouroboros","slug":"bonus-episode-a-beautiful-gossip-ouroboros","published_at":"2025-07-16T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/normal-gossip-4531128/bonus-episode-a-beautiful-gossip-ouroboros","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/normal-gossip-4531128","url":"https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_3492_e0478b07-ac39-4d86-822b-5fcb7d5072bb&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/e0478b07-ac39-4d86-822b-5fcb7d5072bb/11_ng_julybonus_20250716_SSRV2MX.mp3","summary":"Surprise! In today's bonus episode, Alex Sujong Laughlin and Patrick Redford join Rachelle for some delectable morsels of gossip and not one but TWO big announcements! Try Hard premieres July 28th! Subscribe here or wherever you get your podcasts. Look out for Only If You Get Caught this fall! Get your tickets for the Normal Gossip Live tour here ! 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 . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices","meta_description":"Surprise! In today's bonus episode, Alex Sujong Laughlin and Patrick Redford join Rachelle for some delectable morsels of gossip and not one but TWO big a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3390,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/normal-gossip-4531128/episodes/bonus-episode-a-beautiful-gossip-ouroboros/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/bonus-episode-a-beautiful-gossip-ouroboros.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}