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Journalismism
The Podcast Industry Has Learned Nothing
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Alex Sujong Laughlin
June 27, 2024
Arts And Culture
Charli XCX, Lorde, And The Trap Of The “Girl’s Girl”
78
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Alex Sujong Laughlin
June 24, 2024
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Life Lessons
You Should Cut Your Own Hair
93
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Alex Sujong Laughlin
June 21, 2024
Announcements
The Normal Gossip Summer Guide To Eavesdropping
38
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Kelsey McKinney
,
Alex Sujong Laughlin
, and
Sabrina Imbler
June 13, 2024
Arts And Culture
How Do You Compartmentalize The Spectacle?
72
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Alex Sujong Laughlin
May 9, 2024
Arts And Culture
When You Eat Poison Long Enough, It Starts To Taste Good
306
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Alex Sujong Laughlin
April 19, 2024
Capital
If You Love Podcasts, Dump Spotify
294
Comments
Alex Sujong Laughlin
April 12, 2024
Journalismism
You Never Get The Full Story
110
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Alex Sujong Laughlin
March 27, 2024
Life Lessons
A Purse For Whatever Woman You Want To Be
101
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Alex Sujong Laughlin
January 3, 2024
Defector Reads A Book
Uncoil Your Neck, Turn Down The Cicadas, And Come Chat About ‘Y/N’ With Us
37
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Patrick Redford
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Maitreyi Anantharaman
,
Giri Nathan
,
Alex Sujong Laughlin
, and
Kelsey McKinney
November 15, 2023
Journalismism
Who Is Giving Carlos Watson Money Now?
71
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Alex Sujong Laughlin
November 14, 2023
Politics
These Debates Don’t Matter
268
Comments
Alex Sujong Laughlin
November 9, 2023
Music
Meet Us At Midnight For ‘1989’ (Defector’s Version)
160
Comments
Alex Sujong Laughlin
,
Kelsey McKinney
,
Luis Paez-Pumar
, and
Abigail Segel
October 27, 2023
Arts And Culture
‘The Golden Bachelor’ Turns Grief Into Joy
142
Comments
Alex Sujong Laughlin
October 25, 2023
Chefector
That’s What I Get For Trying To Honor My Ancestors With Chestnuts I Found On The Street
126
Comments
Alex Sujong Laughlin
September 26, 2023
Life Lessons
The Only Depressed Adult At The World’s Largest Indoor Ropes Course
81
Comments
Alex Sujong Laughlin
September 20, 2023
Podcasts
Kelsey And Alex’s Big Adventure: Notes From Normal Gossip On The Road
185
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Kelsey McKinney
and
Alex Sujong Laughlin
August 16, 2023
Funbag
Where Are All The Squirrel Skeletons?
598
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Alex Sujong Laughlin
August 8, 2023
Music
What Does Taylor’s Version Of The Past Look Like?
190
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Alex Sujong Laughlin
July 10, 2023
Capital
Gimlet Media’s Story Was Always Going To End Like This
218
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Alex Sujong Laughlin
June 12, 2023
Arts And Culture
Reality TV Won’t Fix What’s Broken About Hollywood Economics
167
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Alex Sujong Laughlin
May 4, 2023
Defector Reads A Book
Let’s All Confess What We Thought Of ‘The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter’
43
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Maitreyi Anantharaman
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Giri Nathan
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Kelsey McKinney
, and
Alex Sujong Laughlin
April 27, 2023
Life Lessons
I Don’t Want Brain By Seventeen, I Want Body By Pancake
298
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Alex Sujong Laughlin
March 10, 2023
Podcasts
All The Gossip About Normal Gossip’s New Partner
105
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Kelsey McKinney
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Alex Sujong Laughlin
February 27, 2023
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