Bonus Episode: Rat Kings and Emotional Support Eggs with Sabrina Imbler

Normal Gossip

Comedy

4.8 • 5.3K Ratings

🗓️ 13 August 2025

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Today's treat: an episode from our secret feed vault. If you'd like to get in on these monthly extra episodes, subscribe as a Friend or a Friend-of-a-Friend. Our guest this time is Sabrina Imbler! After catching up on Sabs' latest project—a series of interviews with federal workers fired by the Trump administration—Rachelle and Sabs partake in a batch of gossipy voice memos from our inbox.

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1:36.0	I'm your host, Rachel Hampton.
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1:41.4	gossip from the real world.
1:43.6	Welcome to another bonus episode, y'all. We have
1:46.0	officially started production on season nine of normal gossip, and we will be announcing the premiere
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