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S2 Ep2: The Not-Quite-Magicians with Kalyn Kahler

Normal Gossip

Normal Gossip

Comedy

4.66K Ratings

🗓️ 25 May 2022

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Defector’s Kalyn Kahler decides whether this week’s story is about a benevolent business owner with boundary issues — or a cult.

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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 Kelsey McKinney (@mckinneykelsey) and produced by Alex Sujong Laughlin (@alexlaughs).

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You know, once you start accepting $500 and then $1,000 and then dinner and then this and then that,

0:06.8

yeah, eventually you are going to start living at her house. I mean, I feel like

0:13.8

hi and welcome to Normal Gossip. I'm Kelsey McKinney and in each episode of this podcast,

0:18.4

we're going to bring you an anonymous morsel of gossip from the real world. Joining us today

0:23.6

is Defector Media's own Kaylyn Kailer. Kaylyn is my colleague at Defector.com, the site that

0:29.4

emotionally and monetarily supports this podcast. Before we hop into this week's story and learn

0:35.3

about Kaylyn's relationship with gossip, I just wanted to remind you of a couple of things.

0:40.0

Please do not forget that you can subscribe to Normal Gossip at either the friend of a friend

0:45.1

or friend level for either $5 or $12 a month. And if you subscribe, you get access to an

0:51.1

extra secret episode every single month that will feature a listener. If you subscribe at the

0:56.6

friend level, you can be entered into a pool to be that featured listener. Don't you want to come

1:01.3

on and gossip with me? It would be so fun, I think. You can subscribe to do that at supportNormalGossip.com.

1:08.4

Friends will also get access to our close friend circle on Instagram where we are doing some secrets.

1:13.9

We are having some fun and they'll get discounts on Normal Gossip merch and live shows.

1:21.4

Speaking of live shows, we are having our first live show. I'm very nervous. It's June 1st at

1:27.2

Caviar in New York City. It's at 7 p.m. Tickets are $30 in advance and $35 at the door. It's

1:34.8

going to be really fun. I just bought glow sticks. We're going to do some gossiping. You're going to

1:39.6

love it. Tickets are at Caviar. That's c-a-v-e-a-t dot in Y-c. And we'll put a link for that in the

1:47.7

show notes. Okay. Let's go into the episode. Kaelin Kaeler worked previously as a reporter at

1:54.1

sports illustrated and bleacher report. And for defectors, she mostly covers the National Football League.

2:00.5

She also writes about other stuff like Irish dance, but today we're mostly going to talk about the NFL.

2:05.7

Kaelin, welcome. Kelsey, I am thrilled to be here. I have been counting down the days until normal

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