S3 Ep4: Christmas is Cancelled with Laurel Bristow
Normal Gossip
Normal Gossip
4.7 • 6K Ratings
🗓️ 28 September 2022
⏱️ 66 minutes
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Summary
We're thrilled to welcome everyone’s favorite guide to infectious diseases, Laurel Bristow. She's the program director for Emory’s TB Research Advancement Center and she's the first Laurel to be on the show!
Follow Laurel on Instagram @laurel__bristow.
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| 0:00.0 | I think what I'm gonna do is just give her the fucking gift card and you say go get your own god damn pots |
| 0:05.2 | You fancy members only bitch |
| 0:13.3 | Hi and welcome to normal gossip. I'm Kelsey McKinney in each episode of this podcast |
| 0:17.9 | We're going to bring you an anonymous morsel of gossip from the real world |
| 0:21.0 | I am thrilled to welcome on the pod this week Laurel Bristol |
| 0:25.4 | Laurel is the very first scientist we've ever had on this podcast |
| 0:29.2 | She has her masters in the control of infectious disease from the London School of hygiene and tropical medicine |
| 0:36.8 | She is everyone's favorite guide to infectious diseases and she's just got my brand new job as the director for Emberie's TB research |
| 0:43.8 | Advancement Center Laurel welcome. Congratulations on your new job. Oh my god. Thank you so much |
| 0:49.0 | I am so excited to be here. I'm so excited. You're here as a fan and as someone who your you know |
| 0:57.7 | Information has helped me greatly. I'm thrilled. Oh, thank you so much |
| 1:02.3 | And also up top I would like to apologize for using your name as the name of a villain in season one |
| 1:07.3 | So I hope that you will forgive me and we can pass it |
| 1:10.3 | I the range of emotions I felt for that episode of like oh my god |
| 1:14.4 | Yes, someone's using the name Laurel and then immediately Rachel was like |
| 1:18.1 | That bitch |
| 1:20.8 | If we want if Laurels want representation in popular culture, we have to take the good and the bad |
| 1:25.9 | You know, it's just part of it. So you're so right and here you are to redeem all Laurels on behalf of all Laurels |
| 1:33.9 | I am the spokesperson for the name so congratulations. Oh |
| 1:38.8 | Can you start me off with just our basic question? What's your relationship with gossip like? |
| 1:44.4 | My gosh, I'm so excited to answer these questions |
| 1:47.2 | My relationship with gossip is that I |
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