Episode 579: Kelsey McKinney
Longform
2024/05/15
Episode 579: Kelsey McKinney
Episode 579: Kelsey McKinney

Longform
2024/05/15
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Kelsey McKinney is a features writer and co-owner at Defector.com. She hosts the podcast Normal Gossip and is the author of the upcoming book You Didn't Hear This From Me: (Mostly) True Notes on Gossip.
“I was always very interested in how you strategize a...
Highlights
Highlights
In this candid and reflective conversation, Kelsey McKinney—writer, podcast host, and co-owner of Defector—discusses the realities of building and sustaining a creative career in today’s media landscape.
Chapters
Chapters
Meet Kelsey McKinney and Normal Gossip
00:00Why Doesn’t Mrs. Dalloway Get a Day of Her Own? (Slate • Jan 2000)
04:00Chris Evans: American Marvel (Edith Zimmerman • GQ • July 2011)
13:00McKinney’s Deadspin archive
23:00God Spare the Girls (Harper Collins • 2022)
31:00Gossip Is Not a Sin (New York Times • July 2021)
39:00You Didn’t Hear This From Me (Viking • 2025)
43:00Learning To Play Piano When There Is No Recital (Defector • Dec 2023)
58:00Transcript
Transcript
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