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Under The Influence
This Summer’s Hottest Ailment Is Hormone Anxiety
176
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Alex Sujong Laughlin
July 22, 2024
Wings Week
BuzzFeed Is The Reason It Can’t Sell ‘Hot Ones’
190
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Alex Sujong Laughlin
July 17, 2024
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NFL
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: It’s Time To Unionize
70
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Alex Sujong Laughlin
July 10, 2024
Soccer
The NWSL Took Me Back
41
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Alex Sujong Laughlin
July 2, 2024
Politics
Without Fact-Checking, A Presidential Debate Is Just TV
218
Comments
Alex Sujong Laughlin
June 28, 2024
Journalismism
The Podcast Industry Has Learned Nothing
161
Comments
Alex Sujong Laughlin
June 27, 2024
Arts And Culture
Charli XCX, Lorde, And The Trap Of The “Girl’s Girl”
78
Comments
Alex Sujong Laughlin
June 24, 2024
Life Lessons
You Should Cut Your Own Hair
93
Comments
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
Comments
Alex Sujong Laughlin
May 9, 2024
Arts And Culture
When You Eat Poison Long Enough, It Starts To Taste Good
306
Comments
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
Comments
Alex Sujong Laughlin
March 27, 2024
Life Lessons
A Purse For Whatever Woman You Want To Be
101
Comments
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
,
Maitreyi Anantharaman
,
Giri Nathan
,
Alex Sujong Laughlin
, and
Kelsey McKinney
November 15, 2023
Journalismism
Who Is Giving Carlos Watson Money Now?
71
Comments
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
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Alex Sujong Laughlin
September 26, 2023
Life Lessons
The Only Depressed Adult At The World’s Largest Indoor Ropes Course
81
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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
Comments
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
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