Episode 579: Kelsey McKinney

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May 15, 202468:21News & Politics

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 ver...

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