The Allusionist

93. Gossip

‘Idle’, ‘trivial’, ‘scurrilous’: the word ‘gossip’ is often accompanied by uncomplimentary adjectives. But don’t dismiss it; from childbirth to Hollywood to political analysis to whisper networks, gossip may be more useful and serious than you realise. Lainey Lui, founder of laineygossip.com, and Buzzfeed News’ senior culture writer (and doctor of celebrity gossip) Anne Helen Petersen explain why. Find out more about this episode at <a href="http://theallusionist.org/gossip" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">theallusionist.org/gossip</a>. NB there are a few swears in this episode. The Allusionist's online home is <a href="http://theallusionist.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">theallusionist.org</a>. Stay in touch at <a href="http://twitter.com/allusionistshow" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">twitter.com/allusionistshow</a> and <a href="http://facebook.com/allusionistshow" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/allusionistshow</a>.<a href="http://patreon.com/allusionist" rel="payment">Support the show: http://patreon.com/allusionist</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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