Kelsey McKinney

Kelsey, how do you feel? I feel emotional, more emotional than I expected. But really, I mean, doing this has been one of the highlights of my career. It's an honor to bring these insane stories 20 weeks a year to the people. Like, I'm so, so grateful to everyone who listens and tells their friends to listen, who sent in gossip and who loves our work. And like,

Kelsey, how do you feel? I feel emotional, more emotional than I expected. But really, I mean, doing this has been one of the highlights of my career. It's an honor to bring these insane stories 20 weeks a year to the people. Like, I'm so, so grateful to everyone who listens and tells their friends to listen, who sent in gossip and who loves our work. And like,

As of right now, Rachel's in charge. I'm fucking thrilled. I'm so excited. Like I finally get to do what everyone else gets to do, which is listen to these stories like for the first time and freak out. Like I can't wait to do that. And as your first benevolent act, I get to be the guest today on your first episode, which is so exciting for me. Rachel, are you ready? I think I am.

As of right now, Rachel's in charge. I'm fucking thrilled. I'm so excited. Like I finally get to do what everyone else gets to do, which is listen to these stories like for the first time and freak out. Like I can't wait to do that. And as your first benevolent act, I get to be the guest today on your first episode, which is so exciting for me. Rachel, are you ready? I think I am.

Take it away, babe.

Take it away, babe.

Oh, my God. Okay. To be honest, I'm, like, a little nervous. Like, I probably should have done this earlier because I'm, like, our poor guests, right? Like, I'm, like, I don't know what's coming. I don't know what you're going to say to me. Like, I had to pick a gossip story, and I was, like, oh, no. Yeah.

Oh, my God. Okay. To be honest, I'm, like, a little nervous. Like, I probably should have done this earlier because I'm, like, our poor guests, right? Like, I'm, like, I don't know what's coming. I don't know what you're going to say to me. Like, I had to pick a gossip story, and I was, like, oh, no. Yeah.

So when I started hosting the show, I do think our kind of relationship to gossip was a little different as a culture. We spent a lot of the first season trying to convince people that gossip was not evil. And that really isn't something you have to do as often anymore. Like, there's just one.

So when I started hosting the show, I do think our kind of relationship to gossip was a little different as a culture. We spent a lot of the first season trying to convince people that gossip was not evil. And that really isn't something you have to do as often anymore. Like, there's just one.

way more gossip in the world and way more positive feelings toward gossip, like a pendulum is kind of swinging. So I think when I started the show, my relationship with gossip was still like a little tentative. I kind of came into it as like, oh, you know, here's this thing that I love that people say is bad. Here's this way that I view it that I want other people to view it.

way more gossip in the world and way more positive feelings toward gossip, like a pendulum is kind of swinging. So I think when I started the show, my relationship with gossip was still like a little tentative. I kind of came into it as like, oh, you know, here's this thing that I love that people say is bad. Here's this way that I view it that I want other people to view it.

And that really has changed. I And I think now I think about gossip all the time. I've thought about it constantly for so long, right? Like I wrote a whole book about it and it's like the only thing I've been able to think about for years.

And that really has changed. I And I think now I think about gossip all the time. I've thought about it constantly for so long, right? Like I wrote a whole book about it and it's like the only thing I've been able to think about for years.

So I think my relationship with it now is much more professional, first off, but I'm also just inundated with gossip now because every single person who I ever meet is like, here's a little morsel. Would you like it? And so I am eating.

So I think my relationship with it now is much more professional, first off, but I'm also just inundated with gossip now because every single person who I ever meet is like, here's a little morsel. Would you like it? And so I am eating.

Yeah, I mean, I do think that that's probably true on some level. It is funny that now I feel like, I mean, don't read the comments, etc. But we do get criticism sometimes for people who are like, why are you talking about the importance that gossip has in the world? Everybody already knows this. And I'm like, well, all right, one, not everyone. Two, like, that wasn't true when we started.

Yeah, I mean, I do think that that's probably true on some level. It is funny that now I feel like, I mean, don't read the comments, etc. But we do get criticism sometimes for people who are like, why are you talking about the importance that gossip has in the world? Everybody already knows this. And I'm like, well, all right, one, not everyone. Two, like, that wasn't true when we started.

And I think it's hard. It has been often hard for me to remember that like, The culture has changed and we were part of that change. And I'm happier for it because the stories are fucking better, right? Like people are going straight to Cam on TikTok with the craziest shit you've ever heard, which is mama mia, what a gift, you know?

And I think it's hard. It has been often hard for me to remember that like, The culture has changed and we were part of that change. And I'm happier for it because the stories are fucking better, right? Like people are going straight to Cam on TikTok with the craziest shit you've ever heard, which is mama mia, what a gift, you know?