Se'era Spragley Ricks

Hello and welcome to Normal Gossip. I'm your host, Rachel Hampton. And in each episode of this podcast, we're going to bring you an anonymous morsel of gossip from the real world. We have only got two more episodes of season eight after this week, if you can believe it. But... Have no fear.

Hello and welcome to Normal Gossip. I'm your host, Rachel Hampton. And in each episode of this podcast, we're going to bring you an anonymous morsel of gossip from the real world. We have only got two more episodes of season eight after this week, if you can believe it. But... Have no fear.

If you have been listening to the past few episodes or following us on Instagram at normal gossip, then you know that this September, Sierra and I are bringing normal gossip to nine different cities. We are stopping in New York, Boston, Seattle, Portland, Oregon, Denver, Dallas, Austin, Chicago, and Minneapolis. Tickets went on sale to the public on Friday, May 9th.

If you have been listening to the past few episodes or following us on Instagram at normal gossip, then you know that this September, Sierra and I are bringing normal gossip to nine different cities. We are stopping in New York, Boston, Seattle, Portland, Oregon, Denver, Dallas, Austin, Chicago, and Minneapolis. Tickets went on sale to the public on Friday, May 9th.

So that means that if you are listening right now in this moment and live in any of those cities, you can go buy a ticket immediately at normalgossiplive.com. Every show has exclusive VIP tickets that include a meet and greet with Sierra and I. So I hope you're all workshopping what... Delicious little tidbits of gossip are going to bring us.

So that means that if you are listening right now in this moment and live in any of those cities, you can go buy a ticket immediately at normalgossiplive.com. Every show has exclusive VIP tickets that include a meet and greet with Sierra and I. So I hope you're all workshopping what... Delicious little tidbits of gossip are going to bring us.

I know we're close to four months out, but a little birdie did tell me that Minneapolis, Boston, and Portland are selling particularly fast. So if you live in those cities and have been considering buying a ticket recently, I'd do it soon. That is all the housekeeping for today's show. Now, on to the gossip.

I know we're close to four months out, but a little birdie did tell me that Minneapolis, Boston, and Portland are selling particularly fast. So if you live in those cities and have been considering buying a ticket recently, I'd do it soon. That is all the housekeeping for today's show. Now, on to the gossip.

Today, I'm so excited to be joined by one of my absolute favorite writers in the whole wide world, Vincent Cunningham. Vincent is a staff writer at The New Yorker where he's written about theater and television. He's also a co-host of Critics at Large, which is the New Yorker's weekly culture podcast. Last year, he published a gorgeous novel called Great Expectations.

Today, I'm so excited to be joined by one of my absolute favorite writers in the whole wide world, Vincent Cunningham. Vincent is a staff writer at The New Yorker where he's written about theater and television. He's also a co-host of Critics at Large, which is the New Yorker's weekly culture podcast. Last year, he published a gorgeous novel called Great Expectations.

Yes, there's another very famous novel with that title, but let's be real here. Vincent's is better. It's a semi-autobiographical novel about a young Black man working on the historical presidential campaign of a Black senator from Illinois. Yes, I know that sounds familiar. Yes, it is who you think it is. Yes, it is so good.

Yes, there's another very famous novel with that title, but let's be real here. Vincent's is better. It's a semi-autobiographical novel about a young Black man working on the historical presidential campaign of a Black senator from Illinois. Yes, I know that sounds familiar. Yes, it is who you think it is. Yes, it is so good.

It came out in paperback, and I truly think everyone should go out and buy it right now. But without further ado, here's the man, the myth, the legend himself, Vincent. Hello.

It came out in paperback, and I truly think everyone should go out and buy it right now. But without further ado, here's the man, the myth, the legend himself, Vincent. Hello.

Thank you so much for joining me.

Thank you so much for joining me.

Joy. I'm so excited to gossip with you. I already know that you're good at gossip because I've heard you gossip before.

Joy. I'm so excited to gossip with you. I already know that you're good at gossip because I've heard you gossip before.

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