A Succulent Crime with Kelsey McKinney
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What is the opening premise of Kelsey McKinney’s “Succulent Crime” story?
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What? Oh my gosh. What? Hello and welcome to the finale of season 10 of Normal Gossip. I'm your host, Rachel Hampton, and in each episode of this podcast, we're gonna bring you an anonymous morsel of gossip from the real world. Season 10 has been a special one in so many ways. We brought you more episodes in one season than we ever had before, and more than we ever will again. Let's be honest. If I'm being completely honest, 12 was too much. Too many. You're welcome. We plumbed the depths of our inbox to bring you the most chaotic gossip possible all season long. And this season we did all-stars. We introduced you to some new friends, but we also brought back more of our favorite partners in gossip than we ever have before.
And I'm sure you all agree, there's only one right way to close out our all-star season. Please welcome Dowager Queen Kelsey McKinney back to the show. In addition to being the co-creator and former host of Normal Gossip, Kelsey is one of my colleagues and co-owners here at Defactor.com. She has also written two wonderful books: a novel called God Spare the Girls, and a New York Times bestselling book about gossip called You Didn't Hear This From Me. Kelsey, hello. Thank you so much for joining me.
Hello Rachel. Thank you for having me. I'm so excited to be here.
This is the crossover everyone's been waiting for.
Oh my god, they're clamoring. Thank God I could make it. They said,
Where
has Kelsey been? Everyone's been weeping and weeping, coming up to me on the street with tears in their eyes. It's so sad.
And now here you are. Here I am. Thank you so much. In the flesh. In the flesh.
Not just a floating voice. I know. First time on camera. First time on camera ever. Guys, you're
welcome. I did this for you. Wow. Well, actually I do have ulterior motives for bringing you on. Uh oh. Which is you are the only other person who has hosted this show. True. You are the only other person who understands all that comes along with this. Yeah. Sure. And so I wanted to talk to you about something that has been causing a little bit of let's say drama. Just a time. Intervention. No, I would never do that on camera. Okay. But you know, one of the many platforms that the show is hosted on is Spotify. Famously a platform that exists. And Spotify has added a feature where if you have subscriber episodes, which we do, you can put them in the
feed. Okay. So it's like easier or something for people to listen to them?
It's easier for people to figure out that we have extra episodes that you can pay five dollars a month for.
Okay. No, I'm not understanding what the problem is.
You know, I also didn't think there was gonna be much of a problem. But based on when this feature was rolled out and which was in between seasons and some of the comments we've gotten, I think in a world where it feels like everyone's putting something behind a paywall, I wanted to talk a little bit about subscriber episodes, what a subscription does for us specifically as like co owners of the company that. we work at because this show has always been free to listen to and I can't imagine a future in which it won't be.
May I speak first? Yes. Uh we don't control Spotify.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the opening premise of Kelsey McKinney’s “Succulent Crime” story?
0:01–10:07
2
How does the show explain the subscriber‑only content and its benefits?
10:07–18:36
3
Why does Martha, the office manager, decide to hire a plant‑service for the pediatric clinic?
18:36–27:07
4
What problems arise from having dozens of plants in a pediatrician’s waiting room?
27:07–36:12
5
How do the doctors and staff handle the power struggle over the office plants?
36:12–44:57
6
What complications occur when the clinic moves to a new building?
44:57–53:00
7
Who is responsible for the mysterious white substance found on the pothos plant?
53:00–1:01:45
8
How does the story resolve the plant conflict and what is the final outcome for the office?
1:01:45–1:11:12