“I get paid to gossip – this is why I think we should all be doing more of it (especially at work)”

Kelsey McKinney

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“I get paid to gossip – this is why I think we should all be doing more of it (especially at work)”

By Amy Beecham

2 months ago

6 min read

As the co-creator of the chart-topping Normal Gossip podcast and author of You Didn’t Hear This From Me: Notes On The Art Of Gossip, journalist Kelsey McKinney is no stranger to a salacious anecdote or shocking whisper. But what happens when we let our innate desire to talk about others become a force for good? And what can we learn from the communal power of gossip in workplaces, friendship groups and beyond? 


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