"And when the people who live right next door are engaging in potentially chaotic behavior-like blowing their leaves onto the street in front of our place, or attaching something to the shared fence with screws that poke through the wood on our side-I put all my energy into convincing myself that I didn't see anything. Sure, I'm conflict avoidant, but I'm also a Scorpio. If I allow myself to notice my neighbors' offenses... baby, you've got a feud going!"
"Rachelle's guest this week is Carvell Wallace! Carvell Wallace is a New York Times Bestselling author, memoirist, and award-winning podcaster who covers race, arts, culture, film and music for a wide variety of news outlets. Carvell brought Rachelle some gossip about a threesomes in Los Angeles, and then Rachelle introduced Carvell to a neighborhood ruled by the anxieties of a very special dog."
"This week's gossip features some friends-of-a-friend who picked up on some tension in their neighborhood and decided to wade right into the heart of it. You can support the show by subscribing on Pocket Casts, Overcast, or wherever else you listen! You can also follow Normal Gossip on Instagram. The transcript of this week's episode can be found here. You can sign up for the Normal Gossip newsletter here. Send your gossip to normalgossip@defector.com, or leave a voice message at 26-79-GOSSIP."
Personal confession of chronic avoidance of neighbor introductions leads to ignoring proximate misbehavior such as leaf-blowing onto the street and screws poking through a shared fence, with fear that noticing will spark a feud. Friends intervene after detecting neighborhood tension and wade into disputes. Gossip includes a Los Angeles threesome and a neighborhood dominated by anxieties centered on a particular dog. Support options include subscribing on major podcast platforms, following on Instagram, accessing episode transcripts, signing up for a newsletter, and submitting gossip via email or voicemail.
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