Episode

I Love All Corgis with Dr. Eve L. Ewing
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1:19:06
Published: Wed Apr 19 2023
Description

One of you monsters made Dr. Eve L. Ewing cry by sending us a curséd PowerPoint presentation from a dog Facebook group. PSA: This is the third of ten episodes this season! Get your tickets to the Normal Gossip live tour here. Follow Eve on IG @eve.ewing. This is the New Yorker article we talked about by Rachel Aviv. You can support Normal Gossip directly by buying merch or becoming a Friend or a Friend-of-Friend at supportnormalgossip.com. Our merch shop is run by Dan McQuade. You can also find all kinds of info about us and how to submit gossip on our Komi page: https://normalgossip.komi.io/ Episode transcript here. Follow the show on Instagram @normalgossip, and if you have gossip, email us at [email protected] or leave us a voicemail at 26-79-GOSSIP. Normal Gossip is hosted by Kelsey McKinney (@mckinneykelsey) and produced by Alex Sujong Laughlin (@alexlaughs). Diana Moskovitz is our story editor. Justin Ellis is Defector's projects editor. Jae Towle Vieira is our production assistant. Show art by Tara Jacoby. Normal Gossip is a proud member of Radiotopia. Credits recorded by Steven Sandberg.

Chapters
The podcast announces a summer tour and promises to bring anonymous, juicy gossip stories from the real world to their live audience.
00:00 - 01:43 (01:43)
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Podcast, Tour, Gossip, Live Show, Writing, Education, Racism
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The podcast announces a summer tour and promises to bring anonymous, juicy gossip stories from the real world to their live audience. The guest is an accomplished writer working on a book about the education of Black and Native children in America.

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I Love All Corgis with Dr. Eve L. Ewing
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Normal Gossip
In this podcast episode, the hosts explore the concept of gossip and how it's often categorized as inconsequential information when it's actually important information sharing, especially for people in vulnerable positions.
01:43 - 06:45 (05:02)
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Gossip
Summary

In this podcast episode, the hosts explore the concept of gossip and how it's often categorized as inconsequential information when it's actually important information sharing, especially for people in vulnerable positions.

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I Love All Corgis with Dr. Eve L. Ewing
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Normal Gossip
A discussion about a pup who was born shortly before the pandemic started and the challenges his owner faced in socializing him during the pandemic.
06:45 - 11:45 (04:59)
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Pandemic Pup
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A discussion about a pup who was born shortly before the pandemic started and the challenges his owner faced in socializing him during the pandemic.

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I Love All Corgis with Dr. Eve L. Ewing
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Micah searches for an online community of dog trainers to help with her misbehaved dog, but finds that professional trainers can be expensive.
11:45 - 16:04 (04:19)
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Dog Training
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Micah searches for an online community of dog trainers to help with her misbehaved dog, but finds that professional trainers can be expensive.

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I Love All Corgis with Dr. Eve L. Ewing
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The speaker expresses feeling excluded from a small community and wonders if one member is using their participation to get dates.
16:04 - 20:53 (04:48)
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FOMO (Fear of Missing Out)
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The speaker expresses feeling excluded from a small community and wonders if one member is using their participation to get dates.

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I Love All Corgis with Dr. Eve L. Ewing
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The podcast discusses celebrity dogs and their owners, including Barack Obama's dog Bo and the running joke of Miss Sunday, a supposed celebrity dog who is actually a 67-year-old black woman.
20:53 - 23:18 (02:24)
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Dogs
Summary

The podcast discusses celebrity dogs and their owners, including Barack Obama's dog Bo and the running joke of Miss Sunday, a supposed celebrity dog who is actually a 67-year-old black woman.

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I Love All Corgis with Dr. Eve L. Ewing
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The conversation explores the relevance of local elections, dart throwing tricks, and the subreddit Never Tell Me The Odds, highlighting how we can't reduce politics only to presidential or party voting.
23:18 - 27:33 (04:15)
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Politics
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The conversation explores the relevance of local elections, dart throwing tricks, and the subreddit Never Tell Me The Odds, highlighting how we can't reduce politics only to presidential or party voting.

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I Love All Corgis with Dr. Eve L. Ewing
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The speaker talks about finding a lost dog and how important it is to return it to its owner.
27:33 - 33:17 (05:43)
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Dogs
Summary

The speaker talks about finding a lost dog and how important it is to return it to its owner. She emphasizes that viral videos of people finding their dogs many years later are heart-warming, and the importance of building a dog community in a neighborhood.

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The podcast discusses the story of Princess Diana, a dog who was given an exemption by the landlord for being a stray, and the group who brings wine to the dog park.
33:17 - 35:47 (02:29)
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Dogs
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The podcast discusses the story of Princess Diana, a dog who was given an exemption by the landlord for being a stray, and the group who brings wine to the dog park.

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I Love All Corgis with Dr. Eve L. Ewing
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The speaker discusses the historic trauma associated with certain dog breeds, while also addressing the judgment that can come with owning a dog found on the street.
35:47 - 40:55 (05:07)
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Dog ownership
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The speaker discusses the historic trauma associated with certain dog breeds, while also addressing the judgment that can come with owning a dog found on the street.

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I Love All Corgis with Dr. Eve L. Ewing
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Camilla sends a Facebook message to Chloe asking for help and disappears soon after.
40:55 - 44:11 (03:16)
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Friendship
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Camilla sends a Facebook message to Chloe asking for help and disappears soon after. The speaker notes that a single person might have other reasons for being busy or absent.

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I Love All Corgis with Dr. Eve L. Ewing
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The hosts discuss the trend of owning expensive dogs, such as corgis, and commissioning paintings of them.
44:11 - 50:37 (06:25)
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Pets
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The hosts discuss the trend of owning expensive dogs, such as corgis, and commissioning paintings of them. A group member requests money to create a painting of a fancy dog and the Duchess of Cambridge for another member's grieving friend.

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I Love All Corgis with Dr. Eve L. Ewing
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The hosts analyze Instagram behavior and give insight into hints and clues that could be found on one’s Instagram account.
50:37 - 55:11 (04:34)
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Social Media
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The hosts analyze Instagram behavior and give insight into hints and clues that could be found on one’s Instagram account.

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I Love All Corgis with Dr. Eve L. Ewing
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The speaker discusses a situation involving a neighbor who lied on social media about the death of her dogs and how to approach it.
55:11 - 1:02:21 (07:10)
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Social Media
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The speaker discusses a situation involving a neighbor who lied on social media about the death of her dogs and how to approach it. They suggest informing other neighbors or directly confronting her if they were closer, and also acknowledging the possibility of other factors behind her behavior.

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The speaker describes a clip art of a sad tree with no leaves that could be used for an elementary school play of Edgar Allen Poe adaptations or for an invitation to a Halloween party.
1:02:21 - 1:05:06 (02:44)
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Clip Art
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The speaker describes a clip art of a sad tree with no leaves that could be used for an elementary school play of Edgar Allen Poe adaptations or for an invitation to a Halloween party.

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I Love All Corgis with Dr. Eve L. Ewing
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Chloe Taylor Brown discusses coping mechanisms during the pandemic, acknowledging that while some individuals have meltdowns, it's important to choose healthy coping mechanisms over unhealthy ones.
1:05:06 - 1:07:04 (01:58)
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Pandemic
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Chloe Taylor Brown discusses coping mechanisms during the pandemic, acknowledging that while some individuals have meltdowns, it's important to choose healthy coping mechanisms over unhealthy ones.

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In this episode, the hosts discuss the mysterious disappearance of Chloe's dog and the ensuing drama that followed.
1:07:04 - 1:12:13 (05:08)
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Pets
Summary

In this episode, the hosts discuss the mysterious disappearance of Chloe's dog and the ensuing drama that followed.

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I Love All Corgis with Dr. Eve L. Ewing
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The hosts discuss the recent controversy in which a woman in New York was accused of attempting to steal someone else's dog in a park.
1:12:13 - 1:17:02 (04:49)
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Controversy
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The hosts discuss the recent controversy in which a woman in New York was accused of attempting to steal someone else's dog in a park. They question the severity of the incident and discuss the woman's response to the backlash.

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I Love All Corgis with Dr. Eve L. Ewing
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Chloe joined a Facebook group for tortoise owners or cat lovers to fulfill her need for social connection.
1:17:02 - 1:21:44 (04:42)
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Social Connection
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Chloe joined a Facebook group for tortoise owners or cat lovers to fulfill her need for social connection. Preston and his moderators added a new rule to the group, prohibiting "dog fishing."

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I Love All Corgis with Dr. Eve L. Ewing
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Normal Gossip