Episode
S3 Ep4: Christmas is Cancelled with Laurel Bristow
1:02:09
Published: Wed Sep 28 2022
Description
We're thrilled to welcome everyone’s favorite guide to infectious diseases, Laurel Bristow. She's the program director for Emory’s TB Research Advancement Center and she's the first Laurel to be on the show! Follow Laurel on Instagram @laurel__bristow. You can support Normal Gossip directly bybuying merch or becoming a Friend or a Friend-of-Friend at supportnormalgossip.com. 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). Credits recorded by Jenn Pritchard.
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The speaker admits to loving gossip and considers themselves a reformed or elevated gossip, and explains how gossiping is a strategy in their work in infectious disease and medicine.
00:00 - 03:29 (03:29)
Summary
The speaker admits to loving gossip and considers themselves a reformed or elevated gossip, and explains how gossiping is a strategy in their work in infectious disease and medicine.
EpisodeS3 Ep4: Christmas is Cancelled with Laurel Bristow
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The speaker, a former host at Crooked Media, talks about her interest in infectious disease, love for hospital gossip, and how discussing medical charts to uncover the cause of symptoms is a common occurrence between different departments.
03:29 - 08:59 (05:29)
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The speaker, a former host at Crooked Media, talks about her interest in infectious disease, love for hospital gossip, and how discussing medical charts to uncover the cause of symptoms is a common occurrence between different departments.
EpisodeS3 Ep4: Christmas is Cancelled with Laurel Bristow
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Discussing personal growth, the speaker reflects on how they have learned from past mistakes and are more self-aware, calling out problematic behavior and taking feedback more seriously.
08:59 - 11:48 (02:49)
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Discussing personal growth, the speaker reflects on how they have learned from past mistakes and are more self-aware, calling out problematic behavior and taking feedback more seriously.
EpisodeS3 Ep4: Christmas is Cancelled with Laurel Bristow
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The youngest child in a family often gets away with more, leading to resentment from their siblings and creating a long-lasting rivalry.
11:48 - 15:51 (04:02)
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The youngest child in a family often gets away with more, leading to resentment from their siblings and creating a long-lasting rivalry. Meanwhile, the middle child can often be forgotten in the chaos.
EpisodeS3 Ep4: Christmas is Cancelled with Laurel Bristow
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The speaker talks about how babies or young children might have difficulty understanding who their grandparents are if they are referred to by a nickname instead of their official title.
15:51 - 19:35 (03:44)
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The speaker talks about how babies or young children might have difficulty understanding who their grandparents are if they are referred to by a nickname instead of their official title.
EpisodeS3 Ep4: Christmas is Cancelled with Laurel Bristow
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Kathy meets her fiancé's family and witnesses their arguing, while also receiving a giant engagement ring from her happy fiancé.
19:35 - 24:10 (04:34)
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Kathy meets her fiancé's family and witnesses their arguing, while also receiving a giant engagement ring from her happy fiancé.
EpisodeS3 Ep4: Christmas is Cancelled with Laurel Bristow
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Donna turns to Uncle Luigi and invites her cousins to the beach as a grieving process for her mother's death, but struggles with her kids calling her mother "Mimi".
24:10 - 28:31 (04:21)
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Donna turns to Uncle Luigi and invites her cousins to the beach as a grieving process for her mother's death, but struggles with her kids calling her mother "Mimi".
EpisodeS3 Ep4: Christmas is Cancelled with Laurel Bristow
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Donna wants to take family pictures on the beach but her friend Jackie suggests that Peace King can solve her problems.
28:31 - 33:15 (04:43)
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Donna wants to take family pictures on the beach but her friend Jackie suggests that Peace King can solve her problems. However, Donna is upset as Jackie always talks down to her.
EpisodeS3 Ep4: Christmas is Cancelled with Laurel Bristow
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Donna breaks down crying on the beach when she realizes her siblings renamed their mother to "granny" and now she is deceased.
33:15 - 37:03 (03:48)
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Donna breaks down crying on the beach when she realizes her siblings renamed their mother to "granny" and now she is deceased.
EpisodeS3 Ep4: Christmas is Cancelled with Laurel Bristow
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The podcast discusses the issues with adult gift giving at Christmas time including expensive suggested items for gift swaps, and the pressure to buy gifts for everyone in your social circle.
37:03 - 43:40 (06:36)
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The podcast discusses the issues with adult gift giving at Christmas time including expensive suggested items for gift swaps, and the pressure to buy gifts for everyone in your social circle.
EpisodeS3 Ep4: Christmas is Cancelled with Laurel Bristow
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Susie shares a trick that allows non-members to enter membership stores to purchase their desired items by buying a gift card at the store's counter.
43:40 - 48:12 (04:31)
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Susie shares a trick that allows non-members to enter membership stores to purchase their desired items by buying a gift card at the store's counter.
EpisodeS3 Ep4: Christmas is Cancelled with Laurel Bristow
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Two family members disagree over gift giving after one disregards the type and size of cookware requested by the other for a gift exchange.
48:12 - 53:26 (05:14)
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Two family members disagree over gift giving after one disregards the type and size of cookware requested by the other for a gift exchange.
EpisodeS3 Ep4: Christmas is Cancelled with Laurel Bristow
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In this episode, the hosts discuss a prank that Susie and her friend played on her aunt Donna by sending fake messages from her uncle as a joke, and the confusion and humor that ensued.
53:26 - 56:42 (03:16)
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In this episode, the hosts discuss a prank that Susie and her friend played on her aunt Donna by sending fake messages from her uncle as a joke, and the confusion and humor that ensued.
EpisodeS3 Ep4: Christmas is Cancelled with Laurel Bristow
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When a co-worker's request for charity donations turns into a judgment call, things get awkward; communication breakdowns and how to avoid them in the workplace.
56:42 - 1:00:12 (03:29)
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When a co-worker's request for charity donations turns into a judgment call, things get awkward; communication breakdowns and how to avoid them in the workplace.
EpisodeS3 Ep4: Christmas is Cancelled with Laurel Bristow
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The hosts discuss the irony of trying to prove wealth by buying an expensive gift, but not being able to afford it and Aunt Jackie buying a floor model for a gift.
1:00:12 - 1:04:04 (03:52)
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The hosts discuss the irony of trying to prove wealth by buying an expensive gift, but not being able to afford it and Aunt Jackie buying a floor model for a gift. The episode ends with an advertisement for supporting the podcast.