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Happy post-Valentines Day to you.
(Relatedly, its still winter, and I remain seasonally depressed.)
Anyway, tell me what youre listening to.
it’s possible for you to reach me at nicholas.quah@nymag.com or find meon Twitter.
Normal Gossip
What is gossip if not the good shit persevering.Available on all platforms.
It was, and remains, one of the best stories Ive ever heard.
Its published from Defector Media, the media pirate ship famously founded by former Deadspin writers.
Normal Gossipdelivers everyday gossip from and about perfectly ordinary strangers.
Im not entirely sure its for everybody (then again, what is?
Each episode follows the same structure.
What are sports trade rumors, if not gossip deployed by scheming front office executives?
But she doesnt linger too long on these ideas, less they get overbaked.
Theres no need to always over-intellectualize things.
Good gossip can be just a good time.
Chameleon: Wild Boys
Never trust teenage boys.Available on all platforms.
These boys were strange creatures.
They claimed to be from the wilderness.
They seemed to only eat fruit.
They smelled pretty bad … though, to be fair, so do many teenage boys.
Despite their gaunt frames, they exhibited a keen interest in nutrition, and talked about it constantly.
Eventually, they became a local phenomenon, and perhaps even a source of community pride.
Of course, there is more to the story.
Thisisa true crime-adjacent podcast, after all.
And so the tale that unfolds inWild Boysis one of discovery, at least in its first half.
This new season attends to the notion of liberation in the contemporary context.
Its produced by Ahyiana Angel, Ishea Brown, James T. Green, and Enrico Benjamin.
Youd have to hit upthe website directly.
That show is led by presenter Louise Blain, and Ive also found it thoroughly enjoyable.
And thats a wrap for1.5x Speed!
Hope you enjoyed it.
