why we love-hate gossiping (w/ shannon of fluentlyforward)

We're doing something a little different this week! This episode, I'm joined by Shannon of FluentlyForward to talk about all things celebrity gossip and blind items. We talk about how blind items have exploded in the past few years, how we think their rising popularity is related to societal distrust of mainstream media (and whether that's a good thing), and ponder why we as humans love talking about other people so damn much. We share our own pieces of fave celeb gossip and how we feel about occasionally being in the crosshairs of online gossip ourselves--and how we would respectively dispose of a dead body, if we had to (strictly a hypothetical, we swear!).[timestamps]intro - 0:00what is a blind item? - 3:38mainstream media - 6:20the rise of blinds during the pandemic - 9:40blinds vs. conspiracy theories - 15:35selena and lindsay - 21:57researching blinds - 26:30the risk of defamation lawsuits - 28:02what we can learn from blinds - 34:35too big to be trusted - 37:38gossip is the weapon of the powerless - 45:28when the perceivers become the perceived - 51:01[references]https://centennialbeauty.com/deuxmoi-anonymous-user-submitted-gossip/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/17/style/deuxmoi-gossip.htmlhttps://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/anon-pls-review-new-novel-by-celebrity-gossip-blogger-deuxmoi-is-as-bad-as-her-posts--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/currently-workshopping/message This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cecexie.substack.com/subscribe