SMALL TALK: Is Gossiping a Form of Intelligence? With Celebrity Memoir Bookclub

Welcome to our first Small Talk episode recorded in New York! I was so lucky to get to chat to Claire Parker and Ashley Hamilton from the ⁠Celebrity Memoir Bookclub⁠ podcast.

As comedians and successful pop culture connoisseurs, I thought they would be the perfect people to chat to about gossiping.

Why do we love gossip? Can you really be above it? Is the ability to gossip (within reason) important to establishing social norms and reputations? What about celebrities and reality TV?