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Judith Solberg's avatar

Ooooooo I’m checking it out!! In podcast form, my choice is “Tom & Lorenzo’s Pop Style Opinionfest.” It’s perfect for escapist-yet-progressive car ride listening! And https://tomandlorenzo.com/ has more from those two.

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Jessica F Juliuson's avatar

As a fellow "celebrity froth" consumer, this really resonated with me - and I had never really thought about the nuances or implications of collectively branding cultural conversations between women as "gossip." Lightbulb moment before coffee today!

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Judith Solberg's avatar

My lightbulb moment was the whisper network effect around #metoo—I was in the know about many of the worst offenders well before the public at large. Women work to protect women, when they have a communication line.

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Elizabeth Marro's avatar

Gossip! I'd forgotten about its soothing effects when it's about people I'll never meet. Thx for the post and the links.

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Judith Solberg's avatar

It has been a long-standing therapy of mine! It used to help me win pub trivia, but now it helps me stop spinning on other stuff and get to sleep. (Is that a function of age?!)

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