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Why we love to gossip — and why that's not a bad thing

Author and podcaster Kelsey McKinney talks about how we as a society think about gossip — and why that thinking might need to evolve.

Author and podcaster Kelsey McKinney talks about why we can't stop talking about other people

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A composite image of a woman smiling for a photo while seated at a red table outside, and an orange book cover that reads "You Didn't Hear This From Me: (Mostly) True Notes on Gossip."
Kelsey McKinney, left, author of the book You Didn't Hear This From Me, right. (Ashley Gellman)

Let's be honest: we all love to gossip.

But we don't necessarily like owning up to how much we love gossip. So why do we still do it, and what does our penchant for gossip mean for our relationship to truth?

Today on Commotion, author and podcaster Kelsey McKinney joins host Elamin Abdelmahmoud to talk about how we as a society think about gossip — and why that thinking might need to evolve.

WATCH | Today's episode on YouTube: 

You can listen to the full discussion from today's show on CBC Listen or on our podcast, Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud, available wherever you get your podcasts.

Interview with Kelsey McKinney produced by Amelia Eqbal.

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