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Is gossip good for you? - Henry McKean Asks
19 minutes Posted Aug 4, 2026 at 2:59 pm.
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A 67-year-old Colombian woman bought two houses by selling neighbourhood gossip. Capitalising on her neighbourhood's secrets by charging residents for lighter pieces of local info. She systematically wrote down overheard conversations, timelines, and neighbourhood interactions in her notebook to use as concrete evidence for her clients…

But, why do we like to gossip, is it good for you? Henry McKean has been asking the public, and joins Seán to discuss.