Emily to Gremily

A mistrial that leaves the public stuck in question mode, a 60 Minutes interview that feels more like image rehab than journalism, and a pop culture feed that somehow gets even weirder from there. We’re back for our September pop culture roundup, starting with a much-needed good news reset (Wilbur the WeHo pig gets adopted), then diving into the Lindsay Clancy case and the uneasy reaction to Patri...

Someone else gets engaged and suddenly you’re on trial for being single. I’m kicking things off by circling back to a listener question I didn’t properly answer last time: how to survive a family party where every aunt, uncle, and family friend treats your love life like public entertainment. I share the simplest way to redirect those “when are you getting married” questions without blowing up the...

A wedding can be the most romantic day of your life or the loudest warning bell you will ever hear. I’m back after a week of being brutally sick, poured a glass of white wine, and we’re going all-in on a wedding and marriage themed set of Gremlin Stories, Gremlin Guidance, and Gremlin Gossip that hits every emotion from hilarious to jaw-dropping. First up, a stranger comforts a crying woman in a c...

Chilled tequila shots. A wobbly frat-house table. A secret hookup that turns a chill friend group into a courtroom. If you like your storytelling funny, painful, and way too real, this solo drop delivers the full Gremlin menu: Gremlin Stories, Gremlin Guidance, and Gremlin Gossip, all in one place.  We start with two listener submissions that are equal parts hilarious and horrifying. One bachelore...

August didn’t just feel chaotic online, it felt like every scroll came with a plot twist, so we sat down and did a full August pop culture roundup with Jay back on the mic. We start light with the joys and headaches of remote Zoom recording, Jay’s new rescue puppy Lucky popping in for a cameo, and a birthday check-in to close out our August Leo run. Then we get into the kind of pop culture details...

Birthdays can be joyful, but they can also feel like a spotlight you did not earn. Michael is back, and we start with a surprisingly honest talk about birthday dread, ambition, and that nagging voice that asks, “What have I accomplished to celebrate?” From there, we get into the small choices that actually change your mood, like forcing yourself to mark the occasion, even when you would rather dis...

A tequila espresso martini with a tequila twist sounds like a fun bit, but it turns into the kind of conversation that sneaks up on you: how to spot real green flags, how to build a life that fits your brain, and how to keep your boundaries when the world keeps testing them. Jackie is back after a long gap, and she brings updates that actually matter: she met her partner on Bumble, they’re still t...

A hungover brunch date that ends in a parking lot disaster. A first date that turns into a literal traffic accident because someone just HAD to grab a dropped lip balm. If you’ve ever needed proof that dating apps can feel like improv comedy with real consequences, this one delivers. I’m celebrating my birthday and kicking off the August Leo series with a Raspberry Vodka Spritz and a full, classic...

Our first remote recording kicks off the July pop culture catch-up with a new goal: less rambling, more structure, and a clearer run through what’s actually taking over our screens. We’re still us though, so yes, there are pina coladas, behind-the-scenes setup chaos, and the honest truth that most of our communication happens through TikToks we send at unhealthy speed. We start where we live: soci...

One wrong Snapchat can ruin a date in seconds and somehow that’s not even the wildest moment here. I’m sipping a raspberry vodka spritz and reading listener submissions that bounce between laugh-out-loud cringe, real-life fear, and the kind of gossip that makes you pause and ask, “What would I do?” If you like story-driven comedy with sharp takes, you’re in the right place. We start with Gremlin S...

You know that split second when you see something you can’t unsee and your stomach drops, because telling the truth might blow up someone’s whole life? We’re starting there, with an anonymous listener who swears she saw her best friend’s fiancé kiss another woman at a train station, only to get hit with the worst kind of denial: accusations, name-calling, and a friendship suddenly on ice. We talk...

A pop culture recap shouldn’t feel like homework, it should feel like texting your funniest friend after one drink too many. We’re doing our first June pop culture roundup with Jay back on the mic, and yes, we start exactly where we always start: questionable tequila choices, personal updates, and a surprise confession that turns into an argument about whether a grown adult can refuse training whe...

He brought his mom to the breakup dinner. She sat behind the table like a coach, then swooped in to physically collect her 26-year-old son when things didn’t go his way. That story alone is worth the listen, but it’s just the closer on a full lineup of worst breakup stories from listeners who have truly been through it. We start with my post-Vegas reset routine and then jump straight into the chao...

A shy crush, one reckless wish, and a horror movie that’s way too good to forget. Robert’s back with me, and our night out watching Obsession sparks a real conversation about what happens when people refuse to say the obvious thing out loud, then act surprised when everything spirals. We keep it spoiler-free, but we do pull the thread on insecurity, “having game,” and why direct communication is t...

A lemon drop martini, a full inbox, and absolutely no chill. We’re reading listener submissions that go from “I can’t believe that happened” to “I would move countries,” starting with a road trip to Zion that gets derailed by an IBS emergency. If you’ve ever had your body betray you at the worst possible moment, you’ll feel seen. Next, we dig into dating red flags with a dinner date that turns cre...

A pineapple margarita is on deck, and the gremlin hotline is fully open. We start with two listener stories that hit opposite ends of the chaos spectrum: one woman is laser-focused on ending up in a hot guy’s bed until she realizes the entire cast of Disney will be judging the moment. Then we slide into a brutal hangover reveal when heartbreak and alcohol combine into a flood of Instagram messages...

A strawberry margarita that’s a little too strong sets the tone, and then we get right into the kind of listener-submitted chaos that makes this show addictive: the funny stuff, the mortifying stuff, and the surprisingly tender stuff you only tell when you trust the room. We read a story about a visiting mom who accidentally eats weed gummies instead of melatonin and spends the night convinced the...

A first date is already awkward, but getting a message from his mother on Instagram because you didn’t text him back is a whole different genre of alarm bell. I’m sipping white wine and catching you up on a few podcast updates, including why last week’s upload didn’t happen, why Robert’s guest episode had frustrating audio on streaming, and why YouTube had the clean version. Then we get into a ful...

A single phone call can rewrite your whole week, and that’s exactly what happened here. We’re dropping a quick, honest update instead of a full release because an unexpected, exciting, life-changing call came in and demanded the one thing we couldn’t fake: time. Recording, turning around an edit, and publishing something we’d actually be proud of just wasn’t possible on this timeline, and we’d rat...

He won’t say “I love you,” his best friend admits he can’t stand you, and your blind date disappears into the bathroom like a magic trick gone wrong. We sit down with Robert (still proudly incognito) to answer your Gremlin Guidance relationship questions with a blunt male perspective and the kind of honesty that’s actually useful when you’re spiraling at 2 a.m. We dig into the hard stuff: how long...

Someone answers a phone call mid-hookup, purrs “Hi mommy,” and then acts like nothing happened. That’s the kind of gremlin energy we’re dealing with today, and it only gets wilder from there. We start lighter with our Drink of the Week: a frozen-fruit mango margarita that proves you can make a legit cocktail with what you already have, even if tequila is not your best friend. After that, we dig in...

You can feel the hangover through the speaker when the first story hits: a birthday night out ends with a phone ringing that isn’t even the right phone, followed by a frantic stranger who has tracked her device straight to the front of the house. We laugh, we cringe, and we talk about the weird little ways drunk brains try to “help” us, including my own cursed habit of hiding my possessions from m...

One vodka shot turned into a full-on recording disaster, a mini cry, and a missed upload and it humbled me fast. I’m back with a Dirty Shirley, the real story of what happened after I finished 75 Hard, and the line I’m drawing now: cocktails are fine, but shots are not my friend anymore. I also finally answer the questions you’ve been emailing about my 75 Hard experience: what I loved about the ro...

One year ago, I hit record with shaky nerves, a rough setup, and a very different plan for what this show was “supposed” to be. Now I’m celebrating the Emily to Gremily one-year anniversary by answering your listener questions and telling the real story of how the podcast came to life, including the setbacks, the rebrand, and the moment I realized a solo podcast with full creative control was actu...

A first date is basically a tiny audition for trust, and these stories prove how fast things can go off the rails. I’m coming to you on a mocktail (75 Hard is in the final countdown), then I open up a five-page doc of listener-submitted worst first dates that range from painfully awkward to genuinely scary. We get everything: a grocery store meet-cute that turns into a surprise showdown at the ex’...