Gilmore To Say: A Gilmore Girls Podcast

It’s been 9 years since Gilmore Girls: A Year In The Life aired. Why is that so important? It marks the same distance of time from the original series finale in 2007 to AYITL’s release in 2016 — can you believe??? Nine years ago, if you’re anything like us, you were screaming/cringing/crying at the TV when Lorelai told that story about Richard in the funeral flashback. After all, there were so man...

Gilmore Girls lovers, on Wednesdays, we talk books!!! USA Today Bestselling Author   Ava Rani  and major Team Logan girly joins me today to talk about her latest novel that was inspired by Rory Gilmore's college years-- POISONED IVY. If you want a novel with an academic setting, a plethora of family drama, a little mystery, a lot of love, and where the author claims to have fixed Logan Huntzbe...

Who’s scaring Pedro? YOU’RE scaring Pedro! It’s almost Thanksgiving; the perfect time to gab about food. And who better to discuss than the two essential characters who are known for keeping the Gilmore girls fed: Sookie St James and Luke Danes. Throughout the series, these two go toe-to-toe at various points; at Cinnamon’s wake in Babette’s doorway, at Luke’s Diner after the Independence Inn fire...

Gilmore Girls lovers, on Wednesdays, we talk books!!! #1 New York Times Bestselling Author   Hannah Grace  graces us with her presence to talk about her latest best seller and absolute perfect holiday novel for Gilmore Girls fans-- HOLIDAY EVER AFTER. If you want to read a book that feels like the warm loving community of Stars Hollow (in this case called Fraser Falls!) with everyone's most de...

So what’s the verdict? Richard Gilmore is an Autumn and this is his moment! Today we are talking all about the patriarch of the Gilmore family. Who is he? Where does he come from? We learn so much about Richard Gilmore, his family history, his college years, and his values throughout the series. How did those shape the man we came to know and love (maybe not love?) on Gilmore Girls? Grab a cup of...

Gilmore Girls lovers-- on Wednesdays, we talk books!!! USA Today Bestselling Author Danica Nava is here to chat today about her novel LOVE IS A WAR SONG, our October pick for Reading Is Sexy, our Gilmore Girls inspired romance specific book club. Love Is A War Song is perfect for Gilmore lovers because it showcases a grandmother suddenly needing to help her daughter and granddaughter who have been...

It’s Election Day! Prime time to exercise our right to vote and exercise our right to talk about the two major elections on Gilmore girls! Whether it’s Gellar and Gilmore or Jackson vs Taylor, how does the structure of each election mirror the other? How do the writers navigate the political references, tactics, and results? Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable because Tara and Haley have more...

This episode is a rerun of an episode from 2023 to give you a taste of what if could have been like in Stars Hollow on Halloween! It’s Holloween, and Lorelai has to host Emily’s D.A.R. Murder Mystery Dinner at the Independence Inn!!! That is, until all of Emily’s biddies get food poisoning, giving Lorelai the perfect opportunity to throw her town a Stars Holloween they’ll never forget. Who’s the m...

Dun dun dun! Lorelai has invited the town to a giant, over-the-top slumber party for Stars Holloween. In true spooky fashion, everyone reveals something scandalous at dinner. Once they’ve all retired for the evening, a scream rings out from none other than everybody’s favorite victim: Kirk Gleason. The crime? Unknown. The motive? Also unknown. The intended victim? Still unknown. The suspects? Well...

This episode is a rerun of an episode from 2022 to give you a taste of what if could have been like in Stars Hollow on Halloween in Season 5! It's almost Halloween and for some reason this very fall show lacks a Halloween episode, so today the girlies are writing a fan fiction episode for what might've gone down in Stars Hollow on Halloween in Season 5!  We’re sending all our autumnal love...

Did you know that several Gilmore girls episodes were directed by the man, the myth, the Dirty Dancing legend, Kenny Ortega??? The High School Musical icon joined forces with the Palladinos on several episodes between Season 3-6 to bring us some of our favorite and most iconic episodes. But who is he? Where does he come from? This week we’re doing a deep-dive on Kenneth Ortega before, during, and...

Gilmore Girls lovers-- on Wednesdays, we talk books!!! Our first repeat author (our September 2023 Reading Is Sexy pick!) Iman Hariri-Kia is here to chat about her latest novel, Female Fantasy-- the first book from Cosmopolitan's book imprint: Cosmo Reads. Female Fantasy is perfect for Gilmore lovers because it really speaks to the fangirl in all of us, how healing art and romance can be, and...

After completing our recap on Patreon, we knew it was finally time to talk about the dynamic duo that created this show we all know and love so deeply: Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino! Today’s episode really zeroes in on their contribution and collaboration to one of Gilmore girls’ most beloved, complex, enjoyable seasons: Season 2. How much of each season did they write and/or direct a...

Gilmore Girls lovers-- on Wednesdays, we talk books!!! USA Today Bestselling author, Julie Olivia is on the podcast today where we're talking about her latest novel, the most autumnal book you could possibly find this season-- If It Makes You Happy. If you've been to a bookstore lately, you've seen the gorgeous oranges and reds of the cover I'm sure! A real fall staple in the makin...

From one birthday celebration (Gilmore girls) to the next, Happy Birthday Rory Gilmore! The past few couple years, we’ve spent Rory’s birthday low-key roasting her. So, this year, we want to celebrate her by getting back to the moments that endear us as an audience and the town of Stars Hollow to Rory; specifically through her relationship with Luke. From Rory’s 16th birthday to her 21st, we see R...

This episode is a rerun of an episode from 2023 to help you embrace the most autumnal episodes of Gilmore girls. It's officially Gilmore girls season! Today, we're talking about why everyone agrees Gilmore girls is the quintessential fall show and what episodes in each of the seasons feel the most like fall. Be sure to take a shot of pumpkin spice every time the girlies say fall! Grab a co...

Gilmore Girls lovers-- on Wednesdays, we talk books!!! New York Times Bestselling author Sangu Mandanna joined me to talk about her most recent novel, A Witch's Guide To Magical Innkeeping. Reading Is Sexy's book club pick for September is so perfectly suited for Gilmore Girls readers with its magical cozy inn, quirky found family, plenty of heart, and a surly love interest named Luke. In...

Happy Birthday Gilmore Girls! The 25th anniversary of our favorite show is on Sunday and we are celebrating by ranking the top 25 episodes of Gilmore Girls. Do your favorite episodes make the cut? Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable because Tara and Haley have more to say! We’re sending all our autumnal love to you with our new fall stamps collection! Visit www.gilmoretosay.com to shoppe now...

Gilmore Girls lovers-- on Wednesdays, we talk books!!! USA Bestselling author of Reese's Book Club pick for August, Ashley Jordan is here to chat about being a double alum of the Reese's Book Club world as a Reese's LitUp Fellow and an official bookclub selection for her debut novel! In the episode, we chat about what fandom prompted her to start writing fanfiction, what it was like be...

Happy Gilmore Girls season everyone! It’s our time!!!! We are in full fall mode here at Gilmore to Say and ready to discuss all things Gilmore Girls fall. We’ve spent the last several seasons talking about fall episodes, how to have a Gilmore Girls fall, and the ultimate GG roadtrip. But how are we taking all of these things into consideration to have our best Gilmore Girls Fall? Grab a cup of cof...

This episode is a rerun of our 2023 Fall episode to get you in the mood -- enjoy! Gilmore girlies, rise. It's officially Gilmore Girls Season!!! This week, the girlies built a bucket list on "How To Have A Gilmore Girls Fall" when you're already in the midst of your rewatch. It's time to take your favorite fall activities and Gilmore-ize them! So light your favorite fall candle...

We have officially revisited every episode of Gilmore Girls on Patreon. The end of an era!!!! We wrapped up our Gilmore Revisited journey with A Year In The Life, and like every season, we have a lot to discuss. What did we love? Not love? What would hit the cutting room floor for us? And where do our season rankings fall now that we’ve completed the series? Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortabl...

After a wonderful conversation with Grant-Lee Phillips himself, we had to do a deep-dive into the best of Stars Hollow’s Town Troubadour! We love what his music, lyrics, and presence adds to the ambiance of the Gilmore girls’ lives. Which episodes does he appear in? How do his songs add to the narrative? And which are our faves? Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable because Tara and Haley have...

My book loving besties! On Wednesdays, we talk books!!! New York Times Bestselling author, host of her own podcast , and an icon in the romance genre, Sarah MacLean joins me to chat about two new journeys she's on: watching Gilmore girls and writing contemporary novels like her latest release, These Summer Storms (think Succession if Lorelai Gilmore was a Roy!) In the episode, we talk about wh...

You’ve seen him walking the streets of Stars Hollow for almost 25 years, his music is the soundtrack to many of our comfort moments, and now he’s here to talk about it: it’s Stars Hollow’s Town Troubadour, Grant Lee Phillips! How did the Troubadour come to be? How did he and the Palladinos choose what songs to incorporate into the show? And who does he believe the Town Troubadour is? Grab a cup of...