Gilmore To Say: A Gilmore Girls Podcast

It’s Mother’s Day week! And what better way to celebrate on-pod than with an episode all about the titular characters of this show: The Gilmore Girls. This week, we’re chatting all things Lorelai and Rory, the mother-daughter duo that are more like best friends, by sharing the greatest hits of their mother/daughter dynamic as well as their best best friend moments. So grab a cup of coffee and get...

No spoilers for One Golden Summer in this episode! What does the lake and Max Medina have to do with today's episode? They both are a source of inspiration for today's guest, Carley Fortune, author of Reading Is Sexy's May book club pick-- One Golden Summer. THE book of the summer in my opinion. A nostalgic, joyful, reflective and dazzling romance set during a perfect summer on the lak...

Ding ding! We’re fighting again! With Mother’s Day approaching, we’re breaking down Lorelai and Emily’s fights from Seasons 4 through A Year In The Life. Which fight will take the title of their best? Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable because Tara and Haley have more to say. If you want to listen to our breakdown of the pilot (both aired  and  unaired), join our  free tier  on Patreon! And...

Welcome back to Gilmore To Read! Kennedy Ryan (yes, THE Kennedy Ryan) joined me to discuss This Could Be Us, our February book club pick as well as the final installment in her Skyland series— Can’t Get Enough. Out May 13th! In this episode, Kennedy and I talk about what sort of research she does for each of her books, how she started her romance journey in a very Lane Kim way, what good tv shows...

Fight, fight, fight! Last summer, we ranked the best fights from each season of Gilmore Girls. But we really couldn’t wait to dive deeper into the two girlies who give us the best fights in the series: Lorelai and Emily. This week, we’re breaking down the most iconic tension-filled conflict between these two from Season 1-3. Which fight will take the title of their best? Grab a cup of coffee and g...

It’s Lorelai Gilmore’s 57th Birthday! Happy Birthday baby! To celebrate, we’re discussing Lauren Graham’s appearance on Call Her Daddy and answering one of our listener voicemails who asks, “What if the show was on a different network? Would it have changed Lorelai’s role as a mom?” Is Gilmore girls, the town, and Lorelai herself so generationally palatable because they had to stay within the PG r...

We know, the title surprised us too. But some of our mom besties called in to share their thoughts on Anna Nardini’s infamous reaction to the sleepover at Luke’s and we couldn’t help but take it into consideration. We even hear a little perspective from a Gilmore to Say celeb: Brett’s mom, Nancy! So grab a cup of coffee and get really comfortable because Tara and Haley have more to consider. If yo...

The PaleyFest recap you’ve all been waiting for has arrived!!! Tara and Haley had the immense pleasure of covering the red carpet at The Amy Sherman-Palladino Multiverse at PaleyFest LA where we got to chat with Lauren Graham, Kelly Bishop, Alex Borstein, and The Palladinos themselves! Join them for a post-show debrief of the carpet, the panel, and a little surprise twist in the middle that left u...

April is for April: one of the most controversial characters in the Gilmore girls universe! Is April Nardini the villain? Is she really the reason for Luke and Lorelai’s downfall or a scapegoat to avoid blaming Luke? Do we like her character? Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable because Tara and Haley have more to say! We’ll be doing an April GTC in two weeks’ Want to hear your voice? Call in...

It’s Spring in Stars Hollow! Last year, we talked about how to have a Gilmore Girls Spring and celebrated the season start with a recap of *A-Tisket, A-Tasket * because nothing says Stars Hollow Spring like a cute springtime date. So this year, we're picking a bouquet of our favorite dates on Gilmore Girls to give to you! What are the best dates on the show? The worst? Which date would we go o...

Let’s go back, back to the beginning. Back to where the earth, the sun, the Stars Hollow all aligned (2003’s ”Let the Rain” by Hilary Duff anyone?) This week’s bonus episode is VERY exciting. We’re taking you back to March of 2022, when we recorded our very first Gilmore Revisited recap episode about the pilot of Gilmore Girls. But before we dive into the pilot episode we all know and love, we’re...

A man who grew up watching Gilmore girls? We stan!!!! Actor and comedian Sebastian Conelli joins us today to talk about his relationship with Gilmore Girls; his likes, his dislikes, who he cares about, who he doesn’t and what team he’s on. Also, who better to revisit our Gilmore Men Madness bracket (in the correct month of March no less) than our new friend Sebastian? You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you...

Hi besties! It's us! On a Thursday!!! Next week, we're playing a Gilmore Men March Madness bracket with one of our favorite guests ever. Kinda like we did in May of 2023. Where we ended up with **checks notes** WHO?!!!! as the winner? When our guest asked us how in the world we landed on this person, we didn't fully remember why! So we thought why not throw it back to 2023 and let old...

Why can’t we stop watching Gilmore girls? Well, novelist and short story writer Ann Hood has assembled a band of brilliant authors in “Life’s Short, Talk Fast: 15 Writers On Why We Can’t Stop Watching Gilmore Girls” to share their history with this beloved series and shed a little light on why it continues to withstand the test of time. With contributions from her “Luke,” her “Rory”, and even Ann...

The woman, the icon, the legend: Emily Gilmore. Who is she? Where did she come from? We have so many questions about the history of Emily Gilmore, where she would be if she chose different paths throughout the show, and of course exploring your “what if” questions! Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable because Tara and Haley have more to say. If you want more recap episodes, join us on Patreon...

After a very emotional recap of Partings, we are here to break down all of our thoughts on the final Amy season of the show formerly known as Gilmore Girls. Is this still a no-skip season for Haley? Did Tara, a notorious early-seasons girly, have anything nice to say? Where does this season now fall in our rankings? Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable because Tara and Haley have more to say....

Goodbye. Alright, just punch us in the feelings why don’t you, box set?! What more do we need to say? It’s the finale of season 6, Partings!!!!!! If you want more recap episodes, join us on Patreon for our spoiler-FULL rewatch,  Gilmore Revisited  as we dive into Season 7 (begrudgingly but curiously). Our Gilmore to Say Core Collection is live! Shop now at  www.gilmoretosay.com. Want to hear your...

Happy Galentine’s Day! In honor of our favorite podcast holiday, we’re giving y’all a bonus episode <3 After bringing him on-pod for the first time, Tara’s partner Brett is back on the mic to answer some of your questions. Which Gilmore girls guy does he most identify with? When did he realize Dean sucks? And, most importantly, what is Tara’s knightwear actually like? Grab a cup of coffee and g...

The time has finally come. After years of talking about his Gilmore girls journey, Tara’s boyfriend Brett is finally joining us on the pod! After recently watching the Season 5 finale for the first time, we are so ready to hear all of his opinions, predictions, and faves! Who is his least favorite character on the show and why? What does he predict for the rest of the series? Does he even LIKE Gil...

We’ve talked about Team Jess, Team Logan, even Team D*an. But what about the fraction of Gilmore girls fans wearing Team Marty on their hearts? This week, Tara and Haley finally explore whether or not Marty was a viable love interest for our girl Rory Gilmore. Was Marty set up to be a suitor when he’s introduced to the story? What would a relationship between Marty and Rory have lent to the plot?...

Hi book besties, Another episode of Gilmore to Read, but for this one---let's time travel to the end of 2023 when I had a conversation with the author of the Reading is Sexy pick for *November 2023* Rebecca Ross! Rebecca Ross is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Divine Rivals and Ruthless Vows, a duology set during WWI-esque war of the gods following two journalists connected by magi...

Gilmore Girl Math: Jess = Luke, Logan = Chris, right? RIGHT? But what if Dean = Luke and Jess = Chris? Does that Gilmore girl math…math? Is Dean’s parting line to Luke about them being the “same thing” accurate? Is Christopher’s spontaneous proposal to Lorelai in season one a parallel to Jess’s plea for Rory to run away with him in season four? Is Luke the ultimate “big small town boy”? Grab a cup...

It’s the Season 4 premiere of Gilmore to Say! We feel so lucky to get to celebrate another year gabbing about our favorite show with y’all. We ended 2024 ranking mid-season winter finales, but what makes a good mid-season winter premiere? Plot? Vibes? No plot, just vibes? Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable because Tara and Haley have more to say. The fourth annual Gilmore Galentine digital s...

Where you call, we will answer! It's our last Winter Gilmore to Consider episode before we kick off Season 4 of Gilmore to Say! This week, we're asking ourselves: who's the real Emily Gilmore? The buttoned-up DAR woman or the gal who walks around Stars Hollow in sneakers and drinks martinis at the 60/40 bar? And are Lorelai and Rory actually an ideal mother/daughter relationship or are...

Where you call, we will answer! It’s our first episode of 2025 and we are revisiting one of our most divisive topics in 2024: that Luke Danes is Emily Gilmore in a baseball cap. Some of our besties called in to agree, while others called in to completely dismmantle our theory. Where do you stand? Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable because Tara and Haley have more to consider. Join us on Patr...