Gilmore To Say: A Gilmore Girls Podcast

It's Rory Gilmore's birthday and we're here to celebrate our girl that everyone loves to hate. This week, Tara and Haley discuss the polarizing contrast of Rory's birthday parties in the series and open the floor to all of you to roast Rory on her special day. Why does everybody hate on Rory Gilmore??? Grab a coffee and get comfy, because the girlies have more to say... Now you can...

It's the twenty-third anniversary of Gilmore Girls' coming out party, and what better way to celebrate than by listing 23 life lessons we learned along the way. Will Tara and Haley come to the table with the same lessons? Join them in raising a glass to our favorite show and get comfortable, because they have more to say... And more to show! Join Tara and Haley LIVE in New York City at Cit...

Spoilers for What Happens After Midnight around 46:11 until the end Our book club Reading Is Sexy read What Happens After Midnight by KL Walther in August and today, she’s joining me on the pod! Just like us, she is a massive Gilmore Girls and is a very devoted member of one team in particular (spoiler alert: it’s Logan!) We talked about her relationship and love of the show, related Taylor Swift...

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, grab a cozy blanket, and get comfortable, because Tara and Haley have more to sa...

We're back with Part Two of our Academia episode! How did the politics of education impact Rory's relationships with Paris and Logan? If Rory had run to Christopher when she dropped out, how would he have handled it? And is Jess the only one who could have delivered the infamous, "Why did you drop out of Yale?" line to Rory Gilmore? Plus, some voicemails! Be sure to grab one of our...

It's officially Back to School season and these girlies are here to talk about all the ways academia has played a huge role in the relationships, conflict, and overall journeys of the Gilmore girls and those around them. Academic status has plagued the Gilmores for so long - where did it all start? What made Lorelai choose Harvard for Rory all those years ago? And do we think Rory and Logan&#3...

We did it for our girl Rory, now it's time to define Lorelai's eras! Do the girlies still think Lorelai is the main character of this series? Where are her biggest milestones? Do we define her eras by her life, her love, or her outerwear? If you agree with us, call. If you disagree with us, call. If you have strong feelings, call! Please call in and tell us because we are dying to know! 86...

Last week, we posed our own "What If Lorelai Gilmore...?"s from Seasons 1-3 on-pod and we had some besties call in with thoughts, perspective, and new what-ifs of their own! What if Lorelai had married Chris when she was 16 and he had partial custody of Rory? What if Lorelai came back into Rory's life when she was 16 after being raised by Richard and Emily? And what if that Chilton dad...

This week, all of our besties submitted tons of what if scenarios for our girl Lorelai. What if Lorelai didn't move out of her parents house to raise Rory? What if Lorelai married Christopher OR Max? What if Lorelai went on that date with Kirk? What if there was a double Sherri-Lorelai pregnancy at the end of season 2? We answer all of these and more as we explore Lorelai Gilmore in season 1 t...

The girlies are back to answer the rest of your "Have You Evers"! This time, we're covering Seasons 3-AYITL and we had so much fun sharing our silly goose stories. Have Tara and Haley ever gotten dumped publicly? Written a letter to someone that they never sent? Met a boy's family who didn't approve of them? Grab a cup of coffee and get comfy because one of these girlies is spi...

Last week, we went through all of your Gilmore inspired have you evers and this week some besties called in with some of theirs. Thanks to everyone brave enough to call in with their stories! One bestie witnessed a slightly too long pause before I do. Another didn’t have Lane’s floorboards to hide her contraband, so she got creative. And our last bestie maybe made an “I love you” situation a bit c...

**spoilers for Funny Feelings start around 29:30 Today, the lovely Tarah DeWitt joins me on Gilmore To Read to discuss her book (Reading Is Sexy's June pick) Funny Feelings! Tarah loves the banter on Gilmore Girls as much as we do and shared some of her thoughts on various Gilmore characters (an Emily fan!). She shared how she went from a romance reader to a romance writer, how ASL made her th...

We're changing things up a little bit as we learn to navigate the guidelines of the SAG-AFTRA strike and how that applies to podcast like ours! We're still talking Gilmore, but this time it's through "Have you ever...?" questions submitted by all of our besties. Have you ever crashed a car? Have you ever hidden your life and/or boyfriend in your floorboards? Have you ever falle...

Some besties called in this week to talk more about girlboss Kirk Gleason! One bestie had thoughts on if Kirk was Sookie's wedding photographer. Another wondered if Kirk had romantic feelings when he asked Lorelai out and then we made it really sad as we do. And the last one has thoughts on how we assigned Kirk's jobs in the last episode, so we make some Kirk Barbies and his accessories! S...

The time has come for Stars Hollow's own Barbie girl! Tara and Haley are breaking down all things Kirk Gleason. Who is he? Does he really have twelve brothers and sisters? How many jobs did he actually have in the eight seasons we came to know and love him? Tara and Haley are dropping their thoughts, but we want to hear from you! Call our voicemail (860-578-4653) with your takes on Kirk and hi...

It's summer! Which means our last recap of the season vibes! Nothing feels less like summer than Gilmore Girls, which invented the season of fall. BUT we find all the summer this show has to offer-- end of summer madness! Summers in Europe! Rift between the girls! Plus we speculate on what might have happened...did the townies plan a beach trip? Does Richard have a pool bowtie?? We think this...

It's Independence Day! And what better way to celebrate than with an episode about the Independence Inn as the sun sets on its hay day while the girlies wrap up Season 3 on Patreon. What do we know about the Independence Inn? What are our favorite inn-centered episodes? And what drew Lorelai to go there all those years ago? We're spilling all the beans in today's episode. Also, Tara an...

After over three years of dodging it, our girly Haley finally got hit with the COVID stick! So while she's on the mend, Tara is flying solo on today's episode, fielding questions from our followers in the "Ask Me Anything" box on Instagram. How did she get her start in theater? What's her best and worst date? FMK Luke, Logan, and Jess? Grab a coffee and stream now, besties. Sho...

It's the end of Graduation Season and with four major grad episodes in this series, the girlies have a lot to unpack! How does a man manage to turn every commencement ceremony for these girlies upside down? Do the girlies' favorite grad moment align with their favorite grad episode? Grab your cap and gown and get comfortable because, per usual, Tara and Haley have more to say... Shop our m...

After discussing Luke and Lorelai's journey to June 3rd last week, the girlies answer some voicemails, one of which is about another choice that Luke makes: not telling Dean to call off his wedding. Should he have done it? What if Rory had gone anyway? And speaking to the Season 4 of it all, would Marty have been the best person to call out Rory's privilege as her friend or as her partner?...

We have a special guest with us today-- Larissa from @eatinggilmore who is a content creator cooking her way through Gilmore Girls. She's made a dish and/or drink from every episode she's watched. She just finished season 6, which sparked an interesting conversation surrounding Partings and Luke and Lorelai's should be wedding date. We dive into what lead to the breakdown and what Lari...

**spoiler chat for Seven Days In June starts around 33:45 and ends around 49:50 , I also mention within the episode before we start! In this episode of Gilmore To Read, I am joined by the wonderful Tia Williams , the author of Reading Is Sexy's April pick Seven Days In June . Tia is a massive fan of Gilmore Girls, a pop culture junkie, and lets us know which scene from the show she thinks is o...

This week, we only have one voicemail from a bestie asking us to put the Gilmore men into a bracket, March Madness style, and see who ends up on top. We aren't sure if you'll be shocked who comes out on top, but you might gasp the same way Tara does when a few key men get knocked out in the early rounds! Shop our merch at www.gilmoretosay.com <3 If you want access to our recap and bonus...

Tara and Haley are thrilled to welcome Sheila R. Lawrence, the first Gilmore Girls writer to join the pod, in this week's episode! Having been in the writers room from Season 2's "Hammers and Veils" through the Season 4 finale, "Raincoats and Recipes", Sheila dishes on her Gilmore journey, joining Amy and Dan after Gilmore on both "Bunheads" and "The Marvelous M...

In honor of Mother's Day, Tara and Haley share their favorite mother/daughter Gilmore episodes while our listeners had more to say about the parenting on this show from our favorite fictional mothers. Was Emily Gilmore a good mom or just a good character? What's up with Lorelai's selective respect for Mrs. Kim's parenting tactics? And how much influence does Lorelai have over Rory&...