A roadtrip to Harvard? A cross-country bus ride to California? Playing hooky in New York City to visit the boy who isn’t your boyfriend?! It’s officially Gilmore Girls Summer and nothing says “summer” quite like a lil vacation. This week, we’re leaving Stars Hollow and breaking down all the destination episodes on Gilmore Girls. What makes a good destination episode? Does it still feel like Gilmore Girls when you take them out of Stars Hollow? Which one would we delete? Grab a cup of iced coffee...
Jul 01, 2025•1 hr 7 min
Did we manifest Hannah Brown coming on the podcast back in 2022??? One of our listeners, Hannah, called in three years ago and asked Tara to come up with a season of the Bachelorette using Rory's men on Gilmore Girls and it was VERY silly. In the following GTC, Haley challenges Tara to do the same with Lorelai's men, and it was even MORE silly. So we're pulling these moments from the 2022 archives for your listening pleasure <3 Grab a cup of iced coffee and get comfortable because it’s 2022 a...
Jun 26, 2025•36 min
Former Bachelorette, Miss Alabama USA 2018, Dancing with the Stars Winner, Bride-To-Be, New York Times Bestselling Author (need we go on?) Hannah Brown is here!!! In between planning her wedding and watching Gilmore Girls for the very first time, Hannah’s second romance novel The Four Engagement Rings of Sybil Rain debuts today and we just know Gilmore fans will love it! But how is she feeling about our favorite show? What team is she on? Which character is getting her final rose??? Grab a cup o...
Jun 24, 2025•1 hr 11 min
June 2015: Skinny jeans were still in style, Taylor Swift was on her 1989 World Tour, and the cast and creators of Gilmore Girls famously reunited at the ATX TV Festival in Austin, Texas to celebrate the fifteen year anniversary of the show’s release. After the show’s booming resurgence on Netflix, thousands of fans gathered to witness this once-in-a-lifetime reunion filled with reminiscing, behind-the-scenes stories, and even pleas for what would become A Year In The Life. Many of us, including...
Jun 17, 2025•1 hr 27 min
My book loving besties! I'm so excited to be back again with another fantastic author. In this *spoiler free* episode of Gilmore To Read, the New York Times Bestselling author Coco Mellors joins me to talk about why she writes and how Gilmore girls and television in general has helped her develop her writing (outside of her MFA of course!) She has some wonderfully insightful ideas on the shortcomings of Rory and the ramifications in her own life of witnessing *that* conversation with Mitchum Hun...
Jun 12, 2025•1 hr 40 min
She’s engaged!!! She’s getting married!!! She wants to try on her wedding dress every night!!! Brett popped the question and we are here to give you every single detail of their magical engagement story. Where did it he do it? Did she know it was coming? Are they getting married on June 3rd??? Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable because Sadie, I mean, Tara and Haley have more to say. Our “Sending All My Love” drop is still available at www.gilmoretosay.com ! If you want access to our recap ...
Jun 10, 2025•1 hr 17 min
“Hey you know what date I’m not getting married? June 3rd. Do not save the date!” Well, save it besties, because today we’re reimagining what June 3rd would have been if Lorelai and Luke had gotten married that day. Who would have been in attendance? Who would have notably not been on the guest list? And what would have been the drama? Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable because it’s June 3rd and Tara and Haley have more to say. On this day, we are sending all our love! If you want access t...
Jun 03, 2025•1 hr 15 min
My bookish besties, we ready to be delighted by the lovely Cara Bastone! The author of Ready or Not, our Reading Is Sexy book club pick for March. Cara talks about where she got started writing and what it is like to edit her books (spoiler: it starts with devastation) We also discuss how she feels about Gilmore girls and which of Rory's boyfriends she finds herself most drawn too. And then we dive into a spoiler chat (spoiler warning in the episode!!!) about her novel Ready or Not, which she ha...
May 29, 2025•1 hr 31 min
After covering their courtship, engagement, and newlywed chapters, this week, we’re diving into Sookie and Jackson: the later years. Starting with their first pregnancy in Season 4, we’re exploring the arc of their relationship from Season 4-7 and discussing exactly when the writers make Sookie and Jackson caricatures of themselves, if the fake vasectomy really turned the fandom against Jackson, and how we ultimately feel about them as a couple by the end of the series. So grab a cup of coffee a...
May 27, 2025•1 hr 8 min
It’s Sookie and Jackson’s wedding anniversary! Twenty-three years ago, they finally tied the knot after two seasons of bickering, hilarity, and a lot of miscommunication. This week, we’re breaking down their love story: from their courtship to their newlywed season. So grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable because Tara and Haley have more to say. If you want access to our recap and bonus episodes, join us on Patreon for our spoiler-FULL rewatch, Gilmore Revisited as we move through Season 7 (...
May 20, 2025•56 min
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 comfortable because Tara and Haley have more to say. If you want access to our recap and bonus episo...
May 13, 2025•55 min
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 lake. Carley Fortune is a journalist turned romance author, so of course as a huge fan of Gilmore girls, she wanted...
May 08, 2025•1 hr 1 min
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 if you want more recap and bonus episodes, join us on Patreon for our spoiler-FULL rewatch, Gilmore Revi...
May 06, 2025•1 hr 25 min
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 she loves, and how she’s planning on taking over Hollywood (my words, not hers!) You’re gonna love h...
May 01, 2025•1 hr 43 min
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 get comfortable because Tara and Haley have more to say. If you want to listen to our breakdown of th...
Apr 29, 2025•1 hr 40 min
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 rated confines of the WB? What if Lorelai could swear like a sailor on HBO or if there was more matur...
Apr 22, 2025•51 min
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 you want to hear the rest of our recap on PaleyFest, bonus content, and more recap episodes , join us ...
Apr 15, 2025•31 min
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 us absolutely gobsmacked . Grab a cup of coffee and get really comfortable because Tara and Haley hav...
Apr 08, 2025•1 hr 20 min
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 with your thoughts at 860-578-4653. We love hearing from you! If you want more recap episodes, join ...
Apr 01, 2025•1 hr 5 min
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 on? And which date gets crowned as the "perfect" date? Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable because T...
Mar 25, 2025•1 hr 12 min
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 dissecting the parts of Gilmore girls that didn’t make it to air — including an early revision of th...
Mar 20, 2025•52 min
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’ll smile the whole time — it’s hard not to fall in love with Sebastian, his insight, and his infect...
Mar 18, 2025•1 hr 52 min
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 us (with worse sound quality, we've gotten so much better y'all!) tell you themselves! So please enjoy this litt...
Mar 13, 2025•29 min
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 herself, “Life’s Short, Talk Fast” is a love letter to everyone’s favorite comfort show. Throughout ...
Mar 11, 2025•1 hr 13 min
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 for our spoiler-FULL rewatch, Gilmore Revisited as we dive into Season 7 (begrudgingly but curiously...
Mar 04, 2025•1 hr 16 min
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. If you want more recap episodes, join us on Patreon for our spoiler-FULL rewatch, Gilmore Revisited ...
Feb 25, 2025•1 hr 38 min
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 voice on our next GTC? If you have more to say, call in with your thoughts at 860-578-4653. We love hea...
Feb 18, 2025•2 hr 31 min
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 get comfortable because Tara and Brett have more to say. The fourth annual Gilmore Galentine digital ...
Feb 13, 2025•56 min
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 Gilmore girls??? Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable because Tara and Haley (and Brett!) have more...
Feb 11, 2025•1 hr 39 min
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? And how many of you are actually on Team Marty? Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable because Tar...
Feb 04, 2025•1 hr 17 min
