Gilmore To Say: A Gilmore Girls Podcast

It’s time for a mid-fall check-in! We’ve chatted about so many different topics this season!! How’s our Analog Autumn going? Did we forget some of your favorite lines on the show in our Top 26? And we share some new thoughts on your commentary regarding Rory’s ability to handle Mitchum’s rejection. Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable because Tara and Haley have more to say!

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Happy Stars Hollow-een! We’re bringing back a classic one: our Halloween Fan-Fiction episode! The last few years, y’all have been asking for us to go back to our roots for a good ol’ fashion Gilmore to Say FanFic episode, and we are here to deliver the treat (no tricks!). We’re breaking out the bowl-o-names to decided who is contracted for this episode, what season it is, and what kind of town event (if any!) will transpire. Grab your king-size candy bars, a cup of coffee and get comfortable because Tara and Haley have more to say!

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It’s Wedding Week!!!! Tara is getting married AND it’s the 25th anniversary of Season 2, which means it’s high time to revisit our favorite wedding moments from the second season!! Did you ever notice how wedding-heavy the best season of Gilmore girls is?! Starts with a proposal acceptance, ends with a wedding, with showers and bachelorettes and planning (oh my!) in between?! Plus we giving y’all an Ann Arbor recap and a touch-base with Tara ahead of Gilmore to Say’s Royal Wedding!!! Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable because Tara and Haley have more to sa...

The time has come. We’ve talked about it for years: we’re going to revisit our Rankings episode from May of 2022. This was only the 16th episode of Gilmore to Say, where we ranked the seasons and episodes of Gilmore Girls based on person preference, storytelling, and who we were in 2022. Four years, several hundred episodes, and a deep-dive rewatch together later, we're finally sitting down to revisit what we said in this episode. Have our feelings changed??? Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable because Tara and Haley have more to say!

And if you...

Besties, the time has come!! We are finally revisiting our Rankings episode from 2022 next week!! This was only the 16th episode of Gilmore to Say, where we ranked the seasons and episodes of Gilmore Girls based on person preference, storytelling, and who we were in 2022. Four years, several hundred episodes, and a deep-dive rewatch together later, we're finally sitting down to revisit what we said in this episode, and it's so much sweeter to hear it first, so please enjoy this rerun of Rankings circa 2022!!

This episode originally aired on May 17, 2022

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Happy Birthday Rory Gilmore! You know her, you love (?) her, our girl Rory Gilmore turns 42 on Thursday! And every year, we love to dissect everyone’s favorite (or least favorite) smalltown girl. One of the fandom’s hottest takes of Rory is that they agree with Mitchum: she didn’t have what it took to be a journalist. Do we agree? Were her journalistic aspirations realistic? Was the conversation she had with Mitchum and her reaction realistic to the character? Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable because Tara, Haley and journalist-turned-best-selling author Iman Hariri-Kia have more to say!<...

Happy Birthday Gilmore Girls! To celebrate its 26th trip around the sun, we are pulling the top 26 lines on Gilmore Girls. These lines have to hit one of three categories: iconic to the series, so well-delivered, and/or so well-written by the Palladinos and their incredible writers rooms. Did your faves make the cut? Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable because Tara and Haley have more to say!

And if you want a bag to build your new lifestyle [or religion] like you’re in the year 2000, our Autumn Collection is available TOMORROW at www.gi...

Get ready to fall in love with a new menu this season, besties! Today we have our new bestie Cortney LaCorte (best known as Cheese Gal) on the pod today to guide you through your Autumnal Rewatch Menu. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll fall in love with Cortney and her brand new cookbook Oversharing much like we did. Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable because Tara, Haley, and Cortney have more to say!

Cortney’s brand new cookbook, Oversharing, is now available for purchase! To make these incredible recipes we discussed in today’s epi...

Happy Autumn, besties! It’s the first day of our favorite season and our favorite episode of the season: How To Have A Gilmore Girls Fall! This year, we’re going back to the year 2000 and building an Analog Autumn Bag: Gilmore Girls-style. Imagine if the girlies were just scrolling on their phones instead of reading, writing, drinking coffee, gabbing, etc??? It wouldn’t be the show we know and love and aspire to exist in today. So how can you have yourself an Analog Autumn like our favorite small town girls? Grab a cup of coffee and get comfor...

We've got ourselves the third Gilmore girl!!!

The absolutely iconic, beloved, and positively clever Kelly Bishop celebrated the paperback release of her New York Times bestselling memoir THE THIRD GILMORE GIRL in conversation with us (can you believe it?!!) last Thursday September 10th at the Madison Theater. While we wished all of you could have been the room with us, the next best thing was to bring the conversation to the pod. Our first ever live episode and we're so excited you get to hear the audience's reactions alongside Kelly's stories.

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Happy Emmy season! It’s no secret that Gilmore girls didn’t really get its flowers from the Television Academy for how popular it remains today. Back in 2004, Gilmore girls was nominated for its only Emmy Award, which it won, for Outstanding Makeup for “The Festival of Living Art”. And although the show in its entirety deserved more recognition, we believe Lauren Graham was robbed of an Emmy nomination throughout her run of playing the icon that is Lorelai Gilmore. What scene from each season should she have been nominated for? Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable because...

Before they were stars, they were in Stars Hollow! (Ironic, right?) Today’s episode is all about the guest appearances on Gilmore Girls by stars before (and in some cases, after) their rise to fame. During its six season run, we saw Jon Hamm before he was Don Draper, Jane Lynch before she was Sue Sylvester and even Oscar winner Rami Malek in his acting debut before he was Freddie Mercury. But who else did we notice? Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable because Tara and Haley have more to say!

Our fall classics are BA...

In honor of yesterday’s Labor Day holiday, today is all about working in the town of Stars Hollow. Every business owner, every inn worker, every employee has their own relationship to what they do and how much, or little, pride they take in it. Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable because Tara and Haley have more to say!

Our fall classics are BACK! Shop(pe) the Fall Gazebo, Fall Essentials, and Autumn Stamps now at www.gilmoretosay.com

It’s September 1st and Gilmore girls season has arrived! This year, we’re kicking it off with our annual back to school episode and diving into secret societies on Gilmore Girls. Isn’t it interesting that Rory stumbles upon TWO different secret societies during her educational experiences at Chilton and Yale? What do we know about the origin of the Puffs and The Life and Death Brigade? Were they based on real secret societies? How did each of them further Rory Gilmore’s story? Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable because Tara and Haley have more to say!<...

Where you call, we will answer! August was filled to the brim with exciting episodes: from money and finances on Gilmore Girls to dreaming up an Emily and Richard prequel (and speaking of Emily…Emily Henry?!) y’all came to the table with thoughts and questions!! What else would you want to see in the E&R prequel? Another dreamcast enters the chat this week. And how does Rory’s relationship with money impact or differ from her boyfriends throughout the series? Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable because Tara and Haley have more to consider!

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Gilmore Girls lovers, on Wednesdays, we talk books!!!

New York Times bestseller and darling Gemini Beck Dorey Stein is here to talk everything spectacular about Gilmore girls and her most recent novel, Spectacular Things. If you love a story that starts with a teen girl moving her and her new baby to a small town to make a better life for the two of them away from controlling parents, then you're going to love this book. It has a very familiar set up, but Beck's incredibly precise and emotional writing departs from our favorite origin to explore...

ICYMI: Amy Sherman-Palladino, Daniel Palladino, and (our mom) Lauren Graham are attached to an official Gilmore Girls Documentary with HBO Max. What do we know? What do we want to know? Who do we need to see? Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable because Tara and Haley have more to say!

Join us on Thursday September 10th at 7 PM for An Evening With Kelly Bishop (in conversation with Tara and Haley from Gilmore to Say!!!) in Rockville Center, NY!! Tickets can be purchased here: https://madisontheatreny.org/event/in-conversation-with-kelly-bishop/

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Book lovers, you’re in for a treat because the queen of romance, #1 New York Times Bestselling author, and Gilmore Girls fan, Emily Henry is our special guest today!

She took a break from writing her much anticipated seventh novel to come chat everything Gilmore Girls and Emily Henry Universe. Emily shares a lot about her film adaptations and the Hollywood experience, visiting the set of Beach Read film, and why she’ll never lie about any of it. Plus we hear all her thoughts on Gilmore Girls, what team she’s on, what it taught her as a “...

Our most highly anticipated episode of the summer (for us at least!) has arrived. We’ve been dreaming up what an Emily and Richard prequel would look like over the years and we’re finally here to talk about it all. What was Emily’s upbringing and family like? How did Richard and Emily first meet? Were Emily and Pennilyn Lott friends??? Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable because Tara and Haley have more to say!

Join us on Thursday September 10th at 7 PM for An Evening With Kelly Bishop (in conversation with Tara and Haley...

How do Lorelai and Rory afford eat take out every single day? Are the Gilmores really THAT wealthy? And how much money is Richard putting in those envelopes?? We got the stats from the early 2000s and beyond to try and answer some of the biggest questions surrounding the Gilmore girls and their financial habits. Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable because Tara and Haley have more to say!

Join us on Thursday September 10th at 7 PM for An Evening With Kelly Bishop (in conversation with Tara and Haley from Gilmore to Say!!!) in Rockville...

We’re having a slumber party!!! Tara and Haley are together this week at Haley’s House to talk about all the slumber parties on Gilmore Girls. What makes a great slumber party? What are our faves? And what are we taking from each of them to build the ultimate Gilmore Girls slumber party? Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable because Tara and Haley have more to say!

Our new “Thank You and Good Night” tee is now available at www.gilmoretosay.com

BREAKING NEWS!!! In case you missed it, we are going to be moderating the conversation for Kelly Bishop’s paperback release of The Third Gilmore Girl with none other than Kelly Bishop herself!!! How did this come about??? Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable because Tara and Haley have more to say!

Join us on Thursday September 10th at 7 PM for An Evening With Kelly Bishop (in conversation with Tara and Haley from Gilmore to Say!!!) in Rockville Center, NY!! Tickets can be purchased here: https://madisontheatreny.org/event/in-conversation-with-kelly-bishop/

Our new “Thank You...

Gilmore Girls lovers, on Wednesdays, we talk books!!!

USA Today Bestseller Edward Schmit is here to explain how tennis is the perfect metaphor for Gilmore girls and his debut novel THE OPEN ERA. If you haven't read it, Austin Hardy is the first openly gay male tennis player to compete in a Grand Slam where he not only must battle his opponents across the court, but also his mental health and media attention he doesn't want. Not to mention a rather handsome new rival that takes an interest in him after an incident during a practice session...

“Don’t you think this is funny?” “You know, I don’t…” -John Stephens, Gilmore Girls S1E13 Concert Interruptus. Except he does think it’s funny, he wrote on the show!!! Gilmore Girls Writer (and cameo actor) John Stephens sits down with us today to talk about his time in the writers room on Seasons 1-4 of our favorite series. How did he land the job (and what was he wearing when he met Amy???)? What characters did he love writing? And what iconic line did he pen that still brings a smile to his face every so often? Grab a cu...

Where you call, we will answer! We are going into the archives to grab some juicy voicemails about Raincoats and Recipes. Would Rory have run away with Jess if not for Dean? Why didn’t Lorelai invite Dean and Lindsey to the Dragonfly Inn test run? And why do we always say Rory dumped Dean when Dean dumps Rory every time??? Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable because Tara and Haley have more to consider!

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It’s officially summertime which means it’s time for a mid-year check in! What have been our fave episodes in 2026? Your fave episodes? Who do you want to see as a guest on the podcast this year? Plus, we’re bringing you our summer colors, what’s on our summer watchlist, and a preview of what’s to come on the pod during Gilmore Girls season! Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable because Tara and Haley have more to say!

Whimsy goes with everything!!! Our new Whimsy collection is all yours to shoppe now at www.gil...

Where you call, we will answer! It’s time for our June Round Up and boy did we talk about a LOT this month. The best townie lines, the Gilmores in Stars Hollow, Richard’s relationship with Lorelai vs. Rory AND Gilmore Girls leaving Netflix?! What a month! We start with some of your Stars Hollow Townie one-liner honorable mentions and hear from one of our besties who thinks that Rory’s studious nature came from craving the Gilmores’ approval. Do we agree? Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable because Tara and Haley have more to consider!

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The day has arrived: Gilmore girls is leaving Netflix. The end of an era!!! Today we’re paying homage to the streaming service that we believe had a heavy hand in the resurgence of our favorite comfort show, ushering in a brand new audience, and, of course, the revival in 2016. So why is it leaving now??? Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable because Tara and Haley have more to say!

Whimsy goes with everything!!! Our new Whimsy collection is all yours to shoppe now at www.gilmoretosay.com

Gilmore Girls lovers, on Wednesdays, we talk books!!!

And it is, in fact, Thursday, but we had some technical difficulties, so let's all pretend for today.

New York Times bestseller and fangirl Emma Brodie is here to answer to her crimes against our emotions after her latest book INTO THE BLUE crushed and rebuilt us. If you haven't read it, it's an epic romance spanning thirteen years, starting in the year 2000. Heart wrenching circumstances, heartbreaking endings, and heart mending beginnings weave a romance for TV writer AJ Graves and legacy actor Noah Drew. You don't...

We’re back to talk more about Richard Gilmore’s girls and the ebb and flow of his relationship with Lorelai and Rory throughout Seasons 4-7(ish). Does Rory going to college shift their dynamic? Was there ever any true forgiveness from Lorelai when Richard chose Rory over her at the end of Season 5? And where are the parallels from the early seasons to the later seasons? Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable because Tara and Haley have more to say!

Whimsy goes with everything!!! Our new Whimsy collection is all yours to shoppe now at w...

We’ve been waiting for this one!!! Is Richard’s relationship with Rory his Lorelai “do over”? There are several moments between the three of them, together and separately, in Seasons 1-3 that set up Richard’s relationship with Rory to be that second chance. Where are the parallel moments? How differently does he approach them? And is there any real hope for reconciliation between Lorelai and Richard? Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable because Tara and Haley have more to say!

There should be daisies…and now there are! Our newest daisies collection is all yours to...

The Gilmores’ Friday Night Dinners became a staple from the very moment we stepped into Lorelai and Rory’s orbit. The power dynamic, the sharpness, the ghosts of Lorelai’s childhood all linger in the air of the Gilmore household. But what happens when you take the Gilmores out of Hartford and drop them in Stars Hollow? How does it - if at all - change the power dynamic with Lorelai, or each other, when they aren’t on their “turf”? We’re here to break all those moments down. Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable because Tara and Haley...

Gilmore Girls lovers, on Wednesdays, we talk books!!!

New York Times bestseller and major Gilmore fan Lynn Painter is here with me on June 3rd to talk all about Luke & Lorelai and Duffy & Connor, the love interests in her latest book, First & Forever. A sports romance filled to the brim with witty banter like only Lynn can do, a loving family with an endearing father/daughter relationship, and a romance that has you twirling your hair, heart filling with helium, butterflies for this couple vibes.

In this episode, Lynn and I talk about how her...

Babette? Miss Patty? You know them, you love them (hopefully) — the town of Stars Hollow is made up of some of the most whimsical characters on Gilmore Girls. From Kirk Gleason to Taylor Doose to “The Contractor…Tom”, they have some of the best laugh-out-loud lines on this fast-talking mouthful of a show. But which are the most notable? Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable because Tara and Haley have more to say!

There should be daisies…and now there are! Our newest daisies collection has dropped and is all yours to shoppe now at www.gilmor...

Where you call, we will answer! We have a LOT to discuss in today’s May Round-Up: a forgotten Mrs. Kim/Lorelai parallel, a Lane Kim “what if…”, your thoughts on Lorelai’s “mom card”, and a bestie calling in wondering when Rory hit rock bottom and offering us a splashy “what if…” after the Season 4 finale. Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable because Tara and Haley have more to consider!

There should be daisies…and now there are! Our newest daisies collection has dropped and is all yours to shoppe now at www.gilmoretosay.com

Where you ask, we will answer! It’s Tara’s engage-a-versary and we’re answering your questions all about her big day. How did watching Gilmore girls growing up inform her wedding vision? Which character’s wedding dress looks most like hers? And will Haley’s bridesmaid dress include a hoop skirt? Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable because Tara and Haley have more to say!

There should be daisies…and now there are! Our newest daisies collection has dropped and is all yours to shoppe now at www.gilmoretosay.com

Gilmore Girls lovers, on Wednesdays, we talk books!!!

New York Times bestseller of small town romances Laurie Gilmore is here to continue our Very Daisy May we're having at Gilmore To Say with her latest installment of the Dream Harbour series, The Daisy Chain Flower Shop. Filled with all the small town charm, antics, and love you know well, a dash of the melancholy of heartbreak that litters our favorite show, and some fake dating with a curse, this book might just be your next read.

In this episode, Laurie and I talk about what...

It’s another scene analysis episode, besties!!! This week, we’re going word-for-word through Max and Lorelai’s big scene in Season 1 Episode 21, Love Daisies and Troubadours. We’ll be taking you from the living room all the way to the Independence Inn! Was this proposal just a desperate attempt to end a bickering match? Was this romantic or did Max just simply follow directions? And should he have been there??? Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable because Tara and Haley have more to say!

There should be daisies…and now there are! Our newest daisies co...

“*We always had a democracy in this house. We never did anything unless we both agreed. But now I guess I'm going to have to play the mom card.” -*Lorelai Gilmore, S1E1: Pilot.

The Mothers Day celebration continues! This week, we’re talking about times when Lorelai used the “mom card” on Rory. What exactly is the “mom card” and when does Lorelai tend to use it? When does it backfire on her? And did it ever stop working? Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable because Tara and Haley have more to say!

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There's nothing we love like anniversaries! And daisies!!! So to mark the 25th anniversary of Love, Daisies, and Troubadours (the season 1 Gilmore girls finale!!!) we're reairing our recap of the episode from our spoiler-filled podcast Gilmore Revisited. We finished our recap last year if you want to revisit it yourself!

And watch out for our There Should Be Daisies collection arriving soon to our website.

Happy 1000 Yellow Daisies to all who celebrate!

Our newest podcast, A Marvelous Time: A Marvelous Maisel Recap Podcast, has arrived! Exclusively on Patreon. Be sure to join the Sup...