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Pop culture scientists and best friend duo Gabby and Zoe recap your favorite tv shows from yesteryear! These “scholars” will examine television from a variety of eras, distilling narrative decisions down to only their key elements. We will interrogate characters, plot lines, iconic dialogue, media stunts, and provide key cultural context for some of the most beloved shows the old boob tube has to offer.
We get real, we get nasty, and we get real nasty.
New episodes every Wednesday, not safe for work or children.
Episodes
257 episodes
Gilmore Girls: S6E16, 17, and 18: PART 1
Variety is the spice of life, and that's why we're not only trying a slightly new format this week, but we're also talking novelty, bros voicing audio erotica, and posting fanfic to AO3 from a 24 hour psych hold. In this menage-a-tr...
Gilmore Girls: S6E15 - A Vineyard Valentine - PART 2
We are back on Martha’s home turf with season six, episode 15 “A Vineyard Valentine” PART 2. Join us and these gals they call Gilmore as we hit the gym, grill up some lobster, and deal with daddy issues on every front.
Gilmore Girls: S6E15 - A Vineyard Valentine - PART 1
We’re going to Gay Head in part one of our oral report on season 6, episode 15 “A Vineyard Valentine.” Scenic points of interest include V Day burrito digressions, Water Talk, and our usual drooling over Lorelai’s beauty. Keep your eyes o...
Boner Alert: Hockey, Felicity, and the unbearable lightness of Hyperfixation
* Listener beware, you’re in for a scare! * This episode was recorded during the approximately 90 minutes of time between the men’s U.S. hockey team gold medal victory and the prompt reveal of their true trash gremlin natures. Gabby’s excitemen...
Gilmore Girls: S6E13 - Friday Nights Alright for Fighting - PART 2
Daddy issues abound - We struggle with Luke's overprotective choices - Have YOU tried tabletop RPGS? And don't forget the most important part: we all have to pull together to make sure the trains run on time. The train that runs on Gabby (TM)
Gilmore Girls: S6E13 - Friday Nights Alright for Fighting - PART 1
The issue with us getting ahead of ourselves re: banking episodes, is that now you have to listen to our stale takes on The Pitt. But whatever! In this episode we’re kicking off season six, episode thirteen, “Friday Nights Alright for Fighting”...
Gilmore Girls: S6E11 - The Perfect Dress - Part 2
Want the rest of our takes on season six, episode eleven “The Perfect Dress”? Well “the price just went up flag burner.” JK we got so much jaw flapping we’re giving it away so gather round for our ruminations on dog whistles, surprise fatherhoo...
Gilmore Girls: S6E11 - The Perfect Dress - Part 1
Our gals are reunited, Lane is living at home as a free woman, and in a haunted bridal shop somewhere Lorelai has located “The Perfect Dress.” So throw on your blushiest tulle for some wrasslin based foreplay and let us whisper part one of your...
Gilmore Girls: S6E9 - The Prodigal Daughter Returns - PART 2
Wherein we wrap up our review of Season 6 episode 9, Rory returns to her mothers waiting arms, Luke can't confess his recent Daddy Issues to his bride, and Emily Buys a Plane. Lets go!
Gilmore Girls: S6E9 - The Prodigal Daughter Returns - PART 1
As it was long foretold by the prophecy, we're comin atcha hot, wet, and wriggling this week with The Prodigal Daughter Returns, part 1. We get through several neglected social media comments as well as grapple with an entire surprise be...
Gilmore Girls: S6E8 - Let Me Hear Your Balalaikas Ringing Out - Part 2
WHY. Did you DROP. Out of YALE? This and other burning questions answered in part 2 of our “Let Me Hear Your Balalaikas Ringing Out” coverage! We’re also talking pet health scares, Emily’s teetering mental health, and our very informed takes on...
Gilmore Girls: S6E8 - Let Me Hear Your Balalaikas Ringing Out - Part 1
Grab your bad boy ex and shake him all around cause it’s time to “Let Me Hear Your Balalaikas Ringing Out” PART 1. We are shockingly ready to embrace Jess and tickled to see him. Also, Lorelai can’t pick a paint color and if you think we can’t ...
Special Episode - Heated Rivalry
Get in, losers. We're going to the cottage. ALSO, apologies, not our greatest audio ever. Some mic mix ups and a hungry cat make for a slightly challenging audio experience, we do apologize for the technical difficulties and hope yo...
Gilmore Girls: S6E5 - We've Got Magic To Do - Part 2
Gather round the campfire, kittens, because daddy is finishing up S6E5, "We've Got Magic To Do". If you remember our conversation from last week, we are wary but supportive of Lorelai's mission to "Let Luke Live" (LLL), we agree that children c...
Gilmore Girls: S6E5 - We've Got Magic To Do - Part 1
Well gang, for two people who confidently claimed they would not be discussing Heated Rivalry, we sure did spend 20 min discussing Heated Rivalry. Other than that, we've got the DAR, Rory invents digital marketing, Emily and Richard FINALY find...
Gilmore Girls: S6E1 - New and Improved Lorelai - PART 2
The verdict is in and so is season six, episode one “New and Improved Lorelai” PART TWO. We sentence you all to lots of thoughts on Emily and Richard as the eternal scorpions, our finely honed legal theories, and perhaps too much discussion of ...
Gilmore Girls: S6E1 - New and Improved Lorelai - PART 1
We can rebuild her! We have the technology! It’s season six, episode one “New and Improved Lorelai.” Luke and Lorelai are locking it down, the town is getting weirdly hung up about proposal gender roles, Rory’s in the poolhouse, and we have a l...
Alien Vs Predator Vs Emily Gilmore: A Holiday Pregame
Welp, this would have been posted the week of thanksgiving, if we had managed to edit it in time! Instead, please enjoy our pre-Turkey touchbase, where we discuss mostly the Predator franchise, Gabby's disturbing boner for same, and why we are ...
Gilmore Girls: S5E22 - A House Is Not A Home - Part 2
Human kindness is overflowing and so are our hottest of takes as we wrap up season five, episode twentytwo A House Is Not a Home. We go on tour, move into the pool house, and pop the question. What more could the next season possibly hold?? Tun...
Gilmore Girls: S5E22 - A House Is Not A Home - Part 1
Well gosh, things sure are moving along at a clip as we wrap up season 5 with episode 22, A House Is Not A Home. Here in part 1 we cover The intervening ~4 episodes since we last spoke, play a little catch up, and set up our scenario: precious ...
Post-Halloween Yap Sesh
We weren't able to return to Stars Hollow this week, what with all the Halloween festivities. Join us for a little post-halloween touchbase where we discuss costumes of yore, body doubling, and Weapons.
Halloween Boner Alert: I Saw the TV Glow
Put on your thinking caps and behold the illuminated Boob Tube cause we’re writing our thesis on 2024’s I Saw the TV Glow. We have too many thoughts, quite a few feelings, and a Buffy history to unpack. So join us in the midnight realm to downl...
Gilmore Girls: S5E17 - Pulp Friction - PART 2
And we're back! The thrilling conclusion to last week's part 1, we praise Rory for her self control shown in not being a totally devious slutbag like we were at her age, but end up advising her to slut it up to the full extent of the law, anywa...
Gilmore Girls: S5E17 - Pulp Friction - PART 1
Whoomp, there it is - a couple of silver tongued devils have slipped into your podfeeds with Season 5, Episode 17, Pulp Friction Part 1. We’re listening to some voicemails, we’re stealing cocoa puffs from the cafeteria, at one point Zoe suggest...
Gilmore Girls: S5E14 - Say Something - PART 2
Call us Barbra Streisand cause we are looking back fondly on The Way We Were before we experienced the trauma of season 5, episode 14 “Say Something” part two. We’re not usually in a limo but we are always team Lorelai, concerned about parent /...