Emily to Gremily

Boundaries, Superstition, And Owning Your Hometown Narrative


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A same-day edit, a sparkling water that lied to my eyes, and a studio torn apart, somehow it all adds up to one of our most honest rides yet. I pull back the curtain on my DIY workflow, sprinting from record to release while my gear migrates left and my timer disappears. Then we pivot into Lunar New Year rituals: deep-cleaning, no knives, soup prepped ahead, and the hair rule that put my much-needed chop on pause. I’m sitting on a ponytail ready for donation and choosing patience (and a curling iron) over impulse, hoping for an even bigger gift to Locks of Love and a fresh look for our year-one milestone.

Your stories brought the heat and the blush. One listener’s “movie date” in a borrowed car spiraled into a sibling standoff via a very incriminating wrapper. That set off my own teenage memory: realizing the adults knew all along and chose grace over drama. It’s funny how embarrassment can alchemize into empathy once time does its work.

We get practical in Guidance. If you’re considering a threesome in a great marriage, here’s the roadmap: open the conversation without jokes, decide boundaries together, set veto power, clarify what’s off-limits, and plan the after-talk before the afterglow. Curiosity isn’t a problem; unclear rules are. Then we cheer on a 23-year-old nurse thinking about moving from New Jersey to Chicago. Home stays home; you get to expand your map.

Finally, Gremlin Gossip bridges nostalgia and civic pride when an old classmate writes in and Culver City lands on national TV as a supposed hotbed of crime. I call that out with local knowledge and a simple standard: if you’re going to indict a city, bring real data. The heart of Screenland deserves accuracy.

Come hang out for DIY creativity, superstition with a smile, boundary-setting that actually works, and a hometown clapback grounded in facts. If you laughed, learned, or yelled “same,” tap follow, and share with a friend.

Have your own Gremlin Story you want to share? Need Gremlin Guidance? Have a juicy piece of Gremlin Gossip? Want to submit a scenario to WWGD? Email the podcast at [email protected] and follow on Instagram and TikTok @emilytogremilypod

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Emily to GremilyBy Emily Hogan