Gossip Girl: New Haven Can Wait

Gossip Girl: New Haven Can Wait

June 23, 2026 · 1h 20m

About this episode

Phoebe & Caroline recap the Gossip Girl episode 'New Haven Can Wait', exploring the rivalry between Blair and Serena as they navigate Yale admissions.

Welcome back to Your One and Only Source, the podcast where Phoebe & Caroline recap every episode of Gossip Girl and relive all the scandals, schemes, and social warfare of the Upper East Side. This week, we're heading to New Haven for New Haven Can Wait — aka the Yale episode where Blair Waldorf's lifelong dream collides with her greatest nightmare: Serena van der Woodsen accidentally stealing the spotlight without even trying. As Blair campaigns for early admission and Serena insists she has no interest in Yale, one Page Six mention and a dinner invitation from Dean Berube are all it takes to send the best friends into an Ivy League cold war. Meanwhile, Chuck Bass attempts to infiltrate Skull and Bones, Nate reinvents himself as “Dan Humphrey” to impress a Yale girl, and poor actual Dan Humphrey ends up literally tied up in Chuck's latest scheme. Back in Manhattan, Jenny's fashion career reaches a turning point as Rufus finally realizes that maybe Little J wasn't meant for geometry class after all. Join Phoebe & Caroline as they unpack Blair and Serena's devastating friendship breakup (and makeup), Chuck's secret society aspirations, and one of Gossip Girl's most iconic…

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