brb crying

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  052: wolf children, motherhood, & learning to let go | cryable anime with gabe (pt. 2) 28.07.2026 1h 1min

  This week, we're back with Gabe (@daemoncorps) for part 2 of our cryable anime series. Arns takes us through Mamoru Hosoda's 2012 masterpiece Wolf Children, a heartbreaking story following one mother's journey raising two half-human, half-wolf children all on her own. Beneath this single mother's relentless optimism lies a bittersweet understanding: that the greatest gift we can give a loved one isn't just sacrifice, but the freedom to choose who they want to be. Note: this is the conclusion ...
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  051: 5 centimeters per second & why lingering hope hurts | cryable anime with gabe (pt. 1) 14.07.2026 1h 9min

  This week, we're joined by Gabe (@daemoncorps), a cartoonist and letterer with "too many opinions on anime," for the first installment of our two-part cryable anime series. Gabe shares his journey re-discovering himself as an artist—including an anime convention horror story that accidentally made him go viral on YouTube—and how he found his authentic voice publishing video essays online. Nins then takes us through 5 Centimeters Per Second, Makoto Shinkai's heartbreaking animated film about f...
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  050: olivia rodrigo's "drop dead" & "the cure" on dreaming, hurting, & healing + celebrating 50 episodes 30.06.2026 1h 9min

  ep 050 (!!) is our biggest milestone yet, so we're celebrating the only way we know how: by crying over Olivia Rodrigo. This week, Arns unpacks the iconic "Drop Dead" music video, exploring why filming at Versailles was so culturally momentous, what it means to watch a fellow Filipina take up space, and how someone else's audacity can give our inner child permission to dream big, too. Nins then dives into "The Cure," acknowledging the painful belief that love from another person can fully hea...
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  049: how to take a chance on yourself | dr. nicole garlit on entrepreneurship, burnout, & self-belief 16.06.2026 1h 5min

  This week, we welcome our first ever guest (!!): Dr. Nicole Garlit, physical therapist, entrepreneur, and founder of her own private practice. Nicole joins Nins & Arns to talk about the emotional reality of building a business, navigating uncertainty, and learning to trust yourself when there's no guaranteed path forward. From chronic stress showing up physically in the body to the fear of leaving stability behind, Nicole shares the moments that pushed her to take a chance on herself and ...
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  048: heated rivalry (part 2) + the spoiler moments that destroyed us 02.06.2026 57min

  Nins & Arns return for a follow-up episode on Heated Rivalry that absolutely no one asked for (because one emotional breakdown over yearning, hockey, and devastating eye contact was clearly not enough!!). After finally bingeing the series, Arns comes fully prepared with a spoiler-filled PowerPoint presentation covering the scenes, confessions, relationships, and tiny emotional moments that wrecked her. Together, the hosts spiral through Scott & Kip, Shane & Ilia, coming out scenes...
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  047: justin bieber’s “everything hallelujah”, lilo & stitch, & choosing joy anyway 19.05.2026 1h 6min

  This week, Nins unexpectedly develops Bieber fever after hearing Justin Bieber’s “EVERYTHING HALLELUJAH” and spirals into a wildly emotional deep dive on healing, fame, survival, gratitude, and brushing your teeth while depressed. Meanwhile, Arns revisits Disney’s Lilo & Stitch (2002) and fully crumbles over found family, loneliness, belonging, and the devastating realization that Stitch just wanted to know he deserved love, too. Basically: two stories about choosing joy anyway. Con...
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  046: harry baker, heated rivalry, & loving so much it hurts 05.05.2026 1h 12min

  This week, Arns unpacks “Sunflowers” by Harry Baker and spirals through grief, funerals, and the terrifying urgency of being alive right now. Meanwhile, Nins dives headfirst into Heated Rivalry, the wildly beloved hockey romance series full of yearning, emotional repression, devastating tension, and men gazing heavily at each other instead of going to therapy. Basically: two stories about loving people so much it hurts. In this episode: Harry Baker’s poetry and performance work“Sunflowers,” W...
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  045: "st. clarity" by the paper kites & an emotional birth story 21.04.2026 58min

  This week, Nins & Arns drift through “St. Clarity” by The Paper Kites, emotional healing, pregnancy, childbirth, and the strangely beautiful process of becoming someone new. Nins gets lost in the dreamy stillness of “St. Clarity” by The Paper Kites, reflecting on the song’s peaceful atmosphere, quiet emotional weight, and the ripple effects our actions leave behind long after a moment has passed. Arns shares her birth story—from pregnancy fears and labor pain to the surreal feeling of mee...
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  044: filipino american smithsonian exhibit & what fighting revealed about my marriage 07.04.2026 1h 2min

  This week, Arns visits the Smithsonian exhibition How Can You Forget Me: Filipino American Stories and reflects on Filipino migration, generational memories, family sacrifice, and the emotional weight of the objects and stories we leave behind. From ornate steamer trunks to embroidered pillowcases, the exhibit unveils deeper questions about identity, belonging, and what survives across time. Nins gets painfully honest about a recent fight with her husband—one that slowly unraveled into a weig...
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  043: PMDD, queen charlotte, & being loved through it all 24.03.2026 57min

  Nins & Arns choose each other's stories in this special throwback episode. Arns chooses ep 003: periods are hard, where Nins shares her struggles with premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD). Nins chooses ep 011: a bridgerton (sob) story, where Arns reminds us that love is a choice through Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story. Content warning: depression, mental illness 0:00 - Preview0:36 - Intro2:17 - Apple Podcasts Canada feature!3:14 - Today's throwback format3:49 - Nins: PMDD33:16 - Arn...
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  042: the weirdly specific things that make us cry 10.03.2026 42min

  This week is a chaotic emotional spiral through all the oddly specific things that make people cry. Nins and Arns pull different “cry categories” out of a jar and unpack the videos, memories, fears, therapy breakthroughs, celebrity interviews, childhood movies, random scents, and late-night TikToks that destroyed them emotionally. What starts as a silly little game quickly turns into an honest conversation about vulnerability, nostalgia, healing, growing up, and why the smallest moments someh...
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  041: f1 champion lando norris, titanic, & the dreams that carry us forward 24.02.2026 1h 17min

  This week, Arns unpacks the emotional aftermath of Lando Norris’ Formula 1 championship win—from childhood karting dreams and impossible pressure to the vulnerable reality of finally achieving the thing you’ve chased your entire life. Nins revisits Titanic (1997), reflecting on doomed love, immigrant hope, class inequality, and the devastating humanity at the center of James Cameron’s iconic film. Also featuring emotional listener stories from crybabies Nadene and Glenci, plus a reminder that...
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  040: how to end a love story (yulin kuang) + the women (kristin hannah) on grief, love, & healing 10.02.2026 1h 14min

  In this Valentine's Day collaboration with A Novel Affair Romance Bookstore, Nins & Arns discuss two completely different novels—a contemporary romance and a Vietnam War novel—that somehow arrive at the exact same conclusion about self-love, healing, and forgiveness. First, Nins dives into How to End a Love Story by Yulin Kuang, a romance about grief, guilt, vulnerability, self-worth, and the fear of being truly known by another person. Then, Arns explores The Women by Kristin Hannah, a b...
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  039: we live in time, modern love, & the people who change us 27.01.2026 59min

  This week, we explore the people who quietly change our lives—and the fleeting moments we wish could last forever. Arns reflects on We Live in Time (2024), starring Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield, and why this devastatingly beautiful film about love, mortality, grief, and the passage of time left her in tears. We unpack what it means to love fully even when life offers no guarantees. Nins brings us to one of Modern Love's most beloved stories, "When the Doorman Is Your Main Man," a moving ...
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  038: animal communication, emotional healing, & finding yourself again 13.01.2026 1h 2min

  This week, we explore animal communication, emotional healing, personal growth, and the lifelong process of finding yourself again. Nins shares the story of an emotional animal communication session with pet psychic Jenny of Bluebird Animal Communication. After years of wondering what her beloved cat Meredith Grey might be thinking, she finally books a session and receives unexpected messages about love, connection, healing, and the ways our pets can change our lives. Arns dives into the vira...
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  037: losing my soul dog, wading through grief, & the relationship that kept me grounded 23.12.2025 50min

  In this deeply emotional throwback to episode 010, Arns shares the story of Cosmo, her beloved Maltese who spent more than 16 years by her side. From awkward high school memories and college adventures to the devastating experience of saying goodbye, she reflects on pet loss, grief, unconditional love, and the unique bond we share with the animals who become family. Nins then explores the song "Blurry" by JP Saxe and opens up about a period of depression, burnout, and feeling lost in her care...
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  who the f*ck are we, even??: the brb crying origin story 09.12.2025 37min

  We've spent dozens of episodes crying about movies, books, songs, childhood memories, and existential crises—but somehow we've never properly answered the question: who the f*ck are we, even?? In this special bonus episode, we're ditching our usual essay format and sitting down for an unhinged little Q&A. We talk about how we became friends (spoiler: it involves Catholic school, Filipino family parties, and some devastating childhood fashion criticism), our dream podcast guests, what we l...
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  036: why a viral pianist's tears moved millions + baking as a love language: yumeka nakagawa, vulnerability & friendship 25.11.2025 1h

  This week, we talk about a viral piano performance that left millions of people emotional—and the surprising ways love finds its way back to us. First, Arns shares the story of Japanese pianist Yumeka Nakagawa, whose tearful performance of Chopin's "Raindrop" Prelude captivated audiences around the world. Why did watching someone cry while playing piano feel so powerful? What does vulnerability in art teach us about vulnerability in our own lives? Then, Nins tells a deeply personal story abou...
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  035: why tems' "higher" hits so hard + the 6-hour flight delay that changed everything 11.11.2025 1h 1min

  This week, Nins dives into "Higher" by Tems, the haunting Afrobeats ballad about toxic relationships, self-worth, healing, and finally choosing yourself. From the song's powerful lyrics to the surprising story behind Future's Grammy-winning sample in "Wait for U," this conversation explores what it means to stop waiting for people who refuse to change. Then, Arns shares an unexpected story from a family trip through Europe. After a frustrating 6-hour flight delay in Italy, she discovers somet...
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  034: the wicked scene that destroyed us (+ why ghost still makes us cry 35 years later) 28.10.2025 1h 3min

  This Halloween, we're taking a break from traditional scares and talking about the movie moments that truly haunt us. Arns dives into the 1990 classic Ghost, starring Demi Moore, Patrick Swayze, and Whoopi Goldberg, exploring grief, love, and what we'd give for one more moment with the people we've lost. Nins revisits Wicked, the beloved Broadway-musical-turned-blockbuster-film starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, and unpacks the emotional Ozdust Ballroom scene that captures what it mean...