030: when jerry met tally / blessings on blessings
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030: when jerry met tally / blessings on blessings

After a jarring April Fool's intro during which Nins & Arns welcome their new hosts, Nins is charmed by figure skating couple Jerry & Tally. Arns welcomes abundance into her life through The Law of Attraction by Esther & Jerry Hicks.

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028: women have minds / dog on the moon
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028: women have minds / dog on the moon

Nins is dumbstruck by the eternal relevance of the 2019 film Little Women. Arns finds magic in childlike dreams through The Good Trade reader essay "Special Mission to the Moon" by Maria T. D’hyver.

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027: adolessons / let's talk about bruno
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027: adolessons / let's talk about bruno

Arns relives our most embarrassing and poignant teenage moments with the film Dìdi (弟弟). Nins marvels at the transformative power of patience and love through cat rescue Bruno and his foster mom Grace Choi of The Happy Kitty Rescue.

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026: ari, can we be friends? / stand-up dramedy
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026: ari, can we be friends? / stand-up dramedy

Nins decodes several meanings in the song and music video "we can’t be friends (wait for your love)" by Ariana Grande. Arns clings onto the humanity of grief through Alok Vaid Menon's comedy special "Biology!".

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024: what the hell / stay golde(n)
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024: what the hell / stay golde(n)

Nins holds onto hope through her reading of A Short Stay in Hell by Steven L. Peck. Arns savors small miracles as inspired by Trinity Mouzon Wofford of superfood brand Golde.

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023: boring is lucky / dramione girlies wya
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023: boring is lucky / dramione girlies wya

In this Valentine's Day Special, Arns yearns for a simple kind of love through "Seed of a Seed" by Haley Heynderickx. Nins suffers and flies while reading Draco Malfoy & the Mortifying Ordeal of Being in Love by isthisselfcare.

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022: dad da dan
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022: dad da dan

Nins gets sentimental after a phone call from her dad. Arns challenges our perceptions of self-worth through anime Dan Da Dan.

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s2: sob stories
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s2: sob stories

In a super special bonus episode, Nins & Arns share listener sob stories from season 2—featuring The Lord of the Rings, ghosts, park bench plaques, & more.

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020: omg / lost & found
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020: omg / lost & found

Nins accesses a higher power through the song and music video "Me & U" by Tems. Arns delves into a piece of Native American history and the truth about belonging through documentary Daughter of a Lost Bird.

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019: election reflection
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019: election reflection

In a departure from their usual BS, Nins & Arns reflect on last week's presidential election, despair & hope, and how we move forward.

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018: death prep / shark weak
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018: death prep / shark weak

Arns ponders how to best prepare loved ones for your death through the podcast Julie: The Unwinding of the Miracle. Nins dives into the transformative power of love as shown through Shark Heart by Emily Habeck.

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017: moth bawls / casper the lonely ghost (Copy)
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017: moth bawls / casper the lonely ghost (Copy)

We're getting spoOoOky! In this week's Halloween special, Nins explores childlike wonder in the face of death through Kate Braestrup's story, "The House of Mourning," on The Moth. Arns navigates loneliness in the film Casper.

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015: hammy pt 2 / death to our 20s
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015: hammy pt 2 / death to our 20s

Nins wraps up our Hamilton tour of tears with Act 2 of the hit musical. Arns pays tribute to our past selves with the help of her sister Mios' zine, The Liminal Spaces.

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014: parents are people? / hammy pt 1
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014: parents are people? / hammy pt 1

Arns is distraught over A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza and the tender words our parents leave unspoken. Nins eases us into Act 1 of the most millennial musical of all time: Hamilton.

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013: earth is hard / soap commercials
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013: earth is hard / soap commercials

Nins guides us through reincarnation and the afterlife as revealed through "Journey of Souls" by Dr. Michael Newton. Arns examines short film "Dove Real Beauty Sketches" through an ethnic lens.

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012: LDR / fake a** moms
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012: LDR / fake a** moms

Arns lets herself wallow in sadness about long-distance loved ones. Nins is touched by Letters from Mom in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

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