This week, we're joined by Jazzle (@jazzlesbooks), a pre-K teacher, mom, & “emotional book translator” who unpacks not just what books are about, but why they make us feel the way they do.

Jazzle shares the origins behind her bookstagram, including how postpartum cracked her open, how books became an outlet, and why she finally stopped being ashamed of feeling "too much."

Nins & Arns then get into Joanne Yi's All the Tomorrows After , a novel about a Korean American teenager grappling with abandonment, grief, & how to stay soft when life gives us every reason to harden. Jazzle reveals why this novel is "her whole identity", the way abandonment (& the people who stayed) shaped her, & how to tend to her inner child.

This week, Nins says goodbye to the apartment that held five years of her life, reminding us that moving to a new home isn't just about leaving a physical space; it means leaving behind the version of you who lived there, too.

Arns dives into Mai Nguyen's 2026 novel Cleo Dang Would Rather Be Dead, a story about infant loss, motherhood, depression, and the messy reality of grief. We explore why we should stop trying to "fix" our grief, how to help others grieve, and all the beautiful ways grief and joy coexist.

This week, we ventured beyond the recording studio and into the real world for our first pop-up at a local wellness event.

Armed with one simple question—"what made you cry?"—we invited fellow vendors and attendees to share the stories that have been living in their hearts. What followed were nine honest conversations about grief, healing, identity, creativity, parenthood, entrepreneurship, self-worth, showing ourselves grace, and the people who change our lives. Along the way, we got to spotlight incredible local small businesses doing meaningful work in their communities.

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 first love, distance, timing, and the quiet grief of growing apart. Together, our hosts unpack Shinkai's melancholic storytelling, how nostalgia can become its own kind of heartbreak, and why longing for the past can stop us from living in the present.

Note: this is part 1 of 2. Next episode, Arns brings her own anime to sob over. :')

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 first love, distance, timing, and the quiet grief of growing apart. Together, our hosts unpack Shinkai's melancholic storytelling, how nostalgia can become its own kind of heartbreak, and why longing for the past can stop us from living in the present.

Note: this is part 1 of 2. Next episode, Arns brings her own anime to sob over. :')

We're celebrating our 50th episode (!!) the only way we know how: by crying over Olivia Rodrigo.

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 dives into "The Cure," acknowledging the painful belief that love from another person can fully heal us. While relationships can support us, the song and music video remind us that no one else can build up our self-worth—that journey begins with loving ourselves first.

From Filipino identity and representation to self-worth, healing, and the emotional brilliance (devastation?) of Olivia Rodrigo's songwriting, this episode celebrates the Pinay pop-punk princess who feels as deeply as we do—while also celebrating 50 episodes of crying, laughing, and growing alongside our crybaby community.

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 shape a career aligned with her values.

Together, we explore entrepreneurship, burnout, perfectionism, emotional health, asking for help, self-trust, motherhood, physical therapy, and the courage it takes to build something of your own.

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 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, public love, emotional repression, and why this show made domesticity feel romantic as hell.

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.

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.

Arns dreams of funerals and living in the now through poem "Sunflowers" by Harry Baker. Nins translates the unspoken in the sports romance television series Heated Rivalry.

Nins bubbles over the tranquil sights and sounds of the song and music video "St. Clarity" by The Paper Kites. Arns pushes through the retelling of her birth story.

Arns journeys through Filipino migrant memories at the Smithsonian exhibit How Can You Forget Me: Filipino American Stories. Nins spills the tea on her last fight with her husband and the realizations she came to after they made up.

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.

Nins and Arns take turns picking "cry categories" out of a jar and sharing what brought them to tears.

Arns races through Lando Norris' 2025 Formula 1 championship win. Nins sinks into the iconic 1997 film Titanic.

In this special Valentine's Day collab with A Novel Affair: Romance Bookstore, Nins & Arns share two books that made founders Yung & Julie cry. Nins takes it one step at a time in her reading of How to End a Love Story by Yulin Kuang. Arns witnesses the Vietnam War through the eyes of an army nurse in The Women by Kristin Hannah. And both, of course, come to the same realization: that there's no love greater than self-love.

Arns finds beauty in every moment of the film We Live in Time starring Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield. Nins opens the door to platonic love in her watch of Modern Love's "When the Doorman Is Your Main Man".

Nins softens at the message her pet cat shares with animal communicator Jenny from Bluebird Animal Communication. Arns pursues a different kind of glow up as inspired by Leila from @mykindofglow_.

In this throwback episode, Nins & Arns bring it back to an oldie but goodie from season 1. Arns reminisces about her puppy of 16 years, Cosmo, and accepts that true love means letting go. Nins uncovers a deeper meaning behind "Blurry" by JP Saxe and recounts how she stayed anchored during one of the hardest seasons of her life.

Who are Nins & Arns, even??? Get to know your fave crybabies in this lil Q&A sesh.