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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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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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007: moms that can fly / la dolce vita

Nins shares a heartwarming mother-daughter conversation about the simplicity of love from {THE AND} by The Skin Deep. Arns is inspired by artist Juna Law's opening her heart up to a second chance at life.

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006: bye, b**b milk / simply the schitt

Arns laments the end of her breastfeeding journey and reflects on doing hard things. Nins celebrates a fresh take on LGBTQ representation in sitcom Schitt's Creek.

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005: to all our astrology girlies / we lava you

Nins finds affirmation through TikTok astrologer Meghan Rose's (@the_meghanrose) love letters to the zodiac signs. Arns is touched by Pixar short "Lava" and the idea of patience as an act of love.

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004: baby animal comics / 500 days of crying

Arns ponders the simplicity of life through the lens of artist Anna Laura Sullivan. Nins revisits cult classic romcom (500) Days of Summer and explores how we hurt others through our harmful delusions.

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