Episodes

  • 046: "sunflowers" by harry baker / heated rivalry
    May 5 2026

    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.

    • 0:00 - Preview
    • 0:33 - Intro
    • 5:13 - Arns: "Sunflowers" by Harry Baker
    • 32:05 - Nins: Heated Rivalry
    • 1:08:56 - Sob story: Justin from Chicago
    • 1:11:22 - Outro

    Referenced in this episode:

    • Harry Baker performing "59" on TEDx Talks
    • Something Borrowed podcast hosted by Harry Baker on Spotify and Apple Podcasts
    • Harry Baker performing "crying over spilt milk"
    • Harry Baker performing "Wonderful"
    • Harry Baker performing "Sunflowers"
    • Wonderful, a collection of poems by Harry Baker
    • Tender, a collection of poems by Harry Baker
    • Heated Rivalry
    • “Hockey romance novels are in the news. Here’s why they’re so popular” by Rachel Kurzius for The Washington Post
    • "Week-to-Week: The MM Hockey Romance Revolution will be Televised (in Canada)" by Myles McNutt for Episodic Medium

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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • 045: "st. clarity" by the paper kites / my birth story
    Apr 21 2026

    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.

    Content warning: pregnancy, childbirth

    • 0:00 - Preview
    • 0:24 - Intro
    • 2:54 - Bad days
    • 7:23 - Nins: St. Clarity by The Paper Kites
    • 30:14 - Arns: birth story
    • 56:26 - Outro

    Referenced in this episode:

    • St. Clarity (official music video) by The Paper Kites
    • "The Return of Fed Square Live" by Amy Theodore for Top Shelf Mag
    • "Track of the Week: 'St Clarity' By The Paper Kites" by Alex Restrepo for KRUI FM radio station
    • An interview with Dave Powys for Timber & Steel Wordpress
    • "The Making of St. Clarity" by @thepaperkitesband on YouTube

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    58 mins
  • 044: filipino american smithsonian exhibit / fighting with my husband
    Apr 7 2026

    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.

    • 0:00 - Preview
    • 0:31 - Intro
    • 4:47 - Arns' intro: Nins' belated birthday present
    • 7:33 - Arns: Filipino American Smithsonian exhibit
    • 27:54 - Nins: fighting with my husband
    • 46:10 - Nins: past life regression
    • 1:01:13 - Outro

    Referenced in this episode:

    • The Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center (APAC) exhibition titled How Can You Forget Me: Filipino American Stories at the National Museum of American History
    • “Discovery of the Trunks” by National Museum of American History
    • "Landmark Filipino American exhibit opens at Smithsonian Museum” by James Sobredo for Rappler
    • Larry the Musical
    • Dear Flor gummies
    • Brian Weiss past life regression meditation

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • 043 (throwback): PMDD / queen charlotte
    Mar 24 2026

    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 - Preview
    • 0:36 - Intro
    • 2:17 - Apple Podcasts Canada feature!
    • 3:14 - Today's throwback format
    • 3:49 - Nins: PMDD
    • 33:16 - Arns: Queen Charlotte
    • 55:27 - Outro

    Referenced in this episode:

    • Pre-Menstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD). For more resources, please see information from Cleveland Clinic, Hopkins Medicine, and Mayo Clinic.
    • Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (Netflix)

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    58 mins
  • 042: cry categories
    Mar 10 2026

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

    • 0:00 - Preview
    • 0:36 - Intro
    • 1:21 - Introducing: cry categories
    • 3:19 - Sob story: Ms. Darla
    • 9:43 - #1: celebrity interview moments
    • 19:11 - #2: TikTok trends
    • 22:10 - #3: realizations in therapy
    • 27:17 - #4: scents
    • 31:02 - #5: childhood films
    • 35:46 - #6: text from a parent
    • 39:05 - #7: irrational fears from childhood
    • 41:35 - Outro

    Referenced in this episode:

    • Jay Shetty Podcast | Emma Watson
    • Vogue | Ariana Grande's GRWM
    • WOODY FM x LISA | Most Exclusive Talk Ever in Thailand
    • "tiktoks that make me cry" (TikTok: @brbcrying.podcast)
    • the "last time" trend (IG: @nhutella_)
    • Mulan's decision
    • Mulan | emperor's speech
    • Anastasia | Journey to the Past

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    43 mins
  • 041: f1 champion lando norris / titanic
    Feb 24 2026

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

    0:00 - Preview
    0:38 - Intro
    2:21 - Listen to our vday ep!
    6:07 - Arns: F1 champion Lando Norris
    24:30 - Crybaby feature: Nadene + Glenci
    34:49 - Nins: Titanic
    1:07:42 - We stand with immigrants
    1:16:19 - Outro

    Referenced in this episode:

    • Lando Norris’ Mclaren Formula 1 driver profile
    • "Lando Norris: From Go-Kart Dreams to World Champion" on BBC Sport's YouTube channel
    • “THE BEST 24 HOURS OF MY LIFE” on Lando Norris’ YouTube channel
    • “Lando Norris’ Crowning Moment | 2025 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix” on Formula 1's YouTube channel
    • Netflix's Formula 1: Drive to Survive
    • The book Titanic 9 Hours of Hell: The Survivors’ Story by WB Bartlet
    • The book Sinking of the Titanic And Great Sea Disasters by Logan Marshall
    • Gleicher, David (2006). The Rescue of the Third Class on the Titanic: A Revisionist History.
    • Barczewski, Stephanie (2006). Titanic: A Night Remembered. London: Continuum.

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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • 040 (vday special): how to end a love story by yulin kuang / the women by kristin hannah
    Feb 10 2026

    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.

    Content warning: trauma, grief & loss, death from suicide, violence, mental health issues, PTSD

    0:00 - Preview
    0:32 - Intro
    1:57 - Vday collab with A Novel Affair Romance Bookshop
    4:25 - Follow us on socials :')
    5:10 - Nins: How to End a Love Story by Yulin Kuang (Yung's rec)
    36:45 - Arns: The Women by Kristin Hannah (Julie's rec)
    1:12:27 - Outro

    Referenced in this episode:

    • A Novel Affair Romance Bookstore in Los Altos, CA
    • How to End a Love Story by Yulin Kuang
    • Yulin Kuang's website
    • "Writer-director Yulin Kuang on getting things done" on The Creative Independent
    • The Women by Kristin Hannah

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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • 039: we live in time / modern love: when the doorman is your main man
    Jan 27 2026

    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".

    0:00 - Preview
    0:30 - Intro
    0:53 - Welcome to our new studio!
    3:12 - Viral on TikTok
    5:48 - Arns: We Live in Time
    30:19 - Nins: Modern Love doorman story
    57:16 - Outro

    Referenced in this episode:

    • Film We Live in Time (2024)
    • Original essay "When the Doorman Is Your Main Man" by Julie Margaret (2015)
    • The Modern Love TV show (aired in 2019)

    Two NYT articles by David Jones, the editor of modern Love:

    • “To her He was More than a Doorman” (2019)
    • “Where Did Modern Love Come From?” (2024)

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    59 mins