brb crying
brb crying is a cozy comedy podcast where we share what makes us cry in a way that makes us laugh. join nins & arns—two thirty-something teenagers and lifelong BFFs—as they dive into what moves them to tears (movies! books! personal stories! tbh anything is fair game!) and why crying helps us connect with ourselves and each other.
Episodes
59 episodes
056: why ariana grande is a mirror for our healing | eternal sunshine, pov, & petal
If you're not already an Arianator, you sure as hell are about to be—because this week, we're crying over Miss Ariana Grande. From a childhood destined for stardom to her rise as a global pop star, Ariana's life has been rife with g...
055: all the tomorrows after & the books we see ourselves in | feeling "too much" with jazzle
This week, we're joined by Jazzle (@jazzlesbooks), a pre-K teacher, mom, and “emotional book translator” who unpacks not just what books are about, but why they make us feel the way they do....
054: moving homes, cleo dang would rather be dead, + how grief & joy coexist
This week, we grieve the places we've left behind, the people we've lost, & the joy we find anyway.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...
053: what made you cry? 9 strangers, 9 stories from our first wellness pop-up
This week, we ventured beyond the recording studio and into the real world for our very first brb crying pop-up at a local wellness event.Armed with one simple question—"what made you cry?"—we invited fellow vendors and attendees to shar...
052: wolf children, motherhood, & learning to let go | cryable anime with gabe (pt. 2)
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...
051: 5 centimeters per second & why lingering hope hurts | cryable anime with gabe (pt. 1)
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 hi...
050: olivia rodrigo's "drop dead" & "the cure" on dreaming, hurting, & healing + celebrating 50 episodes
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 mome...
049: how to take a chance on yourself | dr. nicole garlit on entrepreneurship, burnout, & self-belief
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, naviga...
048: heated rivalry (part 2) + the spoiler moments that destroyed us
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 bingei...
047: justin bieber’s “everything hallelujah”, lilo & stitch, & choosing joy anyway
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.Meanwhi...
046: harry baker, heated rivalry, & loving so much it hurts
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 ...
045: "st. clarity" by the paper kites & an emotional birth story
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 T...
044: filipino american smithsonian exhibit & what fighting revealed about my marriage
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 leav...
043: PMDD, queen charlotte, & being loved through it all
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, wh...
042: the weirdly specific things that make us cry
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 interv...
041: f1 champion lando norris, titanic, & the dreams that carry us forward
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.Nin...
040: how to end a love story (yulin kuang) + the women (kristin hannah) on grief, love, & healing
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...
039: we live in time, modern love, & the people who change us
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 be...
038: animal communication, emotional healing, & finding yourself again
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 Anim...
037: losing my soul dog, wading through grief, & the relationship that kept me grounded
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 go...
who the f*ck are we, even??: the brb crying origin story
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 d...
036: why a viral pianist's tears moved millions + baking as a love language: yumeka nakagawa, vulnerability & friendship
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 o...
035: why tems' "higher" hits so hard + the 6-hour flight delay that changed everything
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 sam...
034: the wicked scene that destroyed us (+ why ghost still makes us cry 35 years later)
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 gri...
033: klay thompson, grief, and the loves we never really lose
What do Klay Thompson leaving the Golden State Warriors and a viral TikTok about a grandfather visiting his wife's grave have in common? Apparently everything. :')This week, Nins explores why Klay Thompson's departure from the Golden Sta...
