brb crying
brb crying is a weekly podcast hosted by angela non (nins) and ariana kempis (arns), two thirty-something teenagers who love to talk, cry, and talk about what made them cry. join us as we dive into what moves us to tears (movies! books! personal stories! tbh anything is fair game!) and why crying helps us connect with ourselves and each other.
brb crying
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!".
0:00 - Intro
5:13 - Nins: "we can't be friends" by Ariana Grande
28:13 - Arns: ALOK's Biology! Comedy Special
45:13 - Outro
Referenced in this episode:
- "we can’t be friends (wait for your love)" by Ariana Grande music video & Spotify
- “'We Can’t Be Friends Anymore (Wait For Your Love)” by Ariana Grande Lyrics Are Written For ‘Every Kind Of Relationship’" by Lea Veloso for StyleCaster
- "Ariana Grande’s “We Can’t Be Friends” Video Is A Rom-Com With Evan Peters" by Jake Viswanath for Bustle
- "Ariana Grande: 'eternal sunshine', Wicked & Tour" interview with Zane Low for Apple Music
- maaari linglingo hoopies
- “ALOK on courage, comedy and exploring beyond the gender binary” by Mohin Zaidi for ROADBOOK
- "Talking Gender Fluidity, Travel, and a Texas Childhood with Alok Vaid-Menon" by Sarika Bansal for AFAR
- "ALOK Talks Trans Joy, Social Media Safety and the Absurdity of Societal Hatred in New Comedy Special, Documentary" by Dino-Ray Ramos, Tony Morrison for GLAAD
- ALOK: Biology! Full Comedy Special
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