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 grief, loss, trauma, public scrutiny, heartbreak...and through it all, healing.

As Ariana Grande's #1 fan, Nins kicks us off by reciting Ariana's entire biography from memory, laying the 33-year context for her eternal sunshine tour. Nins then breaks down the show's cinematic interludes, exploring why Ariana would choose to live with her pain rather than erase her past, and how doing so honors her inner child.

Arns—a much more casual fan—reflects on Ariana Grande's positions album and why “pov” makes her ugly cry (hint: loving ourselves is harder than it seems!). She then gets into Ariana's newest album petal and “nowhere, nobody,” examining Ariana's artistry through the lens of her own journey toward self-love.

A mirror for our own experiences, Ariana Grande shows us that while healing may be daunting, choosing to show up for ourselves is always, always worth it.

Content warning: discussion of terrorism/mass casualty, death, grief, drug addiction and overdose, mental health, eating disorder speculation, and public scrutiny.

Chapters:
• 0:00 - preview
• 3:31 - introducing our ariana grande episode (+ outfits)
• 6:33 - why ariana grande is nins’ “super bowl”
• 9:44 - ari's childhood & becoming a performer
• 12:13 - from nickelodeon to pop star
• 15:19 - fame, controversy, & growing up in public
• 22:53 - manchester, mac miller, & surviving grief
• 39:50 - cozy during covid, wicked scandal, & beginning to heal
• 44:55 - eternal sunshine tour & ari’s inner child
• 54:05 - arns: “pov” & learning to love yourself
• 1:04:32 - petal, “nowhere, nobody,” & coming home to yourself
• 1:14:21 - ariana grande is a mirror for our healing journey

Referenced in this episode:
• Ariana Grande's biography on Biography.com: https://www.biography.com/musicians/a...
• "Ariana Grande Says She Doesn't Need a Relationship to Complete Her" by Kate Dwyer for Time: https://time.com/4687155/ariana-grand...
• "The Internet Blamed Ariana Grande for Mac’s death" by Ashley Fullerton for The Xaverian Weekly: https://www.xaverian.ca/articles/2018...
• Vogue GRWM: Ariana Grande's Skin Care Routine & Guide ...
• "Scooter Braun on The Events Leading up to One Love Manchester": Scooter Braun on The Events Leading up to ...
• Shay Omi (@isittherightword): TikTok: isittherightword
•"pov" by ariana grande: Ariana Grande - pov (official audio)
• "nowhere, nobody" by ariana grande: Ariana Grande - nowhere, nobody (official ...

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