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.

Content warning: grief, loss

Referenced in this episode: 

• A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza
• Podcast "BOOKS WITH JEN" ep 12 ft. Fatima Farheen Mirza
• Fatima Farheen Mirza on "A Place For Us" at the 2018 Miami Book Fair
• Hamilton: An American Musical
• "Hamilton: Casting After Colorblindness", Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic

0:00 - Intro
9:43 - Arns: A Place for Us
31:39 - Nins: Hamilton Act 1
56:17 - Outro

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