The KBNB Podcast

9. "True Love and Other Noncommunicable Diseases" Part 5: Weddings Aren't Endings

Brianna watches her best friend get married on a Zoom call and reflects on the ways in which popular culture has taught us to consider marriage as a place where stories end and princesses ride off into the sunset. Part 5 of 5

8. "True Love and Other Noncommunicable Diseases" Part 4: Cancer Wasn't a Mood-Killer

Brianna got a Covid-Era buzz-cut, and it reminds her of the last time she was bald.... and the last time someone she loved shaved her head. Dating with cancer, love after treatment, and what comes next; from one shaved head to another, her past and present coincide.

7. "True Love and Other Noncommunicable Diseases" Part 3: Snapshots of a Butthole

When Brianna tells stories about her cancer, she inevitably ends up telling stories about the relationships, romances and near-misses that came and went along the way. But what happens when an old boyfriend you've been telling stories about on stage finally gets to hear the story you've been telling? Part 3 of 5

6. "True Love and Other Noncommunicable Diseases" Part 2: Movies Are Fake

We all have funny stories we tell our friends, which weren't really so funny when they happened. In this episode, Brianna chats "using the cancer card" with fellow cancer pals -- until she's reminded of a complicated memory of her past. Sifting through old videos and performance archives, she works to understand who she was back then - and what she can learn from it now. Part 2 of 5

5. "True Love and Other Noncommunicable Diseases" Part 1: Makes You Wonder

Amid the isolation of a global pandemic, Brianna reflects on her past - from romances to pre-existing conditions - and questions what she wants from her future. Part 1 of 5.