Canal Street Dreams

This week, Eddie and Natashia are back with a solo episode celebrating the one year anniversary of the pod! The episode opens with a reflection on the past year of the pod and everything it's documented. From coming back to New York, reopening Baohaus and how the family's grown stronger.

This week we're chilling with Alexia Ioannou of Nou to talk what it takes to make a footwear brand from the ground up! Lexi also runs her business with her significant other so we talk tricks of the trade working with the person you love. We get into the affects of vintage culture, growing up on reality TV and more.

This week, Eddie and Natashia unpack some heavy news.

This week we are joined by legendary DJ Victor Calderone on the pod and we're talking what killed the party in New York and how it's coming back. We talk what's happening out at Victor's new residency at Refuge NYC out in Bushwick, top tracks to keep the party going over the years, and how Eddie went from bricks (or brick) to Baos.

We're back this week with a solo pod talking about our Greek Easter and Russian Turkish Bathhouse collabs at Baohaus! The restaurant has really been coming together and we reflect on the community we've already built here, just absorbing the neighborhood and all it's cultural greatness. We talk about Natashia working at the restaurant and what it's like working with your partner in everything you do.

This week Claire and Ashley of Good Noticing Podcasts FKA Celebrity Memoir Book Club join us outside of Baohaus this week and we get right to it with their favorite memoir review from the show. Claire barks and successfully lands Camron for her standup show (briefly). We fantasize about Blakely Lively's character from the town writing a memoir. But we also talk about other NON-MEMOIR related subjects such as Eddie's sixtieth birthday party, Maison Margiela's cardinal sin and the first people we would put in jail.

Today we've got a solo episode coming right at ya where we settle the great garbage beef of 2026 before dissecting the science of fantasy sports coaching. You're going to hear us dip in the mailbag and answer some of your burning questions such as when did we know it was meant to be?? How quirked up can a a white boy be before we're all dodging couches and chairs being thrown from sh*tty Florida hotel windows? All this and much more on another episode of Canal Street Dreams.

We are OUTSIDE today with West Wilson talking a whole lot of food, creative influences and more. It was really dope to get to know West better over some Baos and Rosé champagne on a beautiful Friday afternoon, we hope you enjoy as much as we did!

This week's episode is a mouthful and that's appropriate because we're live from the new home of Baohaus on 97 St Marks Place. We cover the first week of service at the restaurant, but not before discussing what's making Natashia gay again lately. If you're a fan of trashy Blake Lively and smoking it to the filtah, this episode's for you.

We've got one half of the the Throwing Fits dynasty with us on Canal Street Dreams. From Looksmaxxing to prophesizing our son's Wasian future, you're in for a treat on this special episode with the Podfather.

We've got a very special episode this week with Eddie's partners in the reopening of Baohaus! We're talking the process and inspiration for bringing Baohaus back in former Cecilia's on 97 St Marks. We are rejoined by Roman who is the powerhouse behind building the new Baohaus inside of what used to be Cecilia's owned by Russ. We're talking deals made in bathhouse steam rooms, loitering as a dining experience and Dipset celebrations. Don't miss this one and come grab a Bao this week!

Noah Thomas stops by after famously being named best dressed homie of the year by Jian Deleon on his Canal Street Dreams appearance. Noah is the Associate Fashion Director for Men’s & Children at Macy's. We talk his inspirations now and coming up in the fashion world. We get to nerd out on some of our favorite brands and much more.

This week we're joined by LES's own Shanny Wise and Jackson Walker Lewis that together make up FCUKERS. They are an NYC party-driven dance collective that blends house, electro-indie, breakbeat and big-beat influences. Basically they're bringing the party back and we're here to ask them hard hitting questions like where is their favorite dirt bag sandwich from. Tune in for a nice mix of how they broke at Baby's All Right, creative inspirations and what the aftie's are looking like in London.

With great pizza comes great responsibility. F*ck that is Spiderman not Batman but same same. Chris Hansell of the famed Chrissy’s Pizza stops by C$D this week to talk all things New York City za. We get into what drove him to teach himself to make pizza with his home oven, the process of opening his own shop, and the classic New York slices that set the standard. It’s a conversation about craft, obsession, and the moment when a recipe finally clicks. Chris is a solid dude and there are few people on earth that love a pie like this man. Indulge!

Subscribe to the Substack where we're re-releasing an episode of the OG Huang's World every week here: https://basedfob.substack.com/This week we are joined by esteemed author David Wallace-Wells for a conversation about the state of the climate crisis, writing, media, and how climate became a topic of David’s work. David’s 2017 article The Uninhabitable Earth helped move climate change from the margins into the center of public conversation, influencing how the issue is covered and understood beyond activism. We talk about the moment that led to The Uninhabitable Earth, the overlap between politics, money, and business interests, and how people really grasp the scale of climate problems.

Kicking this week's one on one show off with a little podcast therapy, we're all over the map this episode. Should you break up with your parents? We talk Brooklyn Beckham and the pros and cons of Black Tar Opium. Will Natashia being a crazy boy mom? When exactly did everyone become Chinese? Is there a food critic conspiracy to silence Eel Bar? All these questions and more are answered on this installation of Canal Street Dreams.Subscribe to the Substack where we're re-releasing an episode of the OG Huang's World every week here: https://basedfob.substack.com/

This week we're joined by Matt Starr who co-created Dream Baby Press and heads creative strategy and events at Substack. We talk about the start of Dream Baby and how the Penn Station Sbarro is both the saddest place in New York City and home to some very horny poetry. We review our therapist dating histories and Matt ranks the best Substacks of all time. If therapy's not for you don't worry, because we reveal the one side dish that's worth living for in your darkest moments AND where to get it. Dr. Fil who?

This week we’re back without a guest talking about New Year’s resolutions, krumping, and real fur. Natashia and I each give what our perfect day of eating in New York would be. We look forward to Valentine’s Day and try not to look back at past v-days (this my year yo). We’re talking box eating dinosaurs and way more— if you haven’t pressed play yet what are you waiting for?!

This week on the pod, Eddie and Natashia kick it about the holidays and Santa pictures in New York vs. L.A. before KidSuper joins us. We talk about when you can announce that you’re a multi-hyphenate creator and that no matter when you do, it will always feel painfully corny. We get into what it’s been like breaking into high Fashún and the importance of completion in your creative endeavors. Plus tune in and find out KidSuper’s all time favorite kids movie!

Jian Deleon, Men's Fashion Director at Nordstrom stopped by the pod this week so you know we had to talk about which internet bois get the flyest.

While Natashia is home this week, Dave Macklovitch aka Dave 1 stops by to talk everything that’s wrong with the world. We talk about how we wouldn’t wish being Chinese or Jewish on anyone and why every conversation with our families sounds like an argument (even though it only is most of the time). We delve into a little ethos, pathos, logos for our literary, philosophical thugs out there. Of course, we get into Epstein and the real reasons those in power may or may not want the files to be released. 

Welcome to the special Black Friday epi$ode of Canal $treet Dreams. Yes we know this is dropping on Thanksgiving. Press play and you'll learn what Black Friday has meant to our families for the last year. We start out with the fun stuff; what dinosaurs does Senna want for Christmas? Have you heard of a Birkin Dinosaur? Eddie either. In all seriousness, we get deep into family business heading into this Thanksgiving. This week, we're oversharing about our families in preparation for the oversharing many listening are probably going to run into this holiday. As much as the holidays are celebrated as a time to get together with family, there are just as many people for whom the holidays are a really tough time. If that's you this year, keep your head up homie. You're a part of the Canal $treet Dreams family and you've always got a place at our leopard print, bodily-fluid-stained pool table. Love to you, yours, and ours. Whether you're with us or not, we're thankful for you.

Laura Stemmer is a NYC nightlife consultant and queen of the night who joins Eddie and Natashia this week to talk about what’s hotter than being a mom and the evolution of NYC nightlife. Laura is a force who knows how to pack a club full of hot people and go hard at the parent teacher conference. This trio takes on everything from vaping to dressing to breast milk, so tune in.

Hunter Harris is a screenwriter and culture critic who writes “Hung Up” on Substack and co-hosts “Lemme Say This” on Wondery. Today she’s on the pod to talk about her voice as a writer and also gets into some of her favorite TV and movies of 2025. She and Eddie critique the shopping culture of New York City and discuss where to go in terms of political optimism following the victory of Zohran Mamdani in the recent mayoral election.

Jason Stewart AKA the Pod GOD stops by Canal Street Dreams this week to make us all laugh more than usual and discuss Jimmy Buffett cuisine. Eddie is persuaded to blow big gas on the pod for the first time (allegedly) to pregame dinosaur halloween. Try and keep up as we discuss chicken and the egg logic with the demonstrable genius of R Kelly. For real, no more teasers, you just gotta listen for yourself fam.

Today we welcome Josh Topolsky to the pod! Josh founded The Verge and The Outline, helped build Vox Media, and has shaped some of the most influential digital brands of the past decade. You won’t hear much about any of that on this episode, because today Josh, Natashia, and Eddie do a deep dive into Eddie’s unhinged relationship with sports: how much he watches, gambles, and why The Knicks are his family. They also talk about compromise in relationships and what their greatest ultimatums are.

This week we’ve got Eddie’s Floridian brother dza3000 on the pod, the venerated Commissioner of their fantasy sports league, and of course esteemed DJ. DZA lays down some ethics on participating in the league (do your lineup or die), shares some of his favorite watches and thoughts on collecting, and debuts the Rapid Fire segment, making him the first guest Eddie has ever prepped for. Tune in!

This week, the homie Roman AKA the mayor of Orchard St stops by the pod. We dive straight in to his DJ roots (a known pre-req for guests of the show) and talk about the old New York, with a look towards the fate of future nightlife. We get into the creation of Ronan's spots Regina's Grocery and Mixed Ingredients, and what it takes to build a great team that can create and maintain something special.

This week we've got very special guest Chi Ossé, Council Member for New York City's 36th District, representing Bedford-Stuyvesant and North Crown Heights. We get into a ton about Chi's motivations for getting into politics during the pandemic and Black Lives Matter movement. We debate is housing lotteries are a saving grace or a bandaid for a much larger issue. Plus we get the scoop that Chi gonna abolish wine bars as his next campaign issue (not really, but stop serving our man the little plates and charging big plate prices). There's so much more covered and we really appreciate Chi doing what he does and coming to kick it with the people, so tune in!

This week, we're back to talk about the materialist movie. We get vulnerable about money in relationships, we talk height shaming in the film and much more.

This week, fashion writer and editor Jake Woolf stops by the pod. Amongst other things we talk how you have to dress trash before you can master throwing a fit, what actually makes style, and who wins baggy pants Versuz-- Eddie or Jacob Elordi.

This week, Dave 1 stops by the pod to get our frames right. After getting our angles approved, we talk about everything from disco to what qualifies as hate speech. We talk all types of music, early vice days and more. Tap in!

This week we had our man Quentin Belt aka qringe.by.quentin aka buffydavampireslayer2 swing by the pod! We talk the fine art of being a maître d' and the wild path to get there. We also get into what's going down in the Equinox steam rooms and Russian Turkish Bathouse, specifically on sundays (; IYKYK. Tune in for this all and much more, including an important PSA on an epidemic sweeping the nation which some say is a more pressing issue than climate change...

This is what Canal Street Dreams are made of. In a throwback to our episode with Kareem Rahma where we discovered the Autoblow 5000, this week we were sent one. Eddie gives us the full review, his bust a n*t power rankings, and we talk kinks. Come get weird and oddly philosophical with us on this week's pod!

This week, Natashia's back and we have Isaac Hindin-Miller stop by the pod. We talk about how rich kid intern ruined journalism, Eddie's gigolo days, the proper etiquette for switching up on the homies and much more!

This week we had no childcare so Natashia took one for the team and hung out with Senna. This called for one thing and one thing only. BOYSCAST. Harold Rogers joins the show alongside returning guest Sean Thor Conroe. Plus two VERY SPECIAL guests to kick off the show!

This week, Ben Barna stops by the pod to talk about Eddie's decision to halt promotion of Vice is Broke and the following fallout with Mubi. We also talk the print renaissance, the process of crafting Interview Magazine, and much more!

This week Austin Tedesco, the Head of Business Development at Substack drops by the pod to talk food, writing creative distribution and much more!

This week, Amrit stops by the pod to talk motherhood, how messy dating in New York makes you a good parent, making Spread the Jelly and much more!

This week, our friend Mike Nouveau stops by the pod! Mike is a vintage watch dealer and social media influencer, known for his "Watch Spotting" videos on TikTok where he explores New York City's watch culture. He transitioned from a career as a DJ in the fashion world to become a vintage watch specialist. Tune in to hear about how to get into the watch trade, aging out of the DJ life and more!

This week J Lee stops by the pod to talk about his killer top 10 restaurants in New York City, what the New York Times got wrong, and all things good eats in the Big Apple.

This week on the pod we have my Vice brother Mero dropping by! My man’s resume speaks for itself, we talk the old days, my move back to New York and a WHOLE lot more so make sure you tap in for this one!

This week, restauranteur Emilio Vitolo joins the pod. We get into how running a restaurant really works from the ground up, family, fatherhood and more!

This week Eddie and Natashia return to hold down the pod after a long stretch of guest EPs! They talk the excitement around the Zohran campaign, wave goobye to billionaires, name the worst grocery story in the city, discuss what countries they’d move to if they ever needed to flea New York and which ones are off the table (; Tune in for all that and much more, and if you’re not already a paid subscriber, consider a membership for full episodes every week and more very fun stuff coming soon! For the full episode, head to Canal Street Dreams on Substack and become a paid subscriber: https://open.substack.com/pub/basedfob?r=pkeuk&utm_medium=ios

To thank all of our listeners who've been holding us down, we wanted to share the FULL Kareem Rahma episode that we previewed earlier this month! We had a ton of fun recording this one and we sincerely hope you enjoy as much as we did. If you like what you hear, please consider subscribing to the sustack whre you'll get a new full episode every friday, and maybe even some special bonus content coming up in the near future! Head to Canal Street Dreams on Substack and become a paid subscriber: https://open.substack.com/pub/basedfob?r=pkeuk&utm_medium=ios Kareem Rahma pulls up to the pod to talk about his revolutionary crust pizza, why all the best food starts in Queens and die in midtown, reviews on the Autoblow 5000 and much, much more. From his viral subway interviews to co-founding the culture studio Nameless Network, Kareem has carved out a lane where comedy, media, and sincerity collide.

Yoshi T. is a Japanese American rapper, singer, and visual artist from New York City. He joins Eddie and Natashia on the pod this week to talk about growing up as the son of a restaurant owning family in the city, the evolution of his music and lyrics the value of solid relationships & much more! For the full episode, head to Canal Street Dreams on Substack and become a paid subscriber: https://open.substack.com/pub/basedfob?r=pkeuk&utm_medium=ios

Kareem Rahma pulls up to the pod to talk about his revolutionary crust pizza, why all the best food starts in Queens and die in midtown, reviews on the Autoblow 5000 and much, much more. From his viral subway interviews to co-founding the culture studio Nameless Network, Kareem has carved out a lane where comedy, media, and sincerity collide. For the full episode, head to Canal Street Dreams on Substack and become a paid subscriber: https://open.substack.com/pub/basedfob?r=pkeuk&utm_medium=ios

Dylan Hales is the owner of The Flower Shop, home of Canal Street Dreams! He’s also the mind behind other classic spots like Loosie’s, Little Ways and more. We catch up and talk how The Flower Shop was created, our new restaurant pop-up, projects we’re excited about and more! For the full episode, click over to Canal Street Dreams on Substack and become a paid subscriber! https://open.substack.com/pub/basedfob?r=pkeuk&utm_medium=ios

Sean Thor Conroe—author of Fuccboi and certified voice of the disaffected, deadpan millennial male—slides through the pod to talk about the semi-fictional mythmaking behind his debut novel. We talk writing process, favorite modern authors, and what it means to stay based in a world that’s always tweaking. For the full episode, click over to Canal Street Dreams on Substack and become a paid subscriber! https://open.substack.com/pub/basedfob?r=pkeuk&utm_medium=ios

Jubilee began DJing as part of the underground rave scene in Miami, Florida. She moved to New York City in 2003. She primarily plays Miami bass-inspired club music, incorporating 2-step, dubstep, house, and grime into her DJ sets. For the full episode click over to Canal Street Dreams on Substack and become a paid subscriber! https://open.substack.com/pub/basedfob?r=pkeuk&utm_medium=ios