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.

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, crumping, 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!