Canal Street Dreams

This week on Canal Street Dreams, we’re back breaking down the culture clash at the US Open from our perspective. We talk influencer culture since the pandemic and how it interacts with Tennis etiquette. Natashia gets got on Instagram for posting an altered AI image. We get into the recent story around an Anthropic researcher’s resignation, what it means for the next decade of humanity and more!

This week we are joined by comedian and writer Mycal Dédé. We recently came across Mycal’s essay “You Have No Bitches, You’ve Never Been With a Baddie, & You Are Scaring the Hoes” and knew immediately that we had to have him on the show. Our goal was simple; we had to understand what was scaring these hoes. Why were they scared? Who scared them the most? When was the first time the hoes had been scared? And finally, to truly do our part as philanthropists, we asked Mycal how the bros could stop scaring the hoes altogether (or at least a tad bit less). We had a great time with Mycal discussing all this and much more!

This week we have our trusted stylist, friend and return guest Jian DeLeon on the pod. We address all the looming fashion concerns for the return of Huang's World and dig into the stylistic direction for this season. We sub out rapid fire for a very special edition of The Huangstien Files, powered by Natashia, to see if 2010's Eddie beats the fit allegations. This episode is a must watch so please join us for a hell of a kickback!

Today we have Chef Ryan Bartlow joining us for all things Basque in an into the mind of a chef episode of Canal Street Dreams. Ryan talks about his journey working through restaurants in the US and then Spain before detailing the inspiration he brought home to his own restaurants Bartolo and Ernesto's. We talk Eddie's favorites from Ryan's new book Essentially Basque which goes on sale October 13th. We put Ryan to the test ranking his favorite Spanish dishes and much more! Order Ryan's book here:https://www.abramsbooks.com/product/essentially-basque_9781419784422/

WE ARE SO BACK. Ecstatic to announce that Huang's World is back on Complex with an all new season coming soon. Eddie and Natashia spend this episode reflecting on all the times where they thought the show might come back in the past, losing hope and then when the tide started to turn for the show to make its return. We talk the old show versus the new, inspirations for this season and some possible ideas for a follow up season. We've got so much to share with you guys and want to welcome and thank you to celebrate with us.

This week, we’re joined by Ian and Jonah whom Natashia and I met at the Baohaus bar grabbing our post-work drinks. After overhearing their film debate, I quickly went and got some rainbow cookies and struck up what would become a multi-hour conversation with them nerding out about film. So filling in for Natashia this week is Ian and Jonah, discussing the hard hitting topics. What is the greatest Blasian film of all? Has Will Smith ever made a black movie? How do black men beat the whole milk allegations after dating one white woman decades ago? All this and much more is unraveled in this week’s Canal Street Dreams.

This week, Eddie and Natashia break down The Odyssey after seeing it, talking through what hit, what missed, and whether the movie actually lives up to the massive expectations. They get into the performances, standout scenes, Nolan's approach to the story, and where it stacks up against his other films, giving their honest reactions and unpacking the biggest moments from the film.

This week it’s Eddie and Natashia recapping the highly anticipated Tuna Melt table read at Baohaus. We talk about all it took to bring this script to life and the many times it almost didn’t get made. We talk the amazing true-to-screen cast, what it was like seeing them bring it to life and more!

We got First Supper this week on Canal Street Dreams as Chef Ray and the boys from the kitchen pull up to talk all the items on the new menu. We talk getting back to the essence of this Chinese s*** after an experimental period with Italian fusion during the most legendary playoff run and championship in NBA history (it's still Knicks in 5). We talk everyone's story coming to Baohaus, favorite dishes and more!

Eddie and Natashia are live podding on the road again this week from London. In this episode they revisit the place where Eddie began to write what would become Come Undone on a flight back to LA. They talk favorite London food spots, their plans for revisiting the city for the first time in ages kid free. They answer questions from the game inspired by the book, speak to the London crowd and more!

This week we have a very special guest, Chef de Cuisine at Baohaus AKA Chef Ray. We dive right into dating life and explore the intricacies of the dating scene in New York. We talk about how Eddie and Chef Ray met and what it's like working together. We also take some listener questions and get into much more!

This week we have Tasha Beg aka @thepopastrologist joining us to nerd out on all things astrology. We talk about the Knicks and Trump having similar charts (and how we saged the arena by booing him). We talk about New York City setting the tone for the transformation of the country as a whole. Eddie and Natashia get read and we talk best and worst signs.

This week, Eddie and Natashia hit the stage at The Strand Bookstore with editor Chris Jackson to talk Eddie's brand new novel, Come Undone. We get into the themes of the book and auto-fiction inspired by real life experience. Eddie and Natashia talk about how they've grown in their relationship to communicate through writing, and how writing has affected their relationship differently over the years. Eddie and Chris reflect on working together on projects like Fresh Off The Boat and Double Cup Love over the years, and discuss the differences this time around jumping into the worlds of fiction and romance. Come Undone is now available at Amazon at the link below and in select stores now!! Get yours today:https://www.amazon.com/Come-Undone-Novel-Eddie-Huang/dp/0399591907

This week we're joined by Deputy Editor at High Snobiety Claire Landsbaum. Claire and Eddie get into the process of collaborating on a piece about friend of the show Sean Thor Conroe and what makes a good writer editor relationship. We then jump into what makes a novel, writer, and bev lineup lesbian coded. We debate if male rapper posses are gay (spoiler there is not much debate here). We talk male safe spaces, MCM bags and so much more, please give Claire a listen and check out her amazing work at High Snob!

Beef is live on the pod and we get right to the late night Baohaus IG flick that had Eddie celebrating the Knicks advance to the Finals from his couch. We're in deep pod therapy this week before moving on to some particularly interesting listener questions. Get the answers to all your questions as well as some you've probably never dreamed of and learn the secret to a quick rebound from beefing with your soulmate!!

We're back with a one on one episode with your favorite pod parents this week. We open talking Eddie's soon to be released novel Come Undone and compare it to previous releases. We also talk about how Private Equity ruined everything and the benefits of falling in love with red flags. Tap into to hear all this and find out how to reach Samurai pole dancing status!

This week we are joined by singer songwriter María Isabel. María joins us to talk inspiration behind her new album, which immediately derails into judging grown adults in run clubs. María's a native New Yorker, so it's only right that her and Eddie chop it up about the Knicks run and their special rituals to ensure playoff W's. We talk upcoming collaborators, NY vs. LA (of course) and much more!

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.