Housewarming Party!

We’re back from our two-month hiatus with a new sound editor and podcast network! This week, Samy & Eddie discuss holidays during COVID, complete with their very own Charlie Brown-esque Christmas tree. Hopefully the cats won’t knock it over… If you’re listening to us for the first time, maybe you should start here. Why? Let’s just say Samy’s long battle with Adobe Audition is finally at an end.

ICEBREAKER: Would you rather live in the ocean or on the moon? Let us know at [email protected]!

NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH: Al Naqab Center for Youth Activities

CREDITS: Shout-out to Tha J Squad for letting us use their remix of The Jeffersons theme song as our intro and outro, to Woolybearz for designing our cover art, and to Jackson Alexander for editing each episode.

SUPPORT THE SHOW! Funds go towards sound editing, web hosting, graphics, and more. Make a one-time donation using our tip jar on messy.fm/housewarmingparty, or become a Patreon supporter at patreon.com/samyfigs. You can also follow us on Instagram and Twitter at @egnovoa (for Eddie), or @samyfigs (for Samy).

Finally, Housewarming Party! is a proud member of the Gaybors Podcast Network, bringing LGBTQ+ audiences and content together. Visit us online at gayborsagency.com.

Thanks for listening!

Samy received a question in their DMs that opened up a whole can of worms: “how do I make my nonprofit more diverse?” This first installment features our good friend Joey Reyes (they/them) from Long Wharf Theatre, talking specifically about their experiences in the arts and where they hope theatre will go from here.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: What fashion trend would you like to see make a comeback? Let us know at [email protected]!

TODAY’S HOUSE GUEST: Joey Reyes (@mxjoeyreyes)

Long Wharf Theatre: www.longwharf.org

The Sol Project: www.solproject.org

SolTalk: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/soltalk/id1468911022

NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH: Community Kinship Life (cklife.org)

CREDITS: Shout-out to Tha J Squad for letting us use their remix of The Jeffersons theme song as our intro and outro, and thanks to Woolybearz for designing our cover art!

SUPPORT THE SHOW! Check out samyfigaredo.com for more information on this and other podcasts; or become a Patreon supporter at patreon.com/samyfigs. You can also follow us on Instagram and Twitter at @egnovoa (for Eddie), or @samyfigs (for Samy).

Thoughts? Write to us at [email protected]. Thanks for listening!

In our first-ever guest segment, actor and comedian Rasheed Green joins us on Zoom to talk about dating during a pandemic, the challenges of living alone in a time of social isolation, and the COVID-19 stigmas being placed on queer and trans people of color. 

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Who is your favorite superhero and/or supervillain? Let us know at [email protected]!

TODAY’S HOUSE GUEST: Rasheed Green (@sheedypoo)

NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH: This week, we’re plugging Rasheed’s upcoming Black Impact Fund vol. II, a virtual performance event on August 28th at 7PM Eastern. For more information, check out the Maryland Improv Collective at micimprov.org.

CREDITS: Shout-out to Tha J Squad for letting us use their remix of The Jeffersons theme song as our intro and outro, and thanks to Woolybearz for designing our cover art!

SUPPORT THE SHOW! Check out samyfigaredo.com for more information on this and other podcasts; or become a Patreon supporter at patreon.com/samyfigs. You can also follow us on Instagram and Twitter at @egnovoa (for Eddie), or @samyfigs (for Samy).

Thoughts? Write to us at [email protected]. Thanks for listening!

It’s Samy’s birthday, and he’ll cry if he wants to. But he’ll do it six feet away from you, because he has to.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: What’s your grammar pet peeve? Let us know at [email protected]!

FOLLOW CHONBURI INTERNATIONAL HOTEL: Check out this press release on Audible and Williamstown Theatre Festival’s collaboration! (bit.ly/playbill-chonburi)

NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH: Black Trans Travel Fund (@blacktranstravelfund)

CREDITS: Shout-out to Tha J Squad for letting us use their remix of The Jeffersons theme song as our intro and outro, and thanks to Woolybearz for designing our cover art!

SUPPORT THE SHOW! Check out samyfigaredo.com for more information on this and other podcasts; or become a Patreon supporter at patreon.com/samyfigs. You can also follow us on Instagram and Twitter at @egnovoa (for Eddie), or @samyfigs (for Samy).

Thoughts? Write to us at [email protected]. Thanks for listening!

Phase 4 has begun in NYC, but Eddie and Samy still feel like they’re in phase zero. What’s it going to take for Eddie and Samy to adjust to “the new normal?”

Oh yeah, shoutout to Rachel at Afrifitness. She is definitely listening.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: What’s one thing you’d like to get better at over the next year? Let us know at [email protected]!

NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH: For The Gworls (@forthegworls)

CREDITS: Shout-out to Tha J Squad for letting us use their remix of The Jeffersons theme song as our intro and outro, and thanks to Woolybearz for designing our cover art!

SUPPORT THE SHOW! Check out samyfigaredo.com for more information on this and other podcasts; or become a Patreon supporter at patreon.com/samyfigs. You can also follow us on Instagram and Twitter at @egnovoa (for Eddie), or @samyfigs (for Samy).

Thoughts? Write to us at [email protected]. Thanks for listening!

Samy and Eddie discuss the events of the Queer Liberation March. Content warning: this episode contains descriptions of police brutality. Listener discretion is advised.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: If you could live in a sitcom, which would it be? Let us know at [email protected]!

CREDITS: Shout-out to Tha J Squad for letting us use their remix of The Jeffersons theme song as our intro and outro, and thanks to Woolybearz for designing our cover art!

SUPPORT THE SHOW! Check out samyfigaredo.com for more information on this and other podcasts; or become a Patreon supporter at patreon.com/samyfigs. You can also follow us on Instagram and Twitter at @egnovoa (for Eddie), or @samyfigs (for Samy).

Thoughts? Write to us at [email protected]. Thanks for listening!

This episode was recorded on Friday, June 26th—two days before the Queer Liberation March. Eddie is looking forward to the Queer Liberation March. Samy is tired of even thinking about anything Pride-related. How have both of their relationships with Pride evolved over time? In this episode, we’re talking about what Pride means (and has meant) to us as activists, organizers, and marchers.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: When was the last time a scent reminded you of a childhood memory? Let us know at [email protected]!

NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH: FIERCE (fiercenyc.org)

CREDITS: Shout-out to Tha J Squad for letting us use their remix of The Jeffersons theme song as our intro and outro, and thanks to Woolybearz for designing our cover art!

SUPPORT THE SHOW! Check out samyfigaredo.com for more information on this and other podcasts; or become a Patreon supporter at patreon.com/samyfigs. You can also follow us on Instagram and Twitter at @egnovoa (for Eddie), or @samyfigs (for Samy).

Thoughts? Write to us at [email protected]. Thanks for listening!

Being an ally and saying you’re an ally are two different things. Samy and Eddie discuss the work that goes into active allyship (or being an accomplice), and what that journey has been for them, and unlearning the internalized phobias they were taught.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: What is the best piece of advice you’ve ever received? Let us know at [email protected]!

TODAY’S READING LIST: “Citizen,” by Claudia Rankine; “Conflict is not Abuse,” by Sarah Schulman.

NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH: House Lives Matter (@houselivesmatter)

CREDITS: Shout-out to Tha J Squad for letting us use their remix of The Jeffersons theme song as our intro and outro, and thanks to Woolybearz for designing our cover art!

SUPPORT THE SHOW! Check out samyfigaredo.com for more information on this and other podcasts; or become a Patreon supporter at patreon.com/samyfigs. You can also follow us on Instagram and Twitter at @egnovoa (for Eddie), or @samyfigs (for Samy).

Thoughts? Write to us at [email protected]. Thanks for listening!

This is an open audio letter to everyone who isn’t Black. Yes, we know about the conversations white people need to be having, but non-Black people of color? We can’t be letting ourselves off the hook.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: What was one book you read recently that you’d recommend and why? Let us know at [email protected]!

SAMY & EDDIE’S RECOMMENDED READING: “Painting their Portraits in WInter,” by Myriam Gurba; “The Color Purple,” by Alice Walker; “The 30 Names of Night,” by Zeyn Joukhadar (upcoming); “Transgender Studies Quarterly,” from Duke University Press.

LEARN YOUR HISTORY: The case of Lawrence v. Texas, John Geddes Lawrence, and Tyron Garner.

NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH: The Okra Project (@theokraproject), For the Gworls (@forthegworls), Black Trans Travel Fund (@blacktranstravelfund), Black Trans Femmes in the Arts (@btfacollective), Dianne Morales 4 NYC (@dianne4nyc)

CREDITS: Shout-out to Tha J Squad for letting us use their remix of The Jeffersons theme song as our intro and outro, and thanks to Woolybearz for designing our cover art!

SUPPORT THE SHOW! Check out samyfigaredo.com for more information on this and other podcasts; or become a Patreon supporter at patreon.com/samyfigs. You can also follow us on Instagram and Twitter at @egnovoa (for Eddie), or @samyfigs (for Samy).

Thoughts? Write to us at [email protected]. Thanks for listening!

Eddie and Samy celebrate their anniversary. Kaftans are required. This is a Golden Girls convention, and we’re all eating cheesecake out on the lanai… or the fire escape. Same thing, really.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: What is your love language? Let us know at [email protected]!

NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH: Anti-Violence Project (avp.org)

CREDITS: Shout-out to Tha J Squad for letting us use their remix of The Jeffersons theme song as our intro and outro, and thanks to Woolybearz for designing our cover art!

SUPPORT THE SHOW! Check out samyfigaredo.com for more information on this and other podcasts; or become a Patreon supporter at patreon.com/samyfigs. You can also follow us on Instagram and Twitter at @egnovoa (for Eddie), or @samyfigs (for Samy).

Thoughts? Write to us at [email protected]. Thanks for listening!