New Yorker of the Week

This week’s New Yorker of the Week is… us. That’s right, we’re kicking off a brand-new format: every other week, it’s Just Us & NYC. No guests. No rules. Just two wacky women with microphones and deeply specific opinions.

We discuss:

• The sacred radius around your apartment where you can wear literally anything

• Comedy bookers who operate like they're running a 1970s crime family

• The man on the sidewalk who played dead… and t...

This week’s New Yorker of the Week is someone near and dear to our hearts: the one and only Critter Fink. A longtime friend, a fashion force, and now the founder of Closet by Critter, a personal styling and closet editing service that’s as chic as it is transformative.

What is Closet by Critter? It’s:

• A fashion-forward approach to organization

• A personal stylist who helps you keep, sell, donate, and actually wear what you own

• A res...

This week, we’re giving the crown (and a wet towel) to the NYC Heat Wave because nothing says New York like sweating through your shirt before 9am. We dive into the facts behind the city’s swelter, shout out the handheld fans keeping girlies alive on the G train, and make a case for why NYC public pools are the true luxury experience of summer 2025.

Grab your SPF, your sunnies, and your emotional support iced coffee, we're getti...

This week on New Yorker of the Week, we’re joined by the hilarious and brilliant Liz Glazer, award-winning comedian, actor, and former law professor. Liz may technically live in New Jersey (don’t come for us), but she spent years in NYC and performs here constantly, so we’re claiming her.

We chat about Liz’s path from the courtroom to the comedy stage, her uncanny impersonation of her dad, and her YouTube special Do You Know Who I&#...

Okay, no, babe, we do not have Amaya from Love Island physically on this episode. She is still in the villa ironing her pajamas and finding love. But our New Yorker of the Week is spiritually Amaya Papaya, the radiant NYC force currently representing us on reality TV's most unhinged stage.

We’re obsessed. We’re inspired. We’re treating this as a manifestation episode. Amaya, call us when you're back. We love you!!

Tune in as ...

This week on New Yorker of the Week, we’re celebrating Pride by chatting with the legendary New York City Gay Men’s Chorus. These guys are hilarious, heartfelt, and wildly committed to building community through song—and yes, they do sing Pink Pony Club for us at the end.

Come for the chorus, stay for the harmonies!!

HAPPY PRIDE NYC!

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t’s Week 2 of New Yorker of the Week: “The World’s on Fire So We’re Getting Political for a Sec” Edition 

This week’s honorary New Yorkers are two legends doing the lord’s work: Melissa Sáenz Gordon and Molly Salas, co-founders of @softpowervote.

Soft Power Vote is your go-to for actually clear, non-boring, deeply researched voting guides - made for New Yorkers who want to make informed choices but don't want to have 19 ta...

We’re pretty sure most of our listeners are New Yorkers—but when we first started this podcast (shoutout to the HHPL era), we had high hopes of breaking into middle America. Specifically, we imagined women with throw pillows that say things like “Don’t talk to me until I’ve had my bottle of wine.” Or... wait, is that not quite it... sorry bad with expressions. You get the vibe though. That demographic.

Anyway, assuming we haven’t qu...

What’s more New York than a pigeon? Well… how about a pigeon living in a Soho loft with better lighting than your last apartment?

This week’s New Yorker of the Week is Pidge the Pigeon, rescued in Williamsburg by the endlessly cool and sweet Abby Jardine. The two now share a downtown apartment that can only be described as a Pigeon Paradise—think natural light, high ceilings, and a very chic perch situation.

You might be wondering: N...

In a city drowning in dating hell, one man—okay, maybe a few, but this one’s ours—is bravely asking the questions no one else will touch.

Like: Why is everyone ghosting me? When’s the appropriate time to bang without needing a DTR seminar? And do we really need to get married, or can we just keep texting until we die?

Enter our New Yorker of the Week, Jared Freid—stand-up comic, podcaster, and the kind of NYC Jewish guy who can b...

Back when we were a Sex and the City rewatch pod (RIP High Heels and Punchlines), we had the absolute joy of hosting Sheri Ciprane—one of our favorite NYC comedians and truly a gift from the gods.

Sheri’s back with us today, and this time we’re free from the shackles of SATC discourse. Instead, we get to dive deep into Sheri’s chaotic and iconic NYC history: from scamming HRC to getting maced in a road rage incident, she has quite l...

Today’s episode is close to our hearts — quite literally (boobs!!)
We’re joined by none other than the Bra Witch of Brooklyn herself: Laura Henny. Nestled in Bushwick, her iconic lingerie haven — The Rack Shack — is a magical space built for all boobs and all bodies.
Laura has turned bra shopping into something that feels like a dream — joyful, judgment-free, and kind of like you're on a cloud. She also has a supernatural...

The other day—I, Nora (yes, it’s me typing this in real time)—introduced Hanna to Jersey Shore for the very first time. A milestone in our relationship, yes. But also? A humbling anthropological moment. Turns out, after some light fieldwork (Instagram DMs and a TikTok rabbit hole), much of Gen Z is disturbingly out of the loop on Jersey Shore. A cultural chasm. A generational schism. Imagine my horror.

Fast forward however many year...

A few weeks ago, Nora found herself in a “special” place (emotionally, spiritually, astrologically—you get it) and ended up at a New Moon Workshop at Dou Yoga in Brooklyn. That’s where she met the ultimate NYC healer, Anna Hull. Intuitive astrologer. Energy reader. Coolest calm presence you’ve ever been around.

We don’t really know how astrology works, but somehow, Anna does—and without making it weird. She’s part mystic, part guide...

Fire stars. Chains. Dual Axes. Pouring hot wax in your mouth. This week, we’re joined by Ram Belle—aka Christy—a NYC based performance artist whose work spans burlesque, fire manipulation, and LED flow. She’s been setting East Coast stages ablaze (literally) for over a decade, and we sat down to trace the spark all the way back to where it began.

We talk about her first time performing with fire (what goes through your head when you...

Who runs NYC? Some say the rats. Some say the real estate developers. Some say that one woman who sits outside T-mobile smoking a cig. But this week, we bow down to the real monarchs of the moment: King Beau Dega and Queen Virgo Rising, our New Yorker(s) of the Week.

On today's episode, we’re talking late-night lashes, early-morning meetings, and the commitment of gluing on a mustache before hitting the stage. We discuss the unspoke...

This week’s New Yorker of the Week? The radiant, risk-taking queen of Astoria herself: Jessie Jolles.

If you’ve ever spotted a curly-haired brunette strutting the streets in neon, feathers, faux fur, or anything that screams “YES,” chances are you’ve just witnessed Jessie in the wild. Miranda Priestly and Nigel? Sorry. Jessie is the fashion authority now.

But don’t get it twisted—Jessie’s not just a style icon. She’s a hilarious writ...

When we think New Yorker of the Week—actually, scratch that—New Yorker of the YEAR… one name comes to mind: Laurie Cooper. NYC royalty. Real estate legend. Martini-fueled dating guru.
You may recognize Laurie from The Real Housewives of New York City, where she helped Dorinda Medley list her Upper East Side apartment (because of course she did). Since then, she’s gone from luxury broker to viral TikTok icon, doling out dating advice...

Have you ever gone to Citi Field on a Saturday? Maybe you went for the Mets. But we went for Lola—the dog dressed as a Mets player who sits outside the stadium giving high fives like it’s her full-time job. A local legend. A paw-sitive icon (so sorry). The truest New Yorker of the Week.

You might be wondering, “How did you interview a dog?” Great question. But on this podcast, magic happens left and right. Lola is a certified staple...