Sasheer Might Try Bouldering (w/ Tawny Newsome)

Best Friends with Nicole Byer and Sasheer Zamata

Headgum

Comedy

4.9 • 4.7K Ratings

🗓️ 29 October 2025

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

We have a very special guest this week - one of Nicole and Sasheer's best friends, actor and musician Tawny Newsome (Space Force, Star Trek: Lower Decks)! The trio gets into strength-training, the multitude of activities you can do outside with your friends, the joy of adult coloring books, and Tawny's memorable night on the town that solidified a best friendship.

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0:00.0	This is a Headgum podcast.
0:04.0	The holidays are right around the corner. If you know me, you know I'm a bit of a planner.
0:10.0	And I like to get ready ahead of time, which is especially true this year, since I have some big work trips in November and December that'll make everything extra hectic.
0:20.0	So I'm going to take advantage of Macy's
0:22.0	friends and family sale, which is going on right now through November 3rd. Perfect for me.
0:28.1	They have some gorgeous 100% cashmere sweaters and tons of colors for under $100, which I'll be
0:34.1	buying for myself. And a few people on my gift list, you really can't go wrong with
0:39.3	cashmere. There are also a couple of dresses from Avec Lafie and Carl Lagerfeld Paris. I'll work
0:45.6	perfectly with my work trips and holiday parties, done and done. And then I could also use some
0:51.1	new boots to take my outfits up a notch. So I'm going to grab this super cute slouchy pair from Steve Madden. They're honestly worth building my whole Thanksgiving outfit around. Shop at Macy's.com or in store. I'm Say, we're ready.
1:17.8	And then we're not going to tell you.
1:20.0	I like a surprise.
1:22.9	Is anything going to fall on me?
1:25.5	Who knows?
1:28.5	Wait, that's a funny thing to do to people.
1:31.5	No, it's not.
1:32.3	I have something fall on them?
1:33.5	Just like soft things.
1:34.6	Oh, okay.
1:35.0	Just like rig something soft to, like, fall down on somebody.
1:39.8	Like a bunch of loboos.
1:41.5	A bunch of lace.
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