How To Handyma’am | A Home Improvement Comedy Podcast

Fall Home Maintenance Checklist: 10 Things to Do Before It Gets Cold | Episode 47

Cold weather is coming, and so are the drafts, mice, and frozen pipes. In this episode, Emily, Samantha, and Arly walk through the most common places cold air and critter

Contractors Explain “Haunted House” Reddit Stories (Water Hammer, Drafts & More) | SideQuest 45

Is your house haunted, or is something just broken? For spooky season, Emily, Samantha, and Arly turn paranormal investigators. We read real “haunted house” stories from

Speak Contractor: What Your Estimate REALLY Means (and When to Walk Away) | Ep 46

Hiring a contractor? Learn to speak their language before you sign anything. In this episode, Emily, Samantha, and Arly, three licensed contractors who run a full-time co

Can You Paint Latex Over Oil-Based Paint? Track Saw Kickback & Saw Safety Q&A | SideQuest 44

Can you paint latex over oil-based trim? What happens when a track saw kicks back? Why does your wall scanner say there’s live electrical when there isn’t? In SideQuest 4

Don’t Burn Your House Down! 🔥 9 Common Home Fire Hazards | Ep 45

Happy Fire Safety Awareness Month! 🔥 In this episode, Arley cooks up a high-stakes game of "Fire Hazard or False Alarm?" to test Emily and Samantha on household fire safe

The Woman Who Secretly Built the Brooklyn Bridge! | SideQuest 43

Live from Podcast Movement in New York City! 🗽 In this special NYC-themed Side Quest, the Handyma’am crew takes over the convention studio to play a round of NYC Fact or

Where to Save vs. Splurge on Your Home! 🏠 Cheap vs. Quality (Part 3) | Ep 44

Where to Save vs. Splurge on Your Home! 🏠 Cheap vs. Quality (Part 3) Should you buy the $20 light fixture or the $200 brand-name version? 🛠️ In Part 3 of our Cheap vs. Q

Super Glue vs. Gorilla Epoxy: The Ultimate Junk Drawer Debate! | SideQuest 42

Welcome back to the How to Handyma’am SideQuest! 🎙️✨If a main episode is a structured build, the SideQuest is the junk drawer of our podcast—unfiltered, chaotic, and full

Blind Date with a Floor! 💘 How to Choose the RIGHT Flooring for Your Home | Ep 43

Welcome back to How to Handyma’am! 🎙️✨ In today’s episode, Samantha debuts her brand-new game show: "Blind Date with a Floor"—the only dating show where getting laid cor

THE CASE OF THE MISSING SAMANTHA! (Buy, Borrow, or Build Tool Guide) | SideQuest 41

Welcome to another chaotic Side Quest episode of How to Handyma’am! 🎙️✨ Samantha is out taking care of business today, leaving Emily and Arly completely unsupervised in

FIREWORKS IN THE BREAKER BOX! 💥 (Our 1st Live Podcast!) | Ep 42

Welcome to a very special episode of How to Handyma’am—our FIRST EVER live podcast recording! 🎙️✨ We sat down in front of a room full of incredible women at our full-day

How to Become a Handywoman (And Why Your Cabinet Paint Chipped!) | SideQuest 40

Welcome to another weekly Side Quest episode of How to Handyma’am! 🎙️✨ In this episode, we’re diving into porch-garden drama, real-life shop safety lessons, and an hones

The 6-Day Kitchen Renovation: From Demo to Functional (Without Losing Your Mind) | Ep 41

Can you turn a completely gutted kitchen into a fully functioning cooking space in just six days? In this episode, Samantha, Arly, and Emily break down the exact 3-phase

Why Medieval Houses Were Made of POOP (vs. Modern DIY) | SideQuest 39

The chickens have left the coop! 🐔 In this unusually chaotic SideQuest, Samantha, Emily, and Arly hop into a time machine to look at how medieval peasant houses were buil

Which Sheet Good Should You ACTUALLY Buy?! (Plywood vs OSB vs MDF) | Ep 40

Welcome back to How to Handyma'am! 🛠️✨ Standing in the lumber aisle staring at 17 different types of panels and wondering what the heck to buy? In this episode, we give

Dead Salmon or Divorced Dad Gray?! (We Guess Real vs Fake Paint Names) | SideQuest 38

Welcome back to the SideQuest! 🎨✨ This week, Emily puts Samantha and Arly to the test in a game of REAL vs. FAKE paint color names! From Farrow & Ball to Benjamin Moore,

5 Warning Signs Your House Is Trying to Tell You Something (Home Maintenance Part 2) | Episode 39

Welcome back to How to Handyma'am! 🛠️ Dr. Pearl and Dr. Streed are in the house today to diagnose your top home maintenance symptoms! 🩺 In Part 2 of our Homeowners Mainte

Can You Guess These 11 Workshop Sounds? 🔊 (The Sound of DIY) | SideQuest 37

Welcome back to another chaotic bonus episode of The Side Quest! 🎙️Today, Emily, Samantha, and Arly are playing "The Sound of DIY"—a trivia game where Emily plays mystery

7 Costly Bathroom Remodel Mistakes (And How to Avoid Them!) | Episode 38

Welcome to How to Handyman, the podcast where we empower women to take care of their homes! 🛠️ Planning a bathroom remodel or thinking about hiring a contractor? Welcome

Do These Viral "Dad Hacks" ACTUALLY Work? 🛠️ | SideQuest 36

Welcome back to another bonus episode of The Side Quest! 🎙️Today, Emily, Samantha, and Arly are putting home improvement old wives' tales, viral "dad hacks," and common D