'Healing with UMI'

Stuck at home using Barbies as actors all summer, ten-year-old Dallas finally gets the chance to make the movie of her dreams when her dad arranges a social distancing bubble.  ‘Meteors’ was written by Hannah Peterson and stars Brooklynn Prince (The Florida Project), Academy Award nominee David Strathairn (Good Night and Good Luck), Darby Camp (Big Little Lies), Christian Isaiah (Shameless), Keith L. Williams (Good Boys), Sabina Friedman-Seitz (The Florida Project), and Fadhia Carmelle Marcelin.  On today’s episode, we’re highlighting the Children’s Defense Fund, a non-profit child advocacy group that for the last 40 years has pushed policies and programs to lift kids out of poverty, protect them from harm, and help them get access to health care and education. They advocate nationwide on behalf of kids to make sure they’re always a priority. To donate, please visit childrensdefense.org.  Day by Day is created and produced by Adam Faze and Jamie Dolan with sound mixing and design by Becket Cerny. This episode featured an original score by Alex Mansour. Special thanks to Alec Ring,  Courtney Prince, Ashley Josephson, Jennifer Millar, Matt Cooley, and Julian Cohen.  Follow us on Instagram at @mustbnice + @daybyday and on Twitter at @daybydaypod + @mustbnicefilms! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit adamfaze.substack.com

Zoe gets ready to see her friends for the first time since before lockdown, bringing up a wave of body insecurity.  ‘Unspoken Truth’ was written by Johanna Block (EP 11, ‘At the Peak of It All) and stars Katherine McNamara (Shadowhunters), Angel Bismark Curiel (POSE), and Otmara Marrero (Clementine), with additional voicing by Garrett Young.  On today’s episode, we’re highlighting the International OCD Foundation, supporting their work directly with BDD (Body Dysmorphic Disorder), just one of many organizations out there centering around Eating Disorders and Body Dysmorphia Disorder. Recovery is not linear and one of the hardest things to do is to ask for help. Everyone’s experience is different, so if you have any questions regarding your own personal experience or that of a loved one’s, call or text NEDA (National Eating Disorder Association) at (800)931-2237 for direct support and resources. For crisis situations , text “NEDA” to 741741 to be connected with a trained volunteer at Crisis Text Line. To donate to the IOCD Foundation, please visit https://iocdf.org/donate/.  Day by Day is created and produced by Adam Faze and Jamie Dolan with sound mixing and design by Becket Cerny. This episode featured an original score by Calum Watson and Jackson Walker Lewis. Special thanks to Eileen Foiliente, Ken Lee, and Julien Tacchini.  Follow us on Instagram at @mustbnice + @daybyday and on Twitter at @daybydaypod + @mustbnicefilms! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit adamfaze.substack.com

Two roommates with different ways of life are forced to learn about each other for the very first time.  ‘Big Nights In’ was written by Alexis Deane (Mr. Mercedes) and stars Lucy Hale (Truth or Dare) and Hero Fiennes Tiffin (After), co-starring Oona Roche (The Morning Show) and Gabriela Bloomgarden.  On today’s episode, we’re highlighting Child Rescue Coalition, a non-profit organization that rescues children from sexual abuse by building technology for law enforcement free of charge to track, arrest, and prosecute child predators. Using their technology, police have rescued over 2,500 children from exploitation and abuse. They’ve arrested over 12,000 dangerous predators across the globe, and have prevented the abuse of more than 600,000 children. To donate and learn more, visit childrescuecoalition.org.  Day by Day is created and produced by Adam Faze and Jamie Dolan with sound mixing and design by Becket Cerny. This episode featured an original score by Alex Mansour. Additional character voicing was provided by Daphne Gampel and Becca Weinzimer. Special thanks to Michelle Broadus, Jamie, Mila, Gary, Kate and The Initiative Group for helping this episode come together.  Follow us on Instagram at @mustbnice + @daybyday and on Twitter at @daybydaypod + @mustbnicefilms! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit adamfaze.substack.com

Unable to leave the quarantine of their home, two bickering brothers finally agree on something… turning their house into a makeshift skatepark.  ‘Quarter Pipe Dreams’ was written by Olive McGowen (from episode 10, Relocation) and stars Griffin Gluck (Big Time Adolescence), Jeremy Ray Taylor (IT), Timothy Simons (VEEP) with narration by pro-skater Rachelle Vinberg (Betty on HBO, Skate Kitchen) and a cameo by Day by Day friend Ahna O’Reilly (The Help).  On today’s episode, we’re highlighting JUNIOR HIGH, a non-profit dedicated to showcasing the artistic pursuits of marginalized voices. Their space, publication, podcast, and other ventures function on principles of collective organizing, radical empathy, and anti-oppression. For anyone who’s worked with them, they’ll agree it almost doesn’t feel real. But it is, and they need our help. You can donate to their GoFundMe at www.juniorhighla.com/donate.  Day by Day is created and produced by Adam Faze and Jamie Dolan with sound mixing and design by Becket Cerny. This episode featured a hell of an original score by Calum Watson and Jackson Lewis with Ben Scharf on the drums. Additional character voicing was provided by Luc Pogue. Special thanks go out to Jennifer Millar, Rebecca Wyzan, Leslie Rice, and Ahna O’Reilly for making this episode come together.  Follow us on Instagram at @mustbnice + @daybyday and on Twitter at @daybydaypod + @mustbnicefilms! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit adamfaze.substack.com

A young couple navigates their relationship with protests and a pandemic outside their window.  ‘Would You Care If I Left?’ was written by Kasey Elise and stars Alisha Wainwright (Raising Dion) and Jorge Lendeborg Jr. (Brigsby Bear) with an original score from Alex Mansour.  On today’s episode we’re highlighting The Love Land Foundation. Loveland Foundation is committed to showing up for communities of color in unique and powerful ways, with a particular focus on Black women and girls. Their resources and initiatives are collaborative and they prioritize opportunity, access, validation, and healing. To donate, visit www.thelovelandfoundation.org.  To see the winners of our 20th episode giveaway of a digitally signed Day by Day poster, visit our instagram at @daybyday. We want to hear from you. Text us and get the inside scoop on all things Day by Day and Must B Nice at (646) 783-1043.  Day by Day is created and produced by Adam Faze and Jamie Dolan, with sound mixing and design by Becket Cerny. Additional character voicing in this episode was performed by Brett Baker. Special thanks to Lisa Perkins and Kate Trapani, Christian Hanover for our incredible animation and Layla Gorgoni for our gorgeous artwork.  Follow us on Instagram at @mustbnice + @daybyday and on Twitter at @daybydaypod + @mustbnicefilms! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit adamfaze.substack.com

When two actors reflect on the Broadway debut that never happened, some real life magic brings the show to life.  ‘Ghost Light’ was written by Libe Barer and Rory McGregor and stars Laura Marano (The Perfect Date), Tory Kittles (True Detective), and three time Emmy winner Margo Martindale (The Americans) with an original score by Calum Watson and Jackson Lewis featuring Dana Williams on vocals.  On today’s episode, we’re highlighting the See Lighting Foundation, which is giving monthly grants of $500 to sixty immigrant theatre artists who are unable to qualify for unemployment benefits and are unable to seek other work due to the nature of their work visas. To donate, please visit seelightingfoundation.com.  We want to hear from you. Text us and get the inside scoop on all things Day by Day and Must B Nice at (646) 783-1043.  Day by Day is created and produced by Adam Faze and Jamie Dolan, with sound mixing and design by Becket Cerny. Additional character voicing in this episode was performed by Josh Adwar,  Owen Thiele, Rory McGregor, Jamie Dolan and Adam Faze. Special thanks to Jennifer Millar, Spencer McConnell, and Dana Williams.  Special thanks to Christ Hanover for our incredible animation and Layla Gorgoni for our gorgeous artwork.  Follow us on Instagram at @mustbnice + @daybyday and on Twitter at @daybydaypod + @mustbnicefilms! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit adamfaze.substack.com

The final installment in our two-part episode of Day by Day, ‘Class of 2020: Graduation’ follows the same six high school seniors in Cedar Hill a month after their virtual prom as they graduate in the midst of nationwide protests.  ‘Class of 2020: Graduation’ was written by Camrus Johnson and Quinn Shephard and stars AnnaSophia Robb, Josephine Langford, Auli’i Cravalho, Austin Crute, Camrus Johnson, Nadia Alexander, and Jess Weixler with narration by Jon Ronson and an original score by Max Beck.  On today’s episode, we’re highlighting the National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network (NQTTCN) which is a healing justice organization committed to transforming mental health for queer and trans people of color (QTPoC). NQTTCN will provide a network of support for queer and trans people of color seeking transformative mental health resources rooted in social justice and liberation. To donate, please visit https://saveourplanet.org/projects/nqttcn.  Day by Day is created and produced by myself, Adam Faze and Jamie Dolan with sound mixing and design by the whiz kid himself, Becket Cerny. Today’s episode featured an original score by Max Beck and additional character voicing by David “Mr. StarCity” White, Laurie Shephard, Kirk White, Luc Pogue, Erin Orcutt, and Ari Silberman.  Special thanks to Christ Hanover for our incredible animation and Layla Gorgoni for our gorgeous artwork.  Follow us on Instagram at @mustbnice + @daybyday and on Twitter at @daybydaypod + @mustbnicefilms! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit adamfaze.substack.com

The first installment in our two-part episode of Day by Day, 'Class of 2020: Prom' chronicles the lives of six small-town high school seniors on the night of their virtual prom as the ripple effects of two and a half months of quarantine begin to appear.  ‘Class of 2020: Prom’ was written by Quinn Shephard and stars AnnaSophia Robb, Josephine Langford, Auli’i Cravalho, Austin Crute, Camrus Johnson, Nadia Alexander, and Jess Weixler with narration by Jon Ronson and an original score by Max Beck.  On today’s episode, we’re highlighting the Black Visions Collective, a Black, Trans, and Queer led non-profit organization based in the Twin Cities (Minneapolis and Saint Paul), Minnesota whose mission is to organize powerful, connected Black communities and dismantle systems of violence. To donate visit Blackvisionsmn.org.  Day by Day is created and produced by myself, Adam Faze and Jamie Dolan with sound mixing and design by the whiz kid himself, Becket Cerny. Today’s episode featured an original score by Max Beck and additional character voicing by Luke Slattery, Ari Silberman, Luc Pogue, Britt Cerny, Coby Gesten, Daphne Gampel, Erin Orcutt, Johanna Block, and Quinn Shephard.  Special thanks to Nate Bryson, Dylan Shanks, Lauren Appel, Caryn Leeds, and Annick Oppenheim, Christ Hanover for our incredible animation and Layla Gorgoni for our gorgeous artwork.  Follow us on Instagram at @mustbnice + @daybyday and on Twitter at @daybydaypod + @mustbnicefilms! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit adamfaze.substack.com

After being separated by the building of a highway, two turtles vow to return to each others claws…only for that day to come nearly sixty years later when the world enters quarantine.  ‘Two Turtles was written by Leah Rachel and stars Angela Elayne Gibbs (Straight Outta Compton), Glynn Turman (Super 8), and Douglas Weston (from our second episode, Lovesick) with an original score from Calum Watson and Jackson Lewis.  On today’s episode, we highlight the NAACP, the nation’s first and largest grassroots organization dedicated to secure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights in America.  To donate, visit naacp.org.  Over the last month, we've told hours of original stories to help you adjust to this new normal. But we at Must B Nice know truth is sometimes stranger than fiction. We want to hear what you've been going through these last few weeks. Text us at (646) 783-1043.  Day by Day is created and produced by Adam Faze and Jamie Dolan with sound mixing and design by Becket Cerny.  Special thanks to Angela Elayne Gibbs, Lisa Asseko, Luc Pogue, Ari Silberman, and Coby Gesten with an additional special thanks to Christ Hanover for our incredible animation and Layla Gorgoni for our gorgeous artwork.  Follow us on Instagram at @mustbnice + @daybyday and on Twitter at @daybydaypod + @mustbnicefilms! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit adamfaze.substack.com

In 'Healing with UMI,'  artist and musician UMI guides you through a fifteen minute healing centered meditation to lessen any anxiety you've been experiencing over the last few days.  On today’s episode, we’re highlighting BEAM, the Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective, an organization that removes the barriers black people experience getting access to emotional health care and healing. You can donate to BEAM at www.beam.community/donation.  Day by Day is a series of stories about the world we live in and we are nothing without knowing what our listeners are going through. Text us and let us know how you're doing at (646) 783-1043.  Day by Day is created and produced by Adam Faze and Jamie Dolan with sound mixing and design by Becket Cerny.  Special thanks to Ron Hirshberg, Christ Hanover for our incredible animation, and Layla Gorgoni for our gorgeous artwork. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit adamfaze.substack.com