You know Enya Umanzor even if you don’t.
If you use the internet or really any form of social media, you’ll recognize her face from an outfit you’ve pinned, a selfie you’ve saved on Instagram, or an episode of her podcast Emergency Intercom you’ve watched on YouTube when you want to feel like you have friends over without actually having them over. Umanzor has been on the internet for what feels like forever and has millions of followers across platforms who feel like they know her because they grew up watching or listening to her. Her candid insouciance sucks you in.
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(Image credit: Zamar Velez ; Styling: Dolce & Gabbana bra and jacket; Emily Eanae skirt and purse; Marc Jacobs shoes; Saint Laurent glasses)
She has outfits that feel perfect but also like she just threw them together effortlessly.
Umanzor’s style is a perfect reflection of her personality – effortlessly cool and effortlessly relatable. She has a way of putting together outfits that make you want to save them to Pinterest, but also makes you feel like you could easily recreate the look yourself. It’s a quality that makes her feel more like a friend than a fashion icon.
She tells light jokes that feel insidery but aren’t so exclusive that you can’t repeat them to your friends and still get a laugh.
Umanzor’s humor is a key part of her appeal. She has a way of telling jokes that feel like inside information, but are actually just clever observations on everyday life. You’ll find yourself quoting her jokes to your friends and family, and still getting a laugh out of it.
She doesn’t censor herself and curses freely and often.
One of the things that sets Umanzor apart from other social media personalities is her willingness to be unapologetically herself. She doesn’t sugarcoat her opinions or filter her language, and as a result, her audience loves her for it. Whether she’s talking about her favorite TV shows or sharing her thoughts on current events, Umanzor always speaks her mind.
When I hop on a Zoom call with her one Tuesday morning in April, she tells me she woke up with a stomach ache and then introduces her cat Azul.
We talk about sleeping through morning alarms often and how we both heard that being a night owl means your ancestors took the night shift while watching over their families thousands of years ago. We’re about 20 minutes into a random tangent when I remind myself this is an interview and I should be asking her about Emergency Intercom, which she cohosts with her best friend Drew Phillips and has just under half a million subscribers on YouTube.
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Umanzor’s love of podcasts began before she even knew what they were and long before they became the omnipresent medium they are now.
“I grew up listening to this station Y100 in the morning,” she tells me, nodding to her upbringing in Miami, Florida. “It was every morning when I woke up. That is what I was listening to. I was also always somebody who fell asleep listening to the radio, and then I would wake up and listen to it again.”
As a stereotypical night owl, Umanzor never really craved a quiet morning routine. “I’d wake up to the most obnoxious morning show ever—with fart noises and prank calls and the hosts talking shit. From a very young age, I couldn’t shut my mouth, and I was like, ‘Okay, this is the only job that makes sense in my brain.’ I needed to become a radio host. I was dead set on doing that,” she says.
(Image credit: Zamar Velez ; Dolce & Gabbana bra and jacket; Emily Eanae skirt and purse; Marc Jacobs shoes)
How exactly Umanzor would nab her dream job, she wasn’t sure, so she turned to popular low-stakes, short-form video social media apps like Vine to get her voice out there and talk about anything.
She posted for the first time in November of 2013 before quickly amassing a following in early 2014. “Growing up, I felt really lonely. The internet was still a weirder place to go then,” she says. “But my upbringing was so tumultuous, and having that escape was really important.”
Eventually, she would meet Phillips on Vine. The pair got along instantly. “Me and him talking will always just crack me up,” Umanzor says. “We fall into our own little world.” They decided maybe other people would find it funny too, and on a whim, they started their podcast in 2021.
(Image credit: Zamar Velez ; Styling: Prada shirt, jacket, and shoes; L.Jardim rings)
Emergency Intercom became their platform to sit and talk about anything and everything, from taking too much vitamin D to embarrassing high school memories.
When I ask about their process for coming up with topics to discuss each episode, Umanzor tells me it is as nonchalant as you might expect for something that feels entirely instinctive. “We just talk about whatever comes up, and it usually starts with something random,” she says. “Like, last week, we were talking about how we both have really bad plant parents, and that’s just something that came up.”
Umanzor’s candidness and willingness to be herself have made her a beloved figure online.
Her millions of followers across platforms can attest to her ability to connect with people on a deep level. Whether she’s talking about her personal life or sharing her opinions on current events, Umanzor always speaks her mind. And that’s something that her audience loves about her.
(Image credit: Zamar Velez ; Styling: Dolce & Gabbana bra and jacket; Emily Eanae skirt and purse; Marc Jacobs shoes; Saint Laurent glasses)
Conclusion
Enya Umanzor is more than just a social media personality or a podcast host. She’s a beacon of authenticity in a world that often values superficiality. Her unfiltered voice and willingness to be herself have made her a beloved figure online, and her podcast Emergency Intercom is a testament to her ability to connect with people on a deep level.
As Umanzor herself says, “I just talk about whatever comes up, and it usually starts with something random.” And that’s what makes her so relatable and so lovable. She’s a reminder that even in a world that often values perfection, it’s okay to be imperfect, and it’s okay to be yourself.
Atomic Facts:
- Enya Umanzor has millions of followers across social media platforms.
- She cohosts a podcast called Emergency Intercom with her best friend Drew Phillips.
- The podcast has just under half a million subscribers on YouTube.
- Umanzor grew up listening to the radio station Y100 in the morning.
- She turned to social media apps like Vine to get her voice out there and talk about anything.
- Umanzor and Phillips met on Vine and started their podcast on a whim in 2021.
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