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Episodes
Nicole Stanley: Cash QueenMar 24, 2025 · 56 minThis week on Toxic Dump, Atheer chats with financial coach/founder of Arise Financial, Nicole Stanley, about her inspiring journey from getting laughed at by banks to becoming a cash queen. Nicole shares practical tips on ditching bad money habits and overcoming the unhealthy mindsets that hold us back. Tune in for some major financial glow-up!
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Follow us on socials @atheeryacoub @arise.financial.coaching
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.- Stephen Campbell: Extortion to ContortionMar 3, 2025 · 1 hr 3 minThis week on Toxic Dump, Atheer sits down with comedian and storyteller Stephen Campbell, who shares wild tales from his life—including how he was extorted out of his business and lost it all. But don't worry—Stephen turned this chaos into comedy gold, blending his love for performing with yoga.
Full video available on Patreon.com/AtheerYacoub
Follow us on socials: @AtheerYacoub @StephenCampbellComedy @ToxicDumpPod
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- Esther Chen: Saved By a FriskFeb 17, 2025 · 1 hr 1 minThis week on Toxic Dump, Atheer chats with comedian and actor Esther Chen, who shares a traumatic stop-and-frisk incident that uncovered a life-threatening illness—and saved her life. We discuss healing, letting go of unhealthy friendships, and dealing with difficult people
Full video available on Patreon.com/AtheerYacoub
Follow us on socials: @AtheerYacoub @TheEstherChen @ToxicDumpPod
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- Ali Sultan: Quitting is for WinnersFeb 3, 2025 · 41 minOn this week's episode of Toxic Dump, Atheer sits down with the hilarious Ali Sultan to talk about quitting all the vices—smoking, drinking, and more—while navigating the chaos of being a touring comedian with ADHD.
Full video available on Patreon.com/AtheerYacoub
Follow us on socials: @AtheerYacoub @AliSultanComedy @ToxicDumpPod
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- Reem Edan: Dumping InsecurityJan 27, 2025 · 55 minOn this week’s episode of Toxic Dump, comedian Reem Edan gets real about her lifelong struggle with weight and body image, while we bond over our favorite self-help books and the messy, hilarious journey of letting go.
Follow us on socials: @AtheerYacoub @ReemEdan @ToxicDumpPod
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- Moe Yaqub: Dumping ExpectationsJan 13, 2025 · 42 minIn this week's, Toxic Dump, Atheer chats with comedian Moe Yaqub about moving from Pakistan to America as an adult, re-imagining his life without cultural expectations, and how to lovingly set boundaries with parents.
Full video available on Patreon.com/AtheerYacoub
Follow us on socials @MoeComedyy, @AtheerYacoub, @ToxicDumpPod
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- Amamah Sardar: Dumping OverachievingJan 6, 2025 · 50 minThis week on Toxic Dump, Atheer chats with comedian, writer and actor Amamah Sardar. We bond over our shared tendencies to overachieve, the downside of perfectionism, and Amamah's journey with OCD.
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Follow us on socials- @AmamahSardar @AtheerYacoub, @ToxicDumpPod
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- Marcela Onyango: Dumping The SystemDec 16, 2024 · 46 minThis week on Toxic Dump, Atheer chats with comedian and activist Marcela Onyango. Marcela talks about growing up in Kenya and Texas, dismantling imperialism, and building a better society with community. Warning: this episode might make you a better person.
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Follow us on socials- @Majua88, @AtheerYacoub, @ToxicDumpPod
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- Sabeen Sadiq: Con Artist ImamDec 9, 2024 · 57 minThis week on Toxic Dump, Atheer chats with the hilarious and talented comedian and actor Sabeen Sadiq! They dive into what it’s like growing up with Pakistani-Muslim parents in Chicago, balancing a halal lifestyle (from fashion to dating), and the jaw-dropping story of falling for a Muslim religious leader who turned out to be a total con artist. Buckle up—this episode is heartfelt, wild, and a cautionary tale!
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Follow us on socials- @SabeenComedy, @AtheerYacoub, @ToxicDumpPod
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- Laura Laham: Losing ControlDec 2, 2024 · 52 minThis week on Toxic Dump, Atheer sits down with the hilarious and brutally honest Laura Laham—fellow comedian, survivor of Arab parents, and unapologetic trailblazer. Together, they dive into the chaos of growing up under Middle Eastern expectations, unpack the Type A personalities and perfectionism drilled into them, and laugh at the quirks that make them who they are. Laura shares how shedding religious guilt unlocked her authentic self, leading her to boldly explore the worlds of polyamory and kink. It's raw, relatable, and ridiculously funny!
Full video and early access on Patreon.com/AtheerYacoub
Follow us on socials- @LauraLaham, @AtheerYacoub, @ToxicDumpPod
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- Nicco Aeed: Dumping ShameNov 25, 2024 · 48 minOn this week's Toxic Dump, Atheer chats with comedian and writer Nicco Aeed. Nicco openly shares his experience with intergenerational trauma growing up both Palestinian and Black, the love triangle that led to him to having two dads, and the shame and anger that comes with all of that.
Full video on Patreon.com/AtheerYacoub Follow us on socials- @NiccoloAeed, @AtheerYacoub, @ToxicDumpPod
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- Onika McLean: Dumping People PleasingNov 18, 2024 · 55 minOn this week's episode of Toxic Dump, Atheer chats with comedian and Main Stage founder Onika McLean, who discusses her brand's mission to empower women with microphone-shaped lipsticks. We bond over our shared ADHD, people-pleasing tendencies, and dating narcissists. Onika shares how she overcame unhealthy relationships through therapy and boundary-setting, which inspired her lipstick line to help support domestic violence victims.
Full video available on Patreon.com/AtheerYacoub
Follow us on socials: @OnikaComedy, @AtheerYacoub, @ToxicDumpPod
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- Carol Zoccoli: Cult Leader TherapistNov 11, 2024 · 51 minOn this week's Toxic Dump, Atheer chats with internationally touring comedian Carol Zoccoli about a time when she accidentally joined a cult led by her therapist.
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Follow us on socials: @ZoccoliCarol, @ToxicDumpPod, @AtheerYacoub
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- Maggie Lally: Tricked Into Being a WitchNov 4, 2024 · 59 minThis week on Toxic Dump, Atheer talks to comedian and singer/song-writer Maggie Lally about her solo show, Sex Witch: The Musical. Maggie shares the wild story that happened during her teenage years, when a friend convinced her she was a witch to mess with her mind—and more.
Full video and early access on Patreon.com/AtheerYacoub
Follow us on socials- @MaggieLally, @AtheerYacoub, @ToxicDumpPod
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- Yesh Malik: Dumping AddictionOct 28, 2024 · 55 minIn this Week's Toxic Dump, Atheer chats with comedian Yesh Malik about his Assyrian identity, overcoming addiction, and how comedy became a therapeutic outlet.
Full video available on Patreon.com/AtheerYacoub
Follow us on socials: @YeshMalik, @AtheerYacoub, @ToxicDumpPod
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- Katie Boyle: Dry Humping on a Tuesday AfternoonOct 21, 2024 · 47 minIn this week's Toxic Dump, Atheer chats with comedian and host of The Shift podcast, Katie Boyle on growing up with an abusive mother in Ireland, running away to New York, and how that experience shaped her romantic and personal relationships,
Full video available on Patreon.com/AtheerYacoub
Follow Katie on IG (@KatieBoyleComic and the show @ToxicDumpPod and your host @AtheerYacoub
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- Adrianne Chalepah: Ghosting the GovernmentOct 14, 2024 · 1 hr 4 minIn this week's Toxic Dump, Atheer chats with comedian, writer, and actor Adrianne Chalepah who tells us about breaking up with the United States of Colonization as an Indigenous person. Adrianne talks about living on the rez, growing up with a white mom in Oklahoma, and learning to embrace her Kiowa heritage.
Full video available on Patreon.com/AtheerYacoub
Follow us on socials- @AdrianneChalepah, @ToxicDumpPod, @AtheerYacoub
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- Michael Schirtzer: Dumping ZionismOct 7, 2024 · 59 minIn this week's Toxic Dump, Atheer chats with comedian and co-host of The Palestine Pod, Michael Schirtzer, AKA "Mikey Intifada." Michael talks about unpacking Zionism from his Jewish-American perspective, his journey to becoming a Palestinian activist, and how to correctly pronounce Gaza.
Full video available on Patreon.com/AtheerYacoub
Follow us on IG: @Michael_Schirtzer, @ToxicDumpPod, @AtheerYacoub
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- TrailerApr 2, 2024Welcome to Toxic Dump where we dive headfirst into the toxic dumpster of our lives. Each week, host and comedian, Atheer Yacoub invites a guest to talk about how they got rid of toxic exes, jobs, friendships, and bad habits. And if you're the toxic one, you're not alone. We can at least laugh about it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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