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Toxic Dump

Grab your emotional hazmat suit and join us on "Toxic Dump"– the podcast where we dive headfirst into the dumpster fire of life hosted by comedian Atheer. This show is your guide to cleansing your existence from all things toxic, whether it's that clingy ex, your soul-sucking job, or your own self-sabotaging traits!


Each week, join Atheer as she interviews a guest to spill the tea on their own toxic escapades and share how they managed to scrub their lives clean. From hilarious anecdotes to heartwarming triumphs, no dumpster is left unturned in this quest for a happier, healthier existence.


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Education Comedy Funny Society & Culture Self-Improvement Relationships
Update frequency
every 9 days
Average duration
51 minutes
Episodes
19
Years Active
2024 - 2025
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Nicole Stanley: Cash Queen

Nicole Stanley: Cash Queen

This 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 sh…

00:56:55  |   Mon 24 Mar 2025
Stephen Campbell: Extortion to Contortion

Stephen Campbell: Extortion to Contortion

This 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 do…

01:03:42  |   Mon 03 Mar 2025
Esther Chen: Saved By a Frisk

Esther Chen: Saved By a Frisk

This 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 heal…

01:01:34  |   Mon 17 Feb 2025
Ali Sultan: Quitting is for Winners

Ali Sultan: Quitting is for Winners

On 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 com…

00:41:45  |   Mon 03 Feb 2025
Reem Edan: Dumping Insecurity

Reem Edan: Dumping Insecurity

On 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 jou…

00:55:10  |   Mon 27 Jan 2025
Moe Yaqub: Dumping Expectations

Moe Yaqub: Dumping Expectations

In 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 bounda…

00:42:48  |   Mon 13 Jan 2025
Amamah Sardar: Dumping Overachieving

Amamah Sardar: Dumping Overachieving

This 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.


J…

00:50:54  |   Mon 06 Jan 2025
Marcela Onyango: Dumping The System

Marcela Onyango: Dumping The System

This 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 commun…

00:46:29  |   Mon 16 Dec 2024
Sabeen Sadiq: Con Artist Imam

Sabeen Sadiq: Con Artist Imam

This 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 h…

00:57:51  |   Mon 09 Dec 2024
Laura Laham: Losing Control

Laura Laham: Losing Control

This 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 chao…

00:52:09  |   Mon 02 Dec 2024
Nicco Aeed: Dumping Shame

Nicco Aeed: Dumping Shame

On 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 …

00:48:52  |   Mon 25 Nov 2024
Onika McLean: Dumping People Pleasing

Onika McLean: Dumping People Pleasing

On 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…

00:55:39  |   Mon 18 Nov 2024
Carol Zoccoli: Cult Leader Therapist

Carol Zoccoli: Cult Leader Therapist

On 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.


Full video on Patreon.com/AtheerYaco…

00:51:15  |   Mon 11 Nov 2024
Maggie Lally: Tricked Into Being a Witch

Maggie Lally: Tricked Into Being a Witch

This 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,…

00:59:09  |   Mon 04 Nov 2024
Yesh Malik: Dumping Addiction

Yesh Malik: Dumping Addiction

In 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/At…

00:55:35  |   Mon 28 Oct 2024
Katie Boyle: Dry Humping on a Tuesday Afternoon

Katie Boyle: Dry Humping on a Tuesday Afternoon

In 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 sh…

00:47:02  |   Mon 21 Oct 2024
Adrianne Chalepah: Ghosting the Government

Adrianne Chalepah: Ghosting the Government

In 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 talk…

01:04:00  |   Mon 14 Oct 2024
Michael Schirtzer: Dumping Zionism

Michael Schirtzer: Dumping Zionism

In 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 perspec…

00:59:08  |   Mon 07 Oct 2024
Trailer

Trailer

Welcome 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, fri…
00:00:33  |   Tue 02 Apr 2024
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