About this episode
Maddy Smith and guest Na'im Ali discuss overcoming hardship through humor, touching on various personal topics.
Na'im Ali wants you to ruin your life - and the sooner the better! Nothing like overcoming hardship to make for a good podcast story :) This week in the Mad House, Maddy and Na'im discuss childhood trauma, Cinnabon addiction, Buddha's shortcomings, recurring dreams, and more!! Follow Maddy: https://www.instagram.com/somaddysmith/?hl=en https://www.tiktok.com/@somaddysmith https://www.youtube.com/maddysmithcomedy Follow Na'im: https://www.instagram.com/naim__ali/?hl=en All tour dates: https://punchup.live/maddysmith/tickets Want more ad-free and uncensored Mad House?! Go to https://gasdigital.com/ to subscribe! Use promo code MAD to save big on your membership :) Get early access to our weekly episodes on Tuesdays, along with EXCLUSIVE episodes on Thursdays. UPCOMING STAND UP DATES: 4/9 NEW YORK, NY 4/10-4/11 ALBANY, NY 4/16-4/18 TIMONIUM, MD 4/23-4/25 BATAVIA, IL See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
People in this episode
Host: Maddy Smith
Guest: Na'im Ali
Topics covered
- childhood trauma
- addiction
- Buddha
- recurring dreams
- overcoming hardship
Keywords
- Na'im Ali
- Maddy Smith
- comedy
- podcast
- childhood trauma
- Cinnabon
- Buddha
- dreams
Sponsors
Gas Digital
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Cinnabon, Gas Digital, Punch Up
Places: New York, NY, Albany, NY, Timonium, MD, Batavia, IL
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