You’re The Problem... with Yamaneika

Yamaneika weighs in on Nicki Minaj’s support for Donald Trump, the midterm elections, and why she has questions about Noah Wyle being named the sexiest man alive. Plus, she tackles unsolicited WhatsApp calls, a child-free wedding dilemma, and a listener looking for acceptance from his mother.

00:00 Yamaneika’s dating life and unsolicited WhatsApp calls
08:35 Noah Wyle, North West and Jay-Z’s Super Bowl halftime show
16:08 Nicki Minaj, Trump and the midterm elections
42:31 Listener letters: coming out and a child-free wedding

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Yamaneika recounts signing autographs in eviction court, weighs in on Kelly Clarkson’s shopping drama, and questions Cardi B’s Tiny Desk performance before telling Stephen A. Smith to stay over there with Trump. Murray Hill joins her to talk Showbiz, Shane Gillis, and getting paid to be yourself, then helps listeners navigate big dreams and a toxic boss.

00:00 Autographs in eviction court, Kelly Clarkson and Cardi B
21:27 White House chaos, Stephen A. Smith and Trump
35:07 Murray Hill on Showbiz, identity and “woke” comedy
58:35 Listener letters: Chasing your dreams and handling a toxic boss

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Susan Dell’s looks aren’t computing, Dr. Oz’s workout has Yamaneika asking the wrong questions, and Alexander Skarsgård’s see-through shoes just started a fashion face-off. Plus, Yamaneika takes on Trump’s reparations comments, her chaotic Toronto trip, and relationship problems involving ghosting, borrowed money, and a suspicious Close Friends list.

00:00 Checking in and Toronto chaos
13:02 Christa Pike, Tobey Maguire & Skarsgård’s shoe crimes
22:25 The Big Problem: Trump, Susan Dell & MAGA makeovers
44:44 Listener letters: Ghosting, borrowed money & getting blocked

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Yamaneika takes on Trump’s latest nonsense, Da’Vinchi’s comments about Black Americans, and the SiriusXM comedy shakeup that has everybody checking their checks. Plus election anxiety and dating someone who isn’t on the same page with God.

00:00 Trump, tour life & a questionable Jesus sighting
07:50 Da’Vinchi’s comments about Black Americans
12:39 The Big Problem: SiriusXM, Sebastian & comedians’ checks
25:49 Listener letters: Election anxiety & dating across faiths

Catch Yamaneika with Chelsea Handler on the High and Mighty tour: Waukegan, October 8; Pittsburgh, October 9; and Toronto, October 10. Tour dates and tickets.

Also, see Yamaneika at New York Comedy Club for the New York Comedy Festival on November 11! Show listings and tickets.

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Comedian Beth Stelling joins Yamaneika to talk stand-up, surviving the changing comedy industry, and an internet troll who resurfaced nearly 88 weeks after accusing her of stealing a joke. Plus, Yamaneika sounds off on customer service, Tesla, Jasmine Guy, sorority colors, and Nicki Minaj. Beth and Yamaneika help listeners solve workplace power struggles, ADHD, relationship issues, and when to let somebody go.

00:00 Customer Service From Hell + This Week’s Headlines
22:13 Beth Stelling on Stand-Up, Fame & the Comedy Grind
29:40 Beth Stelling vs. the Troll Who Wouldn’t Let Go
40:30 Listener Problems: Bad Bosses, ADHD & Bad Sex

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Trump and Mamdani’s unexpected chemistry, The New York Times’ treatment of Nikole Hannah-Jones, and what it means for Chris Rock to be Black famous. Plus, Yamaneika on what you do when a funeral home loses your relative's body.

00:00 Yamaneika’s D.C. family trip
05:31 Kash Patel, Trump & Mamdani + funeral home chaos
18:01 Chris Rock, “ghetto famous” & Black-on-Black criticism
32:05 Nikole Hannah-Jones, Black education & Yamaneika’s childhood
40:25 Listener Letters: Dating standards, cigarettes & boundaries

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Yamaneika takes on the Emmys, aging music legends, pet-parent disrespect, and messy boundaries. Plus, Yam and Tyree revisit last week’s friendship drama and help listeners with problems of their own.

00:00 Pet parents & Emmys so white
17:30 Yamaneika responds to the friendship drama
22:53 The Big Problem: Let our legends sit down
34:28 Listener letters: Boundaries & burnout

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Beyoncé is selling her box for damn near $1,000, Chris Brown is threatening folks from the stage, and apparently Yamaneika's the problem because she refused to speak to somebody’s child at the cookout.  Plus: wife auditions, broke friends taking trips to Cabo, and why some of y’all need to PUT THE TIKTOK DOWN.

00:00  Keke Palmer, Pick-Mes & the Comments
06:45  Beyoncé’s $948 Box, Chris Brown & AARP Babies
20:44  Am I the Problem? The Cookout Confrontation
35:33  Wife Auditions & the $2,800 Cabo Scam

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Yamaneika got called out, and now she and Jared Freid have questions. After a listener challenged the show over last week’s disability jokes, Yamaneika and Jared discuss punching down, dark humor, and what happens when the person going through it is the one asking you to make the joke. Plus, Jared recalls the brutal crowd-work moment that proved sometimes “do something with it” is a dangerous invitation.

00:00 We Got Called Out
01:47 The Listener Responds
02:49 Jared’s Dark Humor Disaster
05:26 Punching Down vs. Punching Back
07:14 Who’s Fair Game?

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Yamaneika confronts her pick-me past, reports everybody providing raggedy customer service and tries to understand Trump’s latest nonsense. Then comedian Jared Freid joins the show to unpack parental trauma in his new Netflix special, “The Family Plan”, defend Nerds Gummy Clusters and help Yamaneika solve listener problems.

00:00 Yamaneika’s Pick-Me Confession
05:45 Report Everybody
10:40 Trump, Keke & Nonsense
18:45 Jared Freid Joins the Problem
35:35 Listener Letters with Jared

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