E238: Scrabble

This week The Dukkan Show swaps the stoop for the starting blocks.OT opens up about the scars, the surgeries, and the stubborn drive that turned two kidney transplants into a ticket to the 2025 World Transplant Games in Dresden. From ICU beeps to stadium cheers, he breaks down the mental rewiring, the 100 m training sessions under the Dubai sun, and why this is bigger than sport—it’s the UAE’s first-ever appearance and the Arab world’s long-overdue debut on the WTG track.Tune in for a raw conversation on resilience, identity, and the power of putting a transplant scar on the podium. Share the episode, tag a brand that should kit out the team, and join the road to gold.The Dukkan Show is hosted and recorded by Dukkan Media LLC. Editing, mixing and mastering was by PLG Studios.#WeCauseCulture #WTG #WorldTransplantGames #WTGUAE #RoadToDresden00:00Cold-open show intro.02:45Why this episode matters: the UAE’s historic WTG debut.07:00OT’s transplant story—twice on the operating table.15:30Picking up sprint spikes: rediscovering sport post-transplant.23:00World Transplant Games 101—rules, spirit, global impact.32:00Training blueprint: inside OT’s 100 m 200 m sessions.38:30Building Team UAE: recruiting athletes medical support.45:00Call for sponsors: gear, travel, and national pride.50:30Mind over muscle: dealing with fear, pressure, and purpose.54:00How listeners can follow—and fuel—the journey.57:30Outro.Powered by Podeo — Listen to this episode

And we're back! This week on The Dukkan Show, OT and Reem get real about two topics that hit close to home: failing in public and the future of Arab women in media.From viral flops to legendary comebacks, we unpack how stumbling on the world stage can actually be the key to building creative grit, earning trust, and rewriting what success looks like in the Middle East.💥 Inside the Episode:Why failure is the new flex—and how to turn your L’s into legacy.Raw stories from Arab women rewriting the media script—behind the camera and on-screen.The truth about cancel culture, clapbacks, and the tightrope women walk online.A no-BS guide to transforming public backlash into brand power and finding your real ones along the way.Whether you’re building a brand, creating content, or just figuring it out—this episode is your reminder that your voice matters, even when it shakes.🎧 Plug in. Reflect. Keep causing culture.#WeCauseCulture #DukkanShow #FailOutLoud #ArabVoices #CultureUnfilteredPowered by Podeo — Listen to this episode

The team is back together and start off with Reem's "Alleged" favourite topic aka manifestation. Here how the team members approach 'manifestation'. Can you manifest singular things or emotional things? What are the mechanics? What is the execution? (OT comes with the heat about Manifestation - it has been brought to us now by the West). But through all of this...did manifestation get Akkaoui to perform stand up comedy? Listen to the feeling stand up comedy gives by the UAE's newest stand up comedian!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Powered by Podeo — Listen to this episode

OT and Reem have the whole podcast to themselves and immediately the conversation turns to fitness. Reem says when fitness is a vibe when people show up. OT says regardless of if people are there - he is hitting the gym with a banging music playlist but he knows when people are around - he is hitting a personal best. The conversation turns into building community and how to make friends and make deeper connections. Reem also drops the secret to living longer...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Powered by Podeo — Listen to this episode

On this episode we have Producer Hussein who throws a couple of ideas and words at Reem and Akkaoui to see where the conversation takes them. Hear how sunscreen can be Reem-splained. What does it mean to be 'undefeated'? Work Ethic...is it an addiction? Manifesting feelings instead of objects. Manipulation? Is it good is it bad. Enjoy the episode and learn more about the team at The Dukkan Show!..There was also a potential fire evacuation...but the team are safe.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Powered by Podeo — Listen to this episode

OT, Reem and Akkaoui come together and start immediately on the topic of influencer/athlete Akkaoui. The team talk about how good Reem is at recording championship moments and collating the moments of when they eat together as a team. The team then stumble on the term 'peacocking' and Reem gets the chance to Reemsplain it. Akkaoui also talks about his running club and the amazing initiative he is starting that involves him running 7 ultra-marathons in 7 days.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Powered by Podeo — Listen to this episode

Nadir Nahdi, the Brown Bourdain, joins the Dukkan team to discuss culture, identity and community. How he shapes the stories he tells through food but condenses so much rich info into such a short form of content. How food brings people together and how it made his content relatable to everyone. This episode has so many gems and is a must listen!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Powered by Podeo — Listen to this episode

Today the team is joined by Tony Sului, a New Zealand born but Samoan raised who shares stories about his Polynesian culture. They talk about the pillars of Samoan culture, whether Dwayne Johnson is a decent representation of pacific islanders, the hakka, tattoos, loss and the creation of space for opportunities to grow.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Powered by Podeo — Listen to this episode

The Team sits down with fellow podcaster and friend Amal Murad to discuss a host of topics! They speak about the games they played growing up as kids and their first ever cringe-filled email addresses. But this podcast is about Amal and how she is a champion of the UAE Government Games! The Games are more intense than Parkour and Obstacle Course Racing but hear what it takes to compete because it is more than just strength and conditioning! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Powered by Podeo — Listen to this episode

Another episode brought to you by Decathlon! On this episode Reem speaks to Victoria Debian about the vibe abd flow of yoga and how it helps to build community and all the other great benefits that Yoga offersSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Powered by Podeo — Listen to this episode