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I want to tell you about a podcast that's been fascinating me called More Muslim.

It's a new narrative documentary series made by a team of journalists

who've worked on shows like Radio Lab and More Perfect.

They're covering stories from Muslim communities around

the world that no one else is telling. One of their episodes traces the evolution of Muslim

women's relationship with the mosque, from the prophetic era when women prayed alongside

men without barriers, to today's reality where many mosques relegate women to basement closets,

behind opaque partitions, or turn them away

entirely. To listen to that episode and more, find more Muslim wherever you get your podcasts.

The U.S. war on Iran has triggered an oil shortage worldwide, which also means a plastic shortage and questions about alternatives.

We certainly use a lot of plastic on stuff that we don't really need to use plastic for.

I'm Carolyn Beeler.

And I'm Marco Werman, also on the show Mother's Day in Mexico is often more mournful than celebratory.

It's truly a terrible situation to not have the possibility of finding a family member,

having a proper funeral, and so on.

Plus, meet the doctor who discovered a genetic disease that now bears her name.

And at the time, there weren't any genetic testing, and it was all

about seeing and recognizing and discussing these rare cases. And we won't let you go until

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