Comprehensive.

Witty.

Speculative.

Critical.

Insightful.

Profound.

Wide-ranging.

Hopefully doesn't take itself too, too seriously.

I'm David Remnick, and each week on the New Yorker Radio Hour, my colleagues and I try to make sense of what's happening in this chaotic world.

I hope you'll join us for the New Yorker Radio Hour wherever you listen to podcasts.

The thoughtful, exquisite, just, you know, real.

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.

World Cup soccer is coming to North America this summer when some host cities could see sweltering heat. It is a health concern for the players. You're right in the middle of

the sun, right in the middle of the day, expect it to perform your best performance.

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