Sharing how we market and grow our blog Happy Mothering. Random thoughts, observations and solid steps you can take right now to help grow your business and personal brand.
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Mommying While Muslim is a one of a kind podcast where two American born and bred Muslim moms share their experiences to raise second generation kids. Having experienced both pre and post 9/11 America, they're acutely aware of the unique challenges their families face on top of the regular messes that all moms share. Mommying While Muslim is a space to take back their stories, and tell those no one will air on the news or portray fully or fairly in the media. Zaiba Hasan and Uzma Jafri are m ...
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Free advice from three of the world's most qualified, most related experts: Justin, Travis and Griffin McElroy. For one-half to three-quarters of an hour every Monday, we tell people how to live their lives, because we're obviously doing such a great job of it so far.
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Replay: Does Shia/Sunni Matter in America?
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☪☪On this popular replay from 2020 (can you believe it's been that long?!?!?!), podcaster mom, Farheen Raza @freeniraza, shared Shia history, practice, and whether or not sects make a difference in America. During this time of division and change in our nation, it DOES matter when we have schisms within Muslim America. Let's close those gaps togeth…
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MBMBaM 726: Hot Dog Think Appointment
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Thank you for listening to this podcast in the way that it was meant to be consumed. We put so much effort into making these dogs look picture-perfect, gluing puzzles together, and figuring out Count Donut’s lore that it’s truly only experienced in this exact correct way to listen to podcasts. Suggested talking points: Every Island Gets You Old, It…
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Replay: Physical & Sexual Trauma and Leadership Accountability
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TRIGGER WARNING: This is one of our favorite episodes because it's no one is above spiritual abuse, and everyone is vulnerable to falling victim to it. We need to have a means to bring leaders to account in this life so we can protect each other in the next one. FACE (Facing Abuse in Community Environments) addresses those leaders who have taken ma…
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How are we going to get Fortnite Senpai to notice us so we can have a themed energy drink or whatever? We could try drinking water from a huge bottle while staring directly into their eyes. Or maybe making suggestive jokes about pie? If all else fails, we’ll just fake our deaths in a really convincing but also ha-ha fun prank kind of way. Suggested…
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Replay: Childhood Sexual Abuse with Buddy Speaks
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Trigger warning! This episode is NOT meant to be heard by children unless our mom audience feels they're ready for it. If you're a survivor of any sexual trauma, as a child or as an adult, you may not be ready for it either, so gauge your ability to revisit the past. We are here for you either way. If you need resources to deal with PTSD due to a h…
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MBMBaM 724: This Mouth Sound is Gonna Change Your Life
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We know we’ve missed the appropriate window for Sports Chat, but know that if we did it would’ve been funny and tasteful. Kind of like this duckie cup we took from some old guy. Now we’re ready to confront the captain of the improv team and figure out who Susan Korn really is. Suggested Talking Points: A Relationship Stronger Than Marriage, The Opp…
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Anyone ever feel self pity as you pick up in the kitchen at the end of the night, get laundry started or finished in the dark, put toys back where they belong, or end up refilling the tank at the most inopportune time because no one else did it? Are you the only one praying at salah time because your reminders fall on deaf ears or outright refusal?…
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Tina Khan joins us today to discuss her experience watching her son’s spiral into drugs and mental health crises and what it did to their family. This is definitely an episode you want to hear before you choose to let your kids listen in, but it really does merit a listen by young people to hear what drug addiction does, not just to an individual, …
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MBMBaM 723: Face 2 Face: Cuck Cuck Goose
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Live from Detroit it’s our Best Show Ever™! We have emerged bringing with us a live Munch Squad of the world’s coldest wet sandwich, tips on how to sell your Pokemon cards to your doctor, and a completely accidental number of questions about animals. We've learned our lesson about themed live shows, we promise. Suggested talking points: Bird Perver…
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MBMBaM 722: Are You Public Speaking?
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It’s us, your podcast heroes, lurking just around the corner from your cool bumper stickers, ready to make your day by doing our little tricks! We can come up with great Rizz Lines! We can discover the origins of your special mug! We can even decant Redbull. Suggested talking points: You Got Mentos Money, Hot Dog Arms Race, Sisterhood of the Travel…
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In this episode, Zaiba discusses the concept of embracing challenges to develop many strengths, including the elusive growth mindset. It’s not just for kids, folks! Takeaways include Leaning into toughness to build resilience. Setting clear achievable goals Breaking down challenges into manageable steps can help in leaning into toughness. And many …
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MBMBaM 721: Face 2 Face: Cotton Candy Cenneth
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Live from The Factory in St. Louis comes the breaking news that TravNation has annexed the Arch and turned it into a Stargate! Join us as we learn about nasty cotton candy, boats for non-boat people, and some truly touchy dolls. Suggested talking points: Nude and Wet McElroy, Suffer Together, Drug Dealer in a Musical Written By Someone Who Has Neve…
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Remember COVID cabin fever? And now it’s the middle of summer with all the kids home and some of us with hot flashes to boot. It’s a recipe for an explosion of tempers, so how do we manage ours? This is a great episode for those of us struggling to model prophetic behavior to our children, especially when it comes to the critical sunnah of controll…
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Let us re-introduce ourselves and tell you a story about an episode of My Brother, My Brother, and Me. In that episode, we give some extremely funny and helpful advice about graduating Pokemon, Ron Funches hosting Shark Week, and over-decorated offices. But that's a different episode; this episode is about that episode. It's a banger. Suggested tal…
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Summers are long and hot, and thanks to global warming, even longer and hotter. But while we’re cooped up indoors waiting for the world to come to its flaming end, we don’t have to be bored. Remember that as our kids grow up, so do we, and we can rediscover old beloved hobbies or learn new ones. What are Zaiba and Uzma up to this summer and what ar…
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SERIES: Chit Chats: Out of the Nest..Is It the Best?
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Shownotes: This month’s Chit Chat Series addresses relevant mommying issues starting with the transitions we experience as adult children move out for college. Or go away for summer camp. Grief is real. So is the mental work WE have to do as moms to accept new roles and identities for ourselves as our kids enter the stage where they will spend the …
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Yes, Host! We're busy serving up some sizzling hot plates of wisdom about mystery tin cans, the most special sauce, and big big water bottles. We're gonna earn that podcast Michelin Star! Or maybe Firestone star. Suggested talking points: No Grapes to Spare, Flavings, Firestone Tires and Tirestone Fires, Food is the Gas of Me, Big Bottle Bob, Looki…
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Our comedy glands are fired up and ready to juice! We're positively gooshing with bits about very personal underpants, mysterious Dunkin tie-ins, and Shaqsketball. Suggested talking points: Get Me Pictures of the Human Torch, Chris of Choice, Skippos, Shaqsident Palestine Children's Relief Fund: https://www.pcrf.net/…
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The Pros & Challenges of Being a Child of Immigrants
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Tune in for this recap of our June series "Children of Immigrants!" We review episodes recorded this months, as well as lessons learned from them, but the meat of the talk is the good and bad things we inherit and how we use them to do better with our own kids. First generation Muslim Americans, we need you to listen in especially! This whole podca…
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MBMBaM 717: Face 2 Face: Spectral Gentleman Caller James Griffin
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Tacoma is more haunted than you think, especially live from the thoroughly haunted Pantages Theater. But that didn’t stop us from discussion of important donut etiquette, ghostly gentleman callers, and startling parrots. Suggested talking points: Co-Dependent Ghosts, Factory Reset Justin, Oh Boy Here We Go, It’s Funny Because You Can’t Buy A Dream …
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Our guest this week is, Marena Riyad, comedienne, creative, crafter, community builder, and crash courser in life. We got some learning today! From kidnapping to "it takes a village" to "be A LOT uncomfortable" to get where we want to go in life, we found a lot of Marena's talking points really hit home. Young wisdom is so very humbling, especially…
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You probably thought we'd do an entire episode about a Human Hotdog Vortex and the state of hot dog eating contests. But rest assured, we managed to move on with enough time to sling advice about excelling at 18-hour backflips, almost completing puzzles, and lip-syncing novelty songs. Suggested talking points: Omni-Directional Hot Dog Claws, If You…
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From Barbados to Becoming: Building a Legacy for Change
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We are celebrating Shellie McKinney of @momnetworkusa today, a first generation Muslim American and dedicated community organizer, who channels the resilience and spirit of her immigrant mother from Barbados. Growing up, Shellie learned from her mother's lead and "make lemonade" squeeze, founding an organization that is making the lives of our Musl…
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It really is just a coincidence that there's so much foot content in this episode. There's other stuff, too, like scary light-night food haunts, mysterious nicknames, and hot legs. But there's also AI-generated feet pics. Suggested talking points: Pedal-Powered Bidets, White Noise and Wet Air, For a Good Foot, Kids Stay Close, This is the Night Cas…
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SERIES Children of Immigrants: From Iraq to Independence
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There's so much Zeena on the podcast, and you'll find out why next week! @zeena_altalib joins us for the first of our Children of Immigrants series this month, recounting her family's move to the US from Iraq, her experience of it as a teen and now, as a mom. At the end of the day, we determine that mothering is the same whether you are an immigran…
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Kool, or not? Yes! We’re getting ready to graduate and say hello to summer, and that means its time for blockbuster films that no one has seen, animals in unexpected places, and popcorn pizza. LYLAS! Suggested talking points: The Saga of Me and Zeebro, Porcupine Containers at Best, Tippecanoe and Tanner Too, Freshly Applied Popcorn, Chat Grandpa Da…
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We recap this month's moving episodes that acknowledge the incredible burden of motherhood during genocide. Insha'Allah, that weight will be relieved from the shoulders and hearts of the Palestinian people, ameen. 🍉🍉 If you've missed these episodes because you've been heartbroken and gaping at your phones over the ongoing horrors that have surpasse…
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We’ve got some tall tales and groundbreaking new games this week, so grab a Toaster Strudel from your freezer full of Toaster Strudel, sling your skateboard over your shoulder, and embrace your inner Beta, because we gotta make sure that all the spiders are dead before check-in. Suggested talking points: My Brother, My Bear, and Me, Zoop My Greeble…
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Today’s guest, Morgan Cooper @mashjar_juthour, has lived and breathed Palestine for over two decades and is online telling Americans what her experiences have been as a Christian human in the land. She’s witnessed the DAILY government apartheid and violence against indigenous people and hasn’t been shy to speak up, a warrior mom to Palestinian chil…
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MBMBaM 712: Face 2 Face: Pay the Mustard Forward
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We’re bringing US Wet to the beautiful Vogue Theater of Vancouver, BC. It turns out we share a lot with our neighbors to the north, like a love of Shrek impressions, knowing the best places for kissing, and for a limited time, the Grimace Shake. Suggested talking points: Secret Fourth Brother Rennis, Goopastank, The Fourth Dimension is Food, Condim…
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Fidaa Elaydi joins us today to share her personal experiences of Al Maghazi refugee camp in Gaza. A grandchild and child of Palestinian refugees to Gaza 76 years ago, she is four generations into a history of colonization and displacement, and now, genocide. As a mom of 4 herself, including a newborn, she has an acute perspective on mothers in Gaza…
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Sounds like the woke left is once again out here ruining comedy, and we’re part of the problem! We just don’t care about sitcoms like Ever-Sheldon, or Ur-Sheldon, or even Un-Sheldon. We’re too busy helping our friends reclaim their scent-based cults and getting into surprisingly heated debates about what makes the perfect walking stick. Suggested t…
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SERIES: A Tribute to Gazan Moms: Gazan Moms of the Diaspora
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Did you know that much of the Palestinian diaspora is forbidden by Israel to return to Palestine, despite Article 13(2) of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which requires nations to ensure the safe return of refugees to their homeland? Unless you know a Palestinian, you probably didn’t. Amal Fayad is one such member of this diaspora, numb…
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MBMBaM 710: Colin from Secret Garden Energy
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Today's episode is all about pet care! Whether your pet is a water-happy scorpion or a Sonic the Hedgehog skateboard, we'll teach your animal companion how to jump-rope correctly, get into a fight, and steal from their employer using arcade tickets. Suggested talking points: Chewable Matrix Pill, Plausible Ticket Deniability, Dougie and Stinky Whee…
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We had too good a conversation not to make an episode out of it, and thank you to Shehla Faizi of @imamuslimpodcast for initiating it! Basically, like the majority of the country, we moms are asking: WTH is going on on our student campuses? Why on earth would students put their education, finals, safety and futures on the line for Gazans they don’t…
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MBMBaM 709: Face 2 Face: Personal Hot Dog Thermos
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We've annexed the town of Chicago, our real dad, into TravNation! And we're answering all of the Wind Chime City's most pressing questions about fencing champions, Zamboni safety, and what Toad sounds like. Suggested talking points: Child’s Hat Bag, I Feel So Flammable, Dr Blade the Sword Genius, Giant Ice Tank, Enjoy your Half a Vasectomy Palestin…
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THANK YOU to all respondents of our survey so far. Anyone who'd like to receive a a free gift card via email, please head to the link in bio to fill that out by 5/15. Your answers helped us round out and improve the picture we have of you in our minds when we plan and pray for this podcast. 🎧 What topics do audiences want us to cover, how do they w…
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MBMBaM 708: Make those Bills Rainable
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It’s that time of year again! April the Twentieth has become so mainstream that the stores are crowded because of all the crime sales so instead lets talk about some other important things, like how to be respected for your soup, raw broccoli, and how helicopters work. Suggested talking points: The Implied existence of Drug Heavy Zones, Soup is Ear…
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SERIES: We're Baaaack!: Portrait of a Listener Part 1
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Today is the first of two episodes reporting the results of our Annual Survey. On this one, find out who our fellow listeners are, where they listen in from, what they do, and what this data means to us. Find out if it's true about you or not, and why this data matters to the podcasts industry itself. Survey closes on 5/15! Click on the link in bio…
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Replay: Perpetuity of Ramadan's Spiritual Productivity
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We are in dire need of it, hence the replay of Ustadha Hosai Mojaddidi's episode about impediments to spiritual consistency in our lives. While some folks tried to white knuckle it through Ramadan, we used it to treat our broken hearts and rage. But we are still worried about how to make the essence of this month make the world make sense after Eid…
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So glad you could make this hot tub meeting! It's so important to our boss, Abraham LinkedIn, to sit in a tub to discuss the Eclipse AU, how we can get people to eat more Arbys, and the poetry of Pitbull lyrics. Suggested talking points: Twogger Nostalgia, He Got Bradbury'd, In the Bull-Pit, Don't Drink Hunks in the Hot Tub, Arby's Skeptics, Tap Wa…
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MBMBaM 706: Climax, Denouement, Spider-Man Test
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No one needs to spend eleven years digging for treasure when there's a trove of great content right here! We've got films with plot points that revolve around CPR, the best fishing lures you've ever seen, and the death of a brand new but beloved character. Suggested talking points: Hey I'm Compressing Here, Freezus Take the Wheel, Slamming Can, The…
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Replay: This Isn't How I'm Supposed to Feel
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This week's replay is Dr. Fareeha Malik, DDS, mom of 2 with a history of severe postpartum depression. PPD ended up informing her relationships and and even her reproduction. Of course, we discuss how she she found healing. Bringing home a baby doesn’t always mean mom’s eternal happiness. Not all mothers feel “the way they should” after the baby is…
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Just in time for April, we've got a bevy of questions and bits that can't possibly be anything but pranks: Hangers that are so sticky they're like jelly sandwiches, songs that have no metaphors, and a very very dirty description of pickles on pizza. Turtle power. Suggested talking points: Toilet Casablanca, Stack of Crimes, Infatuation Saturation, …
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This hiatus replay features Shaykha Tamara Gray, founder of Rabata, an online institute for and by Muslim women to educate themselves in Islam. She’s also an experienced mom who has a lot to share with moms about allying with their kids as part of their mothering. Mic drop moment 32:36 when Shaykha Tamara reminds us about the etymological relations…
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Thank you for coming to this important spy meeting, we have an assignment for you. Honestly, we didn't expect this many of you to show up, we only have brand deals for two of you. The rest of you can debate what a Minion tastes like, go mountain biking, or practice your cursive. Suggested talking points: Good Cop/ Pitiful Desperate Cop, He is Heavy…
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Happy MaxFunDrive everyone! We've been on the network approximately forever, and because of that our back catalog of bonus content can be pretty overwhelming. To help you out, here's some clips from three of our favorite pieces of bonus content from years past: The recreation of the Episode 400 Margaritaville Blue Carpet, where we were joined by sp…
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Sumiya Khan, RD was recently on during our Where Are They Now series, and this is her original story from Season 2, in case you haven't heard it or don't know how to find it on your podcast app. She shared her devastating loss and was on the path to overcoming it at the time of this recording. Her advice on the do’s and don'ts during grieving are g…
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MBMBaM 703: GDP: Good Darn Podcasts
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Curl up at the foot of our rocking chair, the big brothers have got some Good Darn advice about making friends, getting free donuts, and collecting all the jewels. The one caveat is that we can only tell you about it when your mouth is full of dental tools. Suggested talking points: And Bump it With You, You Can't Raise an Alpha Scorpion, Clean Gri…
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Thirteen thousand children and counting....and as you heard on our hiatus announcement, at home, moms are losing their kids, too, to the continued shock of the community. Why are we so shocked? Are we untouchable, above grief and trials from Allah? No, He's promised them to us, and we pray to pass all those tests. Ameen. One of the moms who came on…
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