Reasoning with Mustapha is a space for honest conversations about the things that actually matter — history, faith, culture, science, and the personal experiences that don't always make it into the mainstream conversation. Hosted by Mustapha, who grew up in Morocco and has spent years in the Bay Area — a journey between cultures that sparked a deep curiosity about people and the questions that don't have clear-cut answers. No claims to having it all figured out. Just genuine curiosity, one conversation at a time.

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The Forgotten Architects, EPS #2: "The House of Wisdom"

For five hundred years, Baghdad was the most important city on Earth — and the House of Wisdom was why.  In the 9th century, the Abbasid caliphs set out to gather all ...

You Don’t Have Free Will — A Debate on Choice, Faith, and Accountability - EPS #7

Rick's position is absolute: free will doesn't exist. Rewind time to this exact second, atom for atom, and you'd make the same choice every time. This conversation pre...

The Forgotten Architects, EPS #1: "The World Before the Light"

Algebra. The names of stars. The number 7 itself. All three trace back to the same civilization — and most people have never heard the full story. This episode starts ...

Stuttering, Grief, and Finding His Voice Through Music | Ahmad's Story - EPS #6

Ahmad has stuttered since elementary school — and discovered early on that the stutter disappears completely when he raps. Under the name  Chah Got Beats, he's spent y...

She Felt Her Guardian Angel Three Times. The Third Was the Day Her Dad Died | Sharon - EPS #5

Sharon practices Angelic Reiki — a healing method she describes as  channeling energy directly from archangels. In this conversation, she shares her own path to it: a ...

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