This week, Amanda and Hanna talk about what it really means that the Strait is Blocked up (spoiler: very expensive groceries), how scary is hantavisrus really? And the MET Gala’s fun new billionaire funder. We're talking money matters and rats in all kinds of ways.

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The Strait is blocked: 1. Why the Strait of Hormuz will take a long time to reboot (Yuliya Talmazan, Mosheh Gains, and Courtney Kube, NBC), 2. How the Hormuz closure could affect food, medicines and smartphones (Ben Chu, BBC), 3. Shipping firms are being whipsawed by changing stances and risks as they wait for Hormuz to reopen (Mae Anderson and David McHugh, AP), 4. Iran imposes new rules for Strait of Hormuz in bid to secure wartime gains (Eleni Giokos and Tim Lister, CNN)

Hantavirus: 1. Hantavirus explained: how does it spread and who is most at risk? (Madeleine Finlay, Ellie Bury and Jonathan Ball, The Guardian’s Science Explained podcast), 2. British crew member in need of urgent medical care amid suspected hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship (Ashifa Kassam and agencies, The Guardian)

MET Gala Protests: 1. The Met Gala’s Embrace of Jeff Bezos Causes a Backlash  (Jesse McKinley and Alisha Haridasani Gupta, the New York Times), 2. I Used to Love the Met Gala. Then the World’s Most Evil Couple Ruined It for Everyone. (Christina Cauterucci, Slate)