The Christian Science Monitor Daily Podcast
The editors of The Christian Science Monitor take you beyond the headlines with the ideas driving progress in this 15-minute news briefing. The Monitor Daily Podcast is available each Monday through Friday at 6 pm ET. For more information on the Daily or The Christian Science Monitor, visit csmonitor.com. Send your comments, suggestions or thoughts to podcast@csmonitor.com.
Friday, August 28, 2020 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
The wrecked homes, flooded streets, downed power lines left in the wake of Laura’s landfall early Thursday will look all too familiar to the survivors of powerful storms of the past. Also: today’s stories, including America’s moment of national anxiety, the threat and promise awaiting private schools, and a rich history of NBA activism. Join the Monitor's Noah Robertson and Kim Campbell for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
Thursday, August 27, 2020 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
As our editor’s son starts college amidst COVID-19, she reflects on how this year’s freshmen class has already learned much about persistence in the face of anxiety. Also: Trump's complicated campaign message; inequality in Brazil’s prisons; and Asian actors who paved the way for ‘Mulan.’ Join the Monitor's Yvonne Zipp and Ken Kaplan for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
Wednesday, August 26, 2020 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Research on policing has not yielded consistent results showing racial disparity in police killings. But that's not to say racism doesn't exist in law enforcement. We need an “honest and uncomfortable” conversation about policing. And improving the system could make all Americans safer. Also: Why this year’s California wildfires are so intense; what major changes made the Israel-UAE peace deal possible; and how chummy microbes yield clues on the origin of life. Join the Monitor's Dave Scott and Jessica Mendoza for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
Tuesday, August 25, 2020 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Americans are now one week and two days into the new world of virtual presidential conventions. So are balloons and streamers and halls filled with unreasonably exuberant people now a thing of the past? Or are we desperately awaiting their return? Also: today’s stories, including remote learning, incarceration, and ancient Indian grain. Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield and Samantha Laine Perfas for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
Monday, August 24, 2020 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
These are not easy times when it comes to education. But a group of Chicago teens just got a crash course in the power of connection, commitment, and vision to spur positive change – and aced it. Also: today’s stories, including Trump’s challenge at the RNC, forest fires in California, and how Ohio is combatting human trafficking. Join the Monitor's Amelia Newcomb and Noah Robertson for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
Friday, August 21, 2020 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
This week, national Democrats’ nightly telethon offered a mix of moving testimonials and apocalyptic warnings about President Donald Trump. Also: today’s stories, including a renewable shift in U.S. energy, continued debate over police budgets, and the constancy of online chess. Join the Monitor's Kim Campbell and Ken Kaplan for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
Thursday, August 20, 2020 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
The case for optimism, even in trying times. Also: today’s stories, including a profile on Joe Biden as he accepts the Democratic nomination for president, why New England has handled the pandemic so well, and how a Kenyan entrepreneur is speeding up snail mail. Join the Monitor's Ken Kaplan and Rebecca Asoulin for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
Wednesday, August 19, 2020 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
At least 10 professional sports teams in the U.S. are turning their vacant arenas into places to vote. Why stadiums are becoming polling stations. Also: today’s stories, including why Sen. Kamala Harris’ background is a portrait of America today, the European Union edges its way toward defining a “new Europe,” and a new book explores if the U.S. has a caste system. Join the Monitor's Dave Scott and Eva Botkin-Kowacki for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
Monday, August 17, 2020 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
When Nwabisa Makunga saw a female reporter on television at age 11, she just knew. She wanted to tell stories for a living. Today, Ms. Makunga, editor of one of South Africa’s most-read newspapers, hoped to provide the same inspiration for Ava, an 11-year-old Monitor reader. “I would tell her, her voice matters.” Also: today’s stories, including The US postal service, Belarus, and research proving that cows are social animals. Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield and Molly Jackson for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
Monday, August 17, 2020 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Today begins a week in which American opportunity should shine, with a major party set to name as its vice presidential candidate a woman of Black and South Asian heritage – 100 years after women won the right to vote. Also: today’s stories, including the democratic convention, Israel’s deal with UAE, and Zimbabwe’s protests. Join the Monitor's Clay Collins and Samantha Laine Perfas for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
