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.
Wednesday, February 19, 2020 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Today is a Day of Remembrance for Japanese Americans. On February 19th, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt decided to move Japanese immigrants to internment camps, and the date marks a time to consider the lessons of that legacy. Also: our five stories, which examine the potential Taliban peace deal, President Trump’s pardons, and expanding opportunity in Brooklyn. Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield and Jessica Mendoza for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
Tuesday, February 18, 2020 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Surveying from a prison cell in 1930, the Communist thinker Antonio Gramsci came up with a pithy observation. “The old is dying and the new cannot be born,” he wrote in his diary. “In this interregnum a great variety of morbid symptoms appear.” Today, nearly 100 years later, a similar sense of uncertainty besets the world, and in today’s Christian Science Monitor we launch an ambitious series of articles exploring the reasons for that. Also: The first in the Monitor’s “Navigating uncertainty” series, a clarifying look at fears surrounding coronovirus, and a search for justice for Flint, Michigan. Join the Monitor's Peter Ford and Molly Jackson for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
Friday, February 14, 2020 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
What makes a good president? There’s a shortlist of talents. But the most important, according to a scholar who spent his life evaluating White House occupants, is just two words: Emotional intelligence. Also: our five stories, which include a tale of justice deferred, lessons for the pursuit of peace, and another way to say “I love you.” Join the Monitor's Peter Grier and Kendra Nordin Beato for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
Thursday, February 13, 2020 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Kindness is often considered something that humans have to learn. But displays of altruism in surprising places suggest there’s more to the story. Also: a politician who’s bucking the old rules of politics, the small African country that took a big stand, and why Germans are souring on wind farms. Join the Monitor's Yvonne Zipp and Timmy Broderick for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
Wednesday, February 12, 2020 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Ireland has done what was once unthinkable. Also: moves this week by the U.S. Justice Department have ethicists concerned, what’s behind the somewhat muted reaction to the Trump administration’s Mideast peace plan, and a trio of new instruments might reveal the sun’s mysteries. Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield and Rebecca Asoulin for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
Tuesday, February 11, 2020 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
The coronavirus story, to date, has mostly been a narrative of fear and rising, faceless numbers. But for Hong Kong-based journalist Yuli Yang, it’s personal. She grew up in Wuhan, China. Her parents are OK, but struggling with three weeks of quarantine and the death of a friend. Alsoin today's news, a look at privacy vs. safety in Brazil, the rise of a four-day work week, and signs of progress worldwide. Join the Monitor's Dave Scott and Jessica Mendoza for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
Monday, February 10, 2020 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
They might seem unrelated: forgotten musical compositions, an overlooked obituary, the heralding of an Olympic athlete. But they all speak to black history, which is celebrated this month, and to the values a society reveals in the stories it chooses to tell. Also: a look at the mood of Democrats, North Africa as a frontline in climate change, and a hopeful Russian investigative journalist. Join the Monitor's Amelia Newcomb and Ken Kaplan for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
Friday, February 7, 2020 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
What does it mean to be Virginian? Unnerved by political turnover, one rural, conservative county is considering leaving Virginia. Also: democracy in Libya, a technique to prevent forest fires, and an alternative preschool on wheels. Join the Monitor's Eva Botkin-Kowacki and Nate Richards for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
Thursday, February 6, 2020 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Sen. Mitt Romney could easily have fallen in line. Instead, the Republican from Utah became the first U.S. senator to vote against the president of his own party in such a trial. It’s the “paradox of political courage”: Americans yearn for politicians who do what they think is right. But when public figures go against their own party, they are attacked. Also:which include the roots of divisions in the Democratic Party, a former coal town’s struggle to redefine itself, and one man’s quest to translate the internet into Arabic. Join the Monitor's Linda Feldmann and Ken Kaplan for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
Wednesday, February 5, 2020 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
What happens when the global ties that bind economies are suddenly cut? The world is getting a hint of the answer, in an unexpected way. Also: our five stories, which include a look at the road ahead for President Trump, what's at stake if Israel annexes West Bank territory, and actors who blissfully confound our expectations. Join the Monitor's Mark Trumbull and Samantha Laine Perfas for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
