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.
The Christian Science Monitor Daily – Tuesday, March 5, 2019
The United States is slowly rebuilding its stairway to the heavens. This week, there’s a buzz around a space capsule carrying a crash-test dummy named Ripley. Also: our five selected stories, including the tension between justice and loyalty in Israel, new incentives for teachers, and why Netflix wants to make films in Africa. Join the Monitor's Dave Scott and Noelle Swan for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
The Christian Science Monitor Daily – Monday, March 4, 2019
There’s doing good, and then there’s making good. The first can be about altruism, or about reputation management. The second can be a heavier lift. It requires acknowledgment of an old injustice and a will to redress it. Also: our five stories, including a boom in the US manufacturing sector, help amid a housing crisis, and a cultural shift in Kenya. Join the Monitor's Clay Collins and Samantha Laine Perfas for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
The Christian Science Monitor Daily – Friday, March 1, 2019
The sheer amount of stuff we’ve learned about the workings of the Trump administration is extraordinary. Journalists and historians will mine this record for decades to come.
Also: In failed Hanoi summit, a silver lining: the drama phase is over; in Serbia, protests against re-emerging authoritarianism; and at Key West, climate change exacerbating housing inequalities. Join the Monitor's Peter Grier and Noelle Swan for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
The Christian Science Monitor Daily – Thursday, February 28, 2019
The viral story of German firefighters rescuing a rat stuck in a sewer shows the potential of human compassion. Also: major gun-control legislation passing the House for the first time in more than 20 years; an effort to divert tourist dollars into rural communities in Uganda, and how audio stories may encourage a more inclusive and nuanced historical record. Join the Monitor's Eva Botkin-Kowacki and Timothy Broderick for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
The Christian Science Monitor Daily – Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Good journalism must balance showcasing a range of viewpoints with weighting the credibility and relevance of those lenses. Also: President Trump’s split screen presidency on display, the prospect of a new nuclear arms race dredges up cold war worries for many Russians, and a fight over a century-old cross in the United States. Join the Monitor's Mark Trumbull and Kendra Nordin Beato for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
The Christian Science Monitor Daily – Tuesday, February 26, 2019
President Trump has won kudos for taking a tough stance on China’s dodgy trade practices. But the closer the two nations edge toward an agreement, the greater the skepticism that it will involve fundamental reform. Also: our five stories of the day, including a fundamental shift in world order, police reform in New Orleans, and why introducing philosophy to children could be a good idea. Join the Monitor's Laurent Belsie and Samantha Laine Perfas for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
The Christian Science Monitor Daily – Monday, February 25, 2019
When a group of high school students recently faced an urgent deadline, they had an inspiration: Remember your audience. Also: our five stories of the day, including scandal in Canada, a new focus on unsolved murders, and the impact of restored grasslands. Join the Monitor's Amelia Newcomb and Ken Kaplan for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
The Christian Science Monitor Daily – Friday, February 22, 2019
A Mueller report represents the end of the beginning, not the beginning of the end. Also: Amid Venezuela’s leadership crisis, Chavistas rethink their support; New Hampshire schools debate how to balance individual choice with public good; and why ‘Roma’ resonates with three Monitor reporter families. Join the Monitor's Peter Grier and Noelle Swan for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
The Christian Science Monitor Daily – Thursday, February 21, 2019
Two years ago, a group of compassionate Bostonians hailing from “all faiths and no faith” surrounded a local mosque. Also: why the Republican and Democratic parties need to be rebuilt from within, what Amazon’s collapsed HQ deal means for the tax-break process, and how one family-planning charity in Nigeria breaks down stigma – by going door to door. Join the Monitor's Noelle Swan and Clay Collins or today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
The Christian Science Monitor Daily – Wednesday, February 20, 2019
In a hyperpartisan era, it can be easy to think of the US Supreme Court as little more than a biased referee for partisan grudge matches. Wednesday was not one of those days. Also: views of power in Washington, an attempt to prevent one country from becoming the smoking capital of the world, and how a camera lens changed lives in Nigeria. Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield and Eva Botkin-Kowacki for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
