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.
November 6, 2018 – The Christian Science Monitor Daily
There’s something soothing about a polling place, as if after all the frenetic campaign debates and attack ads the nation lets out a collective sigh of relief. Also: our five stories for today, including a look at how Monitor writers are seeing the election across the country. Join the Monitor's Laurent Belsie and Kendra Nordin Beato for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
November 5, 2018 – The Christian Science Monitor Daily
It’s a big week for Americans. Many have commented on the contentious tone ahead of Tuesday’s midterm elections. But it’s worth noting as well the heart on display. Also: our five stories of the day, including the looming midterm elections in the US, the surprising cause of most gun deaths, and how one duke is salvaging Jordan’s heritage. Join the Monitor's Amelia Newcomb and Mark Sappenfield for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
November 2, 2018 – The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Are any societies getting it right? Also: a new tool to combat election interference, what Steve Bannon may have missed about the transferability of “nationalism,” and how a common history of being “the other” created interfaith bonds. Join the Monitor's Clay Collins and Eva Botkin-Kowacki for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
November 1, 2018 – The Christian Science Monitor Daily
“Someone needs your help.” The text alert came on a particularly busy Monday morning. Also: our five stories for today, delving into the roots of compassion, the limitations of tribalism, and the wonders of an ever-changing universe. Join the Monitor's Noelle Swan and Eoin O’Carroll for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
October 31, 2018 – The Christian Science Monitor Daily
To the reporter, there was a jarring irony. The man accused of killing 11 Jews at a Pittsburgh synagogue was given critical care by Jewish doctors. But to Jeff Cohen, the Jewish president of the hospital, there was only a duty to care. Also: our five stories for today, including a look at a problem-solving insurgency in Congress, a humanitarian dilemma for Syrian refugees, and the message behind the world’s largest statue. Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield and Samantha Laine Perfas for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
October 30, 2018 – The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Almost every year over the past two decades, a New England pro baseball, football, basketball, hockey, or soccer team has won – or contended for – a championship. Also: our five selected stories, including a look at the role of presidential rhetoric, paths to a safer world, and building community in Toronto. Join the Monitor's Dave Scott and Kendra Nordin Beato for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
October 29, 2018 – The Christian Science Monitor Daily
If language can incite, it can also heal. In Boston Sunday, hundreds gathered to speak loudly in support of the Jewish community a day after a gunman’s anti-Semitic rampage killed 11 worshipers at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue. Also: dark money in politics, migration as a last resort, and the impact of sanctions on one Iranian charity. Join the Monitor's Amelia Newcomb and Ken Kaplan for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
October 26, 2018 – The Christian Science Monitor Daily
The isolating notion of “the other” spiked again in a week dominated by news of improvised explosive devices. Also: a presidential candidate seen as a kind of savior in Brazil, rare civility in a US Senate campaign, and how one community in Massachusetts worked together to save their homes. Join the Monitor's Clay Collins and Eva Botkin-Kowacki for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
October 25, 2018 – The Christian Science Monitor Daily
This morning Monitor editors had an interesting exchange with a dozen Polish journalists, historians, and academics that reminded us of the power of an open-minded conversation. Also: our five stories, addressing hate, soft power on the global stage, suburban women voters, race in college admissions, and how ranchers are changing their relationship to wolves. Join the Monitor's Amelia New for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
October 24, 2018 – The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Today was as good a day as any for us all to have a Howard Beale moment from the 1975 movie, “Network” – to get mad and not to take it anymore. Start with the conversation around the migrant caravan moving through Mexico toward America. Also: an explosion of online donations says about American politics, why the words of spirituality are being heard less often, and how the best way to tackle a problem in Chicago was to make it even bigger. Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield and Eva Botkin-Kowacki for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
