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.
October 9, 2018 – The Christian Science Monitor Daily
A hurricane is spinning up in the Gulf. Preparations at the Florida’s Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office include: Time-off canceled for all personnel. Check. Backup generator fueled up. Check. Trespass warning issued to Jim Cantore. Check. That’s right, The Weather Channel meteorologist is so synonymous with hurricanes, that this sheriff’s office is covering all its bases. Also: the quest for justice in Chicago, the corporate ethics of climate change, and how our correspondent challenges stereotypes about Africa. Join the Monitor's Dave Scott and Samantha Laine Perfas for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
October 5, 2018 – The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Privilege and power again ran through US news headlines in a week that happens to end exactly one year since the day #MeToo accelerated worldwide. Also: our five stories for your Friday, including a look at a key test of the power of bipartisan appeal and at how laser mapping technology is quietly changing how we see the world. Join the Monitor's Clay Collins and Samantha Laine Perfas for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
October 4, 2018 – The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Ap Verheggen has done something impossible. The Dutch artist and inventor has developed a technology capable of pulling water out of thin air. Also: our five stories for today, showcasing a symbiotic relationship between Chinese families wanting their children to receive an American education and a US community struggling to fill desks; and the perseverance required to keep a country wracked by violence and hunger informed. Join the Monitor's Noelle Swan and Eoin O’Carroll for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
October 3, 2018 – The Christian Science Monitor Daily
What country would not join an alliance of “goodwill powers”? That is the question France’s foreign minister essentially posed to the world in a little-noticed speech at Harvard University last week. Also: our five stories for today, which examine a drop in drinking from a global perspective, a new kind of civic activism percolating in East Jerusalem, and why artificial intelligence is no cure-all for our biases. Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield and Kendra Nordin Beato for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
October 2, 2018 – The Christian Science Monitor Daily
This week, the world recognizes progress in six areas of human endeavor. On Tuesday, the $1 million 2018 Nobel physics prize was shared by three scientists for harnessing the power of light. Also: our five selected stories, including testing assumptions about manhood, a path to progress on trade, and Brazil’s tilt toward fascism. Join the Monitor's Dave Scott and Eva Botkin-Kowacki for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
October 1, 2018 – The Christian Science Monitor Daily
The past week has seen two countries strike at the ability of their citizens to hold their governments to account. Their common tool is obfuscation. Also: our five stories, underscoring the importance of political ideals, artistic drive, and civic-mindedness. Join the Monitor's Amelia Newcomb and Ken Kaplan for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
September 28, 2018 – The Christian Science Monitor Daily
They do a lot of thinking over at Harvard. Now they’re being nudged to speed some rethinking. Also: our five stories, including the role of climate change in extreme weather, the implications of Macedonia’s name, and the origin of fantastical tales. Join the Monitor's Clay Collins and Noelle Swan for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
September 27, 2018 – The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Today, all eyes in the United States are on Capitol Hill and the increasingly contentious Senate confirmation hearings of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Also: our five stories for today, selected to highlight an effort to heal divides through infrastructure and the opening of a pop cultural window into the evolution of politics and the press in recent decades. Join the Monitor's Noelle Swan and Eoin O’Carroll for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
September 26, 2018 – The Christian Science Monitor Daily
A new report on marriage suggests a different kind of change is now taking shape – a decline in divorce. Also: insight into Iran’s resilience to sanctions, a different view of national service, and the joy of singing together. Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield and Eva Botkin-Kowacki for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
September 25, 2018 – The Christian Science Monitor Daily
When Italy went to the polls almost eight months ago, the issue that shaped most voters’ decisions was immigration: specifically, the belief that Italy had too much of it. Also: our five stories, including how to live with the ebbs and flows of the Mississippi, research accidents in science, and how the Monitor stumbled into Honduras’s largest prison. Join the Monitor's Arthur Bright and Kendra Nordin Beato for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
