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.
Tuesday, January 9, 2024 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
The Iowa caucuses begin next week, and with it, the start to the 2024 election season. Questions over the GOP’s future remain.
Also: today’s stories, including the latest round of medical staff strikes against the United Kingdom’s National Health Service, and this week’s Points of Progress roundup.
Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield and Noelle Swan for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Monday, January 8, 2024 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Black voters, like many Americans, show only tepid support for President Joe Biden. What if a segment of voters the Democratic Party has long counted on is growing less attached to the party overall? Also: today's stories, including how Gaza's war tests Israel's stamina, one South Carolina district's story of gerrymandering, and how community restored a Compton bakery after street takeover. Join the Monitor’s Amelia Newcomb and April Austin for today’s news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Friday, January 5, 2024 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Three years after the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol, diverging views of the riots may influence the political path ahead and trust in government. Also: today’s stories, including why foreign policy is no longer in Biden’s ‘win’ column, the 2023 US homicide rate, a reporter’s tactics and tales from the campaign trail, and a look at yesterday’s Monitor breakfast with Shalanda Young. Join the Monitor’s Clay Collins and Kendra Nordin Beato for today’s news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Thursday, January 4, 2024 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
The question of whether a second Trump term would result in the collapse of U.S. democracy has gripped pundits and political insiders. What’s bluster and what’s believable? Also: today's stories, including a look at why charges of plagiarism stick, why Houthis pose a tough challenge to the US in the Red Sea, and what the Russian Expo says about Putin's vision for the country. Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield and Ali Martin for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Wednesday, January 3, 2024 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
El Salvador’s murder rate dropped by 50% in President Nayib Bukele’s first year in office. But does this give him the right to run for reelection, something that’s constitutionally banned? Also: today’s stories, including the likelihood that justices will decide if Trump can run, New York expanding its gifted program, and a couple who brought a library mule to Ecuadorian children eager to read. Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield and Stephen Humphries for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Tuesday, January 2, 2024 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Fuel shortages and Israeli attacks on cell towers and underground networks have left many Gaza Palestinians in regular communications blackouts. Our writers share how those on the ground are coping. In today’s stories, we also look at growing sobriety amongst Generation Z, and a poetic New Year’s Day tradition celebrated by the U.S. Navy. Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield and Ira Porter for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Friday, December 22, 2023 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
State officials in Texas are in the process of getting unprecedented immigration powers — directly clashing with the federal government's constitutional duty to oversee immigration. In today’s stories, we also look at diplomatic efforts among Arab countries to rebuild and govern Gaza, and how Monitor reporters documented the climate generation. Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield and Clay Collins for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Thursday, December 21, 2023 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Should the Catholic Church prioritize doctrinal purity or pastoral care? That deeper debate goes well beyond this topic, or even religion. In today’s stories, we also look at how Palestinian Christians are trying to celebrate Christmas in wartime, why traditionally moderate European conservatives are adopting anti-immigration policies, and why a city in Mexico is banning a musical genre in the name of public safety. Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield and Ali Martin for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Wednesday, December 20, 2023 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
A Colorado court ruling barring Donald Trump from the state presidential primary ballot because of “insurrection” is reverberating nationwide. It raises unprecedented legal questions – and also comes as a political gift to the former president. Also: today’s stories, including Russia’s threat spurring innovation in Ukraine, the mayor of Manchester – dubbed the “king of the north” – and the definition of “blockbuster” changing, and perhaps for the better. Join the Monitor's Amelia Newcomb and Kendra Nordin Beato for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Tuesday, December 19, 2023 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Can there be compassionate border security? Texas passed a law today that makes it a state crime to enter the state illegally, allowing local police to arrest undocumented migrants. Today’s stories also include efforts to subvert Bernardo Arévalo’s victory in Guatemala’s general elections back in June, the controversy behind Colorado’s release of five gray wolves into the wild, and how a Ugandan city is getting kids off the street. Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield and April Austin for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
