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, August 22, 2023 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Lost your appetite for politics? If so, the TV series “Breaking Bread With Alexander” is for you. Also, today’s stories, including: rescuing “wild Florida” by saving cattle ranches, a newsroom’s fate after being shut down by authorities, and why the college essay may never be the same. Join the Monitor's Stephen Humphries and Ali Martin for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Monday, August 21, 2023 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Just last week in this space, we highlighted the need for press freedom and the plight of one of our friends and colleagues in Kashmir, Fahad Shah, who has been imprisoned in India for more than a year on specious charges. This weekend, we received word that Indian authorities have now shut down the newspaper that Fahad founded and gave his freedom for. Also, today’s stories, including: what Trump’s four indictments reveal about America, how Biden’s Asia summit confronts history, and takeaways from Guatemala’s contentious presidential election. Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield and Jingnan Peng for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Friday, August 18, 2023 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
David Anable, who died early this week, was more than a former Monitor correspondent and senior editor. He was a mentor to legions of Monitor reporters and editors, by nature a teacher, with a strong sense of principle and a gift for making reporters’ draft copy shine on deadline. Also, today’s stories, including: how to safeguard justice, juries, and speech in the Trump trial, a reporter’s letter from Maui’s wildfire zone, and the high stakes in the Guatemala vote. Join the Monitor's Linda Feldmann and April Austin for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Thursday, August 17, 2023 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
At a time when local journalism is collapsing, small-town newspapers are time capsules and community pillars – chronicling hailstorms and hog farming, rodeos and local officials taking from the till. Also, today’s stories, including: why Palestinian self-government is unraveling, how a Montgomery brawl speaks to the state of civility in America, and How Fort Moore lost its Confederate name without controversy. Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield and Jingnan Peng for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Wednesday, August 16, 2023 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
The beginning of a new college year has Ira Porter thinking back to his own move-in day – and also about the essays that earn students admission. How can today’s disadvantaged applicant depict the overcoming of struggles without sounding like everyone else? Also, today’s stories, including: how two Ukraine cities cope with a dam’s destruction, the threatened Joshua trees battle for survival, and a Mexican school where migrant children are not forgotten. Join the Monitor's Ali Martin and Ken Kaplan for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Tuesday, August 15, 2023 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Reporting from the western part of the Hawaiian island of Maui, ravaged by fire a week ago, Sarah Matusek has found reasons for hope amid the devastation. Among them: The work of a foundation’s archivists – work undertaken during the pandemic. Digitization has saved records that would otherwise have gone up in smoke. Also, today’s stories, including: why the Georgia indictment could pose unique peril for Trump, what comes next after young people took on fossil fuels and won, and how Ecuador’s assassination puts cartels on the presidential ballot. Join the Monitor's Clay Collins and Stephen Humphries for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Monday, August 14, 2023 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
It might not be circled on your desk calendar, but World Lizard Day wins the attention of Howard LaFranchi, owing to a Peruvian source he interviewed a few years back while writing an environment story. The under-appreciated reptiles, Howard notes, are pretty important global players. Also, today’s stories, including: How Maui’s “ohana” spirit rises from the ashes of fire, microschools and the rise of student-centered spaces, and why a free election “seems almost impossible” in Pakistan. Join the Monitor's Laurent Belsie and Ali Martin for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Friday, August 11, 2023 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
The top of a new school year has education writer Jackie Valley thinking about absenteeism – about whether the problem will persist, and about efforts to better understand the underlying cause. Also, today’s stories, including: Why a US-Ukraine space project has drawn to a close, How Uvalde library offers healing, and How good data deepens understanding. 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, August 10, 2023 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
You won’t need to book a plane ticket or join a waiting list to visit the world’s newest Holocaust museum – but you will need an avatar. Soon to be embedded in the open-world map of the online video game Fortnite, the virtual Voices of the Forgotten Museum highlights heroes who fought back against the Nazis. Also, today’s stories, including: what summer 2023 means for how we manage climate crises, how “night mayors” revive cities after dusk, and military taking control in Niger. Join the Monitor's Lindsey McGinnis and JJ Wahlberg for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Wednesday, August 9, 2023 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Watching his kids on the court and on the tumbling mat this summer, the Monitor’s education reporter Ira Porter was reminded of the many ways in which we learn. Also: today’s stories, where we cover Trump indictments, women minesweepers in South Sudan, and a new book on women working in drug cartels. Join the Monitor's Amelia Newcomb and Kendra Nordin Beato for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
