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.
Thursday, May 18, 2023 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Last Thursday, a few hours before midnight, our Ken Makin left his house in a folktale-like fashion. As moonlight draped the bedroom, he tucked his oldest boy into the covers. Then, he picked up a sword in search of adventure. What he found was sweet nostalgia. Also: today’s stories, including a look at office buildings turning into apartments, an influx of immigrants, and the debt limit conflict. Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield and Sara Lang for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Wednesday, May 17, 2023 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Sometimes asking questions is as important – maybe even more important – than finding answers. This week Robert Lucas, a University of Chicago economist who died Monday, is being remembered by his peers as perhaps the most important economist of his generation. Also: today’s stories, including the world’s responses to growing food insecurity, India’s wrestlers taking a stand for women’s safety, and a California piano teacher who teaches kindness to school communities. Join the Monitor’s Mark Trumbull and JJ Wahlberg for today’s news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Tuesday, May 16, 2023, - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
When writing or editing stories from Latin America, our Whitney Eulich often finds herself reflecting on the human connections she made 14 years ago in Venezuela. That happened again around recent work by her, and by colleagues, from the US-Mexico border. Also, today’s stories including: Many were bracing for a ballooning of already record-high levels of illegal immigration last week, sparking renewed efforts to address border security and a broken immigration system. What does it mean that a mercenary leader has been engaged in very public criticism of Russia’s war effort? Experts say that it’s not a challenge to Vladimir Putin, but positioning for the post-war order. And the season of diplomacy blooming in the Middle East is reforging Syria’s ties to the Arab world. Each has something the other wants. Join the Monitor’s Clay Collins and Ali Martin for today’s Christian Science Monitor Daily.
Monday, May 15, 2023 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Jackie Valley, one of our education writers, offers a reported piece in today’s Daily about a library’s innovative forms of outreach. But the roots of her story in some ways run all the back to her own Indiana childhood.
Also: today’s stories, including ‘Saudi First’: Kingdom’s bailouts now carry price tag, Picket lines: Three writers on why they’re striking, and Dark sky in China, TV lessons for Afghan girls. Join the Monitor's Amelia Newcomb and Ken Kaplan for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Friday, May 12, 2023 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
What should we make of a recent report from Tesla reminding us that, even though its cars have no tailpipes, there are significant carbon emissions associated with getting them built and on the road? Also: today’s stories, including Will Erdoğan win? Turkey’s youth vote may hold key, One small nation’s big lesson for democracies, and Pandemic emergency is over. Societal shifts remain. Join the Monitor's Clayton Collins and Ken Kaplan for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Thursday, May 11, 2023 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Before any bestselling book outlined the five love languages – words of affirmation, quality time, gift giving, acts of service, and physical touch – my grandmother taught them to me, writes our education reporter Ira Porter. She raised me and my older sister after our parents’ failures proved insurmountable. Also: today’s stories, including a look at the transgender care debate, U.S. cities preparing for an influx of migrants, and the EPA’s aim for a zero-emission economy. Join the Monitor's Kendra Nordin Beato and Sara Lang for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Wednesday, May 10, 2023 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Owning up to lies is one thing. George Santos is in legal jeopardy, and the stakes are much higher. Also: today’s stories, including the verdict of E. Jean Carroll’s lawsuit against Donald Trump, breast milk banks in Africa, and Peru’s unsung hero of the Pómac Forest. Join the Monitor’s Linda Feldmann and JJ Wahlberg for today’s news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Tuesday, May 9, 2023 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
So much of American politics today promotes a profound sense of impotence – the inability to move entrenched forces, even a degree. With devastating frequency, mass shootings tragically underscore this fact. Also: today’s stories, including a look at changed attitudes surrounding migration in Mexico, Argentine universities grappling with inclusion, and an amateur choir in Minnesota fostering opportunities to connect. Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield and Ali Martin for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Monday, May 8, 2023 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Today, door-knocking is viewed with suspicion, and tragically, occasionally met with violence. Yet faith traditions are rich with guidance on honoring the visitor and the neighbor, for good reason. Also: today’s stories, including an Indian couple fighting modern slavery in the sugar industry, U.S. asylum-seekers after the end of Title 42, and the role of natural gas in fuel emissions. Join the Monitor’s Husna Haq, Kendra Nordin Beato, and Clara Germani for today’s news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Friday, May 5, 2023 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Following Thursday’s conviction of four members of the Proud Boys far-right extremist group for plotting to attack the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, a juror said that it was their own texts and messages that convinced the jury the men had engaged in seditious conspiracy. Also: today’s stories, including Has the gig economy come for Hollywood?, Turkish elections and the stakes for press freedom, and ‘What readers deserve’: A political profile that looks far beyond spin. Join the Monitor's Peter Grier and Jingnan Peng for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
