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.
Wednesday, October 19, 2022 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Seeking solutions to gender inequality need not be a zero-sum endeavor. Also: today’s stories, including the upcoming winter in Ukraine, Germany’s recent uptick in Holocaust-related crime prosecutions, and Yellowstone National Park’s 150th anniversary. Join the Monitor's Mark Trumbull and JJ Wahlberg for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Tuesday, October 18, 2022 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
An Iranian protest song written with protesters’ tweets becomes an anti-government anthem. Also in today’s stories, the Haitian government looks for outside help to solve its violence, an agriculturist in rural Nigeria plants trees to prevent flooding, and a novelist reckons with technology’s effects on the human psyche. Join the Monitor’s April Austin and Kendra Nordin-Beato for today’s news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Monday, October 17, 2022 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
If you keep innovators in view, it’s hard not to feel at least a little optimistic. Also: today’s stories, including the uncrossable red line of nuclear weapons, a look at evacuation orders in Florida, and Xi Jinping’s transformation of China. Join the Monitor's Clay Collins and Ali Martin for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Friday, October 14, 2022 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Far from flippers, in Beverly, Massachusetts, Shoebert the Seal seems to have legs. Also: today’s stories, including China’s increasingly isolationist policies, restoring trust in Los Angeles leadership, and the legacy of South Africa's first Black ultramarathon winner. Join the Monitor's Peter Grier and Clara Germani for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Thursday, October 13, 2022 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
The number is a head-scratcher. According to a Georgetown University Battleground Poll, 66% of voters say they are more likely to vote for a candidate willing to compromise to get things done. Also: today’s stories, including continuing protests in Iran despite police violence, the first woman to lead NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and an Indian market embracing biogas. Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield and Erika Page for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Wednesday, October 12, 2022 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
The love parents have for their children is universal. Also: today’s stories, including a shortage of affordable housing in the United States, a retired Green Beret’s efforts to help after the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, and the value of alliances. Join the Monitor's Trudy Palmer and Sara Lang for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Tuesday, October 11, 2022 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
There’s been a lot of re-imagining the last several years. “Hamilton” took the world by storm with Lin-Manuel Miranda’s re-imagined story of America’s Founding Fathers. The pandemic forced many of us to examine daily life afresh and draw clear lines around our priorities. Faced with the possibility of a turkey shortage, some of us are starting to think about what Thanksgiving might look like without the iconic bird. Also: today’s stories, including Russian parents and teachers pushing back on new curriculum, entrepreneurship on the rise in Saudi Arabia, and mustard innovation in France. Join the Monitor's Ali Martin and Kendra Nordin Beato for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Friday, October 7, 2022 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
For Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker, it’s been a rough week. But in modern politics, personal failings aren’t an automatic disqualifier. Still, in a close race, a scandal that turns off independent voters or even a small percentage of the base can make the difference. Also: today’s stories, including efforts to avert nuclear armageddon, the hard choices facing houseboaters in southwest Florida, and a conversation between the people behind the Monitor’s new podcast, “Why We Wrote This.” Join the Monitor’s Linda Feldmann and Stephen Humphries for today’s news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Thursday, October 6, 2022 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
The chess world doesn’t quite know what to do with Hans Niemann. What do you do with a 19-year-old who has been accused by Chess.com of cheating in more than 100 online matches? What do you do when the top ranked player in the world refuses to play him? Also: today’s stories, including the unexpectedly close U.S. Senate race in Ohio, how a network of volunteer art sleuths are working together to return stolen artifacts to Asia, and the scarcity of Britain’s red squirrel. Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield and Clara Germani for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Wednesday, October 5, 2022 -The Christian Science Monitor Daily
In the wake of hurricane Ian, Florida reckons with its vulnerable infrastructure and rising insurance costs amidst shifting storm patterns. Also in today’s stories, a war correspondent ponders the civil rights era, Prime Minister Liz Truss’ political strife mirrors those of her contemporaries abroad, and an examination of potential solutions to global supply-chain issues. Join the Monitor’s Stephen Humphries and JJ Wahlberg for today’s news.
