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, September 6, 2022 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Monitor photographer Melanie Stetson Freeman’s close encounter of the furred kind brought tears to her eyes. She had come to a Minnesota research institute to learn about Dr. Lynn Rogers’ work with black bears. Her tears during a moment with a cub weren’t from fear, but something else: “It was so moving to see something that positive from a creature that’s ‘supposed’ to kill us,” she says. Also: today’s stories, including a look at recovery efforts in Pakistan, more on Dr. Rogers’ work with bears, and an assessment of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, one year later. Join the Monitor's David Scott and Lindsey McGinnis for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Friday, September 2, 2022 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
NASA’S upcoming rocket launch is a test of whether the agency can adapt to a new age of innovation in space travel. Our stories today also look at human right abuses in Xinjiang, women peacekeepers in Kenya, Chile’s new constitution, and the legacy of “Goodnight Moon.” Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield and Noelle Swan for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Thursday, September 1, 2022 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Economists don’t wear capes. But in an unconventional new book, Marian Tupy and Gale Pooley take on a villain familiar to fans of the Avengers movies: Thanos. Also: today’s stories, including a look at Ukraine’s wartime schools, lessons in survival from a bone-dry land, and a presidential plantation’s shift in the telling of its history. Join the Monitor's Stephen Humphries and Samantha Laine Perfas for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Wednesday, August 31, 2022 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Those classified documents arrayed for a photo on a floor at Mar-a-Lago are a visual symbol of the troubles facing Donald Trump. Also: today’s stories, including an assessment of the complicated legacy of Mikhail Gorbachev, the possible political effects of extreme weather events in Texas, and what may be a positive turn in Canada’s divisive language debate. Join the Monitor's Peter Grier and Erika Page for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Tuesday, August 30, 2022 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
A Monitor reporter arrives for an interview with Serhii and Tetiana Khoroschiak, two Ukrainian farmers in the Black Sea-fronting Mykolaiv region, where a port exporting grain has recently reopened. It ends with the Monitor team finding themselves seated at the couple's son's wedding banquet, offering a toast to the newlyweds, and feasting on an endless spread of stuffed cabbage leaves, smoked mackerel, marinated eggplant, and liver pie. Also: today's stories, including government accountability in a Mexican massacre, another shot at a third party in American politics, and climate change in Minnesota – where too much rain, rather than too little, is posing issues. Join the Monitor's Dave Scott and Kendra Nordin Beato for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Monday, August 29, 2022 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Elizabeth Freeman has more to say. In 1781, she became the first African American woman to sue successfully for her freedom. Freeman’s pioneering advocacy is not widely known. But this month, a Massachusetts town unveiled a statue honoring her and shining fresh light on how we tell history. New research about her story may challenge long-standing perspectives – Massachusetts’ view of itself as a place where slavery didn’t really exist, for example. Also, today’s stories: hints that Democrats might yet avoid a midterm “shellacking,” a look at free school meals after the pandemic, and a reflection on Serena Williams’ triumphant career. Join the Monitor's Amelia Newcomb and Stephen Humphries for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Friday, August 26, 2022 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
When a video leaked last week of Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin dancing boisterously at a private party, sparking fierce criticism, women around the world rushed to her defense – by dancing. They posted their own dance videos on social media with the hashtag #SolidarityWithSanna, scoring hundreds of thousands of views. Also: China’s military drills off the coast of Taiwan, checks and balances in Iraq, and an essay about an unathletic adult finding joy in paddleboarding. Join the Monitor's Linda Feldmann and Clay Collins for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Thursday, August 25, 2022 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Last summer, Khalida Popal knew the Taliban were winning before they got to Kabul. As program director of Afghanistan’s women’s national soccer team, she hoped “my girls” had begun to make plans to leave. With her help, all her players escaped Afghanistan safely. Next month, she’ll travel to Australia, where the team is thriving as a special member of an women’s soccer Australian league Also: today’s stories, including student debt relief, increasingly authentic Native American representation in film and TV, and how whales communicate. Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield and Ali Martin for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Wednesday, August 24th, 2022 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
A bit of good news out of Ukraine: The Russian invasion of Ukraine initially led to a spike in global wheat prices. But a Russian-Ukrainian deal to allow grain exports through the blockaded Black Sea has meant some 600,000 tons of grain, mostly wheat and corn, have now reached the global market. And thanks to bigger than expected harvests in Canada, the U.S., and Russia, world wheat exports are projected to be 5% higher than last year. Prices have fallen 40% since March. Also: today’s stories, including Native Americans reclaiming the sport of lacrosse, Gen Z abortion rights activists, and allegations of Saudi Arabian “sportswashing.” Join the Monitor's Dave Scott and April Austin for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Tuesday, August 23, 2022 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Classrooms are starting to fill up once again, and we’re finally moving on from many of the pandemic-related schooling measures that defined the last two years. But parents and children are still reckoning with a hostile political environment, seeing an escalation of temperatures on social media and in person. One middle school’s “theme” for this school year? Kindness. Also: today’s stories, including honoring the deceased in Ukraine, women breaking into politics in Japan, and four audio books worth a listen. Join the Monitor's Ali Martin and Clay Collins for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
