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.
Monday, July 25, 2022 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
How and why do first-person essays catch the reader’s attention? In a recent Monitor example, integrity was the key. Also: today’s stories, including a focus on inflation, an analysis of Tunisia’s democracy, a look at Pope Francis’ visit in Canada, and a commentary on Russia’s relationship with the African continent. Join the Monitor’s Clay Collins and Samantha Laine Perfas for today’s news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Friday, July 22, 2022- The Christian Science Monitor Daily
In a personal letter to her young children, the Monitor’s Johannesburg-based Africa Editor Monica Mark, explains what Mandela Day, celebrated this week, means to her and her white South African husband. Also: today’s stories, including a look inside the modern economics of a rock band and a conversation about our Jan 6 coverage. Join the Monitor's Peter Grier and Noelle Swan for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Thursday, July 21, 2022 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
The partition of India in 1947 deeply divided a subcontinent that has a shared historical and linguistic background. Also: today’s stories, including a look at electoral strategies, a focus on gas in Europe, and a roundup of points of progress over the globe. Join the Monitor’s Mark Sappenfield and Samantha Laine Perfas for today’s news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Wednesday, July 20 2022 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
The Northern Hemisphere is hot this week. Very hot. In London, temperatures climbed above 104 degrees Fahrenheit for the first time in recorded history. It was enough to melt the runway at a British air force base. In southwestern France, wildfires rampaged. In Portugal, the health ministry attributed 700 deaths to heat. Also: today’s stories, including how in the face of crime spikes and thinning police ranks across the U.S., women are being welcomed in greater numbers as officers.how a Black town is fighting a highway and a look at how some Ukrainians see Russia as a haven from warJoin the Monitor's Laurent Belsie and Clara Germani for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Tuesday, July 19, 2022 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
People who love browsing in actual bookstores will be elated to learn that small, independent shops are thriving. And becoming more diverse. Also, today’s stories: what the people who organized the Watergate hearings think of the Jan. 6 ones, a look at how a food shortage triggered by the war in Ukraine is beginning to affect Africa, and why Meals on Wheels still matters more than 30 years after it got its start. Join the Monitor’s April Austin and Luke Cregan for today’s news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Monday, July 18, 2022- The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Does the term “proxy war” apply to a conflict that is formally between Russia and Ukraine? Whatever you call it, how are the U.S. and NATO seeking creative ways to affect the outcome while keeping war at arm’s length? Also: today’s stories including why Ukrainian artists try to inspire French compassion amid war, how a minor league team got more followers than the Yankees, and why Italians are finding pride in a leader’s humility. Join the Monitor's Amelia Newcomb and Ken Kaplan for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Friday, July 15, 2022 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Known for embracing immigrants, Portland, Maine, is straining to handle the most recent surge. It is trying to balance two competing interests: compassion and limited resources. Also, listen to today’s Daily for a look at Sri Lanka’s government and a focus on Ukrainian refugees. Join the Monitor’s Linda Feldmann and Ken Kaplan for today’s news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Thursday, July 14, 2022 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Journalism is key to understanding our world. And, through their platform, writers have the ability to highlight both dignity and agency. An opinion piece posted on the Washington Post’s website recently mentioned the Monitor’s perspective. Also: today’s stories, including an analysis of the bipartisan gun rights bill, a look at President Biden’s visit to the Middle East, and a focus on the James Webb Telescope. Join the Monitor’s Mark Sappenfield and Clara Germani for today’s news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Wednesday, July 13 2022, The Christian Science Monitor Daily
President Joe Biden’s Saudi Arabia trip is being criticized as a jettisoning of his human rights agenda to secure an easing of world oil supplies. But as Mr. Biden would say: “Life is a matter of really tough choices.” Also: today’s stories, including a trip to the world’s first human rights museum, how some Americans are planning the FIRE (financial independence, retire early) lifestyle and a look at how summer camps may be short on staff and supplies, but still have an abundance of fun. Join the Monitor's Dave Scott and April Austin for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Tuesday, July 12, 2022 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
In an emergency situation, why do some people instinctively risk their own lives to try to save others? Some believe that heroism can be nurtured. “Anyone can be a hero at any time an opportunity arises to stand up for what is right and just,” according to Dr. Philip Zimbardo, a Stanford University psychologist. Also: today’s stories, from what’s ahead for Mike Pence, to a meeting of minds between President Joe Biden and Israel’s Yair Lapid, to our picks for the best books of July. Join the Monitor's Stephen Humphries and Ali Martin for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
