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 11, 2022 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine in February, high school junior Sean Tavis learned on social media that a basketball coach in Latvia was hosting 90 Ukrainian players, ages 12 to 17, at his basketball academy. So Mr. Tavis dreamed up the idea of holding a basketball tournament and fundraiser with his teammates in Wellesley, Massachusetts. Hear how that went and catch today’s stories, including a look at the part that history has played in Supreme Court decisions, the fate of Soviet monuments in Ukraine, and burgeoning successes for female politicians in Nigeria. Join the Monitor's Laurent Belsie and Samantha Laine Perfas for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Friday, July 8, 2022 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Following the assassination of Japan’s former prime minister, Abe Shinzo, Japan is left wondering: how will this shocking moment of violence may ripple through Japanese politics and society? Also: today’s stories: How the US abortion ruling is putting women around the world on alert, how the ‘Resurgent, radical’ center is facing political headwinds worldwide, and why every year, thousands of parents watch their children make the perilous journey to the U.S. border – alone. Join the Monitor’s Kendra Nordin Beato and Clay Collins for today’s news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Thursday, July 7, 2022 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Our reporters cover different countries’ responses to gun regulations and the larger culture that surrounds gun ownership. Also: today’s stories include a look at Boris Johnson’s resignation, a focus on India’s male-female population ratio, and the rise of Native American comic books. Join the Monitor’s Clara Germani and Luke Cregan for today’s news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 – The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Chinese leader Xi Jinping hailed the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return from a British colony to Chinese rule last week with a call to strengthen national unity. Also: today’s stories, including how Ukrainians are holding onto hope even after ceding land on the Eastern front, how a Kenyan woman is rescuing girls from sex traffickers and a look at how pickleball is slowly taking over America. Join the Monitor's Dave Scott and Clara Germani for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Tuesday, July 5, 2022 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Recently, a Monitor reporter came across someone who recognized a pretty hopeless pattern that has run its course in multiple African countries beginning to play out in Maine. So she committed herself to interrupting it. Even more impressive, she didn’t keep what experience had taught her to herself. She shared it widely. Also: today’s other stories: addressing food insecurity around the world, reconstruction in Ukraine, and the complicated intersection of the tech world with the spiritual. Join the Monitor's Trudy Palmer and Ken Kaplan for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Friday, July 1, 2022 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Two stories that broke this week, one about a grave historical wrong and another about a person breaking historical barriers, show that history isn’t really in the past, or merely fodder for books. It’s alive and evolving, as fresh discoveries shed new light on events and our understanding of them. Also: today’s stories, including a look at the state of public education in the United States, what the end of Roe will mean for upcoming elections, and the evolving meaning of the national anthem. Join the Monitor's Linda Feldmann and Ken Kaplan for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Thursday, June 30, 2022 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Abnormally high heat is a problem. But if places where three-digit temperatures are the norm can teach us something, it’s how crucial adaptability is. Also: today’s stories include a Supreme Court ruling about the Environmental Protection Agency, a look at democracies and the rule of law, and Indian Muslims looking for safe spaces in New Delhi. Join the Monitor’s Clara Germani and Clay Collins for today’s news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Wednesday, June 29, 2022- The Christian Science Monitor Daily
If Cassidy Hutchinson’s blockbuster assertions prove to be a breakthrough in the Jan. 6 investigation, it would not be the first time a high-profile congressional hearing hinged on the testimony of a little-known aide. Also: today’s stories, including a look at how the air might be a solution to the drinking water shortage, how the church in the Philippines is rethinking its role in politics and a look at Romanian weddings taking ancestral villages by storm. Join the Monitor's Dave Scott and Erika Page for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Tuesday, June 28, 2022 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
The most explosive testimony yet from the Jan. 6 committee came today in a surprise hearing. The sole witness? A recent graduate who had an extraordinary window into the inner workings of the Trump White House. Her testimony portrayed the president as irascible, throwing dishware, grabbing the steering wheel of the presidential limousine, and lunging for the throat of a Secret Service agent when they refused to take him to the Capitol. Also: today’s stories, including how Biden is bolstering American leadership in Europe, a bifurcated war in Ukraine, and progress on climate change in Louisiana. Join the Monitor's Ali Martin and Stephen Humphries for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Monday, June 27, 2022 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
As Saudi Arabia surges into a post-oil future. Can its people keep up? Also: today’s stories, including why a WWII refugee from Ukraine is linking Putin’s war to Stalin’s famine, how Africa shoulders a huge migration burden, and why it matters, and how the Supreme Court has changed religion in public schools. Join the Monitor's Amelia Newcomb and Ken Kaplan for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
