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, September 12, 2022 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
As a businesswoman, Janine Ndagijimana owns her niche. The market, in her case: eggplants – a white, African variety commonly called “garden eggs.” She first noticed them as a market favorite inside a Rwandan refugee camp. Years later, she was growing them in the soil of northern Vermont, drawing on her reflections from time in the camps: “Life was not easy because even the food they provided was not enough for one person.” Also: today’s stories, including a look at how Ukrainians are taking responsibility for one another, why Charles III has huge shoes to fill, and points of progress around the world. Join the Monitor's Clayton Collins and Ali Martin for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Friday, September 9, 2022 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
When Hillary and Chelsea Clinton filmed “Gutsy,” their new docuseries about brave and bold women, it required a fearless approach. The eight episodes cover relationships, the environment, spirituality, and motherhood. “There was a joy about these women, despite what they’d been through or what obstacles they had faced,” she says. “It was very life-affirming.” Also: today’s stories, including a look at rancher resilience on the Texan prairies, hard choices for indigenous gold miners, and the revival of nuclear energy around the world. Join the Monitor's Stephen Humphries and Kendra Nordin Beato for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Thursday, September 8, 2022 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Over 70 years, Queen Elizabeth II oversaw Britain’s struggle to redefine itself in the postwar era. Her death, at the age of 96, comes at a time of great uncertainty. Yet through the tumult, the queen’s legacy has been to maintain a sense of purpose when pessimism and insecurity could have led Britons to turn their backs. Also, Linda Feldmann shares a cause for unity in Washington: the rise of a local tennis phenom. In other stories: Putin’s attempt to boost recruitment and progress for LGBTQ+ rights in Singapore. Join the Monitor's Linda Feldman and Ken Kaplan for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Wednesday, September 7, 2022 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Talk to anyone in journalism. “News avoidance” is a thing. People simply can’t cope with a daily dose of anger, failure, fear, and frustration. The Monitor was created to antidote this narrow view of news. Hear Mark Sappenfield speak about how the Monitor’s website, and journalism, is changing to give you a deeper view of the news and show how it can highlight solutions that unite rather than divide. Also: today’s stories: the rise of election denialism, a look at Jackson, Mississippi’s water crisis, and why vacation destinations in Russia are packed. Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield and Ali Martin for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
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.
