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.
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.
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.
