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, December 13, 2021 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Ever think about pulling up stakes and setting up somewhere new? Some Americans see the unmatched “land of opportunity” label on the United States as fading. Also: today’s stories, including Russia’s thinking on NATO expansion, why record numbers of Americans are single, and a balance of preservation and inclusivity at a tribal college. Join the Monitor's Clay Collins and Jessica Mendoza for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Friday, December 10, 2021 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
As journalists, we have an obligation to expose injustices. But at the Monitor we take equally seriously our duty to shed light on the full tapestry of humanity. When we choose to see each other as vibrant, thoughtful individuals, it becomes clear just how interwoven our threads really are. Also: today’s stories, including a look at retail thefts in California, the stories of five Navajo women, and intergenerational living on a college campus. Join the Monitor's Noelle Swan and Jingnan Peng for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Thursday, December 9, 2021 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Beneath these stories is a larger issue: How do societies balance individual rights with efforts to act for the collective good? In some ways, the entire structure of Western political parties is aligned around the differing answers to this question. Also, today’s stories include vaccine doubts in Germany, the Miss Universe pageant, and a review of West Side Story. Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield and Kendra Nordin Beato for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Wednesday, December 8, 2021 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Rita Rose Williams turned a $40 tip to a waitress into more than $9,000 in donations. She didn’t plan it. But Ms. Williams certainly nudged it along. Also: today’s stories, including a look at what’s driving opposition to vaccine mandates, Biden’s democracy summit, and how açaí berries are providing a path to sustainable farming in Brazil. Join the Monitor's Dave Scott and Noelle Swan for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Tuesday, December 7, 2021 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Each December, a daunting task awaits: determining the best books of the year, which you’ll find in this issue. The list is the product of nearly 12 months of reviews, author Q&As, and insights. Also: today’s stories, including The Supreme Court’s stance on the separation of church and state, how Vermont fights pandemic polarization, and Colorado’s push for human space mining. Join the Monitor's April Austin and Clay Collins for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Monday, December 6, 2021 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Reliable access to food sits at the crux of people’s sense of stability and of opportunity. It's a challenge the entire world shares. That’s why we continually explore, at so many levels, how we rise to meet it. Also: today’s stories, including why it’s not just global supply holding women back from vaccines, the surge in California’s monarch butterflies, and the volunteer wildfire patrollers preventing blazes before they start. Join the Monitor's Amelia Newcomb and Ken Kaplan for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Friday, December 3, 2021 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Love of palindromes is a rabbit hole down which one can vanish forever – or at least as a break from the headlines. Also: today’s stories, including a look at global vaccine equity, how citizen observers saved Honduran democracy from violence, and how to simplify student loan forgiveness. Join the Monitor's Linda Feldmann and Jingan Peng for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Thursday, December 2, 2021 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
There are questions behind the questions that rarely get asked – probing the mental models beneath the news that are essential to rightly identifying and addressing the world’s problems, whether in Central Asia, Europe, or the United States. Also, today’s stories include the omicron variant, Joe Biden’s Summit for Democracy, and genocide in Namibia. Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield and Noelle Swan for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Wednesday, December 1, 2021 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Arnez Merriweather is the kind of neighbor you hope lives nearby. When a fire started Monday in the St. Louis apartment building next door, Mr. Merriweather ran to help. Also: today’s stories, including a look at local officials who bear the brunt of voter anger, military families facing food insecurity, and Gambia’s upcoming presidential election. Join the Monitor's Dave Scott and Kendra Nordin Beato for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Tuesday, November 30, 2021 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
We hear a lot these days about emotional support animals. While on a reporting trip to South America, Howard LaFranchi found a posse of his own personal ESAs in the cats of Parque Kennedy in Lima, Peru. Also: today’s stories, including the state of Libyan elections, how Americans can bridge divides on education, and a difference maker in East St. Louis. Join the Monitor's Yvonne Zipp and Ken Kaplan for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
