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.
Thursday, March 4, 2021 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Here’s a head-scratcher: Thieves don’t want to steal your car. They just want to saw off your tailpipe and grab the catalytic converter. The phenomenon is common in Britain, and thousands of reports of catalytic converter heists are popping up in the United States as well. Also: today’s stories, including a look behind vaccine doubts in Africa, where American women’s ambitions took wing, and a review of ‘The Truffle Hunters.’ Join the Monitor's Noah Robertson and Molly Jackson for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Wednesday, March 3, 2021 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
If you have a criminal record, it often follows you through life. It makes it harder to get hired, rent an apartment, or get into college. But an emerging bipartisan trend toward second chances suggests moral progress, and that America may be gradually embracing a higher sense of justice. Also: today’s stories, including lessons from the bipartisan 9/11 Commission, the pandemic’s role as a global agent of change, and Syria ten years after conflict. Join the Monitor's Dave Scott and Samantha Laine Perfas for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Tuesday, March 2, 2021 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
In Yemen, 9-year-old Ahmed doesn’t complain. Even though he's blind, he’s too busy teaching the younger kids when the adults on staff can’t show up to his bombed-out school. For Ahmed, humanitarian aid may help, but just as vital is helping those involved see the needless brutality of a senseless war. Also: today’s stories, including trees as a form of social justice, Florida’s simple but effective vaccine roll-out, and the women at Vermont’s legislative helm. Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield and Jessica Mendoza for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Monday, March 1, 2021 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Last Friday, several members of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra pulled their mobile concert truck into the Joppa neighborhood of south Dallas. And soon, a tiny outdoor concert was underway: a tribute to the tenacity of residents in an underserved neighborhood who had raised their voices in protest and literally moved a mountain. Also: today’s stories, including look at the post-Trump era, new education secretary Miguel Cardona, and how to prepare for an increasingly multiracial America. Join the Monitor's Amelia Newcomb and Ken Kaplan for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Friday, February 26, 2021 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
What’s a fair wage? Democrats and Republicans alike are putting forth their own ideas, each highlighting the values that they say decisions about wages need to embrace. It’s a discussion well worth having. Also: today’s stories, including the debate over boycotting the 2022 Beijing Olympics, President Biden’s pandemic aid package, and the rebuilding of a Japanese town ten years after a tsunami. Join the Monitor's Kendra Nordin Beato and Jingnan Peng for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Thursday, February 25, 2021 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
A journalist interviewed hundreds of people across the US about their life during COVID-19. The most common quality she saw among them: resilience. Also, today’s stories: How can the internet build resilience; what can we expect from Biden’s EPA nominee; and why some seniors are rejecting lives of leisure. Join the Monitor's Noah Robertson and Samantha Laine Perfas for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Wednesday, February 24, 2021 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
It’s the ultimate in social distancing: Alone in a boat for 70 days on end. On Saturday, Jasmine Harrison became the youngest woman to row solo across the Atlantic. She hopes to flip the narrative on the pandemic by inspiring people to focus on what is possible, not what isn’t. Also: today’s stories, including the possibility of a third party in American politics, far-right extremism in Germany, and how privilege can be used to fight injustice. Join the Monitor's Dave Scott and Jessica Mendoza for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Tuesday, February 23, 2021 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Denver had an idea: What if the city didn’t send police into situations for which they don’t have proper training? Sounds logical, right? Also: today’s stories, including putting people before politics in Venezuela, building international alliances on lasting values, and Baltimore’s controversial aerial surveillance program. Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield and Noelle Swan for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Monday, February 22, 2021 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Acts of compassion continued to flow in Texas even when electricity, natural gas, and safe drinking water did not. Also, today’s stories: Biden’s high-wire act. French students turn to each other for support. Native Americans embrace ‘food sovereignty.’ Join the Monitor's Clay Collins and Molly Jackson for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
Friday, February 19, 2021 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Alex Trebek dressed sharp. Now his clothes will carry on his legacy. His family and “Jeopardy!” have donated much of his work wardrobe to The Doe Fund, a group that helps formerly homeless and incarcerated men rebuild their lives. Also: today’s stories, including the power grid in Texas, Jordan’s approach to protecting the vulnerable from the virus, and how one man is working to bring change to his home village in Uganda. Join the Monitor's Peter Grier and Jessica Mendoza for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.
