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 10-minute news briefing. The Monitor Daily Podcast is available each Monday through Friday at 6:15 am 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, April 25, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
We all learn from the examples set by others, particularly when we see a courage and compassion that refuses to be quelled. Today’s stories include how Pope Francis took stands that others have embraced, a Holocaust survivor on TikTok, and a movement rallying around RFK Jr.’s agenda. Join the Monitor's Amelia Newcomb for today's news.
Thursday, April 24, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Our story on a dispute over eminent domain in Rhode Island is, at its root, about something deeper – two very different definitions of the American dream. Also: today’s stories, including why the European Union isn’t more competitive, what USAID cuts mean for coca and gold trafficking in Peru, and local activists refusing to look away from Congo’s rape crisis. Join the Monitor's Clay Collins for today's news.
Wednesday, April 23, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
American universities are a powerful engine of scientific research and development. Ira Porter dives into how the sudden untethering of university research and government dollars is likely to have consequences for a generation of scientific advancement. Also: today’s stories, including how the Catholic Church in Spain is at the forefront of the country’s immigration experience, what being a “sanctuary city” actually entails, and how President Donald Trump's preoccupation with the 2020 election appears to be driving significant presidential actions and policies in ways that could have real implications for U.S. democracy. Join the Monitor's Amelia Newcomb for today's news.
Tuesday, April 22, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
From today's stories: Markets falter as Trump attacks the Fed’s independence; U.S. Agriculture Department cuts jeopardize small farmers in Massachusetts; a Rwanda genocide survivor promotes peace through education; and a Ukrainian chaplain ministers to his front-line flock. Join the Monitor's Kurt Shillinger for today's news.
Monday, April 21, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Rare earth minerals might be the biggest story you haven’t heard enough about. An extractive industry with the usual nasty environmental knock-ons, it’s also one that feeds green technology. Also: today’s stories, including Trump and courts squaring off over fundamental democratic ideals, the value China places on “face,” and how dim sum became a national treasure in Panama. Join the Monitor's Clay Collins for today's news.
Friday, April 18, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Weeks after President Donald Trump’s takeover of the Kennedy Center, the shock to the district’s arts world has not subsided. Linda Feldmann reports on how while his cultural agenda may seem minor compared with economic policy or immigration, its influence can be broad. Also: today’s stories, including Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni becoming the first European leader to meet with President Donald Trump in Washington, the United States seeing a sudden drop in overdose deaths, and how after being slapped with tariffs, some US trade partners are leaning toward Beijing. Join the Monitor's Noelle Swan for today's news.
Thursday, April 17, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Saturday marks the 250th anniversary of the first shots fired in a revolution felt round the world. For the men and women preparing to relive the opening choreography of the American Revolution this weekend, bringing history to life has a deep purpose: to honor the stories of real people and the price they paid for freedom. Also: today’s stories, including Trump tariffs decreasing trust in US currency, a South African debate over white farmers, and an essayist offering lessons from the suburbs. Join the Monitor's Kurt Shillinger for today's news.
Wednesday, April 16, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Across China, the flow of exports screeched to a halt last Friday, as 145% U.S. tariffs took hold and Beijing announced countermeasures. Ann Scott Tyson looks at how President Donald Trump has set the stage for an epic showdown with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Also: today’s stories, including how Somalia’s amputee soccer league offers hope and community, how women in Pakistan are making inroads in the paid workforce while also supporting their families, and how President Donald Trump’s most ardent supporters see him as a once-in-a-generation visionary. Join the Monitor's Amelia Newcomb for today's news.
Tuesday, April 15, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Local community kitchens and aid groups in Sudan, working where international organizations could not, are facing funding cuts two years into the civil war. But youth-led groups are determined to fill in the gaps.
Also: today’s stories, including how the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case is the latest showdown between executive and judicial authority under the second Trump term; the reelection of Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa; and a look at an innovative network of CO2 detectors enabling the return of tourists and locals to two villages in the Canary Islands after a 2021 volcanic eruption.
Join the Monitor's Christa Case Bryant for today's news.
Monday, April 14, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
More than a decade after Syria’s war began, and months after the fall of President Bashar al-Assad, small investments – in homes, in businesses – signal hope.
Also: today’s stories, including President Trump’s controversial use of already existing, but rarely used, legislation to enforce immigration actions; a look at Kenya’s satellite cities; and how resettlement organizations are operating under the Trump administration’s immigration guidelines.
Join the Monitor's Clay Collins for today's news.
