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.
Thursday, February 13, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
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As courts weigh the legality of actions taken by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, the response from American voters is also starting to take shape. Will the same people who support pruning a bloated federal government, in the abstract, feel differently as those cuts ripple through their own communities?
Also: today’s stories, including Indian-U.S. immigration amid recent deportations from the U.S.; how the Justice Department will define anti-Christian bias; and worries in Europe over Russia’s “shadow fleet” of aging oil tankers.
Join the Monitor's Clay Collins for today's news.
Wednesday, February 12, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
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Israel’s “Iron Wall” campaign in the West Bank is underway, displacing some 40,000 people, as correspondents Dina Kraft and Taylor Luck report today. Our stories also include why Musk’s DOGE is triggering alarm bells in the intel world, the origins of Black History Month, and young Sri Lankans working on tea estates finding a path out of poverty. Join the Monitor's Amelia Newcomb for today's news.
Tuesday, February 11, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
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When it comes to tariffs, conventional wisdom suggests they lead nowhere good. Laurent Belsie dives into how U.S. President Donald Trump is doubling down on challenging that view. Also: today’s stories, including how federal workers are grappling with a feeling of ‘chaos’, how students and universities are finding that degrees in the humanities are actually in demand, and how far the French are willing to go to save French farming. Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield for today's news.
Monday, February 10, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
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Today, we mark a transition as our editor for the past eight years, Mark Sappenfield, hands the baton to Christa Case Bryant. We have a big challenge before us, but a rich history uplifting the standard of journalism to draw on. Our stories include who will miss USAID most as Trump hollows it out, how Volkswagen slid from German engineering icon to innovation laggard, and how tourism could improve China and Japan’s relationship. Join the Monitor's Christa Case Bryant for today's news.
Friday, February 7, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
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Do police and protesters have to see each other as the enemy? How do you police crowds – sports fans, protesters – in a way that calms, rather than provokes? Simon Montlake sits down with Clay Collins and discusses ‘dialogue policemen.’ Also; today’s stories, including how President Donald Trump compares with the famous proponent of tariffs and expansionism, President William McKinley, how the Arab world is responding to President Donald Trump’s proposal to take over Gaza and resettle the Palestinians there, and how Donald Trump reinvigorated Canadian national pride. Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield for today's news.
Thursday, February 6, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
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While President Trump has ridiculed past U.S. military deployments and nation-building efforts, he has consistently been drawn to Mideast diplomacy. But his proposal to “own” and develop the Gaza Strip and displace its population has many questioning how serious he is.
Also: today’s stories, including a check-in with a Venezuelan family on what President Trump’s second term means to them; how America’s youth are moving away from alcohol; and the vintners in France making nonalcoholic wine.
Join the Monitor's Clay Collins for today's news.
Wednesday, February 5, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
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The third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, is fast approaching. Much of the world has turned its attention elsewhere, but The Monitor continues to cover Ukraine robustly, and today, Scott Peterson talks to fighters on the front lines who are deeply committed to saving their homeland despite daunting challenges. Our stories also include FBI purges by Trump prompting a lawsuit, Trump inaugurating a new and uncertain era in U.S. trade relations, and a program in Nigeria sending children from the streets into the classroom. Join the Monitor's Amelia Newcomb for today's news.
Tuesday, February 4, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
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A San Francisco Bay Area nonprofit had a novel idea. What if those experiencing homelessness could have someone to talk to? Troy Aidan Sambajon reports on Miracle Messages, in which homeless residents and volunteers become phone buddies. Also; today's stories, including the release of Palestinian prisoners in Gaza and the West Bank, what DEI is and why Trump is targeting it, and the ramifications of President Donald Trump's and Elon Musk's thinning of the federal bureaucracy. Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield for today's news.
Monday, February 3, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
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American “soft power” takes many forms. Howard LaFranchi explores the possible effects of a federal foreign-aid funding freeze on America’s place in the world. Also in today's package, Syrians emerging to breathe free air are beginning to expose the mechanisms of the control used by the Assad regime, a presidential push to involve the U.S. military with border security and use Guantánamo Bay, and a contemporary troupe in East Africa transcending stigma surrounding disabilities and finding joy. Join the Monitor's Clay Collins for today's news.
Friday, January 31, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
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Increasingly vulgar attacks in politics have become the new normal. The Monitor reached out to several thinkers to ask how we got here — and how we may forge ahead.
Also: today’s stories, including whether political scientists in Israel believe Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will maintain the Gaza ceasefire; the U.S. congregations suing to keep churches as protected areas from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE); and how Botswana’s new president’s human rights background speaks to a transforming African nation.
Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield for today's news.
