The Christian Science Monitor Daily Podcast

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.

Episodes

June 16, 2025
As Israel launches the heaviest attack on Iranian targets in decades, what is the likelihood that the Islamic government might now see a nuclear bomb as its only real deterrent? Also: today’s stories, including a bird poacher who made the switch to serving as a tour guide in Indonesia, Palestinians in Gaza who are struggling to find food, and the conflict in Sudan cutting a student-journalist’s college short. Join the Monitor's C...
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As the United States Army, the linchpin of the military, celebrates its 250th anniversary Saturday, a long-planned military parade in Washington, D.C., has become a lightning rod for concern about the sweep of a president’s power. Also: today’s stories, including President Donald Trump’s confidence that the chill in U.S. political relations with Africa won’t hinder his economic and strategic goals in countries there, how Illinois G...
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Immigration is Donald Trump’s signature issue. The coverage of the president’s deployment of armed forces in Los Angeles after isolated anti-immigration enforcement protests and violence may help push forward his agenda. Also: today’s stories, including how college graduates are navigating an increasingly challenging environment, how some in Syria’s Druze community are calling on international intervention, and how a man born into...
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In today's newsletter: the shooting of a Colombian senator and the country's struggle for peace; the debate over mask wearing by ICE agents; President Trump's energy strategy; and a Tunisian judge's work to create libraries for kids. Find these stories, and more, in today's issue.
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The story of Hardwick, Vermont, a hamlet in the state’s poorest region, is a case study in what it means for a food system to truly “go local” in a world that has leaned on a global supply chain that’s now under threat. Today’s stories also include a family caught in the Oct. 7 Hamas attack documenting its journey, Coco Gauff finding redemption in Paris, and political parties that were once rivals leading South Africa together. Joi...
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Elon Musk, the world’s richest man with a track record of seemingly impossible feats, came to Washington vowing to bring an ethos of innovation. But even before this week’s blowup with President Donald Trump, Elon Musk had become bogged down in political, legal, and bureaucratic battles. Also: today’s stories, including the election of left-leaning President Lee Jae-myung in South Korea, Nebraska launching a $100 million program f...
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Decadeslong suspicion of elite universities has evolved under President Donald Trump into a full-scale war against institutions deemed to have grown overtly political. At Harvard University, where President Trump has canceled major federal research grants and ordered the suspension of visas for foreign students, it’s a high-stakes contest that echoes far beyond higher education. Also: today’s stories, including how Trump’s tariff w...
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Lee Jae-myung’s victory in South Korea’s presidential election on June 3 fills a leadership void that was hobbling Asia’s fourth-largest economy. It heralds a liberal shift in South Korea’s domestic agenda and efforts by Seoul, a key U.S. ally, to ease tensions with China and North Korea. Also: today’s stories, including how antisemitism in the United States is reaching generational highs; how rhetoric is yielding to diplomacy as I...
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Ukraine’s successful drone strike on air bases deep within Russia marked a radical evolution in modern warfare. It’s raised hard questions among military analysts about everything from the future of air defense to the nature of nuclear deterrence. Also: today’s stories, including how reports from human rights groups indicate that Russia is targeting Ukrainian civilians via drone warfare; how some states and nonprofits are using DOG...
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The economic uncertainty caused by the Trump administration's tariffs – many of which were ruled unconstitutional by a federal court in a May 28 ruling that is on hold pending an appeal – has eclipsed any uptick in manufacturing. But some U.S. manufacturing workers are holding onto hope for a domestic manufacturing revival. Also: today’s stories, including how the flow of migrants from Latin America to the U.S. is reversing back ho...
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