Episodes

  • Friday, February 21, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily

    Friday, February 21, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
    Feb 21 2025
    Is he a co-president? An adviser? A modern-day Rasputin? Elon Musk’s role may be undefined, but the Monitor's Simon Montlake looks at how his influence and impact seem to be growing by the day. Also: today’s stories, including the German "firewall" meant to keep far-right the Alternative for Germany party out of power, a justice reporter talks about the busiest beat in news, and how “Severance,” the Apple TV+ show about workplace drudgery, may be the greatest exploration of work-life imbalance ever filmed. Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield for today's news.
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  • Thursday, February 20, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily

    Thursday, February 20, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
    Feb 20 2025
    A wave of Justice Department resignations in recent days, prompted by the president’s demand to dismiss a pending case against New York City’s mayor, may signal that politics is creeping into the justice system. Today’s stories also include USAID cuts threatening America’s most successful global health campaign, Trump calling Mexican cartels ‘terrorists,’ and how our essayist kindles the light within during the dark days of winter. Join the Monitor's Clay Collins for today's news.
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  • Wednesday, February 19, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily

    Wednesday, February 19, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
    Feb 19 2025
    In the past few days, assumptions about the postwar international security order have been upended. Three of today’s stories offer a global take. They include Trump aides casting doubt on shared values with Europe, Europe beginning to reassess its relations with the U.S., and Putin counting on Trump to open world doors. Join the Monitor's Noelle Swan for today's news.
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  • Tuesday, February 18, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily

    Tuesday, February 18, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
    Feb 18 2025
    From Ukraine’s battle zones to its cities, war fatigue is real, three years after Russia’s incursion. So is resilience, our reporter found. Also: today’s stories, including Trump “border czar” Tom Homan’s outlook on immigration; a look at Nova Scotia’s Black community, then and now; and one Monitor writer’s thoughts on “Captain America: Brave New World,” which introduces a Black Captain America to the big screen. Join the Monitor's Clay Collins for today's news.
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  • Friday, February 14, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily

    Friday, February 14, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
    Feb 14 2025
    President Donald Trump’s plan to take over Gaza and expel its residents received a warm reception in Israel. Dina Kraft looks into why many Israelis embrace a Trump plan for Gaza once seen as taboo. Also: today’s stories, including what, if anything, can be saved from the wreckage of USAID, a dive into America’s nuclear weapons and the U.S. Air Force missileers that manage it, and a delicious history of chocolate. Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield for today's news.
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  • Thursday, February 13, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily

    Thursday, February 13, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
    Feb 13 2025
    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.
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  • Wednesday, February 12, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily

    Wednesday, February 12, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
    Feb 12 2025
    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.
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  • Tuesday, February 11, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily

    Tuesday, February 11, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
    Feb 11 2025
    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.
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