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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.
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Who reports the news? People. And at The Christian Science Monitor, we believe that it’s our job to report each story with a sense of shared humanity. Through conversations with our reporters and editors, we explain the qualities behind our reporting that affect how we approach the news. Behind today’s headlines we find respect, resilience, dignity, agency, and hope. “Why We Wrote This” shows how. The Monitor is an award-winning, nonpartisan news organization with bureaus around the globe. V ...
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David Sterritt is a film critic, author, teacher and scholar. He is most notable for his work on Alfred Hitchcock and Jean-Luc Godard, and his many years as the Film Critic for The Christian Science Monitor, where, from 1968 until his retirement in 2005, he championed avant garde cinema, theater and music. He has a PhD in Cinema Studies from New York University and is the Chairman of the National Society of Film Critics. Sterritt is known for his intelligent discussions of controversial film ...
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In a world of problems, this eight-episode podcast talks to the problem solvers. These are ordinary individuals worldwide who are stepping up. They offer credible hope, find innovative answers, fuel generosity, and inspire others to uplift their fellow human beings. Each episode offers a specific challenge for listeners to make a difference. Hosted by Dave Scott.
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What happens when what you think is true doesn’t line up with reality? We call that a perception gap, and it can lead to damaging misconceptions about society’s most pressing issues. In this podcast, we explore the spaces where our perceptions don’t reflect the truth of the world around us – and in doing so look for solutions and common ground. Hosted by The Christian Science Monitor’s Samantha Laine Perfas.
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Accent is identity. The way we speak is shaped by our families, communities, histories, beliefs, and experiences. This podcast shares stories of people finding pride and dignity in their accents, dialects, and voices. Their journeys bring to life our shared human desire to be understood – and to understand one another. Hosted by Jessica Mendoza and Jingnan Peng.Do you have a story about your accent or language? Tell us about it! Email us at podcast@csmonitor.com.
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The pandemic has done a real number on the American workforce. But no demographic has been more affected than women. They’ve lost the most jobs and faced the most burnout. And we’ve leaned on them heavily to get us through the past year-plus. In this podcast, we bring you stories from six women in Las Vegas, one of the hardest hit economies in the country. Through them, we see the depth of the challenges women have faced – and what their strength, resilience, and openness to reinvention show ...
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What is Holding You Back from Surpassing Your Goals? Business. Legal. Life. Informed…Not Simply Outraged. Attorney. Author. Humorist. Professor. Award-winning International Strategic Leadership Innovator, Courtney Elizabeth Anderson, J.D., M.B.A., M.S. (CourtneyAnderson.com), is "The Workplace Relationship Expert" ™, executive director of the International Workplace Relationship Council, and practices the "Joyful Art of Business!"™ around the world. Leading workplace relationship policy expe ...
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Amid unusually high concern about the United States presidential election, many voters don’t recognize that people on the other side are also deeply worried. And that may be part of the problem. Also: today’s stories, including what happens if Trump tries to overturn another election loss, Georgia voters shedding stereotypes to re-imagine how to fi…
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The issue of immigration in the U.S. is tumultuous. But underneath the noise, a sea change has occurred that receives far less attention. Also: today’s stories, including a look into abortion on the ballot in 10 states, a “Why We Wrote This” podcast episode on Sudan where a civil war has been devastating, but where resilience and agency endure, and…
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A land war grinds on into another winter in Europe’s east. The Mideast keeps spiraling, old enmity refueled. A U.S. presidential election claims whatever sliver of attention is left. The West tends to forget about the African continent even in less distracting times. But stories from many of its more than 50 countries abound – of wars, yes. Of star…
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The front-line facilitators of democracy, poll workers are trained problem-solvers. Today, Sophie Hills and Caitlin Babcock help us understand their critical, sometimes underappreciated election-time role in the United States. Our stories also include who controls the US House may hinge on two blue states, how Putin has managed to stay in power for…
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David Sterritt with Films in Focus: Conclave – Memoir of a Snail – Strange Darling
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Perceptions of the economy loom large as the Harris and Trump campaigns compete for every last vote. Simon Montlake takes a look at how Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley is a window on Americans’ lingering anxiety around inflation, and could be a bellwether for the election. Also in today’s package, China’s growing space program, Wall Street’s surprisin…
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As Lebanese citizens grapple with surviving a war that isn’t theirs, they seek answers in the senseless killing of family and friends. Also: today’s stories, including U.S. housing cost concerns, United Nation schools in Gaza, and a review of Fantastic Negrito’s latest album. Join the Monitor's Amelia Newcomb and Ira Porter for today's news. You ca…
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In the homestretch before the United States presidential election, you’ll see us focusing on many stories that set the scene for next Tuesday. The hope is to help keep you focused on what’s going on beneath the noise. Today's top story: how election week could be just as long, and fraught, as 2020. Our stories also include how Iran will respond to …
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As Israel presses on with their deadly siege of Gaza, the question remains: Where can one find safety in the war? Also: today’s stories, including how Nikki Haley voters could shift the election, families fleeing war in Sudan, and Garifuna descendants returning to the islands their family was exiled from. Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield and Ali…
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David Sterritt with Films in Focus: Speak No Evil; Woman of the Hour; Fanatical: The Catfishing of Tegan and Sara
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Wrestling with issues of class and race, and with a predominantly rural makeup, Simon Montlake dives into how North Carolina is in some ways a microcosm of the United States, and the demographics at the heart of both election campaigns’ messaging. Also in today’s package, the risk that North Korean troops bring by being in Ukraine, Netanyahu’s pote…
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Libertarian President Javier Milei is undertaking a far-reaching overhaul of Argentina’s economy. Howard LaFranchi and Alfredo Sosa look into if people will accept the pain and give him time to do it. Also in today's package we explore how likely a ceasefire in Gaza is after Yahya Sinwar's death, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump's energy plans, and c…
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On Arizona’s southern border, a rancher and a humanitarian reveal both the public divisions and the common ground over immigration. Today’s top story explores how border policy could be pivotal in this election swing state. Our stories also include European law upending Italy’s hard line on migration, high school classes about the election engaging…
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Georgia’s voting-rules dispute has been given a lot of attention. So have process changes in other states, along with the standard complexities of mail-in ballot counts and the (now standard, it seems) preelection charges of a “rigged” process. In the second of two parts of a conversation with guest host Gail Russell Chaddock, the Monitor’s Cameron…
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The late-game ouster of an incumbent as candidate, state rules in flux, and back-to-back hurricanes in battleground states? Yes, the 2024 U.S. presidential election sits in a category of its own. Beneath those big factors: a set of wedge issues and a pair of candidates with stark differences of approach and appeal. Monitor politics writer Cameron J…
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David Sterritt with Films in Focus: The Apprentice; A Different Man; Separated
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Amid intensifying strife and humanitarian disaster, how do you report a story like the war in Gaza accurately and compassionately? How do you recognize the complexities of a war in which intense suffering exists alongside a powerful humanity and an effort to cling to hope? Monitor correspondents Ghada Abdulfattah in Gaza and Taylor Luck in Jordan j…
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David Sterritt with Films in Focus: Nothing But a Man
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Americans’ loss of social connection has long been an issue, and it worsened during the pandemic era to the point where loneliness hit epidemic levels. Today, some 6 Americans in 10 are reluctant to talk politics with those whose views oppose their own, even though it’s well known that such exchanges can be a balm. In this episode – an encore of on…
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David Sterritt with Films in Focus: Megalopolis
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Western news reports about Taiwan tend to focus on the island’s relationships with global superpowers, notably China and the United States. The people of Taiwan and their history can sometimes get lost in those narratives. Writer Ann Scott Tyson made a return trip to Taiwan to gather more of those important perspectives. Her cover story is a sort o…
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David Sterritt with Films in Focus: The Substance ; The Critic; His Three Daughters
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You wouldn’t want your kid toting a television to class. So why allow a smartphone? That’s one take on a big back-to-school issue this year. Another take: Phones can be lifelines in emergencies. Two Monitor writers reported on the perspectives of parents, students, and educators and found a conversation growing that might finally yield some comprom…
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David Sterritt with Films in Focus: Look Into My Eyes; Rebel Ridge; Alien: Romulus
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How does the Monitor’s film critic decide what to review – especially in festival settings? For Peter Rainer, it’s about staying moored by his own long experience and curating with a Monitor audience in mind. After the Toronto festival in 2023, Peter spoke on our podcast about how he does that. The films have changed; the work has not. We’ve repris…
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David Sterritt with Films in Focus: Between the Temples; Beetlejuice; Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
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Hopes, fears, and hard decisions: The stories of would-be immigrants are stories that matter. So, too, are the stories and views of the many other stakeholders in the immigration debate, including U.S. ranchers whose land becomes the first zones of contention. Monitor writer Sarah Matusek is based in Denver, a city that has received thousands of pe…
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David Sterritt with Films in Focus: Trap; Twister; Twisters
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What’s it like being in a president’s presence at big moments? What about at small ones, as when the commander-in-chief offers to buy you a burger? It’s all part of working in the press pool, where a hand-picked gaggle of reporters chronicles the president’s moves in real time and faithfully feeds detailed missives to the wider media. Linda Feldman…
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David Sterritt with Films in Focus: Oddity; Blink Twice; Frenzy
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An Americana-infused folk music revival has been a surging in the United States for years now. Georgia’s Jake Xerxes Fussell has emerged as one of the most singular interpreters of that music and all of its tributaries. Writer (and fan) Simon Montlake, a hard-news reporter most of the time, joins host Clay Collins to talk about why the modest Mr. F…
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David Sterritt with Films in Focus: Cuckoo; Paradise Is Burning; I Like it Here
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Drug decriminalization is another story that often sets up as a binary debate: It's either a path to societal meltdown or a way to regulate behaviors that appear inevitable, and to stop filling jails. Test cases in three places – Portland, Oregon; British Columbia, Canada; and Portugal – show that solutions require very nuanced thinking. And compas…
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David Sterritt with Films in Focus: Thelma; Ghostlight; Spacey Unmasked
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David Sterritt with Films in Focus: A Quiet Place: Day One; Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes; The Conversation
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When a sports-loving writer gets a shot at covering an Olympic Games, the story becomes one of joyful immersion and inspired output. Ira Porter joins host Clay Collins for this episode about reporting from the Paris Games and finding the human stories that matter most in that sea of competition and aspiration, heartbreak and triumph.…
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Reporting straight news can be an outsider’s game: Get the facts, look for color, file on deadline, repeat. Gathering news that’s meaningful to readers, news that’s human and relatable, often means collaborating with a region’s own reporters. Two Monitor writers who also co-write stories and edit journalists from across Latin America and Africa joi…
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David Sterritt with Films in Focus: Nothing But a Man (1964)
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David Sterritt with Films in Focus: The Contestant; Remembering Gene Wilder; The Seven Samurai
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David Sterritt with Films in Focus: Longlegs; The Exorcism; Farewell Mr. Haffmann
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David Sterritt with Films in Focus: Maxxxine; The Devil’s Bath; Kidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara
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Good research can transform public knowledge. It can affect the evolution of public attitudes. But the way in which data and findings are arrayed and framed for consumption matters. A lot. In this episode, Monitor climate writer Stephanie Hanes talks about reporting her story of a climate scientist who had a very public moment of self-reflection – …
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David Sterritt with Films in Focus: The Bikeriders; Cold Blows the Wind; Kinds of Kindness
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Photography does so much to humanize reporting. What does it mean to come at stories quite literally through the “Monitor lens” that this show explores? A longtime staff shooter who has made images in more than 80 countries and on every continent, Melanie Stetson Freeman talks with host Clay Collins about joyful moments and sobering ones, and about…
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Everyone loves a good counternarrative, especially when the prevailing narrative is a dire one and the counter offers credible reasons for hope – backed by data that bears up to scrutiny. In this episode, writer Troy Aidan Sambajon talks with host Clay Collins about a crime-stat story that became something more. It’s a validation – with some big ca…
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David Sterritt with Films in Focus: Daddio – Janet Planet – How to Come Alive
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What’s happening in women’s sports besides Caitlin Clark? A lot. Two years to the week since this podcast soft-launched with a conversation with writer Kendra Nordin Beato on Title IX’s 50th anniversary, we offer an update. This encore episode adds some discussion of how much has transpired in all three braids of the Title IX story: women in educat…
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David Sterritt with Films in Focus: Tuesday; I Used to Be Funny; Green Border
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Urban tree loss is a widespread phenomenon that has been addressed, with different degrees of success, in cities from New York to Nashville. For multimedia reporter Jingnan Peng, a story about a tree-planting initiative in Louisville, Kentucky, became a story about rebuilding community trust. He spoke to host Clay Collins for this episode, which in…
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David Sterritt with Films in Focus: Hit Man; The Vourdalak; The Old Oak
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