Best The Christian Science Monitor Podcasts (2024)

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Monday, August 26, 2024 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily

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Artificial intelligence could change the trajectory of drone warfare. But can the Pentagon overcome the technological challenges and remain democratic ethically? Also: today’s stories, including journalists reexamining how they do their jobs, an embroidery artist in Congo who depicts the country’s hardships as a reminder so they will not be repeate…

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Friday, August 23, 2024 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily

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Republicans and Democrats are adopting a populist streak when it comes to addressing voters’ economic concerns. If moves like tariffs or price controls are enacted, economists warn that these policies could harm the very workers and consumers these policymakers claim to support. Also: today’s stories, including highlights from the Democratic Nation…

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An Alchemist of Folk

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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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Thursday, August 22, 2024 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily

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Kamala Harris’ lower profile as U.S. vice president may help her now as she stands on the cusp of history. Also: today’s stories, including high schools implementing new tactics to keep students off their phones, a look into the U.S. lagging behind Europe in terms of female representation in leadership, and CircleSinging as an art form that cultiva…

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David Sterritt with Films in Focus: Cuckoo; Paradise Is Burning; I Like it Here 16:14

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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... Read More ›

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Wednesday, August 21, 2024 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily

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Who exactly is the Democratic Vice Presidential nominee, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz? And will his educator background shape the election? Also: today’s stories, including the return of the Obamas, another reckoning on gender-based violence in India, and what to do when there are too many tourists in Mediterranean hotspots. Join the Monitor's Mark Sapp…

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Tuesday, August 20, 2024 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily

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The Palestinian Authority aims to help Gaza’s future, but the fractured society does not trust its leadership. Also: today’s stories, including pro-Palestinian protestors and their place at the Democratic National Convention, a new woman taking center stage in Venezuela, and unchallenged ageism in politics. Join the Monitor’s Mark Sappenfield and A…

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Monday, August 19, 2024 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily

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Since President Joe Biden declined to run for reelection, Democrats have been seen with some pep in their steps lately, as Monitor reporters at Chicago’s Democratic National Convention can attest. Also: today’s stories, including long-awaited elections in Jammu and Kashmir, the path forward for England’s Muslim leaders after anti-immigrant riots, a…

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Friday, August 16, 2024 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily

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Former President Donald Trump seems unsure how to recalibrate against Vice President Kamala Harris as election day quickly approaches. Republicans are advising Mr. Trump to focus more on policy over personality. Also: today’s stories, including a letter from the Monitor’s Gaza correspondent who is both reporting and living the story, balancing atro…

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Writers’ Read: Drug Use and Compassion

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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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Thursday, August 15, 2024 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily

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Two veteran Monitor writers offer their reporting and analysis on what happens next between Ukraine, Russia, and the West in the ongoing war. Also: today’s stories, including JD Vance’s past comments on “woke capital”, rezoning New York City for more neighbors, and a film about Indigenous Canadian children. Join the Monitor's Clay Collins and Steph…

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David Sterritt with Films in Focus: Thelma; Ghostlight; Spacey Unmasked 15:49

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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... Read More ›

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Wednesday, August 14, 2024 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily

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Tracking defense aid money sent by the US to Ukraine is top of mind for many Americans, as it involves their tax dollars. Also: today’s stories, including understanding deportation in the US currently, a modern form of “stunt journalism,” and a Haitian doctor bringing hope and positivity to a difficult situation. Join the Monitor's Amelia Newcomb a…

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Tuesday, August 13, 2024 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily

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This year was thought to bring “cyberchaos,” with increased allegations of AI deepfakes and misinformation spread by AI chat tools. But so far, cybersecurity experts claim that most AI meddling in global elections has only had limited impact – causing foreign influencers to revert to more “old-school” forms of hacking. Also: today’s stories, includ…

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David Sterritt with Films in Focus: A Quiet Place: Day One; Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes; The Conversation 16:18

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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... Read More ›

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On the Run at the Games

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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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How To Listen to the World

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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) 16:01

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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... Read More ›

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93. Listener’s choice: Revisiting “Psalms of Life—Mary Baker Eddy and 19th-century American poetry” 46:43

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Learn why America’s passion for verse in the nineteenth century is meaningful for a Ugandan college student today.By The Mary Baker Eddy Library

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David Sterritt with Films in Focus: The Contestant; Remembering Gene Wilder; The Seven Samurai 16:04

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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... Read More ›

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David Sterritt with Films in Focus: Longlegs; The Exorcism; Farewell Mr. Haffmann 16:23

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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... Read More ›

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David Sterritt with Films in Focus: Maxxxine; The Devil’s Bath; Kidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara 16:04

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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... Read More ›

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A Climate Saga Gets Sticky

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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 16:21

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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... Read More ›

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Encore: Images That Bring Humanity Into Focus

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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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92. Concord—spiritual quest and “the word” in the computer age 32:29

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How can new technologies serve a person’s spiritual growth? Explore a powerful Christian Science study tool, through firsthand accounts of its development.By The Mary Baker Eddy Library

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Can Trust Cool a Murder Rate?

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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 16:10

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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... Read More ›

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Title IX at 50 Plus Two

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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 16:37

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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... Read More ›

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Turning Trust Into Tree Cover

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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 16:14

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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... Read More ›

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A Kinder Brand of Capitalism

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Maybe it’s because she came up through the Monitor’s Points of Progress franchise. We like how Erika Page, our Madrid-based writer, frames one big part of her beat. “It’s [about] looking for where creativity and ingenuity and humanity are in operation,” she tells host Clay Collins in this episode. “Because once you start to look for these things, y…

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David Sterritt with Films in Focus: In a Violent Nature; A Man in Full; The Final: Attack on Wembley 16:10

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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... Read More ›

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91. The Clerk and “the doings of the [Mother] Church” 32:16

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How does a worldwide religious body stay connected? Explore some of the ways this interaction has worked for the Christian Science church, from its origins up to the present day.By The Mary Baker Eddy Library

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A Writer’s Retrospective

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Capturing the nation’s mood in the hours after 9/11. Trading parts of a Soviet Army uniform for some “CIA trinkets.” Keeping that one big foster beagle no one else would have. All are episodes in the writing life of Peter Grier, a 45-year Monitor veteran whose quick mind and economy of language have brought Washington politics down to earth for Mon…

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David Sterritt with Films in Focus: The Sixth; Bad Faith; Robot Dreams 16:08

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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... Read More ›

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In Voting We Trust?

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To some degree, members of one major political party or the other have historically swung into distrust mode when it comes to elections – typically (and predictably) when their own parties have been down. What’s different now: One side is stuck on denialism. That’s despite a lack of evidence that fraud exists on a scale that could change an electio…

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David Sterritt with Films in Focus: I Saw the TV Glow; The Last Stop in Yuma County; Ennio 16:09

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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... Read More ›

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Where Black Women Reclaim Power

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What might help give Black women more agency and control around their care when it comes to maternal health? It’s a realm in which positive outcomes have historically (and significantly) lagged behind those for other groups of women. In this episode, writer Cameron Pugh talks about reporting on how birth doulas may be one key to restoring some expe…

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David Sterritt with Films in Focus: Evil Does Not Exist; Taking Venice; Scoop 16:20

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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... Read More ›

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Looking for Trust as India Votes

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What does it take to run a democratic election in a nation of 1.4 billion people? Well, time, for one thing. And as the 40-plus-day process has been elapsing, Monitor correspondent Fahad Shah has confronted his own logistical challenges – including a (literal) landslide. What’s more, he’s worked with his editor, Lindsey McGinnis, to frame coverage …

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David Sterritt with Films in Focus: Challengers; The Beast; Late Night with the Devil 16:12

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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... Read More ›

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David Sterritt with Films in Focus: Slow; Immaculate; Ripley 15:54

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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... Read More ›

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Writer’s Read: What Gaza’s Women Endure

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“I grew up in Gaza, loved it – and complained about it for most of the time.” From that honest starting point of resilience, writer Ghada Abdulfattah, a contributor to the Monitor since the start of the latest conflict in Gaza last October, has produced a remarkable series of stories from the conflict zone. Moving to stay ahead of airstrikes, she h…

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90. Cherishing her Congregational roots—Mary Baker Eddy and the Boutons 32:03

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Find out why Eddy described the teachings and work of a prominent New Hampshire minister as the “vestibule of Christian Science.”By The Mary Baker Eddy Library

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David Sterritt with Films in Focus: Civil War; Problemista; Coup de chance 15:55

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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... Read More ›

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David Sterritt with Films in Focus: Yannick; Fear and Desire; You’ll Never Find Me 16:02

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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... Read More ›

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Telling Stories Readers Can’t Resist

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What does it take to weave a creative nonfiction tale that’s engaging and universal enough to draw readers all the way through? Owen Thomas, a longtime editor of essays for The Home Forum at the Monitor – and now a contributing essayist himself – joins host Clay Collins to talk about that question, and about how his work aligns with the Monitor’s m…

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David Sterritt with Films in Focus: Transition; Against All Enemies; The Truth vs. Alex Jones 16:16

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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... Read More ›

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