The Christian Science Monitor Daily Podcast

Could a fable about a rabbit be an antidote to despair? Why adults – bogged down by news and current events – are finding hope as they read their children “Alice’s Farm: A Rabbit’s Tale” by Maryrose Wood. Also: today’s stories, including assessing the Inflation Reduction Act, Confederate festivals in Brazil, and transgender rights in Pakistan. Join the Monitor's April Austin and Jingnan Peng for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.

As India turns 75, Monitor writers are finding refuge in the nation’s present, and its complex past, even as hardships fill the headlines. Also, today’s stories: a look at how Roe may galvanize Democrat voters ahead of the midterms, a rundown on how Lithuanian got an early start on steeling itself against Russian aggression, and finally a tale of one adventure journalists’ trip down the Mississippi on an old-fashioned flatboat. Join the Monitor's Amelia Newcomb and David Scott for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.

What does an honest history of Partition look like? Formal efforts to understand the chaotic events of 1947 are increasingly making space for tales of heroism, humanity, and kindness. Also: today’s stories, including finding hope on a Montana mountain top, Kenya’s election, and what’s going on with Mar-a-Lago. Join the Monitor's Noelle Swan and Rhyan du Peloux for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.

We are living in a time of upheaval. From racial equality to climate change, the clashes over how to chart a wiser and more caring path forward are stretching societies worldwide to their breaking points. At least, it seems like it. Also: today’s stories, including a look at how Gen-Z youth approach careers, an analysis of political fundraising, and a commentary on Serena Williams’ legacy. Join the Monitor’s Mark Sappenfield and Ali Martin for today’s news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.

At a recent meetup of members of Black Men Run and Black Girls Run! in Boston, organizer Jeff Davis asks the group why they showed up. Peace, gratitude, freedom, joy, and love are some of the responses.

Also: today’s stories, including a bright future for Saudi writers, examining some of the ways to combat climate change in the Florida Panhandle, and a look at rebuilding trust in the Iran nuclear deal. Join the Monitor's Dave Scott and Aubrey Hawke for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.

Australia’s largest airline, Qantas, has come up with a solution to some of its travel disruptions. It has asked executives to leave office suites to help haul luggage. The airline’s concern for its bottom line may just be providing its staff the ultimate training in empathy. Also: today’s stories, including a look at the FBI’s striking search of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home, how competing notions of safety clashed over an Atlanta concert controversy, and how “Mother Earth" cafes in India are reviving traditional foodways. Join the Monitor’s Trudy Palmer and Luke Cregan for today’s news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.

Summer equals ice cream. And a town in Colorado knows this well: the local council revived the long-awaited ice cream truck tradition. Also: today’s stories, including a focus on Purdue’s approach to student debt, a photo essay on refugee firefighters in Mauritania, and a commentary on the place of Belarus in times of war. Join the Monitor’s Laurent Belsie and Samantha Laine Perfas for today’s news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.

With airports tangled and gas prices sky-high, is train travel proving itself a comfortable, affordable, and even joyous bright spot for many American vacationers this summer? Also: today’s stories include NATO’s response to the war in Ukraine, ending Columbia’s cycles of revenge, and Beyonce’s revolutionary new album.Join the Monitor's Peter Grier and Clara Germani for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.

Fair to whom? Such a question may apply in many debated situations. And with NFL quarterback Deshaun Watson’s suspension, the issue of fairness is once again brought to the surface. Also: today’s stories, including a focus on judiciaries around the world, an analysis of Russian media in times of war, and a commentary on Oman’s mediation skills. Join the Monitor’s Dave Scott and Ali Martin for today’s news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.

Heat waves in the headlines – from Texas to Taiwan – renew climate change calls to action. Beyond personal pledges, there’s interest in more systemic contributions from cities, which are disproportionate polluters of greenhouse gasses. Also: today’s stories, including libraries for more than books, women embracing wheelchair basketball, and commentary on Jordan Peele’s latest blockbuster, “Nope”. Join the Monitor's Linda Feldmann and Chris Ajuoga for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.