The Christian Science Monitor Daily Podcast

This week the social media giant everyone loves to hate turned 15. And like many adolescents, Facebook has a complicated relationship with trust. Also: our five stories, including a school that bridges divides in Israel and the 100 year legacy of Bauhaus. Join the Monitor's Noelle Swan and Clay Collins for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.

The Queen of Never Give Up is finally saying “I’m done.” Also: looks at the effectiveness of gender equality in government, teaching racial justice with outdated novels, and Russia’s perspective on the 1987 nuclear missile treaty. Join the Monitor's Dave Scott and Samantha Laine Perfas for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.

The Afghanistan peace framework emerging from US-Taliban talks has already generated its share of headlines - we take a look as well. Also: our stories looking at the dynamics between commentator Ann Coulter and President Trump, the demise of INF treaty, and a closer look at the New England Patriots. Join the Monitor's Amelia Newcomb and Ken Kaplan for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.

Around the world, political divisions are challenging old order. Also: our five stories, including what it means to 'be a man' in today’s America; and in India, human trafficking survivors work to fight trafficking. Join the Monitor's Peter Grier and Noelle Swan for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.

In South Africa, an adoptive mother of “AIDS orphans” sends her own child to college, thanks to people's generosity. Also: sheriffs embrace their role as immigration experts; an increase in Latino teens taking and passing AP tests; and three can’t-miss movies for January. Join the Monitor's Yvonne Zipp and Mark Sappenfield for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.

There are now fewer than 60 days until Britain is slated to leave the European Union. Also: a potential record number of Senators eye the White House, Russians who see themselves as “Soviet citizens” refuse to pay their utility bills, and generations come together in a Ethiopian-Israeli village. Join the Monitor's Arthur Bright and Kendra Nordin Beato for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.

In a bitterly divided nation, the political path to the White House runs down the middle. Also: the price of uncertainty in the US economy, an exploration of how individual values can address our apparent prejudices, and a way to measure love for children in cities. Join the Monitor's Dave Scott and Eva Botkin-Kowacki for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.

Bring back the milkman. That’s the concept behind the latest waste reduction project. Also: the US-Mexico border wall becomes as much about semantics as about reality, Russia is poised to play peacemaker in Syria, and miners in Poland wonder how they fit into a low-carbon future. Join the Monitor's Eva Botkin-Kowacki and Ken Kaplan for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.

Some one thousand people lost their jobs in the journalism industry yesterday, but polls show rising engagement and trust in the news media. Also, in Mexico, immigration policy focuses more on human rights, a New York dance company works to change how people with disability are seen and taught to move. Join the Monitor's Clayton Collins and Noelle Swan for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.

It’s January, when people’s fancies turn resolutely to thoughts of stuff. Also: Americans donate to Coast Guard members working without pay during government shutdown; and the new Helsinki Central Library reflects Finland’s democratic ambitions. Join the Monitor's Yvonne Zipp and Ken Kaplan for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.