The Christian Science Monitor Daily Podcast

It’s the kind of proposal that could seem like a great idea. Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said Sunday that, to fight corruption, he wants youth to start making citizens’ arrests. “The power is in your hands to end this vice in this country,” he said. Also: an Arab anticorruption story, “mobile money” in Zimbabwe, and a look at a multibillion-euro effort to save small-town France. Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield and Samantha Laine Perfas for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.

We don’t all need to become experts in microfarming and food-preservation. But there’s a deepening awareness that local food is good stuff. A Gallup poll this week showed that a majority of Americans now actively seek it. Also: Canada’s cost of taking the high road, diversity of faith in Siberia, and a different perspective on cannabis in Lebanon. Join the Monitor's Clay Collins and Noelle Swan for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.

At the Monitor, we take care to select sources who help move discussions forward rather than further polarize issues. We put careful thought into the political and ideological spectrum represented in each story. Lately, we have been thinking about another kind of balance in sourcing: gender balance. Also: our five stories for today, including two explorations of moral credibility and the permanence of past transgressions. Join the Monitor's Noelle Swan and Peter Ford for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.

Recent weeks have put on display the power of speaking up. Take human rights. In late July, thousands of teens took to the infamously dangerous streets of Dhaka, Bangladesh, after two students were killed by bus drivers racing to get new customers. In another case, Canada raised its voice against Saudi Arabia’s detention of women’s rights activists. Also: our five stories, showing how people are bringing fresh thought to peacemaking – in the neighborhood as well as on the battlefield. Join the Monitor's Amelia Newcomb and Ken Kaplan for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.

The sweeping ban Monday by Apple, Facebook, and YouTube on content produced by conspiracy broadcaster Alan Jones poses intriguing moral questions about hate speech and free speech rights. Also: closing the gender pay gap in Georgia and a cultural gap for students in Boston. Join the Monitor's Dave Scott and Samantha Laine Perfas for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.

The week ahead will mark the first anniversary of the Charlottesville, Va., white nationalist rallies that shook the United States. Staff writer Jessica Mendoza is there now, and staff writers Christa Case Bryant and Patrik Jonsson are teaming up with her for a series this week on the legacy of Charlottesville. You’ll hear the first story in this issue. Also: stories on Israel’s sense of identity, China’s model for global influence, and one French town’s commitment to the world around it. Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield and Eva Botkin-Kowacki for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.

Sure, 108.1 sounds like an off-the-dial pop radio station. It was also the average temperature in Death Valley in July, the hottest average month ever notched anywhere in the United States. Also: opportunities in a tight job market, a push for morality in the tech industry, and the wonderful advancements of transportation. Join the Monitor's Clay Collins and Samantha Laine Perfas for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.

It seems ludicrous to think that President Trump is set to imminently declare martial law, so as to arrest and execute tens of thousands of people – ranging from Hillary Clinton to Tom Hanks – on charges involving a mix of murder, pedophilia, and Satanism. But that is just one of the beliefs of the followers of internet pseudo-prophet Q, or “QAnon,” who leaped into the mainstream at Mr. Trump’s rally Tuesday in Tampa Bay, Florida. Also: today’s five stories, highlighting trust, evolving opportunities, and the hope of making progress. Join the Monitor's Arthur Bright and Eva Botkin-Kowacki for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.

Amid the furious conversation about immigration, it’s easy to nod sadly when you learn that your neighbor, adopted as a baby from Central America, carries her US passport with her in case trouble arises. It’s also easy to forget that a June Gallup poll found that 75 percent of Americans say immigration is good. Also: the complex values in play over 3D plastic guns and how Rwanda is boosting food security. Join the Monitor's Amelia Newcomb and Ken Kaplan for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.

Reggie Fields is 12 years old and his lawn mowing business is suddenly booming. You might call recompense for racism. I’d call it social justice. Also: how some American conservatives are shifting their outlook, and innovative paths to progress in Honduras and the Philippines. Join the Monitor's Dave Scott and Noelle Swan for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.