The Christian Science Monitor Daily Podcast

Recent events raise an important question: Is the West tired of dealing with the rest of the world? Let’s take a look. Also: an emerging view of women's rights from the Middle East, a program that turns poachers into protectors, and proof of the remarkable power of library cards. Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield and Noelle Swan for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.

“There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children.” That was Nelson Mandela, announcing a new children’s fund in May 1995. Heading into Father’s Day weekend, the US national conversation is largely centered on the treatment of the children of migrants. Also: new visions for government, the essential role of fathers, and our favorite June books. Join the Monitor's Clay Collins and Samantha Laine Perfas for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.

Hillary Clinton once said, “Women are the largest untapped reservoir of talent in the world.” We can be grateful today that we live in an era when those talents are finding the broad scope they deserve. Also: our five stories for today, highlighting justice, compassion, and innovation. Join the Monitor's Marjorie Kehe and Ken Kaplan for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.

What voices do you want at the table? In very different parts of the globe, a few efforts recently have aimed to disrupt disputes by diversifying those voices. In the process, it’s disrupting conventional thinking about where leadership can come from. Also: our five stories that delve into important questions around equity, activism, and human rights. Join the Monitor's Amelia Newcomb and Clay Collins for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.

The big news of the day is an historic handshake in Singapore. More on that in a moment. But let’s pause to recognize what happened on a smaller stage, a baseball diamond in Minnesota. Also: an empathetic look at China’s own migrants, the Trump administration’s perspective on global trade deals, and making the US safer by educating inmates. Join the Monitor's Dave Scott and Noelle Swan for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.

Perhaps you’ve seen it by now. The picture taken at the G7 summit shows President Trump, arms folded, chin tilted defiantly, sitting in a chair. And standing opposite him, leaning forward in unmistakable agitation, are Western leaders. The photograph is an uncanny portrait of the Trump presidency. Also: We look at changing views of unity in Europe, a small-town take on Trump talk, and how the silver screen led to a golden age for dinosaur hunters. Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield and Eva Botkin-Kowacki for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.

Three very different gatherings bear watching as the week winds down: The G7 Summit, the international convention of mayors, and in Kenya, the first-ever TEDx conference in a refugee camp. Also: we highlight efforts to refine roles and definitions in politics, to find safety from corruption and risk, and how to guard against being lied to. Join the Monitor's Clayton Collins and Noelle Swan for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.

American voters also once again showed their power to remove officials for behavior they consider unfit for public office. In California, voters recalled Judge Aaron Persky, who sentenced Stanford student Brock Turner to just six months in jail in 2016 for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman. Also: a look at the latest astrobiological detective work from the Red Planet and are plastic straws going the way of plastic bags? Join the Monitor's Yvonne Zipp and Eoin O’Carroll for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.

What does it mean to restore heritage? A new exhibit at the Chachalu Tribal Museum and Cultural Center represents a special kind of homecoming. The show’s 16 objects are the result of a campaign to repatriate tribal artifacts collected in the 1870s after the United States forced members of some 30 tribes onto a reservation. Also: a look at the need for patience and dexterity as tough political and diplomatic tests loom. Join the Monitor's Amelia Newcomb and Dave Scott for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.

After almost 100 years, the Miss America pageant will no longer have a swimsuit competition. It won’t be an exhibition of physique but a competition of ideas, intellect, and talent, say organizers. Also: including what a path to security might look like for North Korea, war refugees finding home in Mexico, and what ink can teach us about air pollution. Join the Monitor's Dave Scott and Kendra Nordin Beato for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.