The Christian Science Monitor Daily Podcast

A firsthand look at an airdrop of aid into Gaza, with all its heart and heartbreak, as Monitor correspondent Taylor Luck reports from 3,000 feet above Gaza in a Royal Jordanian Air Force plane. Also: today’s stories, including Biden's State of the Union address, 'The Lily Gladstone effect', and Senegal's filmmakers who want to tell a different story. Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield and Laurent Belsie for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.

Israeli raids on West Bank camps have intensified in response to the expansion of armed youth brigades that attack settlers and the Israeli military. Also: today’s stories, including: Europe contemplates the best way to fund the Ukrainian war effort, a Utah town works with immigrants to promote self-reliance, and state flags get a redesign nationwide. Join the Monitor's Clay Collins and Noelle Swan for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.

The wood pellet industry has surged under a clean energy label. But do the benefits of biomass outweigh costs to the environment and marginalized communities? Also: today’s stories, including the state of the presidential election after Super Tuesday, previewing this weekend’s Oscars, and two expecting bald eagle parents in Southern California that are lifting spirits around the world. Join the Monitor’s Mark Sappenfield and Ali Martin for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.

In recent years, organizations serving U.S.-bound migrants in Mexican border cities have faced significant new pressures. They are quickly adapting in order to make migrants’ experiences safer and more dignified. Also: today’s stories, including the flow of aid in Gaza, Moscow’s alternative Olympics, and how a Mexican election offers freedom.

Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield and Stephen Humphries for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.

Donald Trump can run, but can he serve? Questions remain after the Supreme Court's ruling. Also: today’s stories, including a deep look at Joe Biden as he faces the test of a lifetime, how a Japanese apartment tower combats loneliness, and Ukraine families wondering how to get by amid aid cuts. Join the Monitor's Amelia Newcomb and Ira Porter for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.

As states face a rising tide of homelessness and mental illness, Californians are set to vote on Proposition 1 – to help people get off the streets and into homes and places for treatment.

Also: today’s stories, including Senegal's young voters, restoring faith in a Polish public broadcaster, and ‘healing spaces’ in post-conflict societies. Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield and Laurent Belsie for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.

To those in the LGBTQ+ community and their allies, Nex Benedict’s death represents another life lost in an era of unrelenting attacks. How – and why – are they persevering to build a more inclusive Oklahoma? Also: today’s stories, including Donald Trump’s arguments over presidential immunity, Europe’s political barriers in the fight for sustainability, and new audiences for an old message about nonviolence. Join the Monitor's Clay Collins and Caitlin Babcock for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.

Texas is pushing the boundary of state authority over immigration. If a new law goes into effect next week, it will essentially set up dueling immigration systems. Also: today’s stories, including: the World Health Organization negotiates a controversial new pandemic treaty to coordinate prevention response, one Native American vet takes it upon herself to care for vets in the Navajo Nation, and Parisian therapists organize art therapy for patients at local museums. Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield and Clara Germani for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.

President Joe Biden is facing calls from erstwhile allies to exit the race, amid concerns he could lose in November. Others say the criticism is unhelpful – and unwarranted. Also: today’s stories, including Texas rebuilding confidence in its power grid, how Gambians fight dictator's impunity from afar, and a look at why too many California kids can't read. Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield and Ira Porter for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.

Months after protesters marched in Tel Aviv dressed as handmaidens to thwart an attempted judicial overhaul by the far-right government, Israeli women are shifting perceptions of gender roles as they serve on the front lines of the war effort. Also: today’s stories, including the AI filmmaking program that’s testing trust boundaries, French cinema’s sexual abuse problem, and an unlikely lesson in improvisation. Join the Monitor's Amelia Newcomb and Stephen Humphries for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.