The Christian Science Monitor Daily Podcast

The headlines about India and Russia last week could not have been more dissimilar. But amid the pomp for one and military showdown for the other, related stories in both countries were obscured: the ongoing detention of journalists. Also: today’s stories, including Wagner mercenary revolt: Could it help Ukraine, Meet the women fighting for dignity in Congo’s conflicts, and The pricey pursuit of a perfect coffeepot. Join the Monitor's Amelia Newcomb and Ken Kaplan for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.

Is it time for the Supreme Court to have a detailed, binding code of ethics? That’s a question sparked by the recent report from ProPublica that in 2008, Justice Samuel Alito took a luxury fishing trip to Alaska on a billionaire’s private jet. Also: today’s stories, including One year after Dobbs, US abortion landscape transformed; Guatemala’s presidential vote underscores waning faith in elections; How to fight bullying? Teach the value of kindness. Join the Monitor's Clay Collins and Ken Kaplan for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.

You don’t have to be a film connoisseur to know the Potemkin steps in the Black Sea port city of Odesa are the setting for one of cinema’s greatest scenes. Last week, I found myself at the top of the Potemkin steps. But with an air raid siren wailing and a Ukrainian soldier ordering me back, I had less than 10 seconds to take it all in. Also: today’s stories, including Signing off social: Meet the teens with no time for TikTok, Religion and public education: New charter school tests law; and Behind children’s rescue in jungle, a key collaboration. Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield and Lindsey McGinnis for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.

At the first minute of summer, high in the Canadian Arctic, our Sara Llana found herself present for an auspicious moment – when a wildlife organization finally became officially known by its Indigenous-language name. Also, today’s stories, including: How to make artificial intelligence safe, Israeli Arabs look for government help amid rising violence, and Why the Pakistan army is targeting Imran Khan’s party. Join the Monitor's Clay Collins and Erika Page for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.

When a CBS reporter signed up to visit the Titanic on an OceanGate Expeditions voyage, he read aloud one key part of the waiver: “an experimental submersible vessel that has not been approved or certified by any regulatory body.” That experimental vessel is now missing in the North Atlantic. Also, today’s stories, including: Behind Ukraine’s front lines, a battle to manage expectations, ‘Candid’ US-China talks, have experts seeing hope for stability, and What’s in Hunter Biden’s plea deal and what happens next? Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield and Troy Sambajon for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.

Reparations is a big word, 11 letters. But the shorter word it comes from – repair – strikes me as even bigger. As a noun, reparations suggests that a decision has been reached about concrete actions to redress past wrongs. As a verb, repair is a process. That’s where the hard work happens to restore, renew, make whole. Also: today’s stories, including Reparations debate: Mending the past, forging the future; What does it mean to craft a ‘lifestyle of repair’?; and What is an apology without justice? Join the Monitor's Trudy Palmer and Stephen Humphries for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.

For the Monitor’s Husna Haq, the run-up to Father’s Day has prompted thoughts on her father, who thought little about receiving gifts but focused on bestowing moments of kindness and joy. In today’s stories, we look at the Supreme Court decision to uphold an Native adoption law; patterns in ‘personal brand’ politicians; and we review the film “Asteroid City.” Join the Monitor's Ali Martin and Angela Wang for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.

It’s possible to lose a step when suddenly reporting in a very local version of one’s own language again. That’s what our Whitney Eulich learned when she traveled to Barbados recently from her Mexico City base. Also, today’s stories, including: US weapons to Ukraine: Can Pentagon now rebuild own stocks?, Despite Ukraine war, Russia’s neighbors turn back to Moscow, and Who defines “development”? A village’s enduring resistance against a massive steelworks project highlights gaps in India’s environmental protections and human rights. Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield and Ken Kaplan for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.

It’s not unusual to see spirituality in sports. In a broadcast of the Oklahoma softball team’s press conference, after they won the Women’s College World Series, our Ken Makin saw it expressed as a particularly deep strain of joy.

Also: today’s stories, including How Trump case differs from Clinton, Biden, Mining Argentina’s lithium sparks hope, sacrifice, and A Black woman had never won Comrades. She wanted to change that. Join the Monitor's Mark Trumbull and Amelia Newcomb for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.

Tucked away from a busy street in Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood, ringed by houses and apartments, is a secret garden of sorts. This is the Edgewater Food Forest, a tiny urban oasis that offers food for foraging and a community space to gather. Also, today’s stories, including: Ukrainians stand strong on the banks of an environmental disaster, a Montana case tests children’s right to a healthy climate, and Trump 2024 rivals toe a delicate line as his legal woes worsen. Join the Monitor's Kendra Nordin Beato and Clay Collins for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.