Making Contact

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“Making Contact” digs into the story beneath the story—contextualizing the narratives that shape our culture. Produced by Frequencies of Change Media (FoC Media), the award-winning radio show and podcast examines the most urgent issues of our time and the people on the ground, building a more just world through narrative storytelling and thought-provoking interviews. We cover the environment, labor, economics, health, governance, and arts and culture.

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Making Contact 
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Produced by Frequencies of Change Media (FoC Media), “Making Contact” is an award-winning radio show and podcast that digs into the story beneath the story—contextualizing the narratives that shape our culture.

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Making Contact (Automated Delivery) 
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Produced by Frequencies of Change Media (FoC Media), “Making Contact” is an award-winning radio show and podcast that digs into the story beneath the story—contextualizing the narratives that shape our culture.

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Behind The Sound with Making Contact
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Caption: Clockwise from top left: Jina Chung, Lucy Kang (microphone), Jessica Partnow, Anita Johnson, Amy Gastelum and Salima Hamirani
In this episode, long-time producers Anita Johnson and Salima Hamirani introduce the newest members of the Making Contact team, recap highlights fr...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer and KMUN


  • Added: Feb 21, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Healing Project: An Abolitionist Story
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Caption: Mural from The Healing Project, Credit: Anita Johnson
This week on Making Contact we bring you to The Healing Project, a multimedia installation that shares stories from incarcerated people about how t...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KMUN, and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Feb 07, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of Injustice (Encore)
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We talk to Raj Patel and Rupa Marya about their book "Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of Injustice."

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  • Added: Jan 30, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Fight Over the Indian Child Welfare Act Is Not Just A Custody Battle
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On the face of it, the legal arguments at the Supreme Court over the Indian Child Welfare Act seem to be a custody battle over Native children and ...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, and KMUN


  • Added: Jan 29, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
The Response: Mutual Aid with Joshua Potash
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Joshua Potash, a New York City-based anti-capitalist abolitionist discusses the history and theory behind mutual aid with our partners at The Respo...

  • Added: Jan 23, 2023
  • Length: 29:59
Upstream: Worker Cooperatives
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Caption: Artwork by Phil Wrigglesworth
On today's show we learn about worker cooperatives: what are they and can they offer an alternative to the dominant capitalist mindset? Our partner...

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  • Added: Jan 17, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
70 Million: Punished and Persecuted for Being Unhoused, Part 2
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Series: Making Contact
Caption: An unhoused man who goes by “Si Pues” sits with his belongings after moving them around the block during a sweep in Van Nuys, Calif. on July 29, 2022. Once the sweep was finished he will move back to the same spot., Credit: Alisha Jucevic
This week on Making Contact we continue with our look at a community of unhoused people in Echo Park in Los Angeles, California and how they were f...

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  • Added: Jan 10, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
70 Million: Punished and Persecuted for Being Unhoused, Part 1
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Series: Making Contact
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On today's show, we hear a story from our podcast partner 70 Million about a community of unhoused people in Echo Park in Los Angeles and how they ...

Bought by WXDU, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, RadioFreePalmer, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KVSC and more


  • Added: Jan 01, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 6
Fallen Heroes 2022
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Thousands of social justice leaders in communities all over the world passed away this year. We're closing out the year, as we usually do, with in...

Bought by WXDU and KMUN


  • Added: Dec 25, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Two Revolutions, Many Secrets (Encore)
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Series: Making Contact
Caption: Wilson Dairy Restaurant / Helen Zia as baby with Mom Bing
In the midst of our stress and trauma dealing with the sometimes harsh realities of life, its hard to imagine what stories we will ultimately tell ...

Bought by WFHB and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Dec 20, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2

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Jessica Partnow (Admin)
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Yuko Kodama
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Anita Johnson (Admin)
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Making Contact, National Radio Project (Admin)
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Amy Gastelum (Admin)
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Lucy Kang (Admin)
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salima hamirani (Admin)
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Lisa Gray (Admin)
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Jina Chung (Admin)
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Susan Yin (Admin)
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