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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70 Million: GRAND JURIES, THE BLACK BOX OF JUSTICE REFORM?
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Caption: Ric Simmons, law professor at The Ohio State University, in the hallway of Moritz College of Law in Columbus, Ohio, Credit: Eli Hiller
On today's show, we hear a story from our podcast partner 70 Million about a case of police brutality in Dallas that evaporated after going before ...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, WXDU, RadioFreePalmer, and KMUN


  • Added: May 08, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
What the SVB Failure Teaches us About Investment Banking
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Caption: Caption: "SBV" sign in front of Silicon Valley Bank headquarters in Santa Clara, California., Credit: Photo credit: Minh Nguyen, via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
We talk to John Nichols and Jeet Heer from The Nation about the decisions that led up to the Silicon Valley Bank collapse and why it wasn't just an...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: May 01, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Self-Managed Abortion: Medicine of the Future?
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Caption: The diaper distribution room at All Options Pregnancy Resource Center in Bloomington, IN. , Credit: Amy Gastelum
Abortion access is piecemeal and complex in the US. And while access to abortion volleys among the court system, the organization PlanCPills.org he...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer and KMUN


  • Added: Apr 24, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Toxic Tracks
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Caption: The text "Toxic Tracks" on a background of railroad tracks, Credit: Background image by Hands off my tags! Michael Gaida from Pixabay
On today's show, we'll be looking at the environmental impact of the rail industry and hear from people in two communities currently impacted by ra...

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


  • Added: Apr 17, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Saltwater Soundwalk: Indigenous Audio Tour of Seattle
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Caption: People listening to Saltwater Soundwalk in Seattle., Credit: Jenny Asarnow
On today's show, we'll travel to Seattle to hear indigenous voices and Coast Salish languages, and to reflect on the importance of the Salish Sea a...

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


  • Added: Apr 07, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Ninety Seconds to Midnight
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A philosophy that suggests we take a very long view of human existence has started gaining ground among the rich and powerful. Its called longtermi...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KMUN, and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Mar 31, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Capital City: Gentrification and the Real Estate State (Encore)
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Caption: Elizabeth Hernandez and other tenants protest rent hike , Alliance for Californians for Community Empowerment Action
While wages have flatlined for most working class people, rents have reached new highs, leaving most people struggling. But it’s not just in the US...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Mar 28, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Blindspot: Tulsa Burning and Focus: Black Oklahoma
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Caption: B.C. Franklin (right), I.H. Spears (left) and Effie Thompson (center) filing insurance claims for survivors of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre in a Red Cross tent. , Credit: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Tulsa Friends and John W. and Karen R. Franklin
On this episode, we turn our focus to how journalists and historians today are covering the Tulsa Race Massacre. KalaLea, producer and host of the ...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Mar 20, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Pandemic and Profit
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Caption: Alt text: Four homemade masks made from patterned cloth sitting on top of a fabric cutting mat, Credit: Mai-Linh Hong
To mark the three year anniversary of the official start of the Covid-19 pandemic, we'll be looking at two alternative supply chains for masks that...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Mar 14, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
70 Million: Why Policing Our Schools Backfires
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Series: Making Contact
Caption: Kelli Snyder and her son at their home in Weatherford, Texas., Credit: Zerb Mellish
On today's show, we hear a story from our podcast partner 70 Million about about the relationship between students with special needs and school r...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Mar 06, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1

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