Making Contact

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Making Contact, is an award-winning, 29-minute weekly magazine/documentary-style public affairs program heard on over 160 radio stations in the USA, Canada and elsewhere. Making Contact is committed to in-depth critical analysis that goes beyond the breaking news. - Ordinary people talk about how public policy affects their daily lives, families and communities, and share positive ways to solve problems. - Most shows are “evergreen” – can be played any time. See years of archived documentaries are available. - Excellent production quality and customer service.

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614 Pieces

An international radio program that links people, vital ideas, and important information


Pieces

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
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
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
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
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We talk to Raj Patel and Rupa Marya about their book "Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of Injustice."

Bought by KMUN and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Jan 30, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
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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
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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
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...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer and KUT


  • Added: Jan 17, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
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...

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


  • Added: Jan 10, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
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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