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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665 Pieces

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


Pieces

Caption: migrants arriving on the island of lampedusa in august 2007. pictures taken by Sara Prestianni and taken from storie migrante., Credit: Noborder network
When it comes to embracing refugees, Sweden is known to be among the friendliest countries in the EU. The problem is getting all the way to Sweden....

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 18, 2013
  • Length: 07:59
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: A Syrian refugee girl looks out from behind the fence at Yayladagi refugee camp in Hatay province near the Turkish-Syrian border April 10, 2012., Credit: Freedom House
The refugee crisis in Turkey has reached unprecedented proportions, with more than half a million Syrian refugees streaming across the border. But ...

  • Added: Dec 18, 2013
  • Length: 07:32
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We bring you up to date on our most compelling and resonating stories of 2013. From pregnant women in prison who’ve been mistreated; to the tomato ...

  • Added: Dec 17, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: Syrian Refugees, Credit: UN
Over 2 million Syrians have been displaced by that country's ongoing civil war. Neighboring countries are overwhelmed with refugees. So where else ...

  • Added: Dec 10, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: Solitary Confinement, Credit: Flickr user CHeitz
Years of campaigning for basic human rights for people caught up in America's criminal justice system may finally be paying off. 2013 saw significa...

  • Added: Nov 29, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
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Native American women experience the highest rates of violence of any other group in the United States. One in three native women have been victims...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Nov 24, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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While countries like Japan, Italy and Germany begin to phase out their use of nuclear energy, the US aims to build the first new nuclear power plan...

  • Added: Nov 15, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: Saru Jayaraman
Americans eat out more than any other people. But the workers who put food on our restaurant tables are struggling to feed themselves and their fam...

  • Added: Oct 31, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: Into Eternity director Michael Madsen
The nation of Finland is building an underground cave, to hold thousands of tones of nuclear waste, for at least 100 thousand years. We hear excer...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Oct 22, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Hawaii: A Voice for Sovereignty (Documentary artwork)
Some call it “Paradise”, but Hawaii isn’t just a tourist getaway. Look beyond the resorts, and you’ll find a history of opposition to US occupation...

Bought by WFHB, KVSC, WTJU, and KREV-LP


  • Added: Oct 10, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4