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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662 Pieces

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


Pieces

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Many Latin Americans were brought, or forced to come to the US by conditions our government had a role in creating We hear excerpts of “Harvest of...

  • Added: Jun 19, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
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A movie script about a father, three kids, the evil media, and the perils of sex education by Tomas Moniz from Rad Dad 18 (raddadzine.blogspot.com/...

  • Added: Jun 13, 2013
  • Length: 10:05
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Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender seniors are much more likely than their straight counterparts to be alone and isolated as they age. Housing ...

Bought by Wild Planet Radio and WXDU


  • Added: Jun 10, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
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Fathers…and mothers…on fatherhood and how it’s changing. Traditional ideas about what a dad is supposed to be are slowly disappearing, but what wil...

Bought by KZYX, KZYX, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KZYX, XRAY.fm and more


  • Added: Jun 05, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: Idle No More, Credit: Fist vector by Shane Thayer, editing and text by Jonathon Reed
In the winter of 2012, flash mob round dances, demonstrations, hunger strikes, and blockades swept Canada. What began as a protest against new law...

Bought by XRAY.fm


  • Added: Jun 03, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Rumbidzai Dube, Daria "DJ" Hudson, Ingrid Cruz, Leehee Rothschild, Credit: Andrew Stelzer
What does it mean to be an ally in a political movement? From white Americans in the civil rights era, to Israelis in Palestine, to Latino-American...

Bought by WXDU


  • Added: May 16, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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A conversation with Dr. Shakti Butler about using the medium of film to start conversations around the thorny issues of racial inequity.

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting and WCSU-FM


  • Added: May 08, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
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As Burma transitions from dictatorship to democracy, hundreds of political prisoners have been freed after decades behind bars. On this edition, we...

  • Added: May 02, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
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After the Boston Marathon bombing, journalists scrambled to identify those responsible for the attack, and their motive. Rolling news and online m...

  • Added: Apr 26, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: Naci Libre: Born Free, Credit: Julio Salgado
The struggles of undocumented youth in the US often fly under the radar of the mainstream media. But with the tools of creative expression and the ...

Bought by KVNF, WXDU, and 90.5 WSNC


  • Added: Apr 18, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3