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.

Series

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665 Pieces

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


Pieces

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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
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The growth of the ex-gay movement in the last two decades gave rise to hundreds of therapy programs aiming to change people’s sexual orientation. B...

Bought by KISU, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KSFR, KVSC, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 03, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 7
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Imagine paying almost nothing in taxes.. Sounds great doesn’t it? Some of America’s biggest companies are doing just that and making millions...or...

  • Added: Mar 29, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
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When you think of modern, green, public transportation, a city that likely comes to mind is Portland, Oregon. Portland has built a reputation worl...

  • Added: Mar 20, 2013
  • Length: 08:45
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The trains of Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina are falling apart. A group of train workers and student activists says the problem is that private co...

  • Added: Mar 20, 2013
  • Length: 08:36
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Reporter Britta Conroy-Randall took a trip with blind advocate Romeo Edmead to find out how easy to is for him to get around town.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and Accessible Media Inc.


  • Added: Mar 20, 2013
  • Length: 05:42
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Free MUNI for Youth campaign celebrants in San Francisco, Credit: Andrew Stelzer
When city budgets are cut, public transportation is often on the chopping block; routes and lines serving those who need the service most, can be t...

  • Added: Mar 20, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: Woman in Handcuffs, Credit: Thisisbossi
Pregnant women in America’s prisons are being shackled to their beds; others are being sterilized. Correctional institutions claim the policies are...

  • Added: Mar 13, 2013
  • Length: 29:00