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 
685 Pieces

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) 
10 Pieces

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.

Pieces

240807: East Orosi's Long Struggle for Water Part 2: The Role of Community Utility Districts, 8/7/2024
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact (Automated Delivery)
Caption: A person holding a “Justicia para East Orosi” sign., Credit: Sandra Tsang
This week we head back to East Orosi, California, and we take a deep dive into the organizations that run basic services in unincorporated areas al...

  • Added: Aug 06, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
East Orosi's Long Struggle for Water Part 2: The Role of Community Utility Districts
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: A person holding a “Justicia para East Orosi” sign., Credit: Sandra Tsang
This week we head back to East Orosi, California, and we take a deep dive into the organizations that run basic services in unincorporated areas al...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, WXDU, WETS, and KGLP


  • Added: Aug 06, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
240724: East Orosi's Struggle for Clean Drinking Water, 7/24/2024
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Series: Making Contact (Automated Delivery)
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We visit the town of East Orosi and experience life without safe drinking water. We also take a look at California State Laws that could help commu...

  • Added: Jul 31, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
240731: Culture & Spirituality As Substance Use Treatment in Indigenous Communities, 7/31/2024
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact (Automated Delivery)
Caption: Yellow tipi in grassland set against blue sky with mountains in the background in Blackfeet tribal Nation, Montana., Credit: Joseph Gone
Psychologist and Aaniiih Gros Ventre tribal member, Dr. Joseph Gone, talks about his efforts to apply precolonial cultural and spiritual practices ...

  • Added: Jul 30, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
Culture & Spirituality As Substance Use Treatment in Indigenous Communities
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Yellow tipi in grassland set against blue sky with mountains in the background in Blackfeet tribal Nation, Montana., Credit: Joseph Gone
Psychologist and Aaniiih Gros Ventre tribal member, Dr. Joseph Gone, talks about his efforts to apply precolonial cultural and spiritual practices ...

Bought by KMUN, WETS, RadioFreePalmer, and KGLP


  • Added: Jul 30, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
East Orosi's Struggle for Clean Drinking Water
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: A person holding a "Justicia para East Orosi" sign, Credit: Sandra Tsang
We visit the town of East Orosi and experience life without safe drinking water. We also take a look at California State Laws that could help commu...

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


  • Added: Jul 23, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 7
240717: The Healing Project: An Abolitionist Story (Encore), 7/17/2024
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact (Automated Delivery)
Caption: The Healing Project, Installation View, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 2022. , Credit: Photo by Anita Johnson of work by Samora Pinderhughes
Composer, pianist, and vocalist Samora Pinderhughes tells us about The Healing Project. The Healing Project, a fundamentally abolitionist project, ...

  • Added: Jul 18, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
240710: Caring Relationships: Negotiating Meaning and Maintaining Dignity (Encore), 7/10/2024
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact (Automated Delivery)
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July is Disability Pride Month, which commemorates the July 26, 1990 anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. In honor of the anniversar...

  • Added: Jul 18, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
The Healing Project: An Abolitionist Story (Encore)
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: The Healing Project, Installation View, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 2022., Credit: Photograph by Anita Johnson
Composer, pianist, and vocalist Samora Pinderhughes tells us about The Healing Project. The Healing Project, a fundamentally abolitionist project, ...

Bought by WXDU, KKGX Palm Springs Community Broadcasting, RadioFreePalmer, and KGLP


  • Added: Jul 16, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
Caring Relationships: Negotiating Meaning and Maintaining Dignity (Encore)
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Photo of Alice Wong, Stephanie Guyer-Stevens, Credit: Alice Wong, Stephanie Guyer-Stevens
July is Disability Pride Month, which commemorates the July 26, 1990 anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. In honor of the anniversar...

Bought by KGNU Community Radio, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KGLP, RadioFreePalmer, and KMUN


  • Added: Jul 08, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 5

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