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How can we learn the truth in an age of misinformation, "fake news" and media mistrust?

  • Added: Nov 03, 2023
  • Length: 14:20
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Our show is Presenting Fernando Pessoa with translator and biographer Richard Zenith. This first of two episodes focuses on Pessoa’s “breakout” yea...

  • Added: Dec 07, 2021
  • Length: 58:35
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Skye Fitzgerald talks small gestures, bearing witness, and the element of hope.

  • Added: Apr 21, 2021
  • Length: 33:29
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Does putting off marriage mean people no longer want to say “I do?” To learn more about this trend, we spoke to couples who are waiting to wed—in t...

  • Added: Jul 09, 2020
  • Length: 24:49
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This week on Making Contact, we bring you a story about resilience and rebuilding after a megafire decimated parts of Northern California. This is ...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 14, 2020
  • Length: 29:59
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Fréderic Tcheng, San Francisco, CA 4/20/19, Credit: Andrea Chase
Fréderic Tcheng talks deceptive simplicity, Liza’s nerves, and fashion as a social indicator.

  • Added: Aug 25, 2019
  • Length: 17:31
Caption: Jack Hutton, Richard Ladkani, Cynthia Smith and Andrea Crota, Credit: Andrea Chase
Richard Ladkani, Jack Hutton, Cynthia Smith, and Andrea Crota talk symbols, hope, and the definition of extremist.

  • Added: Jul 27, 2019
  • Length: 23:03
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On this episode of Art Beat we talk to filmmakers Vince O’Connel and Kathy Swanson, who together produced the film Farmer of the Year. Made and set...

  • Added: Sep 21, 2018
  • Length: 35:24
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Umm Bader’s story reflects that of the current state of traditional craft in the UAE. One cannot expect craft to exist today in the same manner as ...

  • Added: Jul 05, 2018
  • Length: 08:45
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Julie Cohen and Betsy West talk planking as a response to critics, the element of surprise, and the best advice a mother can give.

  • Added: May 16, 2018
  • Length: 15:47
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It's not uncommon to pay over a hundred dollars for a math or science textbook, and new editions are published frequently. For students struggling...

  • Added: Feb 01, 2018
  • Length: 16:56
Caption: Michael Galinsky, San Francisco, CA 6/8/17, Credit: Andrea Chase
Michael Galinsky talks triggers, the power of belief, and why art always prefigures science.

  • Added: Jun 10, 2017
  • Length: 27:14
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Amanda Kernell talks family secrets, colonized minds, and the job of an artist.

  • Added: May 31, 2017
  • Length: 14:28
Caption: Ryan Suffern, San Francisco, CA 4/20/17, Credit: Andrea Chase
Ryan Suffern talks hope, mystery, and starting at the end.

  • Added: Apr 24, 2017
  • Length: 21:25
Caption: Rucha Humnabadka and Rishi Bhilawadikar, San Francisco, CA 3/16/17 , Credit: Andrea Chase
Rishi Bhilawadikar and Rucha Humnabadka talk uncertain status, short-sighted policies, and real American values.

  • Added: Apr 01, 2017
  • Length: 16:22
Caption: Steve James, San Francisco, CA 3/13/17, Credit: Andrea Chase
Steve James talks gambles, subtlety, and having the right imprimatur.

  • Added: Mar 14, 2017
  • Length: 15:00
Caption: Craig Atkinson, San Francisco, CA 10/21/16, Credit: Andrea Chase
Craig Atkinson talks keeping calm, taking rides, and getting traction.

  • Added: Oct 25, 2016
  • Length: 32:49
Caption: Anastasia James
CJM Associate Curator Anastasia James talks ambiguity cultural influences, and being an outsider looking in.

  • Added: Sep 01, 2016
  • Length: 15:11
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Jeffrey Friedman talks water, politics, and surviving civilization.

  • Added: Aug 04, 2016
  • Length: 08:07
Caption: Tim Heptner, San Francisco, CA 7/1/16, Credit: Andrea Chase
Tim Heptner talks aesthetics, creating narrative, and how A CLOCKWORK ORANGE affected him.

  • Added: Jul 24, 2016
  • Length: 16:33
Caption: Stanley Nelson, San Francisco, CA 10/1/15, Credit: Andrea Chase
Stanley Nelson talks history, irony, and delivering the unexpected.

  • Added: Oct 03, 2015
  • Length: 15:03
Caption: Lisa Rivo, San Francisco, CA 8/5/14, Credit: Andrea Chase
Lisa Rivo of The National Center for Jewish Film talks crossovers, treasure hunts, and preserving history.

  • Added: Dec 23, 2014
  • Length: 35:52
Caption: Dr. Ralph Moss and Eric Merola, San Francisco, CA 9/11/14, Credit: Andrea Chase
Eric Merola and Dr. Ralph Moss talk deliberate misdirection, the relativity of statistics, and going for the gold.

  • Added: Nov 08, 2014
  • Length: 49:38
Caption: Michael Hauser at home, Credit: Phil Nusbaum
Twin Cities Weekend is a five minute feature that keeps listeners up to date on what's happening the following weekend. Artist interviews and music...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Nov 06, 2014
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
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What do you do when they tell you your child is in a persistive vegetative state, tell you to put her in a nursing home and go on with your life? Y...

  • Added: Mar 05, 2009
  • Length: 04:30