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Making Contact

Media that helps build a movement: Making Contact is an award-winning, 29-minute weekly magazine/documentary-style public affairs program heard on 150 radio stations.

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You’ve heard of Hip-Hop, but what about Krip-Hop?

You’ve heard of Hip-Hop, but what about Krip-Hop?

You’ve heard of Hip-Hop, but what about Krip-Hop? That’s the name for the international movement of disabled artists, po... Read more

28 Jan 2015

28mins

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American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs

American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs

In this episode, we honor the life and legacy of civil rights activist Grace Lee Boggs through the lens of the documenta... Read more

22 May 2019

29mins

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Harvest of Empire (Part 1)

Harvest of Empire (Part 1)

Its not just jobs and prosperity that draw immigrants to the United States.  Many Latin American’s were brought here, or... Read more

25 Jun 2013

28mins

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Ruben Salazar: Man in the Middle

Ruben Salazar: Man in the Middle

A radio adaptation of the documentary Ruben Salazar: Man in the Middle. This documentary examines the life and mysteriou... Read more

25 Sep 2015

29mins

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Spare the Kids, Dr. Stacey Patton

Spare the Kids, Dr. Stacey Patton

We speak with author Dr. Stacey Patton about her book, Spare the Kids: Why Whupping Won't Save Black America. The book e... Read more

6 Feb 2019

28mins

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Conquest: Sexual Violence and Native American Genocide

Conquest: Sexual Violence and Native American Genocide

Native American women experience the highest rates of violence of any other group in the United States. One in three nat... Read more

27 Nov 2013

28mins

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Harvest of Empire (Part 2)

Harvest of Empire (Part 2)

Its not just jobs and prosperity that draw immigrants to the United States.  Many Latin Americans were brought here, or ... Read more

3 Jul 2013

28mins

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The Struggle Inside: The Murder of George Jackson

The Struggle Inside: The Murder of George Jackson

On this edition of Making Contact we present, The Struggle Inside: The Murder of George Jackson, a program about the mod... Read more

16 Aug 2018

29mins

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The true cost of fast fashion: a look inside Los Angeles sweatshops

The true cost of fast fashion: a look inside Los Angeles sweatshops

Los Angeles’ garment district is notorious for sweatshop conditions, abuse, and the outright theft of earned wages.  Yet... Read more

30 Mar 2016

28mins

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Women Rising 29: Food Sovereignty in indigenous communities

Women Rising 29: Food Sovereignty in indigenous communities

Women Rising radio profiles food sovereignty activists from India, Mexico, and Native American communities. Featuring: ... Read more

6 Jan 2016

29mins

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After Disaster: Picking up the pieces in an age of climate change

After Disaster: Picking up the pieces in an age of climate change

Among the effects of climate change are more extreme weatherevents, such as Typhoon Haiyan, Superstorm Sandy, and a seve... Read more

4 May 2016

28mins

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Decarcerated with Danielle Sered: Until We Reckon: Violence, Mass Incarceration, and a Road to Repair

Decarcerated with Danielle Sered: Until We Reckon: Violence, Mass Incarceration, and a Road to Repair

Courtesy of the Decarcerated Podcast, host Marlon Peterson hosts a live conversation with Common Justice founder Daniell... Read more

4 Sep 2019

29mins

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Jeremy Scahill on Obama’s Dirty Wars

Jeremy Scahill on Obama’s Dirty Wars

Drone attacks on American citizens. Black sites around the globe where prisoners are tortured.  And the prison at Guanta... Read more

22 Jan 2014

28mins

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Partners in the Struggle-allies in political movements

Partners in the Struggle-allies in political movements

What does it mean to be an ally in a political movement? From white Americans in the civil rights era, to Israelis in Pa... Read more

11 Dec 2013

28mins

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About Last Night: How HBCU Students are Addressing Sexual Assault on Campus

About Last Night: How HBCU Students are Addressing Sexual Assault on Campus

#DishonorRoll Students at several prominent historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), have demanded that sch... Read more

5 Sep 2018

29mins

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The Non-Violent Path of Cesar Chavez

The Non-Violent Path of Cesar Chavez

Cesar Chavez has made it to the big screen. Millions of people are now learning about the legendary farmworker organizer... Read more

9 Apr 2014

28mins

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The Future of Abolition: Marc Lamont Hill, Michelle Alexander and Vonya Quarles

The Future of Abolition: Marc Lamont Hill, Michelle Alexander and Vonya Quarles

Michelle Alexander, Mark Lamont Hill and Vonya Quarles discuss the modern prison abolition movement, what's changed in t... Read more

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Abortion Access Under Attack

Abortion Access Under Attack

Special edition of Making Contact with guest Host, Rose Aguilar discussing reproductive health and abortion rights 43 ye... Read more

20 Jan 2016

29mins

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Deadly Force: Police Shootings in Black and White

Deadly Force: Police Shootings in Black and White

Why are so many of those killed by police young people of color? A recent ProPublica investigation found that a young bl... Read more

18 Feb 2015

28mins

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Fantastic Negrito and The Last Days of Oakland

Fantastic Negrito and The Last Days of Oakland

In the last three years, Fantastic Negrito, an Oakland-based black roots revivalist has gone from busking at bus stops t... Read more

21 Nov 2017

29mins

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