Making Contact
Frequencies of Change Media
"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.
Episodes
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Sep 10, 2009 • 29min
36-09 How We Survive: Renters, Rights and Resistance
We hear from renters and renters' advocates about the invisible victims of the mortgage meltdown.
Sep 3, 2009 • 29min
35-09 Still Looking for the Union Label
We take a look at the Employee Free Choice Act and the future of labor unions.
Aug 27, 2009 • 29min
34-09 How We Survive: The Deepening Homelessness Crisis (encore)
We'll hear how two different communities are dealing with the economic crisis by taking matters into their own hands.
Aug 20, 2009 • 29min
33-09 Swimming Upstream: Can Our Rivers Be Saved?
We talk to river stewards across the U.S. working to protect, cleanup and restore our valuable fresh waterways.
Aug 13, 2009 • 29min
32-09 Breaking through the Blue Wall of Silence
Who polices the police? The ongoing battle between the people and the police.
Aug 6, 2009 • 29min
31-09 How We Survive: Resisting Foreclosures
A look into how communities and everyday people around the U.S. are resisting foreclosure of their homes. We take a stab at the question: are rescue programs actually working?">
Jul 30, 2009 • 29min
30-09 Guard Us All? Immigrant Women and the HPV Vaccine
A controversial vaccine is at the intersection of immigrant rights andreproductive justice organizing. The HPV vaccine is mandatory for permanentresident status, and advocates say it follows a history of controlling thebodies of women of color.
Jul 22, 2009 • 29min
29-09 Gay Rights in India: The Struggle Continues
We hear about the gay community's struggle for legal rights in India, and their prospects for cultural acceptance after a historic victory in court.
Jul 15, 2009 • 29min
28-09 Many Voices for a Single-Payer System
We hear from physicians and others who are taking a stand for a national health care plan for all.
Jul 8, 2009 • 29min
27-09 Redefining Black Power in the Age of Obama
Three African-American community leaders talk about Obama's presidency and how it has changed their perspective on what black power is...and isn't.
