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.
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Oct 17, 2018 • 29min
Your Home, Your Right… or My Business?
The stage is set for a battle between two worldviews. Is housing a human right, or a commodity? And where on that continuum is California's common ground? This week, we look at the fight over rent control, and police policies that affect the homeless.
Oct 10, 2018 • 29min
Reproductive Justice from El Salvador to the U.S.
This week, we hear from a woman who went to prison under El Salvador's current abortion laws— some of the strictest in the world. And, one reproductive justice organization considers the future of reproductive health access under the US Supreme Court.
Oct 3, 2018 • 29min
The Response: Occupy Sandy
This week, we explore the remarkable communities that arise in the aftermath of natural disasters; namely, Hurricane Sandy, and its impact on the Rockaway Peninsula.
Sep 26, 2018 • 29min
10 Years After the Crash: Recovery Not for All
This month is the ten year anniversary of the stock market crash of 2018. Nomi Prins talks about her new book, "Collusion: How Central Bankers Rigged the World." And, Julianne Malveaux explains how the crash has continued to devastate people of color, especially black people.
Sep 19, 2018 • 29min
Climate Change & Sacrifice Zones (Encore)
On this encore edition of Making Contact, we present the first in a two-part series on the pressure to transform a region of iconic landscapes and environmental stewardship into a global center for shipping fossil fuels.
Sep 12, 2018 • 29min
70 Million: Locals Divided Between Diversion and Border Security
Criminal justice reform can be complicated. Formerly incarcerated people and officials in Pima County are teaming up to send fewer people to jail. Meanwhile a federal program at the border is sending people to jail over traffic violations and minor drug offenses.
Sep 5, 2018 • 29min
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 school administrators address sexual assault more vigorously. Last year, student protests at Morehouse College, Spelman College, Hampton University, and Howard University focused on inadequacies in the way sexual assault and rape cases are handled.
Aug 28, 2018 • 29min
No Ashes in the Fire: Coming of Age Black and Free in America
Darnell Moore the author of No Ashes in the Fire: Coming of Age Black and Free in America. A story of beauty and hope-and an honest reckoning with family, with place and with what is it means to be free. His talk focuses on his memoir, No Ashes in the Fire.
Aug 16, 2018 • 29min
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 modern anti-prison movement.
Aug 9, 2018 • 29min
Parenting From Prison, Inside Out
When one or both parents are incarcerated the family is also incarcerated and are adversely affected in profound ways that exacerbate existing structural inequalities and struggles. Programs for inmates and families like FamilyWorks and the Storybook Program, encourage rebuilding and maintaining relationships despite being separated by prison.
