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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Dec 23, 2009 • 29min
51-09 Cracking the Coup in Honduras
A look into the roots of a long-standing conflict between a powerful oligarchy and a dispossessed majority.
Dec 16, 2009 • 29min
50-09 Settlers or Meddlers? A Divided Palestine
We hear from Israeli settlers in Palestine and get reactions to related Obama administration policy.
Dec 3, 2009 • 29min
48-09 Trade Shifts: Reflections on the Seattle WTO Protests
We revisit the voices from that Seattle WTO protests and find out how global economic forces have shifted in the past decade.
Nov 26, 2009 • 29min
47-09 Native Harvest for a Modern World
An agricultural renaissance has taken root among the Taos Pueblo people in New Mexico. Sustainable agriculture is returning, after years of unhealthy food, poor health and obesity.
Nov 18, 2009 • 29min
46-09 The Will to Resist: Dahr Jamail on U.S. Soldiers and Iraq
Journalist Dahr Jamail talks about the on-going wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the growing refusal to serve in the US military.
Nov 11, 2009 • 29min
45-09 How We Survive: Sprouting Up in Empty Breadbaskets
A look at food deserts in both urban and rural areas, and the community gardens that are sprouting up in them
Nov 4, 2009 • 29min
44-09 The Mission to End Prohibition
A former narcotics officer and a drug reform activist suggest how to move away from current drug policy
Oct 28, 2009 • 29min
43-09 La Llorona: An Evolving Myth (encore)
The story of the weeping woman has been told since the time of the Spanish conquest. This Hallowee, we re-tell the myth of La Llorona.
Oct 21, 2009 • 29min
42-09 Immigrant Families Behind Bars
An immigrant family is torn apart after a raid in Arizona, and grassroots efforts help change policies at a Texas detention center.
Oct 14, 2009 • 29min
41-09 American Peace Activists on the Streets of Kabul
Marine Corporal Rick Reyes and other anti-war activists travel to Afghanistan to meet with government officials, women's rights activists and ordinary Afghans.
