Making_contact Videos
How We Survive: Sprouting Up in Empty Breadbaskets #45-09 November 11, 2009
A look at food deserts in both urban and rural areas, and the community gardens that are sprouting up in them
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1 month ago from National Radio Project/Making Contact Podcast - 64k version
The Mission to End Prohibition #44-09 November 4, 2009
A former narcotics officer and a drug reform activist suggest how to move away from current drug policy
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2 months ago from National Radio Project/Making Contact Podcast - 64k version
La Llorona: An Evolving Myth (encore) #43-09 October 28, 2009
The story of the weeping woman has been told since the time of the Spanish conquest. We re-tell the myth of La Llorona
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2 months ago from National Radio Project/Making Contact Podcast - 64k version
Immigrant Families Behind Bars #42-09 October 21, 2009
A story about a family torn apart by immigrant raids, and grassroots efforts against a family detention center
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2 months ago from National Radio Project/Making Contact Podcast - 64k version
American Peace Activists on the Streets of Kabul #41-09 October 14, 2009
We talk to lenders who do things differently and folks who've staved off financial scams
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2 months ago from National Radio Project/Making Contact Podcast - 64k version
How We Survive: Predatory 'Mending' #40-09 October 07, 2009
We talk to lenders who do things differently and folks who've staved off financial scams
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3 months ago from National Radio Project/Making Contact Podcast - 64k version
Tapped Out: Clean Water in Peril #39-09 September 30, 2009
Three stories about the battle to protect water
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3 months ago from National Radio Project/Making Contact Podcast - 64k version
My T-Shirt Says it All #38-09 September 23, 2009
T-shirt designers use garments to fight racism and communicate cultural identity
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3 months ago from National Radio Project/Making Contact Podcast - 64k version
Women in Sports: Separate and Not Equal #37-09 September 16, 2009
David Zirin and Elizabeth Terzakis talk about sexism in sports
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3 months ago from National Radio Project/Making Contact Podcast - 64k version
How We Survive: Renters, Rights and Resistance #36-09 September 9, 2009
Renters in foreclosured homes share their stories, advocates fight for laws requiring just cause for eviction
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