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Pacifica Foundation to Continue the Legacy of ‘Making Contact’

Los Angeles, CA – The Pacifica Foundation is proud to announce that it will assume production of the award-winning public affairs program Making Contact, following the closure of Frequencies of Change Media, the independent nonprofit...

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Origin Story: Making Contact | 30th Anniversary Capsule

From its birthplace in an Oakland cafe in 1994 to the Battle in Seattle, international reporting projects, and a deep commitment to social justice journalism, Making Contact has been an important part of the media landscape for more than...

Mexicans Confronting Racism: Aztec myths to modern stereotypes (encore)

There’s an idea in Mexico that racism doesn’t exist, that all Mexicans are “mestizo” – a homogenous blend of Spanish and indigenous. But cultural worker José Antonio Aguilar says racism is lived by Black and brown Mexicans...

Thirsting for Justice (Part One): East Orosi’s Struggle for Clean Drinking Water (Encore)

This episode originally aired on July 25, 2024 as “East Orosi’s Struggle for Clean Drinking Water.“ East Orosi hasn’t had safe drinking water in over 20 years. The water is full of nitrates, runoff from industrial...

Juristac and the Amah Mutsun: Indigenous Resistance and Regeneration (Encore)

In this episode, we take a deep dive into Indigenous resistance against extractivism and the forces behind climate change. We’ll look at an underreported story in California about the Amah Mutsun Ohlone’s fight to save their most...

Staying in the Fight with Ijeoma Oluo, from In the Meanwhile

In this special guest episode from the podcast In the Meanwhile, co-hosts Marcus Harrison Green and Nora Kenworthy sit down with author and activist Ijeoma Oluo (So You Want to Talk About Race; Mediocre: the Dangerous Legacy of White...

Mabuhay: Welcome to Little Manila in Queens (Encore)

This episode was originally published on May 24, 2023 as “Queens Memory Podcast: Seeing Signs“ Mapapakinggan din itong episode sa Tagalog (This episode is also available in Tagalog): The Queens Memory Podcast is a project...

Pacifica Foundation to Continue the Legacy of ‘Making Contact’

Los Angeles, CA – The Pacifica Foundation is proud to announce that it will assume production of the award-winning public affairs program Making Contact, following the closure of Frequencies of Change Media, the independent nonprofit...

Pacifica Foundation to Continue the Legacy of ‘Making Contact’

Los Angeles, CA – The Pacifica Foundation is proud to announce that it will assume production of the award-winning public affairs program Making Contact, following the closure of Frequencies of Change Media, the independent nonprofit...

Staying in the Fight with Ijeoma Oluo, from In the Meanwhile

In this special guest episode from the podcast In the Meanwhile, co-hosts Marcus Harrison Green and Nora Kenworthy sit down with author and activist Ijeoma Oluo (So You Want to Talk About Race; Mediocre: the Dangerous Legacy of White...