Globalizing Media Reform
On this edition, we’ll hear from activists and journalists speaking at this year’s National Conference on Media Reform in St. Louis, Missouri.
Salmonlands
On this edition, producer Barbara Bernstein takes us on a journey into the land of salmon. Why are they so significant and what will it take to keep them from disappearing?
Remembering Marla Ruzicka
On this edition, we take a look at Marla Ruzicka’s life and work, through the words of some of her many friends and colleagues.
Blocking the Highways of Globalization: Tales from Bolivia and Peru
Throughout the 1980s and 90s, Latin America implemented the globalization policies demanded by the US. But now those policies are coming under fire.
Media Justice: Access and Accountability
On this edition, we’ll take a look at Media Justice, and the grassroots efforts to make media more accountable.
Children Denied: Family Cap and Foster Care
On this special Welfare Radio Collaborative edition of Making Contact, we’ll explore the “family-cap” and its effect on women’s lives, as well as the studies that call it into question.
Social Security “Reform”: Rolling Back the New Deal
On this edition, we’ll explore the importance of the program to those often overlooked in the current debate over Social Security, like young people, and the disabled.
The Third Option – Assisted Suicide (encore edition)
In 1994, Oregonians voted to make doctor assisted suicide legal, the only law of its type in United States. Ten years later, it’s still controversial. On this edition, correspondent Barbara Bernstein speaks with activists and analysts on both sides of the issue.
Fake News Flap – VNRs and Covert Propaganda
On this week’s edition, we’ll take a look at video news releases and the VNR industry.
Queer Youth Challenges
On this edition, we’ll take a look at the unique perspective of LGBTQ youth on such topics as foster care, childhood sexual abuse, and disability.
