In order to reduce prison over-crowding the Justice Department is releasing about 6,000 non-violent inmates early. Darris Young is working to make sure upon release individuals can successfully transition after incarceration. On the Next edition of Making Contact we’ll meet more individuals like Darris who also went to prison, came out and dedicated their life … Continued


Nuclear-industry critics Arnie and Maggie Gundersen warn that, four-and-a-half years after the meltdown, Fukushima still poses a danger to Japan and the Pacific region, and that the Japanese government is trying to prevent journalists and physicians from disclosing the ongoing problems. The program closes with an excerpt from a speech by Arnie Gundersen rebutting the … Continued


Host Derk Richardson welcomes jazz singer Laurie Antonioli to the studio. Laurie’s new album is “Varuna,” her second with the brilliant pianist Richie Beirach, recorded in Leipzig and California. Last year’s, “Songs of Shadow, Songs of Light” landed on several year-end best-of lists. Laurie will talk about her work–she also heads the Vocal Jazz Studies program at the California Jazz Conservatory in … Continued