Making Contact

Making Contact – April 24, 2026

Covering the movements, issues and people fighting for some of the most important social justice issues of our time. Hosted by Amy Gastelum, Salima Hamirani, Anita Jonhson, and Lucy Kang. Sign up for program alerts and sneak peeks from Making Contact at: http://ow.ly/1FkV30aq1z2


Project Censored

Project Censored – April 24, 2026

This week on the program, we celebrate Independent Media and press freedom with Izzy Fest 2026 and the 18th annual Izzy Award named after the legendary muckraker, I.F. Stone. First up, we have documentary filmmaker Abby Martin of Empire Files who is sharing the Izzy Award this year for her documentary Earths Greatest Enemy about … Continued


A rarely-invoked committee colloquially known as the “God Squad” met in late March and unanimously voted to exempt oil and gas activity in the Gulf of Mexico from environmental safeguards put in place by the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The ESA is widely recognized as one of the most effective conservation laws in the United … Continued


On today’s show, updates from local organizations.  I speak to Talia Nimmer, staff attorney for the Climate Law Institute with the Center for Biological Diversity will give us an update on the fight against Sable Offshore Corporation’s attempt to restart drilling off the coast of Santa Barbara, we switch gears and speak to Martin Bourque … Continued