Making Contact

Making Contact – Rad Dads!!!

Parenting has never been easy. Merging your politics with your parenting decisions can be even more challenging. On this edition, fathers… and mothers… on fatherhood and how it’s changing. Traditional ideas about what a dad is supposed to be are slowly disappearing, but what will take their place? Featuring: Tomas Moniz, Rad Dad creator; Airial … Continued


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Making Contact – Stuck in the Bluff

Needle exchange programs began springing up in the 1980’s during the AIDS crisis. Countless lives have been saved by providing IV drug users with clean needles. But even now, with hundreds of programs across the US and throughout the world, some states still view distributing needles as illegal. This week, WABE reporter Jim Burress takes … Continued


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Making Contact – Activist Women of Greenpeace

We profile women of Greenpeace, the legendary eco-activist organization. Hettie geenan is first mate on the Greenpeace ship, Rainbow Warrior. Leila Deen leads the campaign against fracking. And Laila Williams connect Greenpeace with indigenous communities, women’s groups and people of color. Featuring:   Leila Deen, Greepeace Senior Campaigner; Hettie Geenen,  First Mate on the Rainbow … Continued