Spies of Mississippi: Apr 21, 2017: 3pm - 3:30 pm

Spies of Mississippi is a journey into the world of informants, infiltrators, and agent provocateurs in the heart of Dixie. Directed and produced by Dawn Porter and executive produced by LOOKS TV and...

Beyond Choice : Apr 14, 2017: 3pm - 3:30 pm

This broadcast focuses on organizing for reproductive justice. At the end of March, Congress passed a bill allowing states to deny funding to family planning groups that offer abortion services – grou...

Not Throw Away Women: Apr 07, 2017: 3pm - 3:30 pm

"Not Throw Away Women: Black and Indigenous Women Disrupt Violence": On today's show we're exploring how some women have been dehumanized to the point of indifference. We'll learn how one community is...

Conscience and Dissent: Mar 31, 2017: 3pm - 3:30 pm

"Conscience and Dissent: Values in Media": Independent journalism has been the site to locate incisive analysis and perspectives typically passed over by the hegemony established by mainstream, corpor...

The Cost of War: Mar 24, 2017: 3pm - 3:30 pm

A reflection on the United States and Iraq conflict. Nearly 4,500 American soldiers and more than 100,000 Iraqis have died since the beginning of the Iraq War in 2003. Although President Obama officia...

Education in the Trump Era: Mar 17, 2017: 3pm - 3:30 pm

Access to a quality education means different things to different people. Some families are willing and able to pay top dollar for a private school, other children are homeschooled, while many rely on...

11 Million Undocumented: Feb 10, 2017: 3pm - 3:30 pm

A look at sanctuary and immigration policy in the Trump era. 11 million. That is the estimated number of people living in the U.S. who are undocumented. During his first weeks in office President Dona...

A Dream Remembered?: Feb 03, 2017: 3pm - 3:30 pm

"A Dream Remembered?: Martin Luther King Jr and the Grassroots Civil Rights Movement": On the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on August 28th, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered one of the most famou...

Caring Relationships: Negotiating Meaning and Maintaining Dignity: Jan 27, 2017: 3pm - 3:30 pm

The vast majority of care recipients are exclusively receiving unpaid care from a family member, friend, or neighbor. The rest receive a combination of family care and paid assistance, or exclusively...

From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation: Jan 20, 2017: 3pm - 3:30 pm

On this edition, we hear from Dr. Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, assistant professor in the Department of African American Studies at Princeton University. Dr. Taylor most recently wrote, "From Black Lives...

Mirrors of Privilege: Jan 13, 2017: 3pm - 3:30 pm

Mirrors of Privilege is a remarkable and engaging film that explores stories from white men and women about their journeys in overcoming issues of unconscious bias and entitlement. From Shakti Butler,...

Men, Women, and Guns: Jan 06, 2017: 3pm - 3:30 pm

When a mass shooting erupts in our town or city, two common and reasonable responses are to re-examine gun laws and mental health services. But if mass shootings were solely about the shooter's mental...

20161230: Dec 30, 2016: 3pm - 3:30 pm

Founded in 1994, International Media Project is an independent, non-profit organization committed to investigative journalism, in-depth critical analysis, the promotion of civic participation and the...

The Long Ride Home: Dec 23, 2016: 3pm - 3:30 pm

The Get On The Bus program coordinated by the Center for Restorative Justice Works that offers support and free transportation services to families affected by the criminal justice system by bringing...

The Cultural Legacy of the Black Panther Party : Dec 09, 2016: 3pm - 3:30 pm

Fifty years ago, the United States was in a period of tremendous social upheaval and cultural change. The Civil Rights Movement led by Dr. Martin Luther King had resulted in new federal legislation ou...

The Murder of Fred Hampton: Dec 02, 2016: 3pm - 3:30 pm

The Murder of Fred Hampton began as a film portrait of Hampton and the Illinois Black Panther Party, but halfway through the shoot, Hampton was murdered by Chicago police. In an infamous moment in Chi...

20161125: Nov 25, 2016: 3pm - 3:30 pm

Founded in 1994, International Media Project is an independent, non-profit organization committed to investigative journalism, in-depth critical analysis, the promotion of civic participation and the...

The Electoral College's Dirty History: Nov 18, 2016: 3pm - 3:30 pm

Given the Trump Election and the difference between popular votes and Electoral votes, we explore the Electoral College. Who are the electors, anyway? And will the United States ever join the rest of...

20161111: Nov 11, 2016: 3pm - 3:30 pm

Founded in 1994, International Media Project is an independent, non-profit organization committed to investigative journalism, in-depth critical analysis, the promotion of civic participation and the...

Voter Suppression and Buying Democracy : Nov 04, 2016: 3pm - 3:30 pm

Greg Palast, is a New York Times bestselling author and an investigative reporter for the BBC and the British newspaper, The Guardian. Like Michael Moore, he is also a documentary filmmaker. His new f...

Nuclear Weapons Abolitionists : Oct 14, 2016: 3pm - 3:30 pm

As relations between the United States and Russian governments continue to deteriorate, people are growing concerned that we re on the brink of another nuclear arms race. Both the U.S. and Russia are...

Demographic Danger: A Look at Maternity Wards and Segregation in Israel : Oct 07, 2016: 3pm - 3:30 pm

Hadassah Hospital was founded on the promise to serve all patients with the same, excellent care. This week, we go inside Hadassah's Mount Scopus maternity ward where the separation of Jewish and Arab...

Retaining Rondon: Creole Food in a Changing World: Sep 30, 2016: 3pm - 3:30 pm

In a world that increasingly seems to strive for uniformity, afro-descendant Creole people on the eastern coast of Nicaragua seek to hold on to their unique culture through their food. Incoming palm p...

Occupy, 5 Years Later : Sep 23, 2016: 3pm - 3:30 pm

September marks the 5-year anniversary of Occupy. We go to Zuccotti Park and Oakland to talk to individuals that were part of Occupy Wall Street and Occupy Oakland to gain insight and reflection on th...

How Everything Became War and the Military Became Everything: Sep 16, 2016: 3pm - 3:30 pm

The US military didn't shrink much under President Obama, and our perpetual state of war has barely waned since 9-11. Author Rosa Brooks says the consequences of this new normal reach deep into our so...

15 Years After 9/11: Sep 09, 2016: 3pm - 3:30 pm

Still Searching for Monsters to Destroy: September 11, 2001 ushered in an era marked by the unending War on Terror, dragnet government surveillance programs, and escalating attacks on people perceived...

Invisible Workers: Sep 02, 2016: 3pm - 3:30 pm

Invisible Workers, Laboring in the Shadows, Encore Edition: Millions of people around the world work in jobs that aren't formally recognized or afforded legal protections typical of wage earning jobs....

Trouble Brewing?: Aug 26, 2016: 3pm - 3:30 pm

It s the second most-traded commodity in the world after oil but how much do you think about your cup of coffee? From coffee farmers in Colombia to the trash produced by your single-cup coffee machine...

20160819: Aug 19, 2016: 3pm - 3:30 pm

The alternatives to prison are few and far between. And after serving time, the options for getting back on your feet are even worse. Finding food, a job and a place to live with a criminal record can...

Food Sovereignty: Aug 12, 2016: 3pm - 3:30 pm

Women Rising Radio: Food Sovereignty. Women Rising radio profiles food sovereignty activists from India, Mexico, and Native American communities. Founded in 1994, International Media Project is an ind...

Cointelpro 101, Part 2: Aug 05, 2016: 3pm - 3:30 pm

This week, we broadcast Part 2 of COINTELPRO 101, a documentary film that looks at COINTELPRO, the secret FBI project that infiltrated and disrupted domestic organizations thought to be subversive. Th...

COINTELPRO 101, Part 1: Jul 29, 2016: 3pm - 3:30 pm

COINTELPRO, the secret FBI project to infiltrate and disrupt domestic organizations thought to be subversive, targeted African-American, Native-American and other movements for self-determination by p...

Bipolarized: Jul 22, 2016: 3pm - 3:30 pm

Ross McKenzie was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, but after 15 years on Lithium, he wasn't getting any better. He decided to take matters into his own hands, get off the drug, and find out why so man...

Documenting Fredy: Jul 15, 2016: 3pm - 3:30 pm

Documenting Fredy: Eight Years After the Shooting in Montreal. Fredy Villaneuva was playing dice in a park in Montreal North when police officers arrived. In less than a minute, the 18-year-old was fa...

#SayHerName: Black Love in Action: Jul 08, 2016: 3pm - 3:30 pm

In cities across the country, black women - many of whom have been on the front lines of the Movement for Black Lives - are lifting up the names of their sisters killed by police. This March, Manolia...

Straddling Borders: Jul 01, 2016: 3pm - 3:30 pm

Existing in two worlds can complicate your identity and complete it. Whether it's understanding your medicine man grandfather, or deepening the concept of love through a different tongue, these storyt...

The Hidden History of America's Billionaires: Jun 24, 2016: 3pm - 3:30 pm

Who is Charles Koch—really? Who are the members of the Network? "a semi-secret group assembled by the Koch brothers"? How are the superrich's priorities transforming American society? Journalist Jane...

Rad Dads!!!: Jun 17, 2016: 3pm - 3:30 pm

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? Hosted by Andrew Stelzer. Produc...

Choosing Justice Over Fear: Jun 03, 2016: 3pm - 3:30 pm

Penny Rosenwasser is an activist and author of Hope Into Practice: Jewish Women Choosing Justice Despite our Fears. On this edition of Making Contact she reflects on her personal journey to embrace he...

The Nakba, The Naksa, and the Future of Palestine: May 27, 2016: 3pm - 3:30 pm

In 1948, Zionist militias expelled over 700,000 Palestinians from their villages and towns. The event, and the ongoing destruction and occupation of Palestine are referred to as the Nakba " the catast...

Iran Belongs to Its Youth : May 20, 2016: 3pm - 3:30 pm

Veteran journalist Reese Erlich takes us to Iran where young people, who make up over 40% of the country's population, are looking toward the future. What do young Iranians think about Rouhani's rule...

Abortion Access and Eroded Rights (Encore): May 13, 2016: 3pm - 3:30 pm

This is a special encore edition. In 1973 the Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade established the legal right to abortion in the United States. Since then, state legislative and executive bodies have battl...

After Disaster (Encore): May 06, 2016: 3pm - 3:30 pm

This is a special encore edition. Among the effects of climate change are more extreme weather events, such as Typhoon Haiyan, Superstorm Sandy, and a severe drought stretching across much of the West...

Misrepresented: Apr 29, 2016: 3pm - 3:30 pm

On this edition of Making Contact we'll meet people confronting racist depictions of Muslims and Arabs in pop culture and politics; and two young women evaluating societal expectations placed on them....

Immigrant Communities Upholding Democracy: Apr 22, 2016: 3pm - 3:30 pm

This edition of Making Contact is Part I of our special series examining how immigrants are responding and participating in elections and politics today. From Dreamers in Arizona to Muslims in Michiga...

Caring Relationships: Apr 15, 2016: 3pm - 3:30 pm

The vast majority of care recipients are exclusively receiving unpaid care from a family member, friend, or neighbor. The rest receive a combination of family care and paid assistance, or exclusively...

Not a Drop to Drink: Apr 08, 2016: 3pm - 3:30 pm

This is a special encore edition. It's something many of us take for granted: access to clean drinking water. But for many Americans it's not something they can rely on. From chemical spills in West V...

LA Sweatshops: Apr 01, 2016: 3pm - 3:30 pm

Los Angeles' garment district is notorious for sweatshop conditions, abuse, and the outright theft of earned wages. Yet the name-brand clothes that some of us are wearing right now, may have been prod...

Life, Breath and Toxics: Mar 25, 2016: 3pm - 3:30 pm

From Norco, Louisiana to Flint, Michigan to Los Angeles, California - environmental racism is real. On this edition of Making Contact, we look at polluting industries in Northeast and South L.A. We be...

The Fight for 15: Mar 18, 2016: 3pm - 3:30 pm

In 2012, fast food workers in NYC kicked off a movement that has exceeded all expectations, and changed the conversation about the minimum wage. On this edition, low paid workers tell the story of the...