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<![CDATA[KPFK - Making Contact]]> https://www.kpfk.org/on-air/making-contact/ webmaster@kpfk.org (Archive Manager) webmaster@kpfk.org (KPFK Admin) en-us Mon, 24 Aug 2026 16:00:00 -0700 60 Pacifica Archive archiver_9.0.1 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Public Affairs - Local KPFK Public Radio - Online Archives webmaster@kpfk.org Various no <![CDATA[Monday, August 24, 2026 - The role of independent media, and Pacifica taking over production of Making Contact ]]> https://archive.kpfk.org/mp3/kpfk_260824_160000makingcontact.mp3 https://archive.kpfk.org/mp3/kpfk_260824_160000makingcontact.mp3 Mon, 24 Aug 2026 16:00:00 -0700 For over 30 years, Making Contact has been bringing you grassroots voices and context, to better understand the world and the people who are struggling to make it better. As Pacifica radio takes over production of the show, media critic and Making Contact co-founder Norman Solomon joins us this week, to understand the crucial role of independent media, and how we’ve navigated change—from the Bill Clinton era, to the second term of Donald Trump.

Featuring: Norman Solomon, Executive Director of the Institute for Public Accuracy and Making Contact co-founder.

Archival audio: Bill Clinton; Deborah Toller, political economy analyst; Naomi Perez, former American Apparel employee; Roberto Surro, professor at the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism at USC; Elie Mystal, Justice Correspondent at The Nation.

Credits: Host Mark Maxwell. Reporters Andrew Stelzer, Phillip Babich, Julie Light, Reese Erlich, Patrick Burke, Lucy Kang, Rami Almeghari. Staff Producer Dan Pavlish. Editor Jessica Partnow. Music: “Jesus in the Sky” and “More Wood Less Head” by Mermen.

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