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70 Million – Forget Reform, They Want Abolition
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Mike Milton at the Freedom Community Center in St. Louis, MO., Credit: Joe Martinez
This week on Making Contact we're taking you to St. Louis, Missouri with the Podcast 70 Million to learn about the city's ongoing efforts to re-ima...

Bought by WXDU, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, RadioFreePalmer, and WFHB


  • Added: Aug 23, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
70 Million: A Special Court Keeping Native Americans out of Jail
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Courtroom chairs set up in a circle for the Healing to Wellness session that morning, Credit: Greta Rybus
Kirsten made her way out of jail and addiction with the help of a special court on the Penobscot Nation reservation in Maine. There, culture and ju...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle and WXDU


  • Added: Aug 08, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Lessons From Defund the Police
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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It's been a year since the call to "Defund the Police" rang out through the George Floyd Protests. The idea isn't new - redistributing police funds...

Bought by WXDU


  • Added: Jun 01, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Mark McBrine Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that with few exceptions, the food served in prison does not support mental and physical health? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and regi...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Feb 04, 2021
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for December 9, 2020
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
Caption: Timely, In-Depth Progressive Analysis Since 1991
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Trump, GOP Embrace of Authoritarianism: An Ongoing Threat to US Democracy;...

Bought by WKPW


  • Added: Dec 09, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Unblock the Vote 2020
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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On this episode, we'll explore felon disenfranchisement and the battle to restore the voting rights of people on parole. We will also turn our atte...

Bought by WXDU and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Oct 14, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
70 Million: Voting from Jail is a Right, and Now a Reality in Chicago
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Talman Anderson votes in the Illinois presidential preference primary from the Cook County Jail, Credit: Photo by Pamela Kirkland
A year ago, Illinois passed a law requiring all jails to ensure that pre-trial detainees have an opportunity to vote. Chicago’s Cook County Jail wa...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WXDU, and KMUN


  • Added: Oct 03, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Keri Blakinger Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that food served in jails and prisons does not promote mental and physical health? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and registered dietitia...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Sep 24, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Re:Work: [No] Child Left Behind
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Phal Sok - Youth Justice Coalition, Credit: Re:Work Radio
We often see children as innocents who need love, support, and stability. But not all young people are nurtured this way. Too often youth from marg...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and KDNK


  • Added: Aug 11, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
As New Orleans Incarcerates More People, More Children Have a Parent Behind Bars
From: Eve Abrams
Series: Unprisoned
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Season 1, Episode 12 Over the last forty years, as incarceration has surged across the nation, so has the number of children with a family member...

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  • Added: Jul 29, 2020
  • Length: 09:20
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 5: Former Inmates Janelle and Martine Stop in During the Broadcast - December 30, 2018
From: Radio Jail
Series: Radio Jail
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Former inmates surprise Eugenie and Flipper with a pop-in to the studio during the show. Listen to their stories, In addition to the regular calls ...

  • Added: Apr 26, 2020
  • Length: 56:19
Mutual Aid Justice: Beyond Survival
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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What does it look like in the Justice sphere? If you don’t want to call the cops, what else can you do? Many people turn to transformative justice ...

Bought by KSPC, KDNK, and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Apr 08, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 3
70 Million: The Work of Closing a Notorious Jail
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Inex Bordeaux holds up a sign while doing street outreach in north St. Louis to raise awareness about the Close the Workhouse campaign., Credit: Carolina Hidalgo
Five years after Michael Browns death at the hands of a police officer galvanized criminal justice reform activists in St. Louis, they're gaining s...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle


  • Added: Jan 31, 2020
  • Length: 29:59
  • Purchases: 1
Ep 5: Fighting the opioid epidemic in jails
From: Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
Series: Finding Fixes Season One
Caption: Medical Staff in the Snohomish County Jail., Credit: Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
Opioid withdrawal is like the worst flu you’ve ever had. Now, imagine you’re responsible for dozens of people as sick as can be. What do you do? ...

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  • Added: Nov 13, 2019
  • Length: 28:33
  • Purchases: 1
70 Million: How Bail Shackles Women of Color
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Tamiki Banks’ life was turned upside down when her husband was arrested, leaving her the sole breadwinner and caregiver to their twins. More than t...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle


  • Added: Oct 11, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
New Justice: A World Beyond Prisons
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Prisons, police and punishment through incarceration. Are they with us forever in the land of the free? Sustained campaigns for change are beginnin...

Bought by KSPC, KDNK, and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Aug 07, 2019
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 3
Episode 4: Tule Rehab Facility for Moms and Expecting Moms - March 17, 2019
From: Radio Jail
Series: Radio Jail
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In addition to the regular calls from loved ones telling messages to the inmates, former residents of the Tule Rehab Facility, which provides servi...

  • Added: Jun 09, 2019
  • Length: 53:32
70 Million: In Miami, Jailing Fewer, Treating More
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Justin Volpe, peer specialist at the Criminal Mental Health Project, delivers medication to program participants in Miami., Credit: Daniel Rivero
Jails in Miami-Dade County double as de facto mental health facilities. But Miami-Dade’s Criminal Mental Health Project has become a national model...

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  • Added: Apr 15, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Ep. 381: "Real Talk" with Mitchell S. Jackson, Lori Gottlieb, Mohanad Elshieky, and Revel in Dimes, 4/12/2019
From: Live Wire! Radio
Series: Live Wire
Caption: Mitchell S. Jackson on Live Wire, Credit: Jennie Baker
The episode shares some "real talk" with writer Mitchell S. Jackson, author and psychotherapist Lori Gottlieb, and comedian Mohanad Elshieky, with ...

  • Added: Apr 10, 2019
  • Length: 58:59
300 E Eager St: The release door of the Baltimore Jail
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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My first experience with Baltimore City Jail, I think I was 17 years of age, and it just seems like it’s been repeatedly ever since. I’ve been in a...

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  • Added: Feb 18, 2019
  • Length: 04:20
  • Purchases: 1
American Decline: A Case for Optimism
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Soul Fire Farm’s Leah Penniman talks with Chris Hedges, author of America: The Farewell Tour, about environmental threats, societal breakdown, and ...

Bought by KDNK


  • Added: Jan 17, 2019
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
70 Million: Undocumented immigrants are tethered to ICE, and private companies
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Floricel Liborio Ramos in Northern California., Credit: 70 Million
A handful of companies are making millions off of ankle monitors strapped to undocumented immigrants in ICE custody. The makers pitch the monitors...

Bought by WVAS


  • Added: Jan 08, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Food Sleuth Radio, Mataka Askari Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that prisoners face dehumanizing conditions, including poor food quality and quantity? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Diet...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Nov 23, 2018
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
Episode 3: Lake County Filmmaker Devin Negrete - May 21, 2017
From: Radio Jail
Series: Radio Jail
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Lake County filmmaker and cinephile Devin Negrete sits in on Radio Jail, waxing poetic about Lake County in between calls from loved ones telling m...

  • Added: Nov 19, 2018
  • Length: 56:36
Episode 2: Rabbi Baruch Jean "BJ" Thaler Sits In - December 17, 2017
From: Radio Jail
Series: Radio Jail
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Rabbi Baruch Jean "BJ" Thaler sits in on Radio Jail and, in between calls, discusses the philosophy of incarceration and how those who committed cr...

  • Added: Oct 07, 2018
  • Length: 54:23