Almost half of Puerto Rico's doctors have fled the island over the past decade,  leading to a lack of specialists and treatment and incredibly long wait times. And this isn't just an inconvenience. People are dying from lack of care. Why is Puerto Rico's health care system collapsing, and why are doctors fleeing the island? We take a look at its deeply dysfunctional private medical system and why attempts to fix it, and create a universal health care plan on the island, are being hindered by Puerto Rico's status as a US colony. Its massive unpayable debt, held by investors in the US, means that it cannot make its own economic decisions, even when it affects the livelihood of poor Puerto Ricans living there. But there might be a fix, getting rid of Puerto Rico's debt and rethinking its colonial relationship to the US.  Featuring: <ul> <li dir="ltr">Carolina (pseudonym for privacy)</li> <li dir="ltr">Coral del Mar Murphy Marcos-  journalist. Author of an article on PR's health care crisis.</li> <li dir="ltr">Paola (pseudonym for privacy)</li> <li dir="ltr">Alberto Medina- Boricuas Unidos en la Diáspora</li> </ul> Making Contact Staff: <ul> <li dir="ltr">Episode Host: Salima Hamirani</li> <li dir="ltr">Producers: Anita Johnson, Salima Hamirani, Amy Gastelum, and Lucy Kang</li> <li dir="ltr">Executive Director: Jina Chung</li> <li dir="ltr">Editor: Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong</li> <li dir="ltr">Engineer: <a href="https://jeffemtman.com/">Jeff Emtman</a></li> <li dir="ltr">Digital Marketing Manager: Lissa Deonarain</li> </ul> Music credits: <ul> <li dir="ltr">Daniel Birch - Indigo Strokes</li> <li dir="ltr">Axletree - Goldfinch- Flight to the North</li> <li dir="ltr">Mindseye - Spores</li> <li dir="ltr">Soft and Furious - So What</li> </ul> Learn More: <ul> <li dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.budpr.org/">Boricuas Unidos en la Diaspora</a></li> <li dir="ltr"><a style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;" href="https://www.thenation.com/">The Nation Magazine</a></li> <li dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.thenation.com/article/society/puerto-rico-healthcare-crisis/"> Puerto Rico’s Unnatural Disaster</a></li> </ul> Making Contact is an award-winning, nationally syndicated radio show and podcast featuring narrative storytelling and thought-provoking interviews. We cover the most urgent issues of our time and the people on the ground building a more just world.

<description>&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Almost half of Puerto Rico's doctors have fled the island over the past decade,  leading to a lack of specialists and treatment and incredibly long wait times. And this isn't just an inconvenience. People are dying from lack of care. Why is Puerto Rico's health care system collapsing, and why are doctors fleeing the island?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;We take a look at its deeply dysfunctional private medical system and why attempts to fix it, and create a universal health care plan on the island, are being hindered by Puerto Rico's status as a US colony. Its massive unpayable debt, held by investors in the US, means that it cannot make its own economic decisions, even when it affects the livelihood of poor Puerto Ricans living there. But there might be a fix, getting rid of Puerto Rico's debt and rethinking its colonial relationship to the US. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Featuring:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;Carolina (pseudonym for privacy)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;Coral del Mar Murphy Marcos-  journalist. Author of an article on PR's health care crisis.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;Paola (pseudonym for privacy)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;Alberto Medina- Boricuas Unidos en la Diáspora&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Making Contact Staff:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;Episode Host: Salima Hamirani&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;Producers: Anita Johnson, Salima Hamirani, Amy Gastelum, and Lucy Kang&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;Executive Director: Jina Chung&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;Editor: Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;Engineer: &lt;a href="https://jeffemtman.com/"&gt;Jeff Emtman&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;Digital Marketing Manager: Lissa Deonarain&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Music credits:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;Daniel Birch - Indigo Strokes&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;Axletree - Goldfinch- Flight to the North&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;Mindseye - Spores&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;Soft and Furious - So What&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Learn More:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.budpr.org/"&gt;Boricuas Unidos en la Diaspora&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;a style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;" href="https://www.thenation.com/"&gt;The Nation Magazine&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.thenation.com/article/society/puerto-rico-healthcare-crisis/"&gt; Puerto Rico’s Unnatural Disaster&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong id= "docs-internal-guid-4e9a8026-7fff-0151-98c6-9e8bbba120ad"&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Making Contact is an award-winning, nationally syndicated radio show and podcast featuring narrative storytelling and thought-provoking interviews. We cover the most urgent issues of our time and the people on the ground building a more just world.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Almost half of Puerto Rico's doctors have fled the island over the past decade,  leading to a lack of specialists and treatment and incredibly long wait times. And this isn't just an inconvenience. People are dying from lack of care. Why is...

How the Legacy of Colonialism Keeps Puerto Rico's Healthcare System in Shambles

On this week's episode, we speak with Dr. Jeffrey O.G. Ogbar about his latest book, America's Black Capital: How African Americans Remade Atlanta in the Shadow of the Confederacy.  America’s Black Capital chronicles how a center of Black excellence emerged amid virulent expressions of white nationalism, as African Americans pushed back against Confederate ideology to create an extraordinary locus of achievement. We examine the methods in which Black Atlanteans pushed for social, economic, and political upliftment through the development of Black collegiate systems, entrepreneurship, and civic engagement.   Dr. Jeffrey O. G. Ogbar the author of America's Black Capital: How African Americans Remade Atlanta in the Shadow of the Confederacy.   **Episode Credits:** <ul> <li dir="ltr">Host: Anita Johnson</li> <li dir="ltr">Producers: Anita Johnson, Salima Hamirani, Amy Gastelum, and Lucy Kang</li> <li dir="ltr">Executive Director: Jina Chung</li> <li dir="ltr">Editor: Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong</li> <li dir="ltr">Engineer: <a href="http://www.jeffemtman.com/">Jeff Emtman </a></li> <li dir="ltr">Digital Media Marketing: Lissa Deonarain</li> </ul> **Music:** <ul> <li dir="ltr">Andy G. Cohen - Our Young Guts </li> <li dir="ltr">Blue Dot Sessions– Paving Stones</li> </ul> Learn More:  Dr. Jeffrey O.G. Ogbar -  Atlanta Race Massacre -  Atlanta Race Massacre -  Hoke Smith -  Clarke Howell -  Tom Watson -   America's Black Capital -    Making Contact is an award-winning, nationally syndicated radio show and podcast featuring narrative storytelling and thought-provoking interviews. We cover the most urgent issues of our time and the people on the ground building a more just world.

<description>&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;On this week's episode, we speak with Dr. Jeffrey O.G. Ogbar about his latest book, America's Black Capital: How African Americans Remade Atlanta in the Shadow of the Confederacy.  America’s Black Capital chronicles how a center of Black excellence emerged amid virulent expressions of white nationalism, as African Americans pushed back against Confederate ideology to create an extraordinary locus of achievement. We examine the methods in which Black Atlanteans pushed for social, economic, and political upliftment through the development of Black collegiate systems, entrepreneurship, and civic engagement.  &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Dr. Jeffrey O. G. Ogbar the author of America's Black Capital: How African Americans Remade Atlanta in the Shadow of the Confederacy.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;**Episode Credits:**&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;Host: Anita Johnson&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;Producers: Anita Johnson, Salima Hamirani, Amy Gastelum, and Lucy Kang&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;Executive Director: Jina Chung&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;Editor: Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;Engineer: &lt;a href="http://www.jeffemtman.com/"&gt;Jeff Emtman &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;Digital Media Marketing: Lissa Deonarain&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;**Music:**&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;Andy G. Cohen - Our Young Guts &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;Blue Dot Sessions– Paving Stones&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Learn More: &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Dr. Jeffrey O.G. Ogbar - &lt;https://history.uconn.edu/person/jeffrey-ogbar-2/&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Atlanta Race Massacre - &lt;https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/30/us/atlanta-race-massacre-1906.html&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Atlanta Race Massacre - &lt;https://www.civilandhumanrights.org/the-atlanta-race-massacre-of-1906/&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Hoke Smith - &lt;https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/hoke-smith-1855-1931/&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Clarke Howell - &lt;https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/clark-howell-1863-1936/&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Tom Watson -  &lt;https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/thomas-e-watson-1856-1922/&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;America's Black Capital - &lt;https://www.amazon.com/Americas-Black-Capital-Americans-Confederacy/dp/1541601998&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong id= "docs-internal-guid-abd76550-7fff-45c7-abc7-3c8874850b10"&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Making Contact is an award-winning, nationally syndicated radio show and podcast featuring narrative storytelling and thought-provoking interviews. We cover the most urgent issues of our time and the people on the ground building a more just world.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

On this week's episode, we speak with Dr. Jeffrey O.G. Ogbar about his latest book, America's Black Capital: How African Americans Remade Atlanta in the Shadow of the Confederacy.  America’s Black Capital chronicles how a center of Black...

America's Black Capital: How African Americans Remade Atlanta in the Shadow of the Confederacy

It's been one year since October 7th, 2023 and the start of Israel’s brutal assault on Gaza. On today's show, we hear from journalist Rami Almeghari and other Palestinians about their experiences living through the war. Then, we dive into a conversation with Norman Solomon, author of War Made Invisible: How America Hides the Human Toll of its Military Machine, about what mainstream coverage of the war is leaving out. Featuring: <ul> <li dir="ltr">Rami Almeghari, Palestinian journalist in Gaza</li> <li dir="ltr">Norman Solomon, activist and author of War Made Invisible: How America Hides the Human Toll of its Military Machine</li> <li dir="ltr">Tarneem, Ahmad and Hamza Jaber, Palestinian siblings from Gaza</li> </ul>  Special thanks to Mohammed Naeem Imad, for reporting and fact-checking support Audio excerpts featuring Tarneem, Ahmad and Hamza Jaber are from the series <a href= "https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_25_025f9e65-6631-4120-a9e0-a20b80edc5aa&uf=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.theheartradio.org%2FTheHeartRadio">Great Love: The Gaza Monologues from ASHTAR Theatre Revisited</a> on The Heart podcast, created and hosted by Kaitlin Prest Making Contact Staff: <ul> <li dir="ltr">Episode Host: Lucy Kang</li> <li dir="ltr">Producers: Anita Johnson, Salima Hamirani, Amy Gastelum, and Lucy Kang</li> <li dir="ltr">Executive Director: Jina Chung</li> <li dir="ltr">Editor: Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong</li> <li dir="ltr">Engineer: <a href="http://www.jeffemtman.com/">Jeff Emtman</a></li> <li dir="ltr">Digital Marketing Manager: Lissa Deonarain</li> </ul>   Music credits: "Documentary Piano Ambient" by Bohdan Kuzmin (BoDleasons) via [Pixabay](https://pixabay.com/users/28047609/) Learn More:  The Jaber siblings featured in this episode are fundraising for their living costs and to continue their education in Cairo. You can find their campaign here: Journalist Rami Almeghari is currently in Gaza, and he is fundraising to support his family during this time. You can find his campaign here:   ASHTAR Theatre, which created The Gaza Monologues:    [Great Love: The Gaza Monologues from ASHTAR Theatre Revisited](https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_25_025f9e65-6631-4120-a9e0-a20b80edc5aa&uf=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.theheartradio.org%2FTheHeartRadio) _on _The Heart_ podcast Making Contact is a 29-minute weekly program contextualizing the narratives that shape our culture. On the web at <a href= "https://www.focmedia.org">www.focmedia.org</a>.

<description>&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;It's been one year since October 7th, 2023 and the start of Israel’s brutal assault on Gaza. On today's show, we hear from journalist Rami Almeghari and other Palestinians about their experiences living through the war. Then, we dive into a conversation with Norman Solomon, author of &lt;em&gt;War Made Invisible: How America Hides the Human Toll of its Military Machine&lt;/em&gt;, about what mainstream coverage of the war is leaving out.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Featuring:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;Rami Almeghari, Palestinian journalist in Gaza&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;Norman Solomon, activist and author of &lt;em&gt;War Made Invisible: How America Hides the Human Toll of its Military Machine&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;Tarneem, Ahmad and Hamza Jaber, Palestinian siblings from Gaza&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;Special thanks to Mohammed Naeem Imad, for reporting and fact-checking support&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Audio excerpts featuring Tarneem, Ahmad and Hamza Jaber are from the series &lt;a href= "https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_25_025f9e65-6631-4120-a9e0-a20b80edc5aa&amp;uf=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.theheartradio.org%2FTheHeartRadio"&gt;Great Love: The Gaza Monologues from ASHTAR Theatre Revisited&lt;/a&gt; on The Heart podcast, created and hosted by Kaitlin Prest&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Making Contact Staff:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;Episode Host: Lucy Kang&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;Producers: Anita Johnson, Salima Hamirani, Amy Gastelum, and Lucy Kang&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;Executive Director: Jina Chung&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;Editor: Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;Engineer: &lt;a href="http://www.jeffemtman.com/"&gt;Jeff Emtman&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;Digital Marketing Manager: Lissa Deonarain&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Music credits:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;"Documentary Piano Ambient" by Bohdan Kuzmin (BoDleasons) via [Pixabay](https://pixabay.com/users/28047609/)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Learn More: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The Jaber siblings featured in this episode are fundraising for their living costs and to continue their education in Cairo. You can find their campaign here: &lt;https://www.gofundme.com/f/empower-three-med-students-from-gaza-to-reclaim-their-dreams&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Journalist Rami Almeghari is currently in Gaza, and he is fundraising to support his family during this time. You can find his campaign here: &lt;https://www.gofundme.com/f/gaza-relief-help-rebuild-ramis-home&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;ASHTAR Theatre, which created The Gaza Monologues: &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;https://www.ashtar-theatre.org/&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt; &lt;https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/traumareleasepalestine/&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;[Great Love: The Gaza Monologues from ASHTAR Theatre Revisited](https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_25_025f9e65-6631-4120-a9e0-a20b80edc5aa&amp;uf=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.theheartradio.org%2FTheHeartRadio) _on _The Heart_ podcast&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong id= "docs-internal-guid-eedc12f6-7fff-00f2-a7cc-2dbd89adcacc"&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Making Contact is a 29-minute weekly program contextualizing the narratives that shape our culture. On the web at &lt;a href= "https://www.focmedia.org"&gt;www.focmedia.org&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

It's been one year since October 7th, 2023 and the start of Israel’s brutal assault on Gaza. On today's show, we hear from journalist Rami Almeghari and other Palestinians about their experiences living through the war. Then, we dive into a...

Gaza, one year later

We catch up with journalist and IPV survivor Natalie Pattillo to talk about the folks fighting for justice for criminalized survivors of intimate partner violence. Listen to find out the story behind Oklahoma activists that led the state to adopt a new law based on NY's Domestic Violence Survivor's Justice Act, and how you can get involved. And finally, Standford's Regilla Project just published a groundbreaking study revealing the scope of the IPV to prison pipeline.    **Natalie Pattillo,** journalist and co-producer of the film And So I Stayed **Alexandra Bailey,** Senior Campaign Strategist for The Sentencing Project **Amanda Ross**, activist and niece of April Wilkens, the first person to use the Oklahoma Survivors' Act to apply for a retroactive sentence reduction **Debbie Mukamal,** Executive Director of Stanford Criminal Justice Center **Andrea Cimino,** Director of Research for the Regilla Project   **Making Contact Staff:** Episode Host: Amy Gastelum Producers: Anita Johnson, Salima Hamirani, Amy Gastelum, and Lucy Kang Executive Director: Jina Chung Editor: Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong Engineer: [Jeff Emtman](http://www.jeffemtman.com/)  Digital Marketing Manager: Lissa Deonarain   **Music Credits:** _Podington Bear_ Tracks: _Arboles, Delphi, Poise _ From the album _Encouraging_ Licensed under [CC BY-NC](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) and available online here: Learn More:  **The Sentencing Project ** **Free April Wilkens ** **We Stand With Nikki** **The Regilla Project ** **And So I Stayed Film ** **Survivor's Justice Project** **Oklahoma Appleseed Center for Law and Justice **

<description>&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;We catch up with journalist and IPV survivor Natalie Pattillo to talk about the folks fighting for justice for criminalized survivors of intimate partner violence. Listen to find out the story behind Oklahoma activists that led the state to adopt a new law based on NY's Domestic Violence Survivor's Justice Act, and how you can get involved. And finally, Standford's Regilla Project just published a groundbreaking study revealing the scope of the IPV to prison pipeline. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;**Natalie Pattillo,** journalist and co-producer of the film And So I Stayed&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;**Alexandra Bailey,** Senior Campaign Strategist for The Sentencing Project&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;**Amanda Ross**, activist and niece of April Wilkens, the first person to use the Oklahoma Survivors' Act to apply for a retroactive sentence reduction&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;**Debbie Mukamal,** Executive Director of Stanford Criminal Justice Center&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;**Andrea Cimino,** Director of Research for the Regilla Project&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;**Making Contact Staff:**&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Episode Host: Amy Gastelum&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Producers: Anita Johnson, Salima Hamirani, Amy Gastelum, and Lucy Kang&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Executive Director: Jina Chung&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Editor: Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Engineer: [Jeff Emtman](http://www.jeffemtman.com/) &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Digital Marketing Manager: Lissa Deonarain&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;**Music Credits:**&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;_Podington Bear_&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Tracks: _Arboles, Delphi, Poise _&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;From the album _Encouraging_&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Licensed under [CC BY-NC](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;and available online here: &lt;https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Podington_Bear/Encouraging&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Learn More: &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;**The Sentencing Project **&lt;https://www.sentencingproject.org/&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;**Free April Wilkens **&lt;https://freeaprilwilkens.com/&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;**We Stand With Nikki** &lt;https://westandwithnikki.com/&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;**The Regilla Project **&lt;https://law.stanford.edu/stanford-criminal-justice-center-scjc/projects/the-regilla-project/&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;**And So I Stayed Film **&lt;https://andsoistayedfilm.com/&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;**Survivor's Justice Project** &lt;https://www.sjpny.org/&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;**Oklahoma Appleseed Center for Law and Justice **&lt;https://www.okappleseed.org/&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description>

We catch up with journalist and IPV survivor Natalie Pattillo to talk about the folks fighting for justice for criminalized survivors of intimate partner violence. Listen to find out the story behind Oklahoma activists that led the state to adopt a...

Tackling the Intimate Partner Violence to Prison Pipeline

In this week's show, we take a look at the health, environmental and financial costs of coal that fall to people living nearby. With the help of our partner podcast Crosswinds, we meet three impacted communities along a railroad connecting coal mines in West Virginia to ports on the East Coast. And we'll hear how that rail infrastructure was built on the forced labor of incarcerated African Americans. Featuring: Adrian Wood, multimedia producer with the Repair Lab at the University of Virginia and producer of Crosswinds    Making Contact Staff: <ul> <li dir="ltr">Episode Host: Lucy Kang</li> <li dir="ltr">Producers: Anita Johnson, Salima Hamirani, Amy Gastelum, and Lucy Kang</li> <li dir="ltr">Executive Director: Jina Chung</li> <li dir="ltr">Editor: Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong</li> <li dir="ltr">Engineer: <a href="https://jeffemtman.com/">Jeff Emtman </a></li> <li dir="ltr">Digital Marketing Manager: Lissa Deonarain</li> </ul> Music credits: <ul> <li>"A Documentary" by AKTASOK (Valentin Iakovlev) via Pixabay</li> </ul> Credits for Crosswinds Episode 3: "Cost" <ul> <li>Written, produced mixed and mastered by Adrian Wood</li> <li>Editing by Oluwakemi Aladesuyi of Rough Cut Collective</li> <li>Scoring by Torrin Purkett and Adrian Wood</li> <li>Produced through the Repair Lab at the University of Virginia </li> </ul> Learn More: <ul> <li dir="ltr">Making Contact homepage: <a href= "https://www.focmedia.org">www.focmedia.org</a></li> <li dir="ltr">Listen to the entire Crosswinds series: <ul> <li dir="ltr">Spotify: <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/5ey0DQiOzuvJehEyCjGJYv">https://open.spotify.com/show/5ey0DQiOzuvJehEyCjGJYv</a></li> <li dir="ltr">Apple Podcasts: <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-repair-lab/id1633699454"> https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-repair-lab/id1633699454</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Coal Dust Kills: <a href= "https://www.coaldustkills.com">www.coaldustkills.com</a></li> <li>The Repair Lab: <a href= "https://repairlab.virginia.edu">repairlab.virginia.edu </a> </li> </ul>

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In this week's show, we take a look at the health, environmental and financial costs of coal that fall to people living nearby. With the help of our partner podcast Crosswinds, we meet three impacted communities along a railroad connecting coal mines...

Crosswinds: The Cost of Coal

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