Gang Injunctions: Problem or Solution?
…divided about the best way to address youth violence and crime, I’m Andrew Stelzer, and this is Making Contact, a program connecting people, vital ideas and important information. Kids chanting “we want peace..” Andrew Stelzer: It’s a sunny June morning in Oakland California. There’s still 2 weeks until school lets out, but instead of sitting in class, talking about their summer plans, the kids at Santa Fe Elementary School are marching through t…
San Francisco Bans Sitting or Lying on Sidewalks
…ery big city. I don’t know if there is any big city without these people.” STELZER: Jason Lean is one of those street people. Lean: “We’re just sitting, not doing anything, you know, just sitting around, having a good time, and just hanging out and stuff.” STELZER: Looking grimy on the sidewalk next to his mangy dog, Lean is sitting near the corner of Haight and Masonic. He says in his few months living on San Francisco’s streets, he’s occasionall…
Not My Zion: American Jews Divided on Israel and Palestine
…ns are playing a major role. But it’s not easy. BLBRD-Kaufman Andrew Stelzer: On this edition…a Jewish American community divided. More and more members of the tribe are breaking a long-standing taboo, and voicing criticism of the Israel government. I’m Andrew Stelzer, and this is Making Contact. A program connecting people, vital ideas, and important information. Singing (to the tune of “hello mudda”) “catapiller,…
Mending the Past: International Truth and Reconciliation
…, “Augmented Realities” Nile Rhythmik, “Junkyard Musician” Script Andrew Stelzer: Welcome to “Making Contact.” I’m Andrew Stelzer. Today we’ll be having a discussion about reconciliation — the processes by which peoples who’ve been at war or had unequal status or have a history of conflict attempt to move past that conflict towards the goal of living together peacefully and as equals. It’s a difficult road, especially after decades, if not gener…
Ten Years Later: Counting the Costs of War in Iraq
…r lives in Iraq is the insecurity that we are threatened with day to day. [Stelzer]: On this edition, we look back at the 2003 invasion of Iraq ten years later. For the Iraqis, for the U.S. Military, and for the anti-war movement, how have things changed, and what if anything has the world learned. I’m Andrew Stelzer, and this is Making Contact, a program connecting people, vital ideas, and important information. [Arabic Music] [explosion] [BBC Ne…
Who Won the Egyptian Revolution?
…ve to go far to find some of those alienated people. Egyptian Music Andrew Stelzer: We’ll be right back. Andrew Stelzer: You’re listening to “Making Contact,” a production of the National Radio Project. If you’d like more information or for C-D copies of this program, please call 800-529-5736. Andrew Stelzer: Because of listeners like you, this show is distributed for free to radio stations in the U.S., Canada and South Africa. To find out how to…
Robert Fisk: The Terror of Power and the Power of Terror
…dle East. I don’t think there is enough land left for a Palestinian state. STELZER: On this edition, Robert Fisk speaks about the power of words in shaping public opinion and public policy and the tragic consequences of a press core that doesn’t question the official line. I’m Andrew Stelzer and this is Making Contact, a program connecting people, vital ideas, and important information. (Instrumental break and pause) Fisk: I want to talk to you an…
The Fallen of 2020
…his war. They are the catalysts for the new civil rights movements. Andrew Stelzer I’m Andrew Stelzer, and this is Making Contact. Usually at this time of year, we bring you our Fallen Heroes episode, telling the stories of lesser known local organizers and activists who passed away during the year. But 2020 was unique, so we’re changing it up a little bit. In the first half of the show, we’ll hear stories of people who died at the hands of law en…
Honors and Awards
…al Council on Crime and Delinquency gave “Making Contact” producers Andrew Stelzer, Pauline Bartolone and Tena Rubio a PASS (Prevention for A Safer Society) award for Andrew Stelzer’s documentary “Breaking Through the Blue Wall of Silence.” 2008 The National Association of Hispanic Journalists‘ award in the Radio Reporting honored Tena Rubio for her “Making Contact” program, New Orleans Now: Immigrants, Labor and the Human Cost of Rebuilding an Am…
Andrew Stelzer, Producer
Andrew Stelzer’s radio work has appeared on programs including Marketplace, NPR News, BBC’s The World, Latino USA, Radio France International’s Crossroads, Free Speech Radio News, and on Making Contact since 2008. His print work has appeared in The St Petersburg Times, In These Times, E!Magazine, and elsewhere. Andrew was previously the senior reporter and anchor at WMNF radio in Tampa, FL. Before that, he reported from KBOO radio in Portland, OR…
The Olympic Games: Who wins?
…ver Olympics. He spoke with Making Contact Producer, Andrew Stelzer ANDREW STELZER: So first of all, could you summarize the reasons you opposed the Olympics back in the early 1970s? DICK LAMM: Well there were two major thrusts. Number one is that it was very apparent that the Olympic organizing committee was underestimating the costs and overestimating the benefits, or at least I thought it was clear. All you had to do was look at the fact that M…
The Struggle for Libya’s Future
…n emerging, using his own militia to impose his will on the Libyan people. Stelzer: Libyans overthrew hated dictator Muammar Gaddafi last October, but the country remains chaotic. Armed militias once allied with the US and NATO now attack government offices and engage in extortion rackets. Elections recently took place, but the new government will have a hard time controlling the militias. While the west proclaimed a great victory for so-called “h…
Rad Dads!!!
…ary and fearful that as a parent that we can’t protect them all the time.” Stelzer: 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? I’m Andrew Stelzer, and this is “Making Contact”, a program connecting people, vital ideas, and important information. Craig Elliot: Do you want to answer what is a Rad Dad? Son: I do…
Rad Dads!!!
…ary and fearful that as a parent that we can’t protect them all the time.” Stelzer: 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? I’m Andrew Stelzer, and this is “Making Contact”, a program connecting people, vital ideas, and important information. Craig Elliot: Do you want to answer what is a Rad Dad? Son: I do…
Rad Dads!!!
…ary and fearful that as a parent that we can’t protect them all the time.” Stelzer: 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? I’m Andrew Stelzer, and this is “Making Contact”, a program connecting people, vital ideas, and important information. Craig Elliot: Do you want to answer what is a Rad Dad? Son: I do…
Mad Journeys Into Mental Health
…e the 1970s, some creative solutions have emerged. Making Contacts’ Andrew Stelzer brings us this report from Minneapolis, where the largest Somalian community in North America is working together to bring some of their own skeletons out of the closet. Abdulkadir Mohammed’s wife was killed during the Somali Civil War. Before he could escape and come to Minneapolis, he was separated from his three children. It’s been more than 10 years since he’s s…
How We Survive: The Currency of Giving
…c structures in the world–a ‘gift economy’. Making Contact producer Andrew Stelzer’s been there, and sat down with Larry Harvey, the festival’s founder, to find out how it all works. WEB EXCLUSIVE: Interview with Burning Man Founder Larry Harvey by Andrew Stelzer https://focmedia.org/sound/2010/MakingCon_100106_harvey.mp3 The full length interview with Burning Man founder Larry Harvey, discussing the roots and details of how the festivals’ ‘gift e…
Rosa Brooks on How Everything Became War and the Military Became Everything
…listeners find us. Thanks, and here’s the show. [MUSIC PLAYING] I’m Andrew Stelzer, and this is Making Contact. If your only tool is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. If your only functioning government institution is the military, then everything starts looking like a war. 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…
Fallen Heroes 2021: bell hooks, Nawal El Saadawi, Carrie Dann, Margo St. James, and more
…rs in communities all over the world who passed away this year. I’m Andrew Stelzer, and this is Making Contact. As we mourn the recent loss of bell hooks, Greg Tate, and so many others, we wanted to share words of inspiration from, and about some grassroots activists that may not have been very well known outside their particular communities. So we’re closing out the year, as we usually do, with the Fallen Heroes of 2021. We begin with Western Sho…
How We Survive: The Currency of Giving [encore]
…c structures in the world–a ‘gift economy’. Making Contact producer Andrew Stelzer’s been there, and sat down with Larry Harvey, the festival’s founder, to find out how it all works. WEB EXCLUSIVE: Interview with Burning Man Founder Larry Harvey by Andrew Stelzer https://focmedia.org/sound/2010/MakingCon_100106_harvey.mp3 The full length interview with Burning Man founder Larry Harvey, discussing the roots and details of how the festivals’ ‘gift e…