Old Mole Variety Hour
The Old Mole burrows down to the roots of the great issues of our time – the struggles of ordinary people for democratic and sustainable ways of life. The Mole goes where corporate media fear to tread, supporting grassroots challenges to top-down authority and giving voice to movements that shake the foundations of an unjust society. The Moles' perspective is democratic, broadly socialist, and feminist. (We count Karl Marx as a friend).
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Our theme "Mole in the Ground" is by Bascom Lamar Lunsford (1924), somtimes blended with a newer versions, like the one by dj/rupture, sung by Sindhu Zagoren. It's on the album Special Gunpowder.
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Host Denise Morris talks with Catherine Sameh about the resistance of women in Iran. Laurie Mercier reviews the history of health care reform, and Bill Resnick interviews Robin Hahnel, professor of economics at Portland State University, about the economics of the environmental crisis. 
Norm Diamond and Clayton Morgareidge co-host. They focus on the 1919 Seattle General Strike anniversary--and feature an interview with Rob Rosenthal, who with the Fuse produced the rock opera "Seattle 1919" Audio
Clinton or Obama?
Christopher Hayes, Washington Editor of The Nation magazine, talks with the Old Mole's Bill Resnick about similarities and differences between the two Democratic candidtates. They also discuss their limitations. Hayes recently wrote "The Choice" in which he declares his preference. You can read it here.
- Title: 02 Clinton or Obama_
- Album: Feb. 4, 2008
- Length: 18:18 minutes (8.38 MB)
- Format: MP3 Mono 44kHz 64Kbps (CBR)
Cascade Festival of African Films
Brooke Jacobson and Jan Haaken tell us what's going on at the African Film Festival now underway at the PCC Cascade Campus and at other Portland venues. For the schedule, click here, or phone (503) 244-6111 ext. 3630.
- Title: 05 African Film Festival
- Album: Feb. 4, 2008
- Length: 6:21 minutes (2.91 MB)
- Format: MP3 Mono 44kHz 64Kbps (CBR)
Movie Moles: "Mad Money"
Movie Mole Denise Morris and special guest Sahrah Sayyam review the female heist/caper movie "Mad Money."
- Title: 06 _Mad Money_
- Album: Feb. 4, 2008
- Length: 8:55 minutes (4.09 MB)
- Format: MP3 Mono 44kHz 64Kbps (CBR)
Old Mole Variety Hour for February 4, 2008
This edition of the Old Mole Variety Hour is hosted by Denise Morris and is about Africa, movies, and presidential politics. The arrow above will get you the whole show. You can hear the pieces, and get more information about them, by clicking on their titles below.
1. The Choice: Clinton or Obabma? Christopher Hayes of The Nation talks with Bill Resnick about the strengths and limitations of the two candidates.
2. Everybody Reads. Maude Heines and Jan Haaken explain the Multnomah County Library program Everybody Reads and discuss the book that "everybody" is currently reading.
3. The Cascade Festival of African Films. Jan Haaken and Brooke Jacobson discuss the films being shown at the African Film Festival going on this month.
4. Mad Money. The Movie Moles review this female heist movie.
- Title: OMV 2_4_08
- Album: Feb. 4, 2008
- Length: 48:23 minutes (22.15 MB)
- Format: MP3 Mono 44kHz 64Kbps (CBR)
Race, Poverty, and the Economy
Bill Resnick talks with Algernon Alston of the Economic Policy Institute (epi.org) about what the recession means for people of color and those with limited incomes. They discuss policies that could lift the burden and the liklihood of their enactment. Alston's writings on these issues can be found at the EPI website.
- Title: 02 The Recession and the Poor
- Album: Jan. 28, 2008
- Length: 14:31 minutes (6.65 MB)
- Format: MP3 Mono 44kHz 64Kbps (CBR)
African Film Festival
The African Film Festival is going on all this month. Jan Haaken and PC Peri of the Flying Focus Video Collective discuss the films that will be shown and their importance in bringing greater awareness of African diversity to Portland. You can learn all about the films and how to see them by clicking here.
- Title: 03 African Film Festival
- Album: Jan. 28, 2008
- Length: 7:50 minutes (3.59 MB)
- Format: MP3 Mono 44kHz 64Kbps (CBR)
Movie Review: Persepolis
Our Movie Moles Frann Michel and Denise Morris comment on Persepolis, the animated film based on the graphic novel of the same name by Marjane Satrapi. The film (and the book) is the autobiographical story of a young girl growing up in revolutionary Iran. You can learn more about the film here, and listen to the author being interviewed on Kboo here. There's also more about the film from Amin Farzanefar at this site.
- Title: 04 Persepolis
- Album: Jan. 28, 2008
- Length: 14:21 minutes (6.57 MB)
- Format: MP3 Mono 44kHz 64Kbps (CBR)
On the Global Waterfront
Susan Erem, co-author of On the Global Waterfront: The Fight to Free the Charleston 5, talks with the Old Mole's Bill Resnick about how the longshoremen of South Carolina were prosecuted on trumped-up charges of inciting a riot, and how, with international labor support, they were victorious. Bill and Susan discuss the political forces at play in the case. More about the book here.
- Title: 05 Global Waterfront
- Album: Jan. 28, 2008
- Length: 13:58 minutes (6.4 MB)
- Format: MP3 Mono 44kHz 64Kbps (CBR)
Old Mole Variety Hour for January 28, 2008
Here is the January 28 show in its entirety. Hosted by Tom Becker, it includes these segments, which can be heard individually by clicking on them.
1. Algernon Alston and Bill Resnick discuss race, poverty, and the sinking economy.
Additional information and links will be found at the web pages for each of these segments.
- Title: OMV 1_28_08
- Length: 53:54 minutes (49.35 MB)
- Format: MP3 Stereo 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)
"Consequences"
Penelope Lively's latest novel is called Consequences, and it's a meditation on the consequences of the choices and the accidents in life. Larry Bowlden reviews it for us.
- Title: 04 _Consequences_
- Album: Jan. 21, 2008
- Length: 8:14 minutes (3.77 MB)
- Format: MP3 Mono 44kHz 64Kbps (CBR)
Comments
Avatar's Jake Sully is ---- Tarzan - - -
A great review I've seen on Avatar (and how the soldier will save the people):
http://www.progressive.org/mp/danto010510.html
There is a link from there that exposes Cameron's plot as a mirror of Pocahontas, amazing parallel! http://failblog.org/2010/01/10/avatar-plot-fail/
Since watching Avatar, I have viewed older videos on DVD and would rate that ahead of Avatar.
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commentary transcripts
It's convenient to have the Old Mole audio files available.
Even more useful for some of us would be transcripts of the commentaries (Clayton Morgareidge). Written material allows a person a chance to review, consider, digest and refer to mentioned references & thinkers. The "Well Read Red" commentary from 4 Aug 08 is a good example of a piece I'd like to read at my own pace.
These folks are so profound
These folks are so profound and fascinating, especially the Resnick guy. Wow!
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