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The Old Mole Variety Hour for August 3, 2015

Airs at: Mon, 08/03/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe Clement hosts and we hear music from Anne Feeney, variations on the Old Mole theme song, and these segments: Bill Resnick talks with Dan Handelman of Portland CopWatch about police violence and militarization. Frann Michel and Hyung Nam discuss democracy and its contra... Read more

Kayaktivists and rope-sitters block Shell's icebreaker rig

Airs at: Wed, 07/29/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  News In Depth
Thirteen activists are suspended from ropes hanging from the Saint John’s bridge, more than fourteen hours after they rappelled down from the bridge early this morning.  They are supported by around 150 ‘kayaktivists’, who gathered Tuesday night in Saint Johns’ Cathedral Pa... Read more

The Promise of Agroecology

Airs at: Mon, 07/27/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Old Mole Bill Resnick talks with Frédéric Mousseau about agroecology: farming, ecology, and food. Mousseau is the Policy Director at the Oakland Institute where he coordinates the Institute’s research and advocacy activities on land investment, food security and agriculture... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for July 6, 2015

Airs at: Mon, 07/06/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe Clement hosts this Old Mole and we hear: Norm Diamond interview the Low Tide Drifters, who also perform live in studio. Joe talks with Ryan Wisnor, of the Pacific Northwest Labor History Association, about remembering "Blood Wednesday" Joe also talks with S... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for June 29, 2015

Airs at: Tue, 06/30/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Denise Morris hosts this show dealing with issues of imprisonment, injustice, oil terminals and Native Americans, and the "freedom to marry" as a way of domesticating the LGBT movement. To hear the whole show, use the play button below. To hear individual segments, follo... Read more

Oil Terminals and the Quinault Nation

Airs at: Mon, 06/29/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Desiree Hellegers interviews Quinault fisherman Junior Goodell about the battle to stop the construction of two oil export terminals slated for Grays Harbor, WA.  A hearing on the draft environmental impact statement on the terminals will be held later in July, with more in... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for June 22, 2015

Airs at: Mon, 06/22/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  This week's episode discusses life inside the constraining boundaries of Portland city government, the US prison system, the militarized national borders of the United States, and the finite resources of the global environment. Host Frann Michel plays music by Tom Lehrer,... Read more

Sophie Smith on Border Community Actions

Airs at: Mon, 06/22/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
On May 27th, a coalition of rural community groups on the U.S.-Mexico border held a joint day of action. Border residents held teach-ins, vigils, marches, and took direct action to protest border militarization. Sophie Smith from the community group People Helping People t... Read more

Nic Caleb on Portland's Climate Plan

Airs at: Mon, 06/22/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick talks with Nic Caleb about the Portland Climate Action Plan that is set for a  City Council hearing this coming Wednesday, June 24. Caleb is the Climate Law Fellow at Our Children's Trust and teaches at Concordia College. He's devoted much time to working with ... Read more

solidarity: looking back with pride & forward with hope & vision

For the Old Mole Variety Hour 15 June 2015 This past weekend Portland Pride Northwest coordinated a series of events--including the trans and dyke marches, the pride parade, a festival at waterfront park, and more. As KBOO listeners probably know, pride celebrations usuall... Read more