Hosted by new Mole Joe Clement (pictured here), this show is part of KBOO's special all-day programing about the Gulf oil disaster. We hear from Michael Klare, author of Blood and Oil, who argues that deep water oil drilling is just one of the many "extreme" technologies that enrich big corporations while impoverishing our lives and environment. Film director Sandy Cioffi talks about her new documentary about the continuing oil disaster in the Niger Delta of Africa. Clayton Morgareidge reflects on the kind of progressive narrative that would enable us to see more immediately why oil is part of a way of life we must leave behind. Music on the show is by Texas and Gulf Region artists singing about oil drilling in the mid 20th Century, and the program concludes with a conversation about this music with radical musicologist Brad Duncan.
To hear the whole show, use the play button below. To hear individual pieces and find more information, follow these links:
1. Michael Klare talks with the Old Mole's Bill Resnick about the reasons for reckless oil drilling.
2. Old Mole Wendy Webb interviews Sandy Cioffi, director of Sweet Crude.
3. Clayton Morgareidge comments on the place of the oil disaster in ideologies right and left.
4. Brad Duncan talks with Clayton about the music of the oil fields.
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