Old Mole Variety Hour

26ey_1678x281.png

 

Coming Soon

Views, Reviews, and Interviews from a socialist-feminist, anti-racist and anti-colonial point of view.
Produced by: 
KBOO
Subscribe to podcast
Views, Reviews, and Interviews from a socialist-feminist, anti-racist and anti-colonial point of view.

 

Every Monday from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM.

A program of social and political commentary from a socialist-feminist, anti-racist and anti-colonial point of view.

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, anti-capitalist, feminist, anti-colonial and anti-racist.  We count Karl Marx as a friend but are open to other voices from the left. The show includes analyses of global politics and economics, local grassroots activism, segments on the Left & the Law, and reviews of films, books, music, and theater. 

Contributors include: Julian Ankney, Larry Bowlden, Joe Clement, Norm Diamond, Kevin Foster, Jan Haaken, Desiree Hellegers, Patricia Kullberg, Luisa Martinez, Laurie Mercier, Frann Michel, Denise Morris, Bill Resnick, Victoria Saucedo, Sophie Smith, Mike Snedecker, Roben White, Matt Witt

Here is why we call this show "The Old Mole"

For individual segments and more content: View more Old Mole content

Check out our Program Blog

Subscribe to our podcast (see above; search the show name on iTunes; also available on Googleplay)

Old Mole on Facebook

Our theme song is the traditional "Mole in the Ground," sometimes performed by Clayton & Ernie, sometimes by Joe Clement,  and sometimes blended with other versions, like the one by dj/rupture, sung by Sindhu Zagoren on the album Special Gunpowder, or Blind Boy Paxton  

Our graphic lettering is by Charlie Ertola. Host portraits by Clayton Morgareidge.
 

You can leave comments for the Moles by clicking on the comment section for any of our audio pieces.  

Streams: 
KBOO Stream 1
Program status: 
Current

Movie Moles: The Reluctant Fundamentalist

Airs at: Mon, 06/03/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
Movie Moles Frann Michel and Jan Haaken discuss Mira Nair's The Reluctant Fundamentalist, and the reluctance of many US reviewers to praise a compelling film that is critical of capitalism and the post-9/11 USA. Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour 3 June 2013

Airs at: Mon, 06/03/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
 Iven Hale hosts this episode, featuring a Left and the Law review of the latest edition of the psychiatric catalogue, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, Bill Resnick talking with information activist Nancy Kranich about net neutrality and access to the internet, and... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour on 05/27/13

Airs at: Mon, 05/27/2013 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
Download audio file

Old Mole Variety Hour May 27, 2013

Airs at: Mon, 05/27/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
 Tom Becker hosts and shares a reading on exporting fundamentalism; also we hear Gerald Markowitz with Bill Resnick on Biohazards; Iven Hale on the horror of the US incarceration system; and the movie moles Jan and Joe on The Great Gatsby.Resnick and Markowitz on Unteste... Read more

Gerald Markowitz on Untested New Chemicals

Airs at: Mon, 05/27/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick talks with Gerald Markowitz of John Jay College, author of "You Are a Guinea Pig: How Americans Became Exposed to Biohazards in the Greatest Uncontrolled Experiment Ever Launched" as well as numerous other articles and books. They discuss the pervasive use... Read more

Exporting Fundamentalism

Airs at: Mon, 05/27/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
Tom Becker reads from Adam Lee's article, You Wouldn't Believe How Fast Americans Are Losing Their Religion—But The Fundamentalists Have a Plan. Read more

Movie Moles on The Great Gatsby

Airs at: Mon, 05/27/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
Movie moles Jan Haaken and Joe Clement on The Great Gatsby, a film that has beautiful cinematography but lacks the original novel's complexity and critique of commodity culture. Read more

Iven Hale on jails and prisons: No Fantasy

Airs at: Mon, 05/27/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
Buffy the Vampire Slayer may ask a willing suspension of disbelief about the supernatural, but is simply in error on some real-world matters, including the difference between  jails (run by counties and holding those awaiting trial or serving short sentences for misdemea... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour on 05/20/13

Airs at: Mon, 05/20/2013 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
Download audio file
Clayton Morgareidge will host this show featuringOld Mole Bill Resnick talking with Lewis & Clark College sociologist Bruce Podobnik about the global spread of climate change activism;Historian Alan Wieder tells the story of a big moment in the struggle against apartheid... Read more

Commentary: It's A Wonderful World

Airs at: Mon, 05/20/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
Clayton Morgareidge reflects on just what there is to find so wonderful about this world and why being open to the world in this way is its own radical gesture. Read more