Old Mole Variety Hour

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Airs at: Mon, 03/02/2026 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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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

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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.
 

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Glenn Greenwald on Corporate Sponsorship & The SF Pride Parade

Airs at: Mon, 06/17/2013 at 12:00am
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Iven Hale reads an article from the Guardian written by Glenn Greenwald about what's scary when military, marriage and corporate sponsorship all show up at the San Francisco Gay Pride Parade. Read more

Book Mole: A Radical Line - from the labor movement to the weatherunderground

Airs at: Mon, 06/17/2013 at 12:00am
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Alan Wieder reviews Thai Jone's part family history and part cultural history, "A Radical Line: from the labor movement and weatherunderground". Thai Jones writes about his parents life underground and radical activities.  Read more

Youth and Consumerism

Airs at: Mon, 06/17/2013 at 12:00am
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Bill Resnick talks with sociologist Charles Derber about changing attitudes among youth to the promises and dangerous realities of consumerism.Charles Derber is a professor of sociology at Boston College. Read more

Left and the Law: Whistle-blowers and National Security

Airs at: Mon, 06/17/2013 at 12:00am
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Jan Haaken and Mike Snedecker discuss recent NSA leaks and the demonization of whistle-blowers by official and popular sources. Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour on 06/10/13

Airs at: Mon, 06/10/2013 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Cyber Power To the People!

Airs at: Mon, 06/10/2013 at 12:00am
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The internet offers unprecedented opportunities for access to information and grass roots organizing, while at the same time opening doors to massive government and corporate surveillance of everything we do.  Alberto Lopez of May First/People Link talks with the Old Mol... Read more

Book Mole: "Swimming to Elba"

Airs at: Mon, 06/10/2013 at 12:00am
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Our Book Mole Larry Bowlden reviews the Italian best seller Swimming to Elba by Silvia Avallone about the lives and friendship of two Italian girls who imagine escaping from their oppressive Italian coastal steel mill town.  Larry says it's "a powerful book" informed by ... Read more

Against the New Normal

Airs at: Mon, 06/10/2013 at 12:00am
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Fifty-two percent of the American people believe wealth should be more evenly distributed by heavily taxing the rich.  In a recent article in the Guardian, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders urges that the massive inequality between the tiny minority of super rich and the re... Read more

Movie Moles: "Star Trek: Into Darkness"

Airs at: Mon, 06/10/2013 at 12:00am
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Movie Moles Frann Michel and Joe Clement discuss the politics of race, gender and imperialism in the latest Star Trek movie against the background of the whole series of Star Trek films.   Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for June 10, 2013

Airs at: Mon, 06/10/2013 at 12:00am
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 Tom Becker hosts this edition of the Old Mole, and we hear1.  Bill Resnick talk with Alfredo López about the power of the internet for ordinary people and grass roots politics and its liability to corporate and state surveillance.2.  Book Mole Larry Bowlden reviews Silv... Read more