Old Mole Variety Hour

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Airs at: Mon, 03/09/2026 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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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

Old Mole Variety Hour on 06/03/13

Airs at: Mon, 06/03/2013 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Left & the Law review the DSM-5

Airs at: Mon, 06/03/2013 at 12:00am
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Psychologist Jan Haaken and attorney Mike Snedeker discuss the latest revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual and some of the critiques of it . They discuss the benefits of having a common language and destigmatiing mental disorders, the proliferation of new c... Read more

Nancy Kranich on the Informtio Commons

Airs at: Mon, 06/03/2013 at 12:00am
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Bill Resnick talks with librarian and information activist Nancy Kranich about problems of information access, privacy, and freedom—the digital divide; questions of cost, speed, and content restrictions; the cost of databases; conflicts over SOPA and PIPA; private and ... Read more

Nancy Kranich on the Information Commons

Airs at: Mon, 06/03/2013 at 12:00am
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Bill Resnick talks with librarian and information activist Nancy Kranich about problems of information access, privacy, and freedom—the digital divide; questions of cost, speed, and content restrictions; the cost of databases; conflicts over SOPA and PIPA; private and ... Read more

Movie Moles: The Reluctant Fundamentalist

Airs at: Mon, 06/03/2013 at 12:00am
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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
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 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
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Movie Moles on The Great Gatsby

Airs at: Mon, 05/27/2013 at 12:00am
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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
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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