Old Mole Variety Hour

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Airs at: Mon, 03/02/2026 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Patricia Kullberg, Denise Morris, Frann Michel, Laurie Mercier, Joe Clement, Jan Haaken, Jon Nelson, OldMoleVarietyHour
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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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Activism, Class, Race, Gender, Sexuality, Labor, Legislation, Environment/Climate, Government/Politics, Energy/Natural Resources, Economy, Law/Court/Crime, LGBTQ, Arts/Culture, Fiction, Film, Movement for Racial Justice, Indigenous, Housing/Homelessness, Health, Disability, COVID19, Education, Community Building
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Old Mole Variety Hour on 04/29/13

Airs at: Mon, 04/29/2013 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Clayton Morgareidge hosts this action packed show covering the situation in Syria, the Pacific Northwest Labor History Conference coming up in Portland, getting over and beyond consumerism as the basis for social life, and gun violence and gun legislation.   Read more

Oregon Labor History

Airs at: Mon, 04/29/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Monroe Sweetland's long career in labor organizing and progressive politics provides a tour through Oregon and American history since 1930.  Here Sweetland's biographer, William Robbins talks with the Old Mole's Laurie Mercier about Sweetland, and about the Pacific North... Read more

Getting Over Consumerism

Airs at: Mon, 04/29/2013 at 12:00am
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Rob Dietz, co-author with Dan O'Neill of Enough is Enough: Building a Sustainable Economy in a World of Finite Resoures, talks with Old Mole Bill Resnick about building a political movement for moving beyond the pleasures of consumerism to other ways of enjoying life. Read more

Nina Simone and Being Free

Airs at: Mon, 04/29/2013 at 12:00am
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Two songs from Richie Havens and Nina Simone make a powerful statement of the kind of freedom that does not fit the "free market" -- according to this commentary from Old Mole Clayton Morgareidge. Read more

Gun Violence and Gun Control

Airs at: Mon, 04/29/2013 at 12:00am
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Drawing on personal and recent experiences of a fatal shooting and on her own background of owning and enjoying guns, Old Mole Iven Hale reflects on the ambiguities and contradictions in efforts to control guns and gun violence in a society that breeds and provokes viole... Read more

About Syria

Airs at: Mon, 04/29/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
What lies behind the terrible news from Syria?  Middle east scholar Stephen Zunes talks with Bill Resnick about the origins of the conflict and the options for the US.   Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for April 29, 2013

Airs at: Mon, 04/29/2013 at 12:00am
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Clayton Morgareidge hosts this edition of the Mole, featuring discussions of consumerism and freedom, Syria, gun violence, and a conference on Labor History in the Pacific Northwest.  To keep up with the Old Mole, become our friend on Facebook.To hear the whole show, use... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour on 04/22/13

Airs at: Mon, 04/22/2013 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Joe Clement hosts this special Earth Day Old Mole and we hear:Joe talks with Jeff Shantz, author of the book "Green Syndicalism: an alternative red/green vision". They discuss the need for alliances between radical environmentalists and revolutionary unionists, the need ... Read more

Boston fallout

Airs at: Mon, 04/22/2013 at 12:00am
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Bill Resnick comments on the recent events in Boston and the dangers of the rightist narrative that justifies further spending on police. Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour April 22, 2013

Airs at: Mon, 04/22/2013 at 12:00am
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On this special Earth Day Old Mole Variety Hour, Joe Clement hosts, and we hear- Joe talks with Jeff Shantz about Green Syndicalism: An Alternative Red / Green Vision- Bill Resnick talks with Robert Dietz about Advancing a Steady State Economy- Tom Becker reads from Dav... Read more