Old Mole Variety Hour

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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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Movie Moles: "42"

Airs at: Mon, 04/15/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
"42" is the number Jackie Robinson wore playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers as the first African-American major league baseball player.  And it's the name of the biopic movie now playing.  Our Movie Moles Denise Morris and Jan Haaken discuss what the film reveals and doesn'... Read more

Movie Moles: No

Airs at: Tue, 04/09/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Frann Michel and Jan Haaken review the film "No", a 2012 film set during the 1988 plebicite on Augusto Pinochet. It centers on René, a Chilean advertising man played by Gael García Bernal, duringthe struggle between those who support the neoliberal fascist, those part of... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour on 04/08/13

Airs at: Mon, 04/08/2013 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
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Stephanie Luce on working-class organizing

Airs at: Mon, 04/08/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick talks with Stephanie Luce about workplace organzing and worker self-management, and how they are indispensible elements of progressive vision. They talk about the Labor Notes "Troublemakers School" and the "new unionism" it advances.Stephanie is a labor stud... Read more

Portland Troublemakers School

Airs at: Mon, 04/08/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick talks with Megan Heise, an organizer of the Portland Troublemakers School that's this Saturday (April 13th). They discuss the specifics of the event and some of what people can expect. Megan also describes the Troublemakers' bold (but not exactly new) vision... Read more

Book Mole: Look At Me

Airs at: Mon, 04/08/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Larry Bowlden reviews an earlier work by Jennifer Egan (a Pulitzer prize-winner for her 2010 novel "The Goon Squad"), "Look at Me". Larry considers Egan's exploration of identity and how others see us affects and effects us. Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour April 8th, 2013

Airs at: Mon, 04/08/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Tom Becker hosts this episode where we hear about the Portland Troublemakers School (April 13th) from two of its organizers, a movie review of "No", a discussion about the crises in Europe, and a book review of Jennifer Egan's "Look At Me". An error clipped the first co... Read more

Steve McGiffen in Portland to discuss European crisis

Airs at: Mon, 04/08/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe Clement talks with Steve McGiffen about the intersecting political, cultural and economic crises in Europe. Steve is in town to speak about these topics and facilitate a discussion at the Red and Black on April 10th at 7:00pm. From the Red and Black's site:The EU is ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour on 04/01/13

Airs at: Mon, 04/01/2013 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
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Joe Clement hosts and we hear:Joe talks with Dan Gross, co-author with Staughton Lynd of the book, "Labor Law for the Rank and Filer". They talk about labor law as an overall impediment to the labor movement, but how it can still figure into successful organizing today. ... Read more

Labor Law for the Rank and Filer

Airs at: Mon, 04/01/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe talks with Dan Gross, co-author with Staughton Lynd of the book, "Labor Law for the Rank and Filer". They talk about labor law as an overall impediment to the labor movement, but how it can still figure into successful organizing today. They also talk about solidarit... Read more