Old Mole Variety Hour

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Views, Reviews, and Interviews from a socialist-feminist, anti-racist and anti-colonial point of view.
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Patricia Kullberg, Bill Resnick, Denise Morris, Frann Michel, Laurie Mercier, Joe Clement, Jan Haaken, Larry Bowlden, 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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Guns, Violence, and Mental Health

Airs at: Mon, 01/21/2013 at 12:00am
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Old Moles Bill Resnick and Jan Haaken carry on a well-informed inquiry into gun violence, gun control and mental health, and into the conversation going on in the political mainstream.   Read more

What Would a Sustainable Economy Look Like?

Airs at: Mon, 01/21/2013 at 12:00am
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It is clear that human activity is gradually destroying our planet and that ever rising standards of living in the industrialized and industrializing nations is not sustainable.  But what would a sustainable economy look like?  Tom Becker reads from David Korten's piece ... Read more

Anarchism and Marxism Today

Airs at: Mon, 01/21/2013 at 12:00am
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On last week's Old Mole, Bill Resnick talked with Canadian historian Bryan Palmer  about the relations between anarchism and marxism in the 19th Century -- sometimes conflictual, sometimes cooperative.  In Part 2 of this conversation, Bill and Bryan bring these issues in... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 01/21/2013 at 12:00am
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  Clayton Morgareidge hosts this edition of the Old Mole Variety Hour.  Topics include  How Obama fails to realize MLK's vision; “Django Unchained,” the new Quentin Tarantino movie set in the south before the civil war;   Gun violence and the gun control de... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour on 01/14/13

Airs at: Mon, 01/14/2013 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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 Denise Morris hosts this Old Mole and we hear: Bill Resnick talks with Bryan Palmer of Trent U. in Canada. This is the first of a two part interview where they'll be talking about the relationship between and history of marxism and anarchism, particularly in the lat... Read more

Sasha and Emma: the anarchist odyssey of Alexander Berkman and Emma Goldman

Airs at: Mon, 01/14/2013 at 12:00am
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Alan Wieder reviews Paul and Karen Avrich's "Sasha and Emma: the anarchist odyssey of Alexander Berkman and Emma Goldman". The book is a collaborative effort between this father and daughter. Karen took over Paul's manuscript after he died. Alan gives some background on ... Read more

Anarchism and Marxism

Airs at: Mon, 01/14/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick talks with Bryan Palmer about the history of and relationship between anarchism and marxism, particularly prior to the Bolshevik Revolution. Palmer discusses the socialist roots of the two political tendencies, explaining how anarchists and marxists aimed fo... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour January 14th 2013

Airs at: Mon, 01/14/2013 at 12:00am
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Denise Morris hosts today's Old Mole and we hear about anarchism and marxism, a review of the controversial film Zero Dark Thirty, and a review of a book about Alexander Berkman and Emma Goldman. Jan Haaken talks with anti-torture advocate and psychologist, Steven ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour on 01/07/13

Airs at: Mon, 01/07/2013 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Laurie Mercier hosts this first Old Mole of the year and we hear: Bill Resnick talks with Brian Jones on the assault on the public schools, the motives of the hedge fund billionaires leading the way, and the actual needs of kids in low income schools - including a pe... Read more

Idle No More: democratic resistance

Airs at: Mon, 01/07/2013 at 12:00am
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Bill Resnick interviews Jacob Devaney about Idle No More, started by four indigenous Canadian women in resistance to government and corporate attempts to take land and rights from first nations people to pursue tar sands exploitation and other planet-destroying project... Read more