Old Mole Variety Hour

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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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Old Mole Variety Hour October 1st 2012

Airs at: Mon, 10/01/2012 at 12:00am
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  Joe Clement hosts today's Old Mole and we hear about the NFL referee lockout, the Trans Pacific Partnership, and organizing the working-class against imperial war.   Bill Resnick talks with labor historian Peter Rachleff about the NFL referee lockout. Frann ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour on 09/24/12

Airs at: Mon, 09/24/2012 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Hunger and Agroecology

Airs at: Mon, 09/24/2012 at 12:00am
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Bill Resnick talks with Tristan Quinn-Thibodeau, Outreach and Partnerships Coordinator for the Global Movements Program of Why Hunger?. They discuss how the problem of hunger is affected by long-standing issues of commodity speculation, demand for biofuels, so-called ... Read more

Movie Moles on Samsara

Airs at: Mon, 09/24/2012 at 12:00am
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Movie Moles Iven Hale and Jan Haaken discuss Samsara by the maker of the film Baraka. They agree the film has beautiful and compelling imagery, and offers a critique of commodity culture. Jan & Iven debate whether Samsara endorses a quietistic response to the dangers ... Read more

Global Collapse, American Revolution

Airs at: Mon, 09/24/2012 at 12:00am
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Tom Becker reads from an essay on the collapse of the environment and economy by Chris Hedges, Why the Revolution must Start in America. Read more

The Left and the Law: Open Borders

Airs at: Mon, 09/24/2012 at 12:00am
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Appellate lawyer Mike Snedeker and psychologist Jan Haaken, who recently returned from a Fulbright study of asylum seekers in the UK, discuss the arguments for open borders. They note that although the idea may sound radical, it was the US policy regarding immigration a... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour 24 September 2012

Airs at: Mon, 09/24/2012 at 12:00am
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  Tom Becker hosts this episode and reads a selection from the work of Chris Hedges about the implications of environmental and economic collapse. Bill Resnick talks with Tristan Quinn-Thibodeau of Why Hunger? about how neoliberalism contributes to hunger and organic ag... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour on 09/17/12

Airs at: Mon, 09/17/2012 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Old Mole Variety Hour September 17th 2012

Airs at: Mon, 09/17/2012 at 12:00am
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 Iven Hale hosts this show and we hear about the Chicago Teachers Strike, Cuban reform and policies, a book review of Barbara King Solver's "Lacuna" and a movie-review of Branded. Bill Resnick talks with Samuel Farber about top-down and bottom-up socialism in Cuba ... Read more

Sam Farber: finding socialism from below in Cuba

Airs at: Mon, 09/17/2012 at 12:00am
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Bill Resnick talks with Samuel Farber about Cuba and assessing its achievements, failures and status as a socialist country.  Samuel Farber is a native of Cuba and a scholar about Cuba's history and politics. He's teaches at Brooklyn College in New York and is the author o... Read more