Old Mole Variety Hour

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Views, Reviews, and Interviews from a Socialist-Feminist, Anti-racist, Anti-colonial and LGBTQ-positive Perspective
Hosted by: 
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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Movie Moles: Pink Ribbons, Inc.

Airs at: Mon, 07/02/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Jan Haaken and Denise Morris discuss Pink Ribbons, Inc, a documentary exposing the hypocrisy and corporate interests behind the pink ribbon campaign ostensibly in support of women with breast cancer. The film includes interviews with many smart women, including Barb... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour July 2, 2012

Airs at: Mon, 07/02/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Frann Michel hosts this show focused on health care, healthism, and health care activism. Looking forward to the 4th of July, the introduction also includes a brief discussion, drawing from the work of Bill Bigelow and Ray Raphael at the Zinn Education Project, of the ... Read more

Glenn Greenwald: Julian Assange's right to asylum

Airs at: Mon, 06/25/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Tom Becker reads "Assange's right to aslyum" by Glenn Greenwald published in The Guardian Magazine. Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour June 25th 2012

Airs at: Mon, 06/25/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Tom Becker hosts this Old Mole. We hear about the challenge to Obamacare and the single-payer alternative, the pitfalls of mainstream unionism, a movie review of Spike Lee's 1999  "Summer of Sam", and an update on Julian Assange.   Bill Resnick talks with Gerald F... Read more

The Challenge to Obamacare & Single Payer Alternative

Airs at: Mon, 06/25/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick talks with Gerald Friedman about the political challenge to Obamacare, but also why something like Medicare-for-all is necessary for the future. He argues that our healthcare system has become financially unsustainable because of exploding administrative cos... Read more

Doug Henwood: Walker Victory, un-sugarcoated

Airs at: Mon, 06/25/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Joe Clement reads Doug Henwood's commentary on the changing political landscape for the labor movement and considers classic pitfalls of American unionism, namely it's focus on electoral politics and workplace contracts. Doug points out that unions typically don't make ... Read more

Movie Moles: Summer of Sam

Airs at: Mon, 06/25/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Denise Morris and Iven Hale review Spike Lee's 1999 film, "Summer of Sam"---an anti-summer-blockbuster about a summer. Summer of Sam is a fictionalized history of the summer of 1977 when New York City was rocked by serial murders at the hand of David Burkowitz - a.k.a. ... Read more

Robin Hahnel on Greek Elections

Airs at: Mon, 06/18/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Bill Resnick talks with radical economists, Robin Hahnel, about the European debt-crisis, the world economy and the significance of the Greek elections. Robin also considers the Greek Left's electoral program and what it means for us in Portland, Oregon.         Robin t... Read more

Andrew Sernatinger on Wisconsin Recall Elections

Airs at: Mon, 06/18/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Denise Morris continues her former conversation with Andrew Sernatinger about the special election in Wisconsin to recall Governor Scott Walker. They talk about "what went wrong", the different campaign angles, and how activists are stratigizing for the future. Andrew is... Read more

Book Mole: The Mother's Recompense

Airs at: Mon, 06/18/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Larry Bowlden review Edith Wharton's "The Mother's Recompense". He makes the case for Edith Wharton's pioneering feminist literary contributions. For this particular review argues that the female characters rejection of male dependence and refusal to be bought by rich m... Read more