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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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Paul Street on the splits within the GOP

Airs at: Mon, 03/05/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick talks with Paul Street, an independent historian and blogger on Z-Net and CounterPunch, about the splits within the GOP and rise of the Tea Party, the differences with the Tea Party and Occupy, the evolution of the GOP ticket, Thomas Frank's "What's the Matt... Read more

Left and the Law: Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Airs at: Mon, 03/05/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Jan Haaken and Mike Snedecker, as part of an on-going series we call The Left and The Law, discussion Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Multnomah County. Specifically, a resolution was passed recently that calls on the ICE to exercise prosecutorial discretion... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour March 5th

Airs at: Mon, 03/05/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Joe Clement hosts this Old Mole and we hear: Joe talk with Josh Eidelson about the pitfalls of organizing and running unions like service-providing businesses Jan Haaken and Mike Snedecker talk about Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Multnomah County ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour on 02/27/12

Airs at: Mon, 02/27/2012 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick will host this show on which Bill interviews Burkhard Bilger about his New Yorker article "The Great Oasis": What can be done to halt the encroachment of deserts on land where people live and food is grown? Movie Moles Jan Haaken and Frann Michel re... Read more

Movie Moles: "Albert Nobbs"

Airs at: Mon, 02/27/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Movie Moles Jan Haaken and Frann Michel criticize some critics of Albert Nobbs, a film about gender-switching to get ahead in 19th Century Dublin. Read more

Book Mole: Richard Wright, "The Outsider"

Airs at: Mon, 02/27/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Our Book Mole Larry Bowlden, in recognition of Black History Month, reviews Richard Wright's 1953 novel The Outsider about a man trying to come to terms with midcentury life with Marxism and existentialism.   Read more

Satori: Music and Conversation

Airs at: Mon, 02/27/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 This Old Mole Variety Hour features music from a Fall 2010 concert called "Living Water" by Satori Men's Chorus is a Portland group of amateur singers, directed by Susan Dorn, and calling themselves "Men Singing Peace."  This segment begins with an excerpt from "Ol' Man... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 02/27/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick hosts this episode of The Mole, featuring a discussion of desertification and music about water from Satori Men's Chorus, as well as an interview with the author of Why Are Faggots So Afraid of Faggots?: Flaming Challenges to Masculinity, Objectification, an... Read more

Faggots Fearing Faggots?

Airs at: Mon, 02/27/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore talks with the Old Mole's Denise Morris about her book Why Are Faggots So Afraid of Faggots? Must gay, lesbian, and transgendered people give up their distinctive cultures and be regimented into mainstream American life in order to be accepted... Read more

Encroaching Deserts

Airs at: Mon, 02/27/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick talks with Burkhard Bilger about his New Yorker article "The Great Oasis": What can be done to halt the encroachment of deserts on land where people live and food is grown? They emphasize the effective grassroots movements that are most successful. Read more