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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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Old Mole Variety Hour on 02/20/12

Airs at: Mon, 02/20/2012 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Tom Becker will host this episode featuring The demonization of Iran: Anthropologist and author William Beeman talks with the Old Mole's Bill Resnick. Beeman is the author of The “Great Satan” vs. the “Mad Mullahs”: How the United States and Iran Demonize Each Othe... Read more

William Beeman - The Great Satan and the Mad Mullahs: how the US and Iran demonize each another

Airs at: Mon, 02/20/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick interviews William Beeman, author of "The Great Satan and the Mad Mullahs: how the US and Iran demonize each another". They talk about the history and patterns of this demonization, and why & how the same people who argued for war in Iraq over weapons of mas... Read more

Well-read Red: The Spectacular President's Role in Electoral Theater

Airs at: Mon, 02/20/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Well-read Red, Clayton Morgareidge, comments on the spectacle of electoral politics, the presidency itself, and how voting is over-rated as a form of social action when so much that matters is decided, when addressed at all, by other means and to other ends. The presiden... Read more

Drone Bombers: or warfare as hobby

Airs at: Mon, 02/20/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Tom Becker reads "War By Drones and Special Forces: inviting the big pay-back", by Dave Lindorff. In it Dave argues that drone technology has made it easier to swallow the prospect for war, while unwittingly giving other countries not only the incentive, but a renewed ta... Read more

22nd Annual Cascade Festival of African Films

Airs at: Mon, 02/20/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Jan Haaken talks with PC Peri about the history of the 22nd Annual Cascade Festival of African Films, how the films are selected, the importance of the (neither cynical nor romantic) view of African life they bring to audiences and what's left in the last two weeks of it... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour February 20th

Airs at: Mon, 02/20/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Tom Becker hosts today Old Mole and we hear about the war drums being beat over Iran, the kabuki theatrics of electoral politics, a cold war waged with drones, and about the African Film Festival.  Thanks to all you folks who called in to support KBOO and the Old Mole! ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour on 02/13/12

Airs at: Mon, 02/13/2012 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Clayton Morgareidge will host this show, which includes -- Bill Resnick talks with Gar Alperowitz, author of America Beyond Capitalism, about the emerging democratic institutions, like worker-owned businesses, that could point the way to a more democratic and egalita... Read more

Beyond Capitalism

Airs at: Mon, 02/13/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Noam Chomsky said of America Beyond Capitalism by Gar Alperowitz that it provides "concrete and feasible ways to reverse the ominous course of the past several decades and to open the way to a vibrant democracy with a sustainable economy that can satisfy human needs, no... Read more

Privatizing Public Space

Airs at: Mon, 02/13/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Politicians have been turning more public services over to profit-making corporations.  In this conversation with Joe Clement, journalist Mike Konczal goes into the dangers of privatization for democracy.  Konczal is the author of "The Privatization Trap" recently publi... Read more

Komen, Cancer, and Reproductive Rights

Airs at: Mon, 02/13/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Well-read Red Frann Michel locates the recent news about the Komen Foundation and Planned Parenthood in the "larger wave of neoliberalism."  You can read her comments with links to her soures here.     Read more