Old Mole Variety Hour

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Airs at: Mon, 08/04/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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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

Here is why we call this show "The Old Mole"

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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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Democratic Energy and Occupy Wall Steet

Airs at: Mon, 10/17/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Bill Resnick and Harvey Wasserman talk about the need, the possibility and the way for developing wind and solar energy systems that emphasize distributed, democratic production. Recently, Harvey spoke at Occupy Wall Street. They agree that this should be part of the Wa... Read more

Report from the Wall Street Occupation

Airs at: Mon, 10/10/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Mark Naison teaches African-American Studies at Fordham University in New York where he is also a community organizer and writer on HipHop.  He has been to the Wall Street  protests and talks here with the Old Mole's Bill Resnick about the promise of the movement.   Read more

The real problem is the System

Airs at: Mon, 10/10/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 For economist Richard Wolff, the crisis that brings tens  of thousands into the streets is not due to corruption or greed, but the system that grants the rights  of ownership over the stuff we all need in order to make our living to the 1%.  Clayton Morgareidge reads wh... Read more

Mark Naison reports from Wall Street

Airs at: Mon, 10/10/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Mark Naison teaches African-American Studies at Fordham University in New York, where he is also a community organizer and writes about Hip Hop culture and music.  Here he talks with the Old Mole's Bill Resnick about what he sees happening in his city, university, and a... Read more

Report from Occupy Portland

Airs at: Mon, 10/10/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Noah is an organizer with the IWW who has been participating in the Portland protests and in the General Assembly planning meetings.  Bill Resnick talks with him about his experience and perspective.  For information on meetings and marches, go here.   Read more

The future of the protests: Bill Resnick

Airs at: Mon, 10/10/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
The original Old Mole (our founder) Bill Resnick has thought long and hard about protest movements and democracy, and here he sums up his assessment of what the movement needs to do to have a future and to make real change. Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 10/10/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
The Moles focus entirely on the anti-corporate protests that have spread across the nation, with special attention to Portland and Wall Street.   Clayton Morgareidge hosts.   For information about our theme music and our graphics, go to our main page. You can also follo... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour on 10/03/11

Airs at: Mon, 10/03/2011 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe Clement hosts and we hear:Bill Resnick on the Occupy Wall Street and up-coming Occupy Portland protests.Movie Moles, Denise Morris and Laurie Mercier, discuss the documentary American Dream, which looks at local union resistance in one of Hormel's meat-packing plants... Read more

Get Ready for Occupy Portland

Airs at: Mon, 10/03/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe Clement talks with Ivy Knight of the Occupy Portland rally about what it is, the organization involved, and how people can get involved. There are many items - food, rain-repelling supplies, musical instruments, etc. - that they need and which you can find solicited... Read more

Movie Moles: American Dream

Airs at: Mon, 10/03/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
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Denise Morris and Laurie Mercier talk about "American Dream", which was an Academy award winning documentary about union meatpackers working in one of Hormel's plants. They consider the tension within the labor movement as the national union disagreed over the militant a... Read more