Old Mole Variety Hour

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Airs at: Mon, 08/04/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Airs at: Mon, 02/02/2026 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

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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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Topic tags: 
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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Climate Action Festival this Saturday

Airs at: Tue, 09/20/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Two organizers of  the upcoming Climate Action Festival, Tamara Staton and Barbara Ford,  talk with Old Mole Bill Resnick about the family-friendly festival coming to the Portland  Colliseum this Saturday, September  24. For details, check out Moving Planet Portland's F... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour September 19

Airs at: Tue, 09/20/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Denise Morris is our host, and we hear -- Bill Resnick and energy expert John Farrell in Part Two of their conversation about producing green  energy locally and democratically.  Jan Haaken and Mike Snedeker exploring the future of the death penalty in light of ... Read more

Local Power

Airs at: Mon, 09/19/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 How can we break down the monopoly power of big energy companies and encourage the development of  locally produced wind and sun electical power?  Bill Resnick continues his discussion, begun last week,  with energy expert John Farrell.   Read more

Why Longshore Workers in Longview are so angry

Airs at: Mon, 09/19/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Joe Clement reads an article by David Groves from The Stand explaining the issues between the International Longshore and Warehouse Workers Union (ILWU) and the corporation that was supposed to provide good local jobs but isn't.  The mainstream press has misrepresented ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour September 12th

Airs at: Wed, 09/14/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Tom Becker hosts this Old Mole Variety Hour and we hear:   Bill Resnick speaks with John Farrell about decentralized energy production. Clayton Morgareidge reads Doug Hendwood's essay "Headless Chickens" Joe Clement and Jan Haaken review "On The Waterfront". ... Read more

Movie Moles: On the Waterfront

Airs at: Mon, 09/12/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe Clement and Jan Haaken talk about the classic labor-oriented film, "On the Waterfront". Starring Marlan Brando, Terry Malloy is a dockworker who struggles with his received sense of "it's every man for himself" and his conscience and sense of duty to his fellow worke... Read more

Ten Years After 9/11, we are what we loath

Airs at: Mon, 09/12/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Tom Becker reads Chris Hedge's Truthout.org essay: "A Decade After 9/11, We Are What We Loath." In it, Chris reflects on some of the responses he saw in New York that fateful day in 2001 and on the way that nationalism, chauvinism and a spirit of revenge infected the wou... Read more

Democratic Energy Production

Airs at: Mon, 09/12/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick and John Farrell talk about the importance of decentralization to realizing the potential and sustainability of alternative energy sources like wind and solar. Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour on 09/05/11

Airs at: Mon, 09/05/2011 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
On this special Labor Day episode Joe Clement hosts and we hear: Bill Resnick and Daniel Randall discuss how working-class organizations can and should be the back-bone of the environmental movement. Daniel offers several examples. Joe comments on the distinctio... Read more

Left and the Law: West Memphis Three

Airs at: Mon, 09/05/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Mike Snedeker, who has written a book on the recurrance of "satanic ritual abuse" cases, talks with Jan Haaken and about the West Memphis Three was and the ways it exemplifies so much of what's broken in our judicial system: plea-bargins, hasty police invetigations and f... Read more