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Old Mole Variety Hour for January 5, 2026

Airs at: Mon, 01/05/2026 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Criticizing Capitalism : Since the global financial crisis, and even more over the last five years, capitalism’s popularity has fallen, while the fortunes of the capitalist class have risen steeply. Polls show that a majority of people under forty, of any political af... Read more

Judith Arcana, 1943-2025, a Lifelong Troublemaker

The left community lost one of its stalwarts on winter solstice of 2025. Judith Arcana was a writer, poet, teacher and feminist activist. She is most well known for being one of the Janes, a pre-Roe, underground collective in Chicago that provided 11,000 illegal, but saf... Read more

Oil For Kisses #54 - 10,000 Screaming Children

Airs at: Sat, 01/03/2026 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for:  Oil For Kisses
On this episode of OFK, my longtime friend Tom Iserman and play deep cuts from and rap about the whole "Screamo" ("emotive" hardcore) revival taking place - something that initially felt a little too soon for us oldsters who were there for it the first time seemingly not... Read more

Looking Back at a Wretched Year yet Ahead with Hope

Airs at: Mon, 01/05/2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
What a weird, wretched, gut-wrenching year 2025 has been. Probably even worse than many of us had feared at the end of last year. But despite worsening climate chaos and glimpses of the end of democracy, there are glimmers of hope ahead. On this episode of Locus Focus, ... Read more

Portraits of Alien Encounters Revisited

Airs at: Sun, 01/04/2026 at 8:30am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Pathways
Nigel Watson is the author of Portraits of Alien Encounters Revisited. He has researched and investigated historical and contemporary reports of UFO sightings since the 1970s. Host Donald Altman Donald Altman, M.A., LPC, is a psychotherapist, international mindfulness ... Read more

Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol - from the Archive

Airs at: Thu, 12/25/2025 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  Over half a century ago, the UPA animation studio was a haven for misfit geniuses struggling to create relevant cartoon films in the face of political and cultural repression.  Gambling the future of the company on an hourlong television special featuring their most p... Read more

Willamette Radio Workshop presents "A Radio Christmas Carol"

Airs at: Thu, 12/25/2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Jonesy
In what’s become a holiday tradition on the show, we’ll be re-airing Willamette Radio Workshop’s “A Radio Christmas Carol”, which I happen to think is right up there with the best versions of Charles Dickens’ classic tale. And what better time than on Christmas morning! ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for December 15, 2025

Airs at: Mon, 12/15/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Photo of Wall Art in Cypress: Image licensed for public use: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/809719 Patricia Kullberg hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: Finding Home: Sisters of the Road and the Welcome Home Coalition conducted re... Read more

Music for Our Times

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
In honor of the holidays, our music for this episode is drawn from a long and rich tradition of using the season to remind us of the struggles of the oppressed, past and present. Our songs will include the “Rock Ballad of Harry T Moore” by Sweet Honey in the Rock about t... Read more

Double Groove - James Taylor

Airs at: Fri, 12/12/2025 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  Double Groove
Tune in to explore James Taylor's first album, titled “James Taylor”. We’ll hear the unique composition of his first album paired with some awesome covers, map larger world events on to the album and perhaps sprinkle some holiday music in while we're at it!     Read more