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Old Mole Variety Hour February 11th 2013

Airs at: Tue, 02/12/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Tom Becker hosts and we hear:   Bill Resnick complete his conversation with Larry Kleinman about immigration reform. Jan Haaken talks with Mary-Liz Thomson, the director of "Who Bombed Judi Bari?" Joe Clement talks with Kristian Williams about community alt... Read more

Larry Kleinman on Immigration Reform Part 2

Airs at: Tue, 02/12/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick talks with Larry Kleinman, Secretary-Tresurer of PCUN, a union for all Oregon's farmworkers. They discuss the potential impact of different kinds of immigration reform. This is the second of a two-part interview. The first can be found here. Read more

Interview with Senator Jeff Merkley

Airs at: Fri, 12/14/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
 KBOO News Director Jenka Soderberg speaks with Oregon Senator in the US Congress Jeff Merkley on the issues of 'talking filibusters', the fiscal cliff and U.S. aid to Israel. Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour December 17, 2012

Airs at: Mon, 12/17/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  This show considers schools, killing, killlings in schools, and civil rights and rock & roll. Hosted by Frann Michel, with music by Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and more. For information on our graphics, theme song, or name, see our main show page.  Frann Michel comments ... Read more

The Left and the Law: History & Conversations on Oregon's Death Penalty

Airs at: Mon, 12/17/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
The Left & the Law: Jan Haaken and Mike Snedeker discuss Governor Kitzhaber's "conversations" about the death penalty following his issuing a stay of execution for convicted murderer Gary Haugen. Jan and Mike discuss the shifts in attitudes toward capital punishment, wh... Read more

Brenton Mock and the future of the Voting Rights Act of 1965

Airs at: Mon, 12/03/2012 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
Hosts Cecil and Celeste are joined by Colorlines columnist Brenton Mock, to reflect on the election and the future status of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Brenton Mock is a New Orleans-based investigative journalist, Voting Rights Fellow for Colorlines.com, and former sen... Read more

Portland Action Lab: brewing up anti-austerity actions for November 3rd 2012

Airs at: Mon, 10/29/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe Clement talks with Gina of the Portland Action Lab about anti-austerity actions that're being planned for November 3rd 2012. She describes the way that PAL and the groups who work with it are resisting austerity as "the new normal" and underscoring the hugely neglected ... Read more

NEWS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS DAY "A BETTER WORLD IS POSSIBLE: BEYOND ELECTORAL POLITICS"

7 am to 8 pm on Friday October 12th The best of KBOO’s news, talks and interviews: In this special day of programming KBOO presents authors, activists, analysts and idealists who look beyond the current political rhetoric to the real basics of what it will take to build... Read more

If Sharks Were Men...

Airs at: Mon, 10/01/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
After an amusing reading of Bertolt Brecht's short-story "If Sharks Were Men", Joe Clement comments on the unfortunately enduring message it imparts about class-exploitation and imperial war. The original video from which the audio has been used can be found here. Read more

Michael Zweig: US Labor Against The War

Airs at: Mon, 10/01/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Laurie Mercier talks with Michael Zweig about US Labor Against The War, a reform-coalition of hundreds of unions, central labor councils and state federations who are united in opposition to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. They are organizing  workers to put pressure on t... Read more