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Old Mole Variety Hour February 25, 2013

Airs at: Mon, 02/25/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Alan Wieder hosts this episode, featuring music from David Rovics as well as an interview with him, a discussion of the economics and politics of mass incarceration, a review of a recent comic novel, and a commentary on the ideology of austerity.  Bill Resnick talks wit... Read more

David Weiman on Mass Incarceration

Airs at: Mon, 02/25/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick talks with economist David Weiman about the political forces encouraging the growth and maintaining of prisons and punitive policing in the USA. They consider not only media influence and legislators desire to keep jobs in their areas but also the fear-enha... Read more

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 a... 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 commen... 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,... 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 ... 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 neglect... 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 bu... Read more