Old Mole Variety Hour

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Airs at: Mon, 12/22/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Airs at: Mon, 02/02/2026 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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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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Finding Home

Airs at: Mon, 12/15/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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  Sisters of the Road and the Welcome Home Coalition conducted research from 2023 until 2025 to learn from people who are currently homeless, or have been homeless in the past five years, what they want and need to stay housed. The study applied participatory action res... Read more

Jeffrey Epstein and the Power of Global Elites

Airs at: Mon, 12/15/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Our Well Read Red reads excerpts from an article by Middle East scholar Soumaya Ghannoushi, who argues that the Jeffrey Epstein story provides a behind the scenes look at global elites and their machinations. The article, “Epstein Saga Exposes Israel’s Iron Grip on US Po... Read more

Poetry for Our Times

Airs at: Mon, 12/15/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Our guest Poetry Mole, Catherine Bax, shares the poem by Joy Harjo, “For Calling the Spirit Back from Wandering the Earth in Its Human Feet.” Joy Harjo was the United States poet laureate in 2019. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1951, Harjo is a member of the Muscogee (Creek... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for December 15, 2025

Airs at: Mon, 12/15/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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  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

Taxing and Investing

Airs at: Mon, 12/08/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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  The Central City Task Force--packed with corporate interests and aligned with the Portland Metro Chamber (PMC, aka the Portland Business Association, PBA)--has continued arguing that taxes on the wealthy and corporations are bad, and continued attacking voter-approved... Read more

Academic Freedom Under Attack

Airs at: Mon, 12/08/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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  In August of this year, Jennifer Ruth came on to the Old Mole to explain how Title VI of the Civil Rights Act had become the primary legal instrument for repressing student protests and free speech on college campuses in the name of combating antisemitism.  In this up... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for December 8, 2025

Airs at: Mon, 12/08/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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  Fighting Back on Campus and in the City: Frann Michel hosts this episode about fighting back against attacks on academic freedom and on grassroots democratic movements for a liveable city,  featuring these segments (follow the links for more information on the segment... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for December 1, 2025

Airs at: Mon, 12/01/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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  While we’re told by politicians that the ideas of Karl Marx are foreign and have no place in this country, history proves otherwise. In Karl Marx in America (2025), Andrew Hartman shows that Marx and Marxism have had a significant influence on the United States, from ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for November 24, 2025

Airs at: Mon, 11/24/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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  Desiree Hellegers hosts this decolonial Thanksgiving week show, featuring an all Indigenous line up of musicians and the following segments:  “We need to dismantle settler colonialism in the United States. What Israel is doing to Palestinians in Gaza and the West Ba... Read more

From the Freedom Flotilla

Airs at: Mon, 11/17/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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  Since 2007, Israel has blockaded the movement of goods and people in and out of the Gaza Strip, and since 2008, activists have sought to break the illegal blockade by sailing through the blockade zone to deliver humanitarian aid by sea. Since 2010, repeated attempts b... Read more