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Back to School (and Gun Violence)

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Sharon Grant surveys the landscape of schools and guns and offers a commentary. Image by Mike Licht and licensed under Creative Commons: https://www.flickr.com/photos/notionscapital/8282547083 Read more

Illmatic Consequences: The Clapback to Opponents of "Critical Race Theory"

Airs at: Thu, 09/07/2023 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
  Illmatic Consequences was influenced by rapper Nas’s 1994 debut album Illmatic,” which features internal rhymes and inner-city narratives based on Nas’s personal experiences. “Nas’s 1994 album ‘Illmatic’ is fundamentally a statement of self-worth. It’s not even just a co... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for September 18, 2023

Airs at: Mon, 09/18/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Jon Nelson hosts this Labor Day Special of the Old Mole, which was postponed from September 4 due to unexpected problems with production. Today's show includes the following segments: A Lifetime of Labor Struggle: Bill Resnick interviews Dianne Feeley who has fought her... Read more

Legal Strategies for Climate Justice, Part One

Airs at: Mon, 09/18/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
The fight against construction of Enbridge Company's Line 3 in Minnesota, carrying tar sands oil from Canada through the Midwest, was the largest Indigenous-led pipeline resistance in North America after Standing Rock. Opposition from 2017-2021 brought thousands of people f... Read more

Margaret Kimberley of Black Agenda Report

Airs at: Wed, 08/30/2023 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
  With Fulton County (Atlanta) District Attorney Fani Willis emerging as the latest hero of the liberal Dems for her prosecution of Trump and 18 co-defendants, we take a look at some of her other prosecutions with Black Agenda Report Executive Editor and Senior Columnist M... Read more

Left and the Law: Held v. Montana

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Left and the Law: HELD V MONTANA: In Helena, Montana, Judge Kathy Seeley ruled on August 14th for the plaintiffs in Held v Montana, marking the first constitutional climate trial in US history. The case was filed in March 2020 by 16 young Montana residents, then aged two... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for September 4, 2023

Airs at: Mon, 09/04/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Due to unanticipated problems with production, the Mole's Labor Day Special will be aired on September 18. Hosted by Frann Michel, this episode focuses on positive responses to the climate crisis, and includes these segments: PROGRESSIVE CLIMATE SOLUTIONS: Can humanity ... Read more

Pomegranate

Airs at: Mon, 08/07/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Larry Bowlden reviews Pomegranate, by Helen Elaine Lee, a rich book on so many levels. Written though the eyes of Ranita Atwater, a woman just released from four years of imprisonment for opioid possession, the book leaps forward to her assiduous efforts to regain parental ... Read more

Apology from a Cop

Airs at: Mon, 08/14/2023 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Host Karen James speaks with Teri Jacobs and civil rights attorney Juan Chavez with the Oregon Justice Resource Center.  Following the murder of George Floyd, protests erupted in many cities around the world. Independent photojournalist Teri Jacobs was documenting protests ... Read more

Wrongful Convictions with Brenda Kiehlmeier

Airs at: Mon, 07/31/2023 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Please join us on Monday, July 31st at 6:30 pm for Prison Pipeline on KBOO Community Radio as we talk with Brenda Kiehlmeier about the case of her son Joel Atkin who was arrested and charged with third degree homicide despite calling 911 and asking for help from a person he... Read more