Old Mole Variety Hour

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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, 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.
 

You can leave comments for the Moles at  oldmolevarietyhour @ gmail.com or by clicking on the comment section for any of our audio pieces.  

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City Repair and Village Convergence

Airs at: Mon, 05/21/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
 Neighbors in Portland are transforming and using the common spaces between homes.  Mark Lakeman, one of the founders of City Repair, talks here with Bill Resnick about the work of his organization and what it means for community life.  They have a wonderful website.   Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 05/21/2012 at 12:00am
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Many thanks to all you listeners who contributed to KBOO during the Spring Membership Drive!  Clayton Morgareidge hosts this edition of the Old Mole which deals with austerity policies in Greece and around the world, how the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) writ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour on 05/14/12

Airs at: Mon, 05/14/2012 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
  Bill Resnick hosts this Membership Drive Special edition of the Old Mole in which he talks with a biologist about what industry, especially agriculture, puts into the air and water we breathe and drink, and what we can do about it. Also on the show, Clayton Morgarei... Read more

Chemical Contaminants

Airs at: Mon, 05/14/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
 Bill Resnick talks with biologist Lisa Wesal about chemical pollution. Read more

KBOO and Democracy

Airs at: Mon, 05/14/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
 Joe Clement comments on how KBOO's democratic organization and ownership structure is, as a form of workplace democracy, the true base of progressive social change. Read more

James Hansen on Canadian Tarsands and Climate Change

Airs at: Mon, 05/14/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
 Bill Resnick reads from a reader-supported news-article by James Hansen, a climate scientist, who argues why the tarsands several groups are looking to extract oil from in Canada will be devestating to the environment. Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour May 14th 2012

Airs at: Mon, 05/14/2012 at 12:00am
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  Bill Resnick hosts this membership-drive special and we hear:   Bill talk with Lisa Wesal about chemical contaminants Denise Morris talks with David Weismann about the Queer Documentary Film Festival Clayton Morgareidge talks about the limits of taxing the r... Read more

Queer Documentary Film Festival turns 6

Airs at: Mon, 05/14/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
 Denise Morris talks with co-founder David Weisman about the Queer Documentary Film Festival, now in its 6th year. They talk about the significance of this film festival that show-cases only queer films. Films will be showing between May 17th and the 20th at the McMenamin's... Read more

Beyond Taxing the Rich

Airs at: Mon, 05/14/2012 at 12:00am
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 Old Mole, Clayton Morgareidge, comments on various proposals to increase taxes on the rich. Is this enough to create economic justice or does it justify the economic arrangements that produced inequality in the first place? Listen to this brief commentary to find out. Here... Read more

Bill Resnick and Harvey Wasserman

Airs at: Tue, 05/08/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
 Bill Resnick interviews Harvey Wasserman: journalist, green energy activist and critic of nuclear power. They talk about continuing problems with nuclear plants, tactics ordinary people are using to shut them down, the struggle with coal energy, and about his newest book, ... Read more