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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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Movie Moles: They Live

Airs at: Mon, 11/07/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe Clement and Frann Michel turn to this film because of its obviously critical message about late capitalism, and the way some of its complaints, seemingly new and unprescedented at the time, resonate with the Occupy Wall Street movement today. But they have mixed feeling... Read more

Well Read Red: What Occupiers Need To Understand About Homelessness

Airs at: Mon, 11/07/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Clayton Morgareidge reads various responses to the concern some have expressed about the involvement of homeless people in the Occupy Wall Street movement. He offers a positive assessment that sees the movement benefiting from the homeless involvement. He suggests that lear... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour on 10/31/11

Airs at: Mon, 10/31/2011 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Tom Becker is our host, and we will hear An interview about the prospects for a General Strike in Oakland, called by Occupy Oakland. It could be very dramatic, Oakland being a union town with very active ILWU and Teamsters on the scene. Tom fills us in on where th... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 10/31/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Tom Becker is our host for this program dealing with the "General Strike" being called for by Occupy Oakland, the fraud and corruption of Wall Street, some music about death row, and a film about the Black power movement of the 1960s using never-before seen footage.   For ... Read more

Report from Occupy Oakland

Airs at: Mon, 10/31/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Occupy Oakland is calling for a city-wide strike for Wednesday.   Bill Balderston is a long-time teacher, activist, and writer in Oakland, and now working with Occupy Oakland.  Here he talks with the Old Mole's Bill Resnick about what's going on there and the prospects for... Read more

Totally Corrupt

Airs at: Mon, 10/31/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Host Tom Becker reads an indictment of the frauds perpetrated by the finance industry that brought on the this  long-lasting economic crisis.  It's by former Wall-streeter Paul Craig Roberts; it's called "Reckless Endangerment: Totally Corrupt America." Read more

Movie Moles: "Black Power Mixtapes"

Airs at: Mon, 10/31/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Constructed from footage and interviews done by Swedish filmmakers in the late 60s and early 70s, Black Power Mixtapes shows never-before seen sides of major players in the movement.  Our Movie Moles Denise Morris and Laurie Mercier discuss what it tells us.  The film is sh... Read more

What's Ahead for the Wall Street Occupation?

Airs at: Mon, 10/24/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 What will it take for the Occupation movement to maintain its momentum and grow?  Stephanie Luce, who teaches Labor Studies at the City University of New York, has been very active in the Wall Street Occupation, and she talks here with the Old Mole's Bill Resnick about wha... Read more

Movie Moles: "Margin Call"

Airs at: Mon, 10/24/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
What happened inside a big investment bank when it suddenly realized that what it was selling was going to be worthless? The new movie Margin Call, with Kevin Spacey and Jeremy Irons, takes us inside, and our Movie Moles Jan Haaken and Joe Clement discuss the film's politi... Read more

Sleeping Over on Wall Street

Airs at: Mon, 10/24/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Last weekend, hundreds of children and their parents  had a sleepover at the Wall Street Occupation.   Two parents who participated talk with Bill Resnick about why they did it and and what it was like.   Read more