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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: We Were Here - voices from the AIDS years in San Francisco

Airs at: Mon, 10/17/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Jan Haaken and Frann Michel discuss "We Were Here - voices from the AIDS years in San Francisco" directed by David Weismann and Bill Weber. The film profiles five people living in San Francisco during the AIDS crisis in the late '70s and 1980s. Frann and Jan note the power ... Read more

Report from the Wall Street Occupation

Airs at: Mon, 10/10/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Mark Naison teaches African-American Studies at Fordham University in New York where he is also a community organizer and writer on HipHop.  He has been to the Wall Street  protests and talks here with the Old Mole's Bill Resnick about the promise of the movement.   Read more

The real problem is the System

Airs at: Mon, 10/10/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 For economist Richard Wolff, the crisis that brings tens  of thousands into the streets is not due to corruption or greed, but the system that grants the rights  of ownership over the stuff we all need in order to make our living to the 1%.  Clayton Morgareidge reads what ... Read more

Mark Naison reports from Wall Street

Airs at: Mon, 10/10/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Mark Naison teaches African-American Studies at Fordham University in New York, where he is also a community organizer and writes about Hip Hop culture and music.  Here he talks with the Old Mole's Bill Resnick about what he sees happening in his city, university, and acro... Read more

Report from Occupy Portland

Airs at: Mon, 10/10/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Noah is an organizer with the IWW who has been participating in the Portland protests and in the General Assembly planning meetings.  Bill Resnick talks with him about his experience and perspective.  For information on meetings and marches, go here.   Read more

The future of the protests: Bill Resnick

Airs at: Mon, 10/10/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
The original Old Mole (our founder) Bill Resnick has thought long and hard about protest movements and democracy, and here he sums up his assessment of what the movement needs to do to have a future and to make real change. Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 10/10/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
The Moles focus entirely on the anti-corporate protests that have spread across the nation, with special attention to Portland and Wall Street.   Clayton Morgareidge hosts.   For information about our theme music and our graphics, go to our main page. You can also follow u... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour on 10/03/11

Airs at: Mon, 10/03/2011 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe Clement hosts and we hear:Bill Resnick on the Occupy Wall Street and up-coming Occupy Portland protests.Movie Moles, Denise Morris and Laurie Mercier, discuss the documentary American Dream, which looks at local union resistance in one of Hormel's meat-packing plants in... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour October 3rd

Airs at: Mon, 10/03/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe Clement hosts this Old Mole and we hear:     Bill Resnick talks with Mark Engler about the Wall Street Protests. Jan Haaken talks with Bob Joondepth about legislative reform in the Oregon State Hospital. Joe Clement talks with Ivy Knight of Occupy Portland... Read more

What The Wall Street Protests Get Right

Airs at: Mon, 10/03/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick talks with Mark Engler about the Wall Street protests, contexualizing them in terms of the economic crisis and global protests, as well as underscoring what they're doing right. Mark Engler is a writer and analyst at Foreign Policy. His website is www.democr... Read more