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Views, Reviews, and Interviews from a Socialist-Feminist, Anti-racist, Anti-colonial and LGBTQ-positive Perspective

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News, Views, Reviews, and Interviews

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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Obama's Disappointing Education Policy

Airs at: Mon, 03/29/2010 at 12:00am

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Educator and activist Stan Karp talks with the Old Mole's Bill Resnick about how the administration’s education policies are, in spite of Obama’s campaign promises, just a continuation of worst parts of the Bush administration’s No Child Left Behind program -- a program of ... Read more

Book Mole: "Throws Like a Girl"

Airs at: Mon, 03/29/2010 at 12:00am

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Book Mole Larry Bowlden reviews Throws Like a Girl by Jean Thompson. It's a great collection of stories about urban characters who sometimes feel "as if there were a pinhole at the bottom of the world and all the best things were leaking out of it." For more of Larry's r... Read more

Power of the Peace Movement

Airs at: Mon, 03/29/2010 at 12:00am

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Activism has consequences. The peace and anti-nukes movements of the '50s and beyond were the major reason nuclear weapons were never used in war after 1945, according to historian Lawrence Wittner. In this interview, he talks with Clayton Morgareidge about his research ... Read more

March 29 Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 03/29/2010 at 12:00am

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Hosted by Clayton Morgareidge, this program deals with the role of the peace movement in preventing nuclear war, the new wave of sex abuse cases in the Catholic Church, the Obama administration's version of No Child Left Behind; and Jean Thompson's short story collection ... Read more

March 22 Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 03/22/2010 at 9:00am - 10:00am

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Denise Morris hosts this show about things moles, ordinary people, are doing to "root that mountain down"-- the mountain of oppression and exploitation. We hear about people in Portland getting ready to join in the US Social Forum; about a big conference in Vancouver, WA c... Read more

Creating Democacy, US Social Forum

Airs at: Mon, 03/22/2010 at 12:00am

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The People's Movement Assembly is coming to Portland on May 8, leading up to the June US Social Forum in Detroit. The theme: Another Better World is Possible. The Old Mole's Bill Resnick talks with organizer Chris Borte about the many things that go on at these events an... Read more

Mobilizing for Community Health, Well-Being and Equity

Airs at: Mon, 03/22/2010 at 12:00am

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An major conference at Washington State University in Vancouver on Saturday, March 27 will feature speakers and panels about inequities in health connected with class, race, imprisonment, and many other issues. The title is Mobilizing for Community Health, Well-Being and ... Read more

The Story of Stuff

Airs at: Mon, 03/22/2010 at 12:00am

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Annie Leonard is the author of The Story of Stuff (the book) and the animated video, and she runs the on-line Story of Stuff Project. Here she talks with the Old Mole's Jan Haaken about our surplus stuff and how we could make what we really need with less waste and destr... Read more

Against Equality Archive Project

Airs at: Mon, 03/22/2010 at 12:00am

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Sentimental fools gathering around marriage--but is that really the goal for queer communities and queer futures? Thus begins a discussion with Yasmin Nair and Ryan Conrad, activists and scholars of queer imagination. They discuss the Against Equality Archive Project: ... Read more

March 15 Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 03/15/2010 at 12:00am

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Hosted by Bill Resnick and featuring the powerful protest music of Mavis Staples, this show includes a discussion of the real feasibility of replacing coal and nuclear power with wind and solar; a conversation critical of the "reality" show "Undercover Bosses"; and an anal... Read more

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