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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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Moving to the Beat: Hip Hop from PDX to Sierra Leone

Airs at: Mon, 11/16/2009 at 12:00am

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Bridging the gap between the US and Africa with Hip Hop youth culture -- that's one of the aims of the new film Moving 2 the Beat, produced here in Portland and in Sierra Leone. Abdul Fofanah, co-director of the film and a Sierra Leonean -American, talks about the film her... Read more

Book Mole: "Olive Kitteridge"

Airs at: Mon, 11/16/2009 at 12:00am

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Elizabeth Strout's book Olive Kitteridge is a set of short stories revolving around a central character, and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 2009. Our reviewer Larry Bowlden tells us what's great about it. You can find more of Larry's reviews here. Read more

Psychiatry and the Military at Fort Hood

Airs at: Mon, 11/16/2009 at 12:00am

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Reponding to the recent shootings at Fort Hood, Psychiatrist and psychoanalyst Maureen Katz talks with the Old Mole's Jan Haaken about how the military uses psychiatry, and how the media portray PTSD and mental illness among soldiers and mental health workers. Who carri... Read more

November 16 Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 11/16/2009 at 12:00am

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This show is hosted by Tom Becker (pictured here), and covers this variety of topics: What has to happen to include jobs in the economic recovery (it's not happening now); a new film about Hip Hop culture spanning the distance between Portland and Sierra Leone; how stori... Read more

November 9 Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 11/09/2009 at 12:00am

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This Old Mole episode is hosted by Denise Morris (pictured here), and features discussions of how the system limits the actions of Presidents; two movies about mothers and sons; whether "Hell is other people" (as a line in Sartre's play No Exit has it); and whether the ri... Read more

Who Really Runs This Country?

Airs at: Mon, 11/09/2009 at 12:00am

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What keeps us at war -- and without universal healthcare -- is not the moral failings of politicians but the system within which politicians -- including presidents -- are forced to act. That's the argument of investigative journalist Russ Baker in this conversation with... Read more

Antichrist & Wild Things

Airs at: Mon, 11/09/2009 at 12:00am

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Our Movie Moles Frann Michel and Jan Haaken give their psychoanalytic take on two current films dealing with the theme of mothers and sons: Antichrist, by the Danish director Lars von Trier; and Where the Wild Things Are, directed by Spike Jonze. Find out here which on... Read more

Is Hell Other People?

Airs at: Mon, 11/09/2009 at 12:00am

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Jean-Paul Sartre's play "No Exit" is playing at Imago Theater, across the street from KBOO, through November 15. Here are Clayton Morgareidge's thoughts about what we can learn from it and it's famous line, "Hell is other people." You can read the text of this commentar... Read more

Queer Activism in Maine

Airs at: Mon, 11/09/2009 at 12:00am

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Voters in Maine just repealed a law that legalized gay marriage -- but is that the issue LGBT people should be organizing around? Maine queer activist Ryan Conrad says the marriage equality campaign is a distraction from improving the lives of gay people. He tells why in... Read more

Dams and Native Peoples

Airs at: Mon, 11/02/2009 at 12:00am

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Tina Loo studies the impact of hydropower projects on native people in Canada, and here she talks with the Old Mole's Laurie Mercier about how the techno-perspective of policy makers blinds them to the impacts of their projects on life in the areas where they are located... Read more

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