Old Mole Variety Hour

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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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The New Sexual Politics: Equality or Conformity?

Airs at: Sun, 06/28/2009 at 5:00pm

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Is the fight for gay marriage the path to a queer conservatism? The Old Mole's Frann Michel makes the case for the revolutionary program of the LGBT movement: to get beyond "the laws and the ideologically dominant conventions around sexuality and family relations" (i.e. m... Read more

Economics to Save the Planet

Airs at: Sun, 06/28/2009 at 5:00pm

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Economist Robin Hahnel lucidly explains what has to be done rescue the planet from environmental catastrophe -- and how much of it can, and cannot, be done within capitalism. Professor of Economics at Portland State University, he is best known for his work on participat... Read more

Gender and Revolution: Sexual Politics in Iran and the US

Airs at: Sun, 06/28/2009 at 5:00pm

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How have women fared in revolutionary Iran, and what is their role in the current upheavals there? Is the movement for gay marriage going to make gays and lesbians conform to traditional family values? What will it take to make our health care system, corrupted by profit... Read more

Revolutionary Iranian Women

Airs at: Sun, 06/28/2009 at 5:00pm

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Catherine Sameh is studying women in Iran, resistance movements and feminism, and she has an eye-opening account of the condition and role of women in Iran before and after the Revolution of 1979 and what it means for Iranian women today. She is interviewed here by the O... Read more

Private v. Public Health Insurance

Airs at: Sun, 06/28/2009 at 5:00pm

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Health, Money and Fear is the name of a video by Dr. Paul Hochfeld, an ER physician in Corvallis and a member of Physicians for a National Health Care Program (PHNP). In this interview with the Old Mole's Laurie Mercier, he discusses the human and economic costs of our ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour on 06/22/09

Airs at: Mon, 06/22/2009 at 9:00am - 10:00am

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On this program, hosted by Frann Michel, the Moles discuss The Supreme Court ruling that convicted inmates have no right to an appeal based on DNA tests. The new movie about the food we eat, Food, Inc. Is economic recovery underway? Read more

Supreme Court: No Right to DNA Tests

Airs at: Sun, 06/21/2009 at 5:00pm

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By a split decision, the US Supreme Court has ruled that there is no constitutional right to have a conviction reviewed on the basis of DNA evidence. Civil Rights attorney Mike Snedeker explains the impact of the decision in this conversation with the Old Mole's Jan Haaken. Read more

Move Moles: "Food, Inc."

Airs at: Sun, 06/21/2009 at 5:00pm

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"Food, Inc. is one of the most riveting films to be released this year," says Movie Mole Brooke Jacobson in this full discussion, with Jan Haaken, of the virtues and limitations of this exposé of our industrial food production. The film is directed by Robert Kenner and i... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for June 22, 2009

Airs at: Sun, 06/21/2009 at 5:00pm

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Hosted by Frann Michel, and featuring several versions of our theme song "I wish I Was a Mole in the Ground," this program discusses how our broken economy needs to be fixed if it is to work for all of us; the recent Supreme Court refusal to grant convicted inmates the rig... Read more

Iranian Politics: Local and International

Airs at: Sun, 06/21/2009 at 5:00pm

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Bill Resnick reviews and comments on the crisis in Iran brought on by the election, and assesses the response of the international community including the Obama administration. Read more

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