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Old Mole Variety Hour for March 30, 2026

Airs at: Mon, 03/30/2026 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Patricia Kullberg hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: The United States of Israel: Laurie Mercier speaks with Connor Echols, a reporter for Responsible Statecraft (published by the Quincy Institute), about some of the deep relat... Read more

Country Joe (1942-2026)

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
In the late sixties, no song quite captured the rage of America’s youth over the Viet Nam War like the darkly humored “I Feel Like I’m Fixin’ to Die Rag,“ by Country Joe and the Fish. Protest songs like this were key to galvanizing resistance against the war. Country Joe... Read more

The Glories of Willamette Falls

Airs at: Mon, 04/06/2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
  This show aired originally on February 16, 2026   The largest waterfall in North America is Niagara Falls, a world renowned tourist attraction with spectacular views from many angles. The second largest falls is Willamette Falls, 16 miles south of Portland, Oregon, wh... Read more

Iran, Corporate Interests, and America’s Cycle of Violence

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
The corporate media likes to start the history of the US-Iran relationship with the overthrow of the Shah Rezi Pahlavi in 1979, which conveniently renders the animosity of Iranians toward America as something mysterious. But if you go back further in time, you will find ... Read more

Iran, Corporate Interests, and America's Cycle of Violence

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
The corporate media likes to start the history of the US-Iran relationship with the overthrow of the Shah Rezi Pahlavi in 1979, which conveniently renders the animosity of Iranians toward America as something mysterious. But if you go back further in time, you will find ... Read more

Karen Russell, author of The Antidote (re-broadcast)

Airs at: Thu, 03/26/2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Jonesy
While Jonesy himself recovers from hip surgery, it’s a good time to replay one of my favorite interviews from last year, with one of my very favorite guests, Karen Russell. We talked about her latest novel The Antidote, which was named a 2025 National Book Award finalist... Read more

Remembering Eleni Varikas

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  This Women’s History Month, the Old Mole celebrates the life and mourns the January death of Eleni Varikas. Eleni was a leading theoretician exploring the concept of “gender” when it was relatively unfamiliar in European feminist thought and focusing on those excluded... Read more

The Gender Binary and the Invention of Race

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  In her book The Gender Binary and the Invention of Race (Routledge, 2024), philosopher Sally Markowitz argues that "the practice of first dividing people into the sharply binary categories of male and female, and then judging how well they conform to those categories,... Read more

PIM Ben Rice and The PDX Hustle Interview at the Newberg Tunes on Tuesday

Airs at: Thu, 07/10/2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Produced for:  AudioPilot
  The Rhythm of Community: Portland Music Insider Meets Ben Rice & The PDX Hustle The air in downtown Newberg was charged with a rare kind of soulful electricity on July 10, 2025, as the Tunes on Tuesday concert series hosted a homecoming for one of its own. Portland M... Read more

PIM Pure Country and Friends Interview at the Pondarosa Lounge 2-15-2026

Airs at: Sun, 02/15/2026 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  AudioPilot
  On Sunday February 15th, 2026 we were very excited to interview “PURE COUNTRY” & Friends, Kellie (lead singer) & Ron (guitar player) at the Pondarosa Lounge & Grill – North Portland. When we say “Friends” Nashville recording artist Steve Wesley took the stage to sing ... Read more