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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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January 17 Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 01/17/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Denise Morris hosts this edition of the Old Mole celebrating Martin Luther King day in music and commentary.    For information about our theme music and our graphics, go to our main page. You can also follow us on Facebook. To hear the whole show (including music), use the... Read more

Movie Moles: "True Grit"

Airs at: Mon, 01/10/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Movie Moles Jan Haaken and Joe Clement  discuss the Coen brothers version of True Grit.  What is this film saying about the role of women in the American West?  About commerce?  About justice? Read more

Is there really an Islamist menace?

Airs at: Mon, 01/10/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 The threat of terrorist attacks  in Europe from Islamists  is not what we think.  Dan Gardner argues that "in most of Europe, there was no terrorism. And where there was terrorism, the trend line pointed down."  Tom Becker reads Gardner's piece "The Not-So-Great Islamist M... Read more

January 10 Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 01/10/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Tom Becker hosts this episode of the Old Mole where the topics include the Teamsters and democracy, a local production of Harold Pinter's play about torture, a review of the Coen Brothers film True Grit, and an op-ed debunking the "menace" of Islamist terrorism in Europe. ... Read more

Democratic Teamsters

Airs at: Mon, 01/10/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Peter Landon has had a long career as a truck driver and Teamster union activist with TDU (Teamsters for a Democratic Union).  Here he talks with the Old Mole's Bill Resnick about union democracy and the campaign to replace James P. Hoffa with Sandy Pope as president of th... Read more

Harold Pinter in Portland

Airs at: Mon, 01/10/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Harold Pinter's play One For the Road is being performed at Blackfish Gallery (NW 9th & Flanders) by the Readers' Repertory Theater this weekend, January 14 and 15.  Director David Berkson talks about the play with the Old Mole's Jan Haaken.  The story of a master interrog... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour on 01/03/11

Airs at: Mon, 01/03/2011 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  On the next Old Mole, hosted by Joe Clement, hear: Bill Resnick interviews Joseph Torres about Net Neutrality and the attempt to monetize the internet. Movie Moles Denise Morris and Wendy Webb review "Black Swan." Albert Einstein asks and answers "Why Social... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour January 3rd

Airs at: Mon, 01/03/2011 at 12:00am
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On today's Old Mole, hosted by Joe Clement, we hear about net neutrality, Albert Einstein on socialism, the new movie Black Swann, and politically-charged 1990s hardcore-punk.   For information about our theme music and our graphics, go to our main page. You can also follow... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour on 01/02/11

Airs at: Sun, 01/02/2011 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Joe Clement hosts and we hear: Bill Resnick interviews Al Weinrub, who coordinates the Local Clean Energy Alliance in the Bay Area. They discuss the emerging great struggle over who will control sun and wind energy development. Clayton Morgareidge and radical mu... Read more

Profits and Climate: Rewarding the culprits or Saving the Planet

Airs at: Mon, 12/27/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 As the Earth's climate becomes increasingly unstable, the US government is responding with measures that reward the profit-making corporations that caused the problem.  Bill Resnick talks with Daphne Wysham from the Institute for Policy Studies about cap and trade and carb... Read more