The Old Mole Variety Hour for June 22, 2015

This week's episode discusses life inside the constraining boundaries of Portland city government, the US prison system, the militarized national borders of the United States, and the finite resources of the global environment. Host Frann Michel plays music by Tom Lehrer, Alistair Hulett, and Jose-Luis Orozco, and discusses news of climate change and violence, and mentions upcoming protests regarding Ron Wyden's support for Fast Track on Monday and Opposition to Pearson Testing on Tueday. Other segments are these:

Bill Resnick talks with Nicholas Caleb about the Portland Climate Action Plan

Jan Haaken and Mike Snedeker discuss Inmate-Correctional Officer relations

Sophie Smith reports on Border Communities resistance to Border Militarization

To download or listen to individual segments, click on the links above.  For the whole show including musical breaks, use the play button below.