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Views, Reviews, and Interviews from a Socialist-Feminist, Anti-racist, Anti-colonial and LGBTQ-positive Perspective
Hosted by: 
Denise Morris, Frann Michel, Jon Nelson, OldMoleVarietyHour, Patricia Kullberg
Produced by: 
KBOO
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Views, Reviews, and Interviews from a socialist-feminist, anti-racist and anti-colonial point of view.

 

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.
 

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Activism, Class, Race, Gender, Sexuality, Labor, Legislation, Environment/Climate, Government/Politics, Energy/Natural Resources, Economy, Law/Court/Crime, LGBTQ, Arts/Culture, Fiction, Film, Movement for Racial Justice, Indigenous, Housing/Homelessness, Health, Disability, COVID19, Education, Community Building
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Old Mole Variety Hour for April 14, 2008

Airs at: Sun, 04/13/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Bill Resnick hosts this show as the Old Moles root out the underlying issues regarding taxes, the courage it takes to keep hope alive in hard times, labor struggles in Colorado and Colombia, and inequities in human health.  Listen to the whole show by clicking on the arrow... Read more

The Case for Veganism

Airs at: Sun, 04/06/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 There are more reasons than you may have dreamed of  why a vegan diet is good for you and the planet.  Matt Rosell and  Isa Chandra Moskowitz tell the Old Mole's  Bill Resnick about some of them.  Matt works with In Defense of Animals.  Isa is the author  of several vegan ... Read more

Picturing Popular Resistance in Sardinia

Airs at: Sun, 04/06/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 The Old Mole's Brooke Jacobson interviews Angela Cacciarru about popular resistance to privatization in Sardinia, Italy.  Read more

Working With Homeless Women

Airs at: Sun, 04/06/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Laurie Mercier  talks with Anitra Freeman of  Women's Housing, Equality and Enhancement League (WHEEL) about the work her organization does with homeless women in Seattle.  She will be speaking at In Other Word Bookstore on Thursday,  April 17 (call  503-232-6003 for info)... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for April 7, 2008

Airs at: Sun, 04/06/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Hosted by Laurie Mercier, this program reviews the case for veganism with an animal rights activist and a vegan cookbook author.  We also hear from a Seattle activist who works with homeless women, and from  an Italian geographer about the resistance in Sardinia to privati... Read more

Drug Policy and Racial Profiling

Airs at: Tue, 04/01/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Clayton Mosher talks with Luz María Gordillo about how the war on drugs immigration policies and police work contribute to racial profiling at all levels  of society.  Mosher  is the co-author (with Scott Akins) of Drugs andDrug Policy: The Control of Consciousness Alterat... Read more

All About the WTO

Airs at: Sun, 03/30/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Unclear about exactly what the WTO (World Trade Organization) does and how it uses its powers?   Mary Bottari,  Director of Global Trade Watch's Harmonization Project, lays it all out in this lucid interview with the Old Mole's Bill Resnick.     Read more

"Before Women Had Wings"

Airs at: Sun, 03/30/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Larry Bowlden reviews Connie May Fowler's 1997 novel Before Women Had Wings.   Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for March 31, 2008

Airs at: Sun, 03/30/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 This show is hosted by Luz María Gordillo and features discussions of the WTO (how it works and whom it favors), a novel about a  tough childhood called Before Women Had Wings, and how drug and immigration policies lead to racial profiling.  To hear the whole show, click o... Read more

How Progressive is Obama?

Airs at: Sun, 03/23/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Well-read Red Frann Michel surveys the left  press commentary on Obama's shortcomings as a progressive voice.  You can read this piece here.   Read more