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Old Mole Variety Hour for May 19, 2025

Airs at: Mon, 05/19/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
  Labor Internationalism, Malcolm Chaddock Remembered, Saving Social Security: Frann Michel hosts this episode, featuring these segments: Labor Internationalism:  Laurie Mercier speaks to Dianne Feeley, a retired autoworker and editor of Against the Current, about UAW pr... Read more

Malcolm Chaddock In Memoriam

Airs at: Mon, 05/19/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
  Desiree Hellegers speaks with long time Portland Veterans for Peace organizer Dan Shea, and we hear audio of VFP organizer Mike Hastie at Chaddock's April memorial service,  as they reflect on the deep commitment to peace and justice that animated Chaddock's wide-rang... Read more

The Plot Against Social Security

Airs at: Mon, 05/19/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
  We share selected audio from a briefing on Social Security presented by Alex Lawson of Social Security Works for the group Radical Elders on April 10, 2025,  shared here with their permission.  Lawson explains how Social Security works, how and why it is being intenti... Read more

Radical Romance

Airs at: Wed, 04/23/2025 at 10:00pm - 11:15pm
Produced for Radical Romance
So it's out in the public eye.  Great.  Movies, shows, and music.  Is it an accurate representation? Read more

Nature

Produced for The Underground
This months, the Youth Collective is taking some steps outside and covering their favorite things in nature. They've got segments ranging everything from Nature noises to the deadliest plants and animals on the planet, deep dives on Steve Irwin and beautiful trees, and p... Read more

Tony (naschio) Johnson and Rachel Cushman of the Chinook Indian Nation

Airs at: Thu, 04/03/2025 at 8:00am - 9:00am
The guests are Tony Johnson and Rachel Cushman of the Chinook Indian Nation. They’ve had big victories in the past few months but they're still agitating to regain the federal recognition that was revoked by former President George W Bush. Read more

Will Falk on the Tragedy of Thacker Pass

Airs at: Thu, 03/27/2025 at 8:00am - 9:00am
The guest is Will Falk of Protect Thacker Pass. Their campaign ended in a loss last year, construction of the open pit lithium mine in Nevada near the Oregon border is underway, and he is one of the protestors being sued by the mining company. Read more

Remembering Nikki Giovanni, Part 2

Airs at: Thu, 02/06/2025 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for Black Book Talk
But, we realized there was so much more to share, so we're returning with more poems, comments and hopefully insights from you, our listeners .  If you'd like to share a favorite Nikki Giovanni poem or memory, call in on 503-231-8187. By speaking her words, we lift and p... Read more

Special Interests

Produced for The Underground
The Youth Collective gets personal by diving deep into all the things that interest them. From twentieth century history to alternative fashion, this episode's got something for everyone! Read more