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The Old Mole Variety Hour for March 14, 2016

Airs at: Mon, 03/14/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Tom Becker hosts this Old Mole and we hear:   Bill Resnick interviews Mark Engler, co-author of "This Is an Uprising: How Non-Violent Revolt Is Shaping the 21st Century" Jan Haaken talks with documentary director on her new movie "Trapped," about attempts to clos... Read more

Book Mole: What She Left Behind

Airs at: Mon, 03/14/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Larry Bolden reviews What She Left Behind, the harrowing tale of an eighteen year old woman who finds herself committed to a state asylum due to her rebelling against her father’s choice of whom she will marry. The author, Ellen Marie Wiseman, did extensive research into how ... Read more

Documentary: Targeted Regulations at Abortion Providers

Airs at: Mon, 03/14/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Jan Haaken interviews Dawn Porter, Director of the documentary film, TRAPPED, that will be playing at Cinema 21 for five days, opening on Friday March 18th.  In “Trapped,” documentarian Dawn Porter chronicles the lives of medical professionals who work at clinics in the South... Read more

Epidemic of Despair

Airs at: Mon, 02/29/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Tom Becker reads Jay Bookman's blog post entitled "The epidemic of despair in white working class America is now revealed."  It reveals shocking dysfunction (alcoholism, drug abuse) and  unprecedented suicide rates leading to shortened life spans and deteriorating living co... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for February 8, 2016

Airs at: Mon, 02/08/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Denise Morris hosts this episode and we hear: Tod Sloan interviews Mary Watkins, liberation psychologist and co-author of Up Against the Wall: Re-imagining the US-Mexico Border.   Bill Resnick talks to Maria Svart, national director of the Democratic Socialists of... Read more

Michigan Is Sticking Flint Residents With Bill For Poisoned Water

Airs at: Mon, 02/08/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick and Diane Feeley take you to Flint, Michigan, where the state is requiring residents to pay for the poisoned water they received. [Image Credit: www.commondreams.org] Read more

Century Of Lies for January 24 2016

Airs at: Sun, 01/24/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week we speak with Mary Lou Burton about the Cannabis Collaborative Conference, which is being held February 2-3 in Portland, Oregon. Read more

Century Of Lies for January 10 2016

Airs at: Sun, 01/10/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week we discuss new data on youth drug use, Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin's support for marijuana legalization, and Maine Governor Paul LePage's racist comments about the drug war. Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for January 25, 2016

Airs at: Mon, 01/25/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Denise Morris hosts this show and this is what it covers: 1.  Desiree Hellegers talks with Cowlitz Tribal members about the threat to their ancentral lands from a mining company. 2. Laurie Mercier and Joe Clement discuss the purpose, strategy and actions of the Portland Te... Read more

Water, Pesticides, and Flint, Michigan

Airs at: Mon, 01/25/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Dangerous water -- dangerous to our health -- has been in the news lately because of what happened in Flint, Michigan. Major polutants of water include pesticides from industrial agriculture. Jeremy Olsen is Assistant Director at the Northwest Center for Alternatives to Pes... Read more