War/Peace

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History by Hillary

Airs at: Mon, 03/14/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Well-read Red Frann Michel shares reports from TruthDig, Twitter and Al Jazeera America about Hillary Clinton's historical revisionism on Nancy Reagan, AIDS activism, and Honduras.  Read more

A Palestine Mystery

Airs at: Mon, 03/07/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Jan Haaken interviews Kate Raphael about her new novel set in Palestine, titled Murder Under The Bridge: A Palestine Mystery.  For more and to buy the book see  www.kateraphael.com. Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for January 15, 2016

Airs at: Mon, 02/15/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick is our host on today's show and we hear --  1. Educator and writer Jodi Sokolower talks with Bill about sex positive and LGBTQ friendly sex education. 2.  Laurie Mercier talks with Native American artists about a new art exhibit about the Sand Creek Mass... Read more

Art Exhibit: The Sand Creek Massacre

Airs at: Mon, 02/15/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
George Levi (Cheyenne artist), Brent Learned (Arapaho artist),and Katie Anderson (director of Clark County Historical Museum in Vancouver) join the Old Mole’s Laurie Mercier to discuss the exhibition, “One November Morning — the Sand Creek Massacre,” now at the Clark Co ... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for February 1, 2016

Airs at: Mon, 02/01/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Norm Diamond hosts this episode and we hear: Bill Resnick and David Finkle, talking about a recent Syrian Peace Summit. Clayton Morgareidge offers a reading about "snow days under socialism" Larry Bowlden reviews Terra Konklins, "The House Girl". Norm offers s... Read more

History of Portland's Loyal Legion

Airs at: Tue, 02/02/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Old Mole and labor historian, Norm Diamond, offers some critical history surrounding the namesake of a hip new bar in Portland, Loyal Legon. Rather than a union in any good faith sense of that word, the Loyal Legon of Loggers and Lumbermen were a creation of the US milit... Read more

Syrian Peace Summit

Airs at: Mon, 02/01/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick talks with David Finkle about the history and various contexts surrounding the violent conflicts in Syria, including the prospects of peace suggested by summit in Syria. Finkle edits "Against the Current" and writes about the Middle East Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for January 11, 2016

Airs at: Mon, 01/11/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Tom hosts this episode, with music by Bob Dylan and Creedence Clearwater Revival, and discussions of China, Malheur, and Portland. Like us on Facebook!  To listen to the whole show, use the play or download buttons below.  To hear individual segments and find out more, f... Read more

Portland Anti-war Activism

Airs at: Mon, 01/11/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Desiree Hellegers interviews John Linder on the history of Portland anti-war activism since the first Gulf War. Desiree mentions the Rally and March w/ Portland Peace and Justice Works Iraq Affinity Group and Portland Peaceful Response Coalition on Friday, January 15, 2... Read more

Ten Good Things in 2015

Airs at: Mon, 01/04/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Looking back at 2015, Medea Benjamin found ten good things to celebrate -- ten wins for the left. Tom Becker reads from her piece in Huffington Post.  Read more