War/Peace

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Syria, Iraq, ISIS, and US

Airs at: Mon, 10/06/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
What does the US think it's doing as it resumes bombing in Iraq and adds parts of Syria to its target list?  And what will be the likely result of these actions?  Middle East Reports (MERIP)  is the magazine that covers the Middle East from a critical left perspective, a... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for September 29, 2014

Airs at: Mon, 09/29/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Bill Resnick hosts this episode the focuses on War and Peace. We hear: Laurie Mercier interviews Stephen Zunes about the hypocrisy of the fight against the so-called Islamic State Bill Resnick interviews David Mandell about conflict in Ukraine Joe Clement r... Read more

Book Mole: All The Light We Cannot See

Airs at: Mon, 09/29/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Larry Bowlden reviews Anthony Doerr's "All The Light We Cannot See". Read more

Stephen Zunes on War in Middle East

Airs at: Mon, 09/29/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Laurie Mercier talks with Stephen Zunes about the intensifying war in the Middle East. They consider the so-called Islamic State and what's behind the US intervention in ISIS. Stephen Zunes is a professor of politics and international studies at the University of San Fr... Read more

David Mandel on War in Ukraine

Airs at: Mon, 09/29/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick interviews David Mandell about conflict in Ukraine. Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour September 15

Airs at: Mon, 09/15/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe Clement hosts this episode and we hear: Bill Resnick and Pat O'Herron discuss the relationship between climate change and public health. Frann Michel reads a Well-read Red commentary on "culinary capitalism". Larry Bowlden reviews Sarah Paretsky's 'Bleeding... Read more

Book Mole: Sarah Paretskey's "Bleeding Kansas"

Airs at: Mon, 09/15/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Larry Bowlden reviews Sara Paretsky's "Bleeding Kansas". Giving it high marks, Larry explains the historical background of the title and contextualizes the story in Paretsky's larger body of work that's tended to focus on not so subtle political and social issues through... Read more

Todd Moss Interview

Airs at: Thu, 09/04/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Todd Moss is the author of his first novel The Golden Hour, a fictional tale about international intrigue in the Horn of Africa. But he's also an expert on real life foreign policy as a Senior Fellow and CEO for the Center for Global Development, a Washington DC Think t... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for 18 August 2014

Airs at: Mon, 08/18/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Frann Michel hosts this episode, with segments on police violence in Honduras, Ferguson, and Palestine, and on a local non-profit nourishing bodies and communities in Portland. Musical selections: Sound of da Police by KRS One; Call the Cops by Rob Hustle ft. Liv; Tir... Read more

Movie Moles on Omar (2013)

Airs at: Mon, 08/18/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Movie moles Joe Clement and Jan Haaken discuss the Palestinian film Omar, about life on both sides of the occupation wall. They note the film's exploration of the intimate power relations of occupied and occupier, the initial optimism of its title character, the complexi... Read more