Latest Content for Old Mole Variety Hour

Christian Parenti talks with Bill Resnick about his latest book Tropic of Chaos: Climate Change and the New Geography of Violence.  It traces ·       the collapse of many countries under the pressures of neo-colonialism and neo-liberalism that extract resources and   keep... Read more

The Left and the Law today focuses on recent court decisions in Texas that restrict access to abortion, and a decision by a judge in the 5th Circuit court that threw out some of the claims about the risks of abortion. Psychologist Jan Haaken and attorney Mike Snedeker ta... Read more

Tom Becker reads from Zoë Carpenter's article in The Nation, "We Cannot Geoengineer Our Way Out of the Climate Crisis." Carpenter argues that attempts by humans to change the climate (such as shooting a huge amount of sulfur dioxide into the stratosphere to deflect sunl... Read more

Tom Becker hosts this episode dealing with climate change, the movement for polyamory, and legal maneuvers by anti-abortionists. To hear the whole show, use the play button below. To hear individual segments, follow these links: 1.Christian Parenti and Bill Resnick discu... Read more

As a special post-Valentine's Day segment, Jan Haaken talks with Mimi Schippers, associate professor of Sociology and Gender Studies at Tulane University, about polyandrous sexual practices and the conservative side of monogamous pair bonding. Schippers has a forthcoming... Read more

Denise Morris hosts this episode of the Old Mole which will include: Bill Resnick talks with Eric Lecompte Executive Director of Jubilee Network USA. They discuss the devastating debt poor countries owe preditory global banking institutions. Larry Bowlden reviews ... Read more

KBOO's current membership drive inspires Bill Resnick and host Denise Morris to discuss a recent article by Glen Greenwald that responds to media coverage of recent atrocities by ISIS by reminding us of less publicized ongoing atrocities by the US and its allies. KBOO no... Read more

Denise Morris hosts this episode dealing with the crushing debt owed by poor nations to wealthy financial institutions; a new novel about a Chinese-American girl; and how ideas of child rearing intersect with ideas about social welfare. We also hear a discussion of KBOO... Read more

Jubilee USA is an organization working to expose and reverse the debt loads that cripple the economies of many poor nations. The Old Mole's Bill Resnick talks with Jubilee's director Eric LeCompte about how this debt was incurred and how Jubilee works to challenge the bi... Read more

Beliefs about child rearing come from the same root as beliefs about social welfare. Clayton Morgareidge discusses differing views about whether children should be fed and comforted on demand or on a schedule. Since psychologists now say parents should attend to their ch... Read more