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Airs at: Mon, 12/02/2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Mass education, obedience, critical thinking

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Denise Morris, Frann Michel, Jon Nelson, OldMoleVarietyHour, Patricia Kullberg

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Views, Reviews, and Interviews from a socialist-feminist, anti-racist and anti-colonial point of view.

Every Monday from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM.

A program of social and political commentary from a socialist-feminist, anti-racist and anti-colonial point of view.

The Old Mole burrows down to the roots of the great issues of our time – the struggles of ordinary people for democratic and sustainable ways of life. The Mole goes where corporate media fear to tread, supporting grassroots challenges to top-down authority and giving voice to movements that shake the foundations of an unjust society. The Moles' perspective is democratic, anti-capitalist, feminist, anti-colonial and anti-racist. We count Karl Marx as a friend but are open to other voices from the left. The show includes analyses of global politics and economics, local grassroots activism, segments on the Left & the Law, and reviews of films, books, music, and theater.

Contributors include: Julian Ankney, Larry Bowlden, Joe Clement, Norm Diamond, Kevin Foster, Jan Haaken, Desiree Hellegers, Patricia Kullberg, Luisa Martinez, Laurie Mercier, Denise Morris, Bill Resnick, Victoria Saucedo, Sophie Smith, Mike Snedecker, Roben White, Matt Witt

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Our theme song is the traditional "Mole in the Ground," sometimes performed by Clayton & Ernie, sometimes by Joe Clement, and sometimes blended with other versions, like the one by dj/rupture, sung by Sindhu Zagoren on the album Special Gunpowder, or Blind Boy Paxton

Our graphic lettering is by Charlie Ertola. Host portraits by Clayton Morgareidge.

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March On Washington

Airs at: Mon, 09/11/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am

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We recently celebrated the 60th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Norm Diamond looks back at Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “I have a dream” speech, and how it and King’s legacy has been distorted by the right and all too often misremembered... Read more

The Other 9/11

Airs at: Mon, 09/11/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am

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This is the 50th anniversary of the US-supported military coup in Chile that overthrew the democratically-elected, left-leaning government of Salvador Allende. Norm Diamond talks with Christian Araos about that history. They discuss how Allende was able to gain the presiden... Read more

The Five Wounds

Airs at: Mon, 09/11/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am

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It’s not easy to write a novel that tells an engaging story, has the reader identifying with a diverse range of characters, and at the same time shines a light on how race, gender, and class affect people’s lives. But writer and photographer Matt Witt says that's what autho... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for September 4, 2023

Airs at: Mon, 09/04/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am

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Due to unanticipated problems with production, the Mole's Labor Day Special will be aired on September 18. Hosted by Frann Michel, this episode focuses on positive responses to the climate crisis, and includes these segments: PROGRESSIVE CLIMATE SOLUTIONS: Can humanity ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour August 21st, 2023

Airs at: Mon, 08/21/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am

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This episode of the Old Mole is Hosted by Denise Morris Dreams of Liberation. This morning on The Old Mole we rebroadcast CS Soong interviewing historian Robin D.G Kelley on Against the Grain. Against the Grain is a weekly radio show hosted by Sasha Lilly and C.S Soong o... Read more

The Age of Water Protectors and Climate Chaos

Airs at: Mon, 08/14/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am

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What do sanctions against Venezuela have to do with the Dakota Access Pipeline? In this 2022 talk for the Portland chapter of DSA, Dr. Nick Estes (citizen of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe) lays out the geopolitical context of land-based indigenous challenges to the fossil fue... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for August 14, 2023

Airs at: Mon, 08/14/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am

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Patricia Kullberg hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: The Bomb: Last week was the 77th anniversary of the US bombing of Hiroshima and Nagaski. The United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6th, 1945. The explosion... Read more

The Bomb

Airs at: Mon, 08/14/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am

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Last week was the 77th anniversary of the US bombing of Hiroshima and Nagaski. The United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6th, 1945. The explosion immediately killed an estimated 80,000 people; tens of thousands more later died of radiation exposure. On... Read more

Pomegranate

Airs at: Mon, 08/07/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am

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Larry Bowlden reviews Pomegranate, by Helen Elaine Lee, a rich book on so many levels. Written though the eyes of Ranita Atwater, a woman just released from four years of imprisonment for opioid possession, the book leaps forward to her assiduous efforts to regain parental ... Read more

Covid is Not Over (Wear a Mask)

Airs at: Mon, 08/07/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am

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Despite what you may have heard, the pandemic is not over and you should be wearing a respirator indoors and in outdoor areas near others. As the WHO Director-General noted, the lifting of international emergency status did not mean the end of the pandemic: "The worst thin... Read more