Old Mole Variety Hour

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Airs at: Mon, 12/09/2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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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

Here is why we call this show "The Old Mole"

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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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Old Mole Variety Hour for April 24, 2023

Airs at: Mon, 04/24/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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  Norm Diamond hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: The Politics of Security Leaks: On April 13th, Air National Guardsman Jack Texeira from Massachusetts was arrested by the FBI over the leak of classified US intelligence documents on... Read more

The Politics of Security Leaks

Airs at: Mon, 04/24/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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On April 13th, Air National Guardsman Jack Texeira from Massachusetts was arrested by the FBI over the leak of classified US intelligence documents on an online chat room for gamers. In their Left and the Law segment, Jan Haaken and Mike Snedeker look at this case and how t... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for April 17, 2023

Airs at: Mon, 04/17/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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  Right: Young doffers in Mollahan Mills, Newberry, S.C., early 1900’s; a public domain photo by Lewis Hine     Denise Morris hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes a re-broadcast from Against the Grain: The failure to unionize the South, to organize Souther... Read more

Rethinking 'Back to Normal' in the Pandemicine

Airs at: Mon, 04/10/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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  Organizers of events need to take COVID precautions into account and make clear their provisions for safer access, disability solidarity, and community health & safety. Frann Michel explains, and recommends the Guide to Practicing Inclusion in the Time of COVID from the ... Read more

From Daniel Ellsberg

Airs at: Mon, 04/10/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Pentagon Papers thief and hero Daniel Ellsberg, antiwar and antinuclear activist who escaped lifelong imprisonment because of government misconduct, turned 92 this week. Terminally ill, he sent a powerful letter to friends and comrades. Norm Diamond reads from that letter a... Read more

The Hypocrisy of American Might

Airs at: Mon, 04/10/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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On the 20th anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq, and the 50-year commemoration of the pullout of the last American troops from Vietnam, the US national security establishment still clings to the imperial delusion that we can bully the world, challenge Russia and China, t... Read more

Indigenous Rights

Airs at: Mon, 04/10/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Desiree Hellegers and Julian Ankney talk about Washington State University's upcoming virtual conference on April 21st and 22nd exploring the intersections of Native Sovereignty, Decolonization, Divestment, Reparations, and Environmental Justice. The conference is free and ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for April 10, 2023

Airs at: Mon, 04/10/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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  Patricia Kullberg hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: The Hypocrisy of American Might: On the 20th anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq, and the 50-year commemoration of the pullout of the last American troops from Vietnam, the U... Read more

"Civilization" and its Future, Part 1

Airs at: Mon, 04/10/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Bill Resnick talks to John Bellamy Foster about the future of the planet and what we call “civilization.”  They discuss several issues: the time remaining to reduce greenhouse gas concentrations and stop global roasting; the risks of thinking in terms of decades; and whethe... Read more

Eviction Representation for All

Airs at: Mon, 04/03/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Eviction Representation for All: Economist Mary King speaks with Colleen Carroll, spokesperson for the Eviction Representation for All ballot measure campaign coalition, about how destructive evictions are for families and the community and how the proposed ballot measure c... Read more