Old Mole Variety Hour

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

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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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In Memoriam Darcelle XV

Airs at: Mon, 04/03/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am

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On March 23rd, Portland's beloved Darcelle XV, the world's oldest working drag performer, died at 92 years of age. Darcelle was an activist, author, playwright, actor, costume designer, and owner and headliner of the Darcelle XV Showplace. Jan Haaken pays tribute to Darcel... 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

Old Mole Variety Hour for April 3, 2023

Airs at: Mon, 04/03/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am

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Jon Nelson hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: Attack on Educators: Bill Resnick talks to Jesse Hagopian, the second part of an interview examining the right wing effort across the country, led by Florida, to sanitize school curric... Read more

Demon Copperhead

Airs at: Mon, 04/03/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am

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In his review of Barbara Kingsolver’s 2022 novel, Demon Copperhead, Book Mole Larry Bowlden notes that Kingsolver displays her genius once again. You need not reread Charles Dickens’s David Copperfield to understand how Kingsolver adapts that tale to modern times, writing m... Read more

Dreaming An-Other World

Airs at: Mon, 03/27/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am

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We haven’t heard much about the EZLN of southern Mexico recently, but they’ve been active. In this episode of Another World Is Possible, Norm Diamond updates us and reminds us of their unique mode of struggle. Norm is joined by two distinguished actors to present dramatic r... Read more

Pirates are Progressive

Airs at: Mon, 03/27/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am

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Histories and popular culture of the Golden Age of Piracy offer tales of resistance to capitalism through multiracial democracy and sexual and gender liberty. Frann Michel discusses the books The Many Headed Hydra: Sailors, Slaves, Commoners, and the Hidden History of the ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for March 27, 2023

Airs at: Mon, 03/27/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am

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Norm Diamond hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: Dreaming An-Other World: We haven’t heard much about the EZLN of southern Mexico recently, but they’ve been active. In this episode of Another World Is Possible, Norm Diamond updates... Read more

Social Reproduction and Trans Liberation

Airs at: Mon, 03/20/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am

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Attacks on trans lives are attacks on collective sociality and social provisioning. Drawing on Feminism for the 99% and on recent articles in Tempest and Spectre, among other sources, Frann Michel explains how attempts to maintain gender oppression and the ideal of the bou... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for March 20, 2023

Airs at: Mon, 03/20/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am

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Patricia Kullberg hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: Portraits in Red: Laurie Mercier speaks with Indigenous artist Nayana LaFond, whose current exhibit, Portraits in Red: Missing & Murdered Indigenous People Painting Project, is ... Read more

Gun Control Remains Elusive

Airs at: Mon, 03/20/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am

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Calls for legislative action in response to the endless waves of mass shootings in the US tend to focus on mental health issues rather than the gun industry. In their Left & the Law segment, Jan Haaken and Mike Snedeker look at the history of protections from immunity grant... Read more