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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, Frann Michel, 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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May 17 Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Wed, 05/19/2010 at 12:00am
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 Hosted by Tom Becker, this program features segments on the politics and science of energy policies and cleaning up after oil spills.  We also learn about the blowback from drone attacks and a comic documentary about grafitti and video. Many thanks to those of you who c... Read more

The Politics of Energy Reform

Airs at: Mon, 05/17/2010 at 12:00am
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Is the Kerry-Lieberman energy bill (aka "The American Energy Bill") a step in the right direction, or a give-away to the energy companies and nuclear power?   Bill Snape, Senior Counsel for the Center for Biodiversity, talks with the Old Mole's Bill Resnick about what mo... Read more

The Politics and Science of Oil Spills

Airs at: Mon, 05/17/2010 at 12:00am
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An engineer specializing in cleaning up oil spills explains the science and technology of this work, as well as the politics behind its limitations.  Richard Heymann is the engineer, and he talks with the Old Mole's Jan Haaken.   Read more

Drones and their Blowback

Airs at: Mon, 05/17/2010 at 12:00am
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  Journalist David Sirota tries to put us inside the heads of people who might have reasons for planting bombs among us, in this essay read  here by the Old Mole's Tom Becker. Read more

"Exit Through the Gift Shop" -- The Movie Moles

Airs at: Mon, 05/17/2010 at 12:00am
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Exit Through the Gift Shop tells the incredible true story of how an eccentric French shop keeper turned documentary maker attempted to locate and befriend Banksy, only to have the graffiti artist turn the camera back on its owner.  Movie Moles Wendy Webb and Jan Haaken ... Read more

Living in Disastrous Times

Airs at: Mon, 05/10/2010 at 12:00am
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Can the sense of solidarity and community that comes over us in response to a flood or an earthquake be mobilized to respond to less obvious disasters -- like climate change, for example?  Clayton Morgareidge looks for  help in Rebecca Solnit's book A Paradise Built in H... Read more

Mothers and Others: Alloparents and Commoning

Airs at: Mon, 05/10/2010 at 12:00am
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Remarking on Mother's Day,  our Well-read Red Frann Michel considers what mothers need from the commons -- from their fellow human beings with their evolved hypersociality according to the slogan "One for all and all for one."      You can read Frann's remarks on her blog. Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for May 10, 2010

Airs at: Mon, 05/10/2010 at 12:00am
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 Clayton Morgareidge hosts this show about hope in hard times, about the opportunities given to us by the disastrous times we live in.   This show is part of  KBOO's Spring Membership Drive, offering you the opportunity to support the station that sustains the Old Mole, al... Read more

Climate Crisis Solutions

Airs at: Mon, 05/10/2010 at 12:00am
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 Activist and author Ted Glick talks with the Old Mole's Bill Resnick about what can be done and what is being done to prevent our climate crisis from turning catastrophic.  There is some good news here.  Ted Glick is the policy director for the Chesapeake Climate Action... Read more

Volcanos, Air Travel, and Climate

Airs at: Mon, 05/03/2010 at 12:00am
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 Frann Michel, The Well-read Red, explores some surprising connections among volcanic eruptions, air travel, climate change, and the capitalist mode of production.  You can read her remarks by clicking here.   Read more