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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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Old Mole Variety Hour for April 13, 2026

Airs at: Mon, 04/13/2026 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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  Patricia Kullberg hosts this episode of the Old Mole which includes a re-broadcast from Against the Grain: While the wealthy disproportionately own real estate in the U.S., in many locales the properties of low income homeowners and especially homeowners of color are... Read more

Passover Means Liberation For Everyone

Airs at: Mon, 04/06/2026 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Joe Clement and Mar Zusman talk about the Jewish holiday of Passover on the fifth day of it this year, through a Jewish antizionist lens that seeks to include all oppressed people in its story of liberation. The video recording of the opening song Mir Veln Zey Iberleben ... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for April 6, 2026

Airs at: Mon, 04/06/2026 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Joe Clement returns to host an episode of the Old Mole, and we hear: Patricia Kullberg, our Well Read Red, reads excerpts from an article titled: “The Price of Not Knowing: Iran, Corporate Interests, and America’s Cycle of Violence,” by Sara Van Gelder. It was published... Read more

The United States of Israel

Airs at: Mon, 03/30/2026 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Laurie Mercier speaks with Connor Echols, a reporter for Responsible Statecraft (published by the Quincy Institute), about some of the deep relationships between the US and Israel and how these connections affect US policies. For more on Echols’ work, see: https://resp... Read more

Country Joe (1942-2026)

Airs at: Mon, 03/30/2026 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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In the late sixties, no song quite captured the rage of America’s youth over the Viet Nam War like the darkly humored “I Feel Like I’m Fixin’ to Die Rag,“ by Country Joe and the Fish. Protest songs like this were key to galvanizing resistance against the war. Country Joe... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for March 30, 2026

Airs at: Mon, 03/30/2026 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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  Patricia Kullberg hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: The United States of Israel: Laurie Mercier speaks with Connor Echols, a reporter for Responsible Statecraft (published by the Quincy Institute), about some of the deep relat... Read more

The Predator and the Professor

Airs at: Mon, 03/30/2026 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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The release of the millions of files through the congressional Epstein Files Transparency Act provides a disturbing window onto the global network of elite individuals—politicians, business leaders, academics, and celebrities—whose wealth and privilege protected them fro... Read more

Claudia Ortu on Palestine and Italy

Airs at: Mon, 03/23/2026 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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  Claudia Ortu is a senior researcher in English Language and Translation at the University of Cagliari, Italy.  Her research interests include Critical Discourse Analysis and the interplay of hegemonic and counter-hegemonic discourses, with a focus on Neoliberalism and... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for March 23, 2026

Airs at: Mon, 03/23/2026 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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  Jan Haaken talks with Claudia Ortu about Italian organizing for Palestine, philosopher Sally Markowitz explains the racial-gender binary-ideal, and host Frann Michel notes that March is Long Covid Awareness month.  Italy for Palestine:   Claudia Ortu is a senior resear... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for March 16, 2026

Airs at: Mon, 03/16/2026 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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  Jon Nelson hosts this show that features tributes to Black history, Eleni Varikas, and the Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition. The Work of PIRC: On this Day Without an Immigrant broadcast, Laurie Mercier speaks with  Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition (PIRC) coordina... Read more