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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.
 

You can leave comments for the Moles at  oldmolevarietyhour @ gmail.com or by clicking on the comment section for any of our audio pieces.  

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Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 10/27/2008 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
On this show, the Moles  consider the significance of nationalizing banks, as the US Government is now planning to do.  We also hear from  two Minnesota student  activists who locked themselves to the gate of a weapons  factory to stop arms shipments  to Iraq. Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for October 27, 2008

Airs at: Sun, 10/26/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Hosted by Clayton Morgareidge, this program features discussions of bank nationalization and student anti-war actions.  We also hear a  review of three recent novels by women writers.  To hear the whole show, including music by tenor sax player Don Byas, click on the arrow ... Read more

Bailing Towards Socialism?

Airs at: Sun, 10/26/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Philosopher David Schweickart is the author of  After Capitalism, a book which puts forward a practical vision of a kind of economic democracy, a form of market socialism, that seems  ideally suited for the current economic crisis.  Clayton Morgareidge reads edited exerpts ... Read more

Nationalizing Banks

Airs at: Sun, 10/26/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Teacher and writer Dan La Botz writes on economic topics in the Monthly Review.   He talks with Bill Resnick about the close  relationship between banking and government, about when and where banks have been nationalized before, and the prospects for state ownership of bank... Read more

Book Mole: Three Novels

Airs at: Sun, 10/26/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Larry Bowlden reviews three novels: Alice Sebold's Almost Moon; Debra Dean's The Madonnas of Leningrad; and Elizabeth Berg's Open House.  (He does not like all of them.) Read more

Student Anti-war Activism

Airs at: Sun, 10/26/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Two students from Macalester College in Minnesota, Sophie Smith and Hadley Pope, who locked themselves down in front of a weapons manufacturer talk with the Old Mole's Jan Haaken about their experiences and the significance of their actions.  You can find extensive  coverag... Read more

Economic Crisis in Oregon

Airs at: Wed, 10/22/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
How is  the  current economic crisis showing up here in Oregon?  Bill Resnick talks with Michael Leachman of the Oregon Center for Public Policy about rising unemployment, tax policies, and more here in the state.  For more of Leachman's work, go here. Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour on 10/20/08

Airs at: Mon, 10/20/2008 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
On today's Old Mole Variety Hour, Priya Kandaswamy, Professor of Women's Studies at Portland State University, explains  how so-called “welfare reform” has  made  it harder for poor women to escape from domestic violence.  We also get some historical context for bank nation... Read more

Movie Moles: "Considering Democracy"

Airs at: Sun, 10/19/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Movie Moles Frann Michel and Denise Morris review the documentary "Considering Democracy."  What does the rest of the world think of U.S. domestic and foreign policy? While the U.S. is perceived as a beacon of democracy, how does it compare to other democratic nations? Amer... Read more

Welfare Deform and Domestic Violence

Airs at: Sun, 10/19/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Since the so-called "welfare reform" bill was passed during the Clinton administration, the problem of welfare has dropped from public view.  Old Mole Sudarat Musikawong interviews Priya Kandaswamy, Professor of Women's Studies at Portland State University about how the dif... Read more