Old Mole Variety Hour

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News and views from a feminist-socialist, decolonizing perspective.
Hosted by: 
Denise Morris, Frann Michel, Jon Nelson, OldMoleVarietyHour, Patricia Kullberg
Produced by: 
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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.
 

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

Topic tags: 
Activism, Class, Race, Gender, Sexuality, Labor, Legislation, Environment/Climate, Government/Politics, Energy/Natural Resources, Economy, Law/Court/Crime, LGBTQ, Arts/Culture, Fiction, Film, Movement for Racial Justice, Indigenous, Housing/Homelessness, Health, Disability, COVID19, Education, Community Building
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"Girls Rock!"

Airs at: Sun, 03/02/2008 at 4:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Movie Moles Frann Michel and Denise Morris give an enthusiastic, entertaining, and informative account of the documentary "Girls  Rock," playing at  Cinema 21 starting Friday, March  7.   For more on Rock 'n Roll  camps for girls, click here, and for  Portland  locations, ... Read more

Procession for the Future

Airs at: Sun, 03/02/2008 at 4:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 How to get  involved in the Procession for the Future, sponsored  by the Back Bone Campaign.  For all the information, see their website.    Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for March 3, 2008

Airs at: Sun, 03/02/2008 at 4:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Hear the March 3 show, hosted by Clayton Morgareidge, all about peace, freedom from coercion and freedom to be oneself, by clicking on the arrow above.  Or click on one of the segments below to hear  it.1.   The desire for peace, in political action and song.2.  Bill Resni... Read more

"Moving To the Beat"

Airs at: Sun, 02/10/2008 at 4:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 The Old Mole's Jan Haaken interviews Abdul Fofana about the documentary film about Hip Hop, "Moving to the Beat."  The film makes connections between Africans and African Americans as it shows the journey of an American Hip Hop group to Sierra Leone.  The film is showing a... Read more

Move Moles: "The Orphanage"

Airs at: Sun, 02/10/2008 at 4:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Movie Moles Denise Morris and Frann Michel review "The Orphanage, " the story of a woman, an orphan herself, who opens an orphanage.  The review compares this film with others from the same producer, "Pan's Labrynth" and "The Devil's Backbone."  Read more

Films About WWII Japanese Internment

Airs at: Sun, 02/10/2008 at 4:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 The director of two films about the interment of Japanese-Americans in the 1940s talks with Jan Haaken.  He is John Esaki, and the films are  "Stand Up For Justice", a drama  about a man who accompanies  his Japanese-American friends  to the camp; and "From 9066 to 9/11," ... Read more

Victory in the Writers' Strike

Airs at: Sun, 02/10/2008 at 4:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
The TV and Movie Writers achieved a significant victory in their three-month strike.  Bill Resnick talks with writer and Writers Guild board member Nick Kazan about how they did it.    Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for February 11, 2008

Airs at: Sun, 02/10/2008 at 4:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
This show is hosted by Bill Resnick and covers the Democratic primary campaign, the outcome  of the television and film writers' strike, and several movies worth knowing about.  You can hear the  whole  show by clicking the arrow above, or individual segments by going to th... Read more

Clinton or Obama?

Airs at: Sun, 02/03/2008 at 4:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Christopher Hayes, Washington Editor of The Nation magazine, talks with the Old Mole's Bill Resnick about similarities and differences between the two Democratic candidtates.  They also discuss their limitations.  Hayes recently wrote "The Choice" in which he declares his ... Read more

Cascade Festival of African Films

Airs at: Sun, 02/03/2008 at 4:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Brooke Jacobson and Jan Haaken tell us what's going on at the African Film Festival now underway at the PCC Cascade Campus and at other Portland venues.  For the schedule, click here, or  phone (503) 244-6111 ext. 3630. Read more