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For a Tax Strike to Shut Down ICE

Airs at: Mon, 02/09/2026 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
  With the federal government being steadily transformed into a pain, death, and detention delivery machine, the taxes we pay are quite literally imperiling us. With Tax Day still a good three months away, Desiree Hellegers explores the case for the strategic power, mor... Read more

Campus Police in the ICE Age

Airs at: Mon, 02/09/2026 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
  Kate, President of Students for Justice in Palestine at Washington State University Vancouver, discusses campus safety. In remarks from a recent campus event, she explains why abolishing ICE should also entail abolishing the police, and how real public safety means co... Read more

Book Mole: Thirsty Creek

Airs at: Mon, 02/09/2026 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
  Recent history is full of examples of humans messing with nature in order to increase profits, only to cause lasting ecological damage that wasn’t taken into account. The mystery novel Thirsty Creek, by Portland lawyer and writer Jennie Bricker, reviewed by writer and... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for February 9, 2026

Airs at: Mon, 02/09/2026 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
  Hosted by Frann Michel, this episode includes these segments: African-Americans and the Bomb:   When Dr. Vincent Intondi became interested in the African-American response to atomic weapons, he was told over and over again by various scholars that the Black community h... Read more

African-Americans and the Bomb

Airs at: Mon, 02/09/2026 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
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When Dr. Vincent Intondi became interested in the African-American response to atomic weapons, he was told over and over again by various scholars that the Black community had no history of protest against the bomb. That, he quickly discovered, was completely false. The ... Read more

Folk Espresso - Blackbirds and Bagpipes

Airs at: Mon, 02/09/2026 at 5:30am - 7:00am
Produced for Folk Espresso
This episode of Folk Espresso was originally broadcast in February of 2024. From that cold winter: "With the frozen days of January behind us, the blackbirds are singing and the pipes that broke in the freeze are mostly repaired. So the music in this episode of Folk Esp... Read more

Parsing Sound: Episode 58 - For Lovers Only

Airs at: Sat, 02/07/2026 at 10:00pm - Sun, 02/08/2026 at 12:00am
Produced for Parsing Sound
On this episode the Parsing Sound crew dims the lights and shifts the frequency to love. Join the crew from 10pm to Midnight as we pay homage to the legendary "Quiet Storm" legacy.   Read more

Swing 'n' Country

Airs at: Sat, 02/07/2026 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for Swing 'n' Country
Father and Son, Robert and Graham Parish, call a few audibles and attempt a flea-flicker or two in their monthly three-hour broadcast. To celebrate Valentine’s Day, Hour One features some of the best slow love songs in the history of country music. You’ll hear selections ... Read more

A Matter Of Public Records / Episode #112

Airs at: Sat, 02/07/2026 at 3:00am - 6:00am
This week, some folk, psych folk and indie rock.. Read more

OFK 55 - (Split Episode!) 4AD Records Early Days / Third Tier Thrash Thrillers

Airs at: Sat, 02/07/2026 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for Oil For Kisses
I began this month's episode as a 4AD Records deep dive into the highly innovative British post punk/goth/alternative label's early catalog and, at some point, got a strong hankering for second and third tier thrash, death and heavy metal from the 80's and 90's. Not exac... Read more