July 19 Old Mole Variety Hour

Hosted by Frann Michel (pictured here), this program is about climate change, science fiction, and science fiction about climate change, but it is not about the illusion that climate change is itself science fiction.  This is a show that should be heard from beginning to end, although the parts are available separately below.  Frann Michel's three commentaries are packaged together, along with appropriate songs by jazz great Ella Fitzgerald. 

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1.  Frann discusses the climate change debate, how climate change has been used in science fiction, and the political value of fantasy -- plus music from Ella Fitzgerald.  

2.  Environmental journalist Dianne Dumanoski talks with the Old Mole's Bill Resnick about civilization's survival in a new climate.  

3.  Movie Moles Wendy Webb and Denise Morris critique the movie experience offered by Inception.