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Theater Review: "Man to Man"

Airs at: Sun, 07/20/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Theater Moles Denise Morris and Tamara  Wallace describe "Man to Man," a play by German playwright Manfred Karge:An old man retells his life: from carefree girl to crane operator, from young bride to soldier, from femme fatale to farm lad; Man to Man is an epic story of ... Read more

Life & Music of Utah Philips

Airs at: Sun, 07/20/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick and musicologist Brad Duncan remember the life, personality, politics, and music of the great folk singer and  labor activist. Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour on 07/14/08

Airs at: Mon, 07/14/2008 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Today's guests include MICHELLE HABELL-PALLAN, an associate professor of women’s studies at University of Washington and author of Loca Motion: The Travels of Chicana and Latina Popular Culture. She’ll talk about the profound influence of Latinos in American popular music.... Read more

Latinos in US Pop Music

Airs at: Sun, 07/13/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Laurie Mercier talks with Michelle Habell-Pallan about how Latina and Chicana music has influenced Rock 'n Roll and other popular music, not only in the US but in Europe. Habell-Pallan is the author of "Loca Motion: The Travels of Latina Popular Culture." We hear a ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for July 14, 2008

Airs at: Sun, 07/13/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Hosted by Laurie Mercier, this program plays and discusses music demonstrating the influence of chicana and latina music on popular music. We also hear about the very expensive "drill and kill" corporate-developed reading program pushed by the Bush Administration and ... Read more

Learning to Read (or not) in Portland

Airs at: Sun, 07/13/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
To comply with the "No Child Left Behind" program, Portland Schools have adopted a corporate produced one-size-fits-all, lockstep reading program called "Reading Street." Education professor Maika Yeigh talks with the Old Mole's Bill Resnick about what's wrong with it ... Read more

Movie Moles: "Wall-E"

Airs at: Sun, 07/13/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Jan Haaken and Frann Michel review "Wall-E". For more about their review, go to http://kboo.fm/node/8277 Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour on 07/07/08

Airs at: Mon, 07/07/2008 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Today’s program  features Kate Reid, a charming and in-your-face songwriter whose music is full of great story-telling, humor, and political commentary.  Luz María Gordillo will interview  her.  Luz María will also talk with Adelina Anthony a Xicana-Indígena lesbian mult... Read more

Assessing the Sexual Revolution

Airs at: Sun, 07/06/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
How should we assess the Sexual Revolution?  Has it been a good thing?  For whom?  In what ways?  Just what were the changes that happened in sexual morality and practices starting in the 1960s?  Stanford University historian Estelle Freedman talks with the Old Mole's Bi... Read more

Movie Moles: "D.E.B.S."

Airs at: Sun, 07/06/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Movie Moles Denise Morris and Jan Haaken review D.E.B.S., a lesbian-spy spoof from 2004.    Read more