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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, Sarah Chivers, Joe Clement, Norm Diamond, Sharon Grant, Jan Haaken, Desiree Hellegers, Patricia Kullberg, Luisa Martinez, Laurie Mercier, Chelsea Ratzlaff, Bill Resnick, Victoria Saucedo, 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 on 05/21/12

Airs at: Mon, 05/21/2012 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
  Clayton Morgareidge will host this show and the topics include-- Portlanders working together to improve their neighborhoods: an interview with Mark Lakeman of City Repair; The Greek economic meltdown: Bill Resnick talks with Costas Panayotakis about the battle ... Read more

Alternatives to Austerity

Airs at: Mon, 05/21/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
 Costas Panayotakis is an economist, sociologist, ecologist, writer, activist, playwright and actor.  He is the author of Remaking Scarcity: From Capitalist Inefficiency to Economic Democracy, and he talks here with the Old Mole's Bill Resnick about how austerity policies a... Read more

ALEC and Government by Corporation

Airs at: Mon, 05/21/2012 at 12:00am
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 Here is all you need to know about ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange Council -- the corporate funded and corporate-run group that writes bills for right-wing legislators to take home and enact into law.  Well-read Red Frann Michel makes it all crystal clear.  You can... Read more

Transformation of Work

Airs at: Mon, 05/21/2012 at 12:00am
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 As the opportunities for paying jobs get fewer as the working-age population grows, more folks are turning to the off-the-books economy.  Clayton Morgareidge reads from this blog post by Laura Flanders about what that might mean for the future of work.   Read more

City Repair and Village Convergence

Airs at: Mon, 05/21/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
 Neighbors in Portland are transforming and using the common spaces between homes.  Mark Lakeman, one of the founders of City Repair, talks here with Bill Resnick about the work of his organization and what it means for community life.  They have a wonderful website.   Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 05/21/2012 at 12:00am
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Many thanks to all you listeners who contributed to KBOO during the Spring Membership Drive!  Clayton Morgareidge hosts this edition of the Old Mole which deals with austerity policies in Greece and around the world, how the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) writ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour on 05/14/12

Airs at: Mon, 05/14/2012 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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  Bill Resnick hosts this Membership Drive Special edition of the Old Mole in which he talks with a biologist about what industry, especially agriculture, puts into the air and water we breathe and drink, and what we can do about it. Also on the show, Clayton Morgarei... Read more

Chemical Contaminants

Airs at: Mon, 05/14/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
 Bill Resnick talks with biologist Lisa Wesal about chemical pollution. Read more

KBOO and Democracy

Airs at: Mon, 05/14/2012 at 12:00am
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 Joe Clement comments on how KBOO's democratic organization and ownership structure is, as a form of workplace democracy, the true base of progressive social change. Read more

James Hansen on Canadian Tarsands and Climate Change

Airs at: Mon, 05/14/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
 Bill Resnick reads from a reader-supported news-article by James Hansen, a climate scientist, who argues why the tarsands several groups are looking to extract oil from in Canada will be devestating to the environment. Read more