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Resisting Tyranny in Hong Kong

Airs at: Mon, 07/22/2019 at 4:00pm - Fri, 07/26/2019 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  The Final Straw Radio
Resisting Tyranny in Hong Kong For the hour, we spoke with Ahkok who identifies as a humanitarian, antifascist and musician who grew up in Hong Kong and has participated in protests over the years including the Umbrella Movement and current protests today. We talk about th... Read more

Iran and US MIddle East Policy

Airs at: Mon, 07/29/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Bill Resnick continues his conversation with political scientist Stephen Zunes about Iran and its relations with the USA. Among his other accomplishments, Zunes is a senior policy analyst for Foreign Policy in Focus.  You can find the first part of this conversation at t... Read more

The Great Unravelling, with Dahr Jamail

Airs at: Wed, 07/31/2019 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
    From the front lines of war-torn countries to the global climate crisis, Dahr Jamail's reporting and writing has helped us understand and empathize with affected people, ecosystems and other species. His new book, The End of Ice: Bearing Witness and Finding Meaning i... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour July 29, 2019

Airs at: Mon, 07/29/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Frann Michel hosts this episode in which Bill Resnick continues his conversation with Dr. Stephen Zunes about Iran and US-Iran relations. The Left and the Law consider the role of District Attorneys including Kamala Harris. Desiree Hellegers hosts a roundtable on the C... Read more

Colombia Peace Process

Airs at: Wed, 07/24/2019 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies we get a briefing on the Colombia Peace Process from Mariela Kohon, Senior International Officer with the Trades Union Congress, and Kevin Callinan, Senior General Secretary of the labor union Forsa. Read more

We're Not The Good Guys

Airs at: Mon, 07/22/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Tom Becker reads an essay by Tom Engelhardt entitled "We're Not the Good Guys." Engelhardt highlights the hypocrisy of the U.S. Military, the U.S. Government and the news media in there portrayal of the U.S. military's mission as a benevolent-counter force to the aggression... Read more

US Conflict with Iran: an anti-imperialist analysis

Airs at: Mon, 07/22/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick interviews Stephen Zunes on the ongoing U.S. conflict with Iran, comparing Iran’s politics to Saudi Arabia, our “great ally”. Dr. Stephen Zunes is a Professor of Politics and International Studies at the University of San Francisco, where he serves as coordinat... Read more

Free The Plant

Airs at: Wed, 07/17/2019 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Free Culture Radio
On this week's edition of Free Culture Radio our guest is Michael Krawitz from Veterans for Medical Cannabis Access. More and more countries around the world are setting up medical cannabis programs. Most states in the US have some form of medical cannabis program or other... Read more

Chernobyl: Nuclear Drama on HBO

Airs at: Mon, 07/15/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Movie Moles Laurie Mercier and Frann Michel discuss the HBO miniseries Chernobyl and some responses to it.  While there has been widespread praise for the aesthetics and emotional impact of the drama, and many appreciate its allegorical message about  climate catastrophe, ... Read more

Brian Willson: Nicaragua and the Lies They Tell Us

Airs at: Mon, 07/15/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Host Laurie Mercier talks with S. Brian Willson about his antiwar activism, his recent book Don’t Thank Me for My Service, and his recent reporting on the attempted US coup in Nicaragua. Willson is co-editor of the 2019 Alliance for Global Justice publication, Live from Ni... Read more