Larry Bowlden discusses J.M. Coetzee's "fictional autobiography" Boyhood:
Scenes from a Provincial Life, and compares its emotional depth to that
of similar stories of childhood by women writers.
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Laurie Mercier explores how political discussions often fail to distinguish
between lies that are trivial, like John Edwards's, and lies that have
global, catastrophic consequences -- like those of the Bush administration.
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Hosted by Clayton Morgareidge, this show will feature a discussion with
middle-east expert Antonia Juhasz about the situation in Iraq and how the US
can get out without further harm to the Iraqi people. We will also hear
How the Garcia Girls Spent the Summer (that is, ...
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Has the surge really reduced the level of violence in Iraq? The Old Mole's
Bill Resnick talks with policy analyst, author and activist Antonia Juhasz
whose website The Bush Agenda contains a wealth of information and
analysis. She is the author of The Bu$h Agenda: I...
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Movie Moles Frann Michel and Denise Morris discuss the film How the
Garcia Girls Spent the Summer , directed by Georgina Garcia Riedel.
What does female desire look like? And how do self-inflicted limitations
and social expectations shade and color it?
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Drawing on quotations posted on the website of The International Endowment
for Democracy ("Supporting democracy in the country that needs it most--the
USA"), Clayton Morgareidge weaves an argument that there can be no such thing
as democratic capitalism. You can read th...
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What happens to victims when their assailants are given "guilty except for
insanity" sentences, as in the Richard Gillmore case? Portland Attorney
Mike Snedeker talks with Jan Haaken. Book Mole Larry Bowlden will discuss
Elizabeth Berg’s novel The Art of Mending. An...
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Attorney Mike Snedeker talks with the Old Mole's Jan Haaken about the role of
crime victims in the trials, sentencing, and paroling of violent offenders,
especially rapists.
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Viable options for saving the planet and making life better; a novel about
mending family ties; The New Yorker's Obama cartoon cover; and the history
of victims' rights -- all these are discussed by the Old Moles on this show
hosted by Tom Becker, who plays some of Bill...
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