Old Mole Variety Hour

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Views, Reviews, and Interviews from a socialist-feminist, anti-racist and anti-colonial point of view.

 

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, Joe Clement, Norm Diamond, Kevin Foster, Jan Haaken, Desiree Hellegers, Patricia Kullberg, Luisa Martinez, Laurie Mercier, Frann Michel, Denise Morris, Bill Resnick, Victoria Saucedo, Sophie Smith, 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.
 

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Activism, Class, Race, Gender, Sexuality, Labor, Legislation, Environment/Climate, Government/Politics, Energy/Natural Resources, Economy, Law/Court/Crime, LGBTQ, Arts/Culture, Fiction, Film, Movement for Racial Justice, Indigenous, Housing/Homelessness, Health, Disability, COVID19, Education, Community Building
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Obama's Foreign Policy

Airs at: Sun, 12/14/2008 at 4:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Tim Shorrock,  investigative journalist and labor activist who often writes for the Nation, talks with Bill Resnick about hopes and possibilities for a new foreign policy under the Obama administration.  Bill follows up with his own list of what progressives should be wo... Read more

Significance of Hip Hop

Airs at: Sun, 12/14/2008 at 4:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Radical musicologist Brad Duncan explains  the huge, world-wide significance of Hip Hop music and culture with special  attention to Dead Prez in this conversation with Bill Resnick. Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for December 15, 2008

Airs at: Sun, 12/14/2008 at 4:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick hosts this program with a focus on movement struggles for the rights of workers and for a sane US foreign policy.   The show also features the music (abbreviated for the web) of Dead Prez.  To hear the whole show, go right to the arrow above.  The hear indiv... Read more

Interview with Chicago Labor Activists

Airs at: Sun, 12/14/2008 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Two organizers of the Chicago sit-in talk with the Old Mole's Laurie Mercier about their victory, what it means, and how the union works.   They are Leah Fried, a field reppresentative for the United Electrical Workers; and Rickie Macklin, union member and worker at the ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 12/08/2008 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Topics on the Old Mole Variety Hour for December 8 include •    the music of John Lennon, •    Gus Van Sant’s movie Milk, •    the hearts and minds of anti-gay marriage voters, and •    the auto industry bailout.    Read more

Tribute to John Lennon

Airs at: Sun, 12/07/2008 at 4:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
December 8 was the 28th anniversary of John Lennon's murder in New York.  Dina Dickerson pays tribute to his music and politics in these segments from the Old Mole Variety Hour. Because of copyright restrictions only small parts of the songs are available here, but you c... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for December 8, 2008

Airs at: Sun, 12/07/2008 at 4:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Hosted by Clayton Morgareidge, the topics on this show include •    the music and politics of John Lennon, •    two movies about Harvey Milk •    the hearts and minds of anti-gay marriage voters, and •    the auto industry bailout.  You can hear the whole show by clicking on t... Read more

Harvey Milk: Two Movies

Airs at: Sun, 12/07/2008 at 4:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Movie Moles Jan Haaken and Frann Michel discuss the new Gus VanSant movie Milk and the documentary The Times of Harvey Milk.  You can find much more to read about Milk and the films about him  here.  Here's' Milk speaking Gay Freedom Day in 1978: Read more

Inside the Anti-Gay Heart

Airs at: Sun, 12/07/2008 at 4:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Many liberals are angry at the voters who passed the anti-gay marriage ammendment in California in November.  In this commentary, Clayton Morgareidge tries to probe the hearts and minds of those voters.  Read more

Bailing Out the Auto Makers?

Airs at: Sun, 12/07/2008 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Mark  Brenner, editor of  Labor Notes, talks with the  Old Mole's Bill Resnick about what will happen, and what should happen,  in the process of saving the big 3 from the consequences of their own short-sightedness.  Then local activist Laurie King joins Bill to talk abou... Read more