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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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Old Mole Variety Hour for March 3, 2025

Airs at: Mon, 03/03/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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  Jon Nelson hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: The New Military-Industrial Complex: Laurie Mercier speaks with Michael Klare, Five College professor emeritus of Peace and World Security Studies at Hampshire College, who serves on t... Read more

Winning Together

Airs at: Mon, 02/24/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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  The Portland Rising Committee of Portland Jobs with Justice, a labor-community organizing coalition, will be holding a workshop on lessons from the Minnesota Community-Labor Movement.  Tyler Fellini, Executive Director of Portland Jobs with Justice, joins Frann Michel to... Read more

Yolotli X on the Municipal Eco Resiliency Project

Airs at: Mon, 02/24/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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  This segment shares material from the Municipal Eco Resiliency Project. Yolotli X Interview about MERP An interview of the founder of MERP (Municipal Eco Resiliency Movement), Yolotli X. They discuss their journey from street kid to direct actionist to urban farmer. They... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for February 24, 2024

Airs at: Mon, 02/24/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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  This episode is hosted by Desiree Hellegers and features these segments: The Municipal Eco-Resiliency Project (MERP): We feature an interview with MERP organizer Yolotli X speaking about their personal journey from street kid to urban farmer and about the work of this an... Read more

Excerpts from Reading by Said Shaiye at Washington State University

Airs at: Mon, 02/24/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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We feature excerpts from a February 2025 reading at Washington State University. Said Shaiye is an  Autistic + ADHD (AuHD) Somali Writer, Photographer & Filmmaker in Minneapolis. He is a 2024 MacDowell Fellow & was awarded a 2024 MN State Arts Education Grant to lead a BIPO... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for February 17, 2025

Airs at: Mon, 02/17/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Patricia Kullberg hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which is a re-broadcast from Against the Grain. Black parents worry about racism’s impact on their children. Jennifer C. Nash is interested in both the nature of racialized anxiety and the way it’s rendered visible to t... Read more

Book Mole: Bad Boys

Airs at: Mon, 02/10/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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  Bad Boys: Public education for Black boys is often characterized as a school-to-prison pipeline. Why is it that these kids are so poorly served by our schools? Book Mole, Patricia Kullberg, reviews the ethnography, Bad Boys: Public Schools in the Making of Black Masculin... Read more

Moussa Sène Absa at the Cascade Festival of African Films

Airs at: Mon, 02/10/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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  This is the 35th year of the Cascade Festival of African Films hosted by Portland Community College with screenings and discussions scheduled Thursday through Saturday throughout the month of February.  Jan Haaken talks with the internationally acclaimed Senegalese filmm... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for February 10, 2025

Airs at: Mon, 02/10/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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  Hosted by Frann Michel, this episode features segments on African films, on public schools in the the making of Black masculinity, and more.   On the Legacy of PATCO 1981 In the aftermath of the midair crash over D.C on January 29, and Trump's racist response, Frann Mi... Read more

On the Legacy of PATCO 1981

Airs at: Mon, 02/10/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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  In the aftermath of the midair crash over D.C on January 29, and Trump's racist response, Frann Michel looks back at the 1981 strike by PATCO, the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization.  This commentary considers the problems faced then and now by Air Traffic... Read more