Latest Content for Old Mole Variety Hour

 Clayton Mogareidge reads a short poem beginning "History is made of the lies of the victors...." by Beat poet  Lawrence Ferlinghetti.  It is published in a volume called Poems for the Nation: A Collection of Contemporary Political Poems, edited by Allen Ginsberg and oth... Read more

 Our Book Mole Larry Bowlden reviews The Elegance of the Hedgehog by French author Muriel Barbery -- "an excellent and charming little book" about two women who hide their intellectual interests. Read more

 Hosted by Clayton Morgareidge, this program revealsthat a lot of good may come out of the healthcare reform legislation now being debated -- even without single payer and a public option;that the defenders of Roman Polanski against charges of raping a 13-year old are bu... Read more

Film director Roman Polanski was recently arrested in Switzerland for possible extradition to the US to face charges for raping a 13 year old girl some 30 years ago.  Many in the film industry have risen to defend him.  In this commentary, Frann Michel demonstrates how t... Read more

 "Columbus Day" has been recalled -- renamed "International Day of Solidarity with Indigenous People."  Clayton Morgareidge reviews the resistance to the colonialism that started with Columbus and the continuing blindness to it, drawing on an article by Indigenous activi... Read more

 Indigenous people are organizing around environmental issues.  Here Andrea Carmen from the International Indian Treaty Council, talks with the Old Mole's Bill Resnick about the summit of Indigenous People on Climate Change held recently in Anchorage.   Read more

 The Iroquois Confederation influenced the writers of the American Constitution, but was far more democratic and egalitarian than our politics has ever been.  Bill Resnick talks with Rick Hill, Tuscarora artist and historian, about the political life of the original inha... Read more

As part of KBOO's Day of Indigenous Resistance, the Moles take on Columbus and his dark legacy, native people and the environment, and the radical democracy of the Iroquois.  Bill Resnick is your host.  This show is part of KBOO's pledge drive: please support the Moles a... Read more

 Here is a history of alternative media like KBOO.  Rebels on the Air: An Alternative History of Radio in America, details the waxing and waning of radio experimentation and government regulation.  Author Jesse Walker talks with the Old Mole's Laurie Mercier.    Read more

  Robert McChesney and Jon Nichols have a new book, to be published in December, on how what needs to be done to save American journalism and investigative reporting from the corporate drift towards empty entertainment.  It's called The Death and Life of American Journal... Read more