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Injustice Boycott Roundup 12-13-16

Produced for:  Evening News
This week marks the second week of the Injustice Boycott, a nation wide boycott organized by activist Shaun King, aimed to focus on social injustices caused by systemic oppression. King is demanding that city officials in San Francisco, New York, and Standing Rock meet with... Read more

Veterans and Standing Rock

Airs at: Fri, 12/16/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
  Angie and Marvin welcome Phoenix to the KBOO studio.  Phoenix is an Air Force veteran and member of the Tlingit and Haida tribes. She works in veteran outreach and social work, and will reflect on her time spent at Standing Rock.  Plus, music from Suspended....all-female... Read more

A Man And His Trumpet: A Conversation With Farnell Newton

Airs at: Thu, 01/12/2017 at 7:00pm - 10:00pm
It is very interesting, because we have known Farnell Newton over the years, and yet he has never been on the air with us!  Bringing in 2017, we aim to rectify that. If you are a lover of music, you most likely have encountered the presence of Farnell Newton, either physic... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for December 12, 2016

Airs at: Mon, 12/12/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Clayton Morgareidge hosts this episode of the Old Mole, and presents the following segments: 1. Ashlee Ailes of the National Lawyers' Guild discusses how the Guild will defend the right to protest. 2. JoDe Goudy, chair of the Yakama Tribal Council,  speaks to the recent d... Read more

Vision, Solidarity, and Action

Airs at: Mon, 12/19/2016 at 9:15am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Clayton Morgareidge reflects on how the Left can and must go beyond resistance to positive action, not only to defend against Trump and Trumpism, but to build a coherent movement for a better society, one not vulnerable to the appeal of demagogues.  Read more

Penpa Tsering on Political Perspectives

Airs at: Wed, 12/14/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
  Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile and a Sikyong 2016 candidate, Penpa Tsering, has been appointed as the new Representative for the Office of Tibet in Washington, DC.  The Office of Tibet in the United States was established in 1964 to raise the issue of Tibet a... Read more

Psychoanalysis, Psychology, and Politics

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Jan Haaken talks with Lynne Layton about psychoanalytic activism and a group within the American Psychological Association engaged in resistances to the U.S. military and state power. They talk about psychoanalysts involved in exposing the role of miltiary psychologists in ... Read more

Indigenous Response to Standing Rock Ruling

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
On December 4, the day that word came down of the Army Corps’ denial of the permit for Energy Transfer Partners to drill under the Missouri River by the Standing Rock Reservation in North Dakota, Field Mole Desiree Hellegers was on hand at a Vancouver, Washington fundraiser... Read more

Defending the Right to Protest

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Ashlee Ailes of the National Lawyers' Guild talks with the Old Mole's Bill Resnick about what civil rights attorneys may be up against in the coming years. Read more

Alternative Radio: Smoke, Fumes & Big Oil

Airs at: Tue, 12/13/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
  Wenonah Hauter is the founder and Executive Director of Food & Water Watch. She has worked extensively on food, water, energy and environmental issues. She served as Director of Public Citizen’s Energy and Environment Program. She is the author of Frackopoly: The Battle ... Read more