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Steve McGiffen in Portland to discuss European crisis

Airs at: Mon, 04/08/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe Clement talks with Steve McGiffen about the intersecting political, cultural and economic crises in Europe. Steve is in town to speak about these topics and facilitate a discussion at the Red and Black on April 10th at 7:00pm. From the Red and Black's site:The EU is the... Read more

Portland Troublemakers School

Airs at: Mon, 04/08/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick talks with Megan Heise, an organizer of the Portland Troublemakers School that's this Saturday (April 13th). They discuss the specifics of the event and some of what people can expect. Megan also describes the Troublemakers' bold (but not exactly new) vision of... Read more

Stephanie Luce on working-class organizing

Airs at: Mon, 04/08/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick talks with Stephanie Luce about workplace organzing and worker self-management, and how they are indispensible elements of progressive vision. They talk about the Labor Notes "Troublemakers School" and the "new unionism" it advances.Stephanie is a labor studies... Read more

Ann Wetherell and the "Flying Tigers: Chinese American Aviators in Oregon, 1918-1945"

Airs at: Fri, 04/05/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  APA Compass
Professor Ann Wetherell tells us why Portland had an unusually large number of Chinese-American pilots in the early 1900s. Professor Wetherell is the curator of “Flying Tigers: Chinese American Aviators in Oregon, 1918-1945″.Interviewed and produced by Andrew Yeh. Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour April 1st 2013

Airs at: Mon, 04/01/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe Clement hosts this membership-drive special and we hear: Joe interview Daniel Gross, co-author of "Labor Law for the Rank and Filer"Bill Resnick talks with Gwen Sullivan of the Portland Association of Teachers about high-stakes testingDenise Morris talks with Matilda Be... Read more

Labor Law for the Rank and Filer

Airs at: Mon, 04/01/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe talks with Dan Gross, co-author with Staughton Lynd of the book, "Labor Law for the Rank and Filer". They talk about labor law as an overall impediment to the labor movement, but how it can still figure into successful organizing today. They also talk about solidarity u... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour 25 March 2013

Airs at: Mon, 03/25/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Clayton Morgareidge hosts and talks with Radical Musicologist Brad Duncan about Black Power and Soul music; Bill Resnick talks with media analyst Robert McChesney about the dangers corporate internet monopolies pose for democracy; and movie moles Denise Morris and Frann Mic... Read more

A Place at the Table: movie moles review

Airs at: Mon, 03/25/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Denise Morris and Frann Michel discuss the documentary A Place at the Table, currently playing in Portland at the Hollywood Theatre, about the serious problem of food insecurity. The film makes vivid the struggles of some of the 50 million Americans who are food insecure, b... Read more

Pascal Sauton Interview

Airs at: Thu, 03/21/2013 at 12:00am
Pascal Sauton is many things; chef, connoisseur, bon vivant, traditionalist, teacher.  And now, sex symbol.  Don Merrill talks with this French transplant about winning the title of America's Hottest Chef and Portland food culture as well as what diners should be able to ex... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 03/18/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Iven Hale hosts this episode of the Mole dealing with Congressional Budget proposals, drones and filibusters, rape and Native Americans, civilization's fate in the hands of capitalism, and the fight to save the US Postal Service.  To hear the whole show, use the play button... Read more